Amharic አማርኛ am
ለምን?
Le-min?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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How to say
Why
50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.
Arabic العربية ar
لماذا؟
Li-MAA-tha?
Use this to inquire about the reason for something.
Bangla বাংলা bn
কেন?
Ke-NO?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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Catalan català ca
Per què?
Per KEH?
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Czech čeština cs
Proč?
Proch?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Czech.
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Danish dansk da
Hvorfor?
Vor-for?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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German Deutsch de
Warum?
Var-OOM?
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Greek Ελληνικά el
Γιατί;
YAH-tee?
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Spanish Español es
¿Por qué?
Por KEH?
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Estonian eesti et
Miks?
Miks?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Estonian.
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Basque Basque eu
Zergatik?
Zer-GA-tik?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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Persian فارسی fa
چرا؟
Che-RAH?
Use this to inquire about the reason for something.
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Finnish suomi fi
Miksi?
Mik-see?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Finnish.
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French Français fr
Pourquoi ?
Por-KWAH?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in French.
Galician Galician gl
Por que?
Poor KEH?
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
કેમ?
Kem?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Me ya sa?
Meh yah sah?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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Hebrew עברית he
למה?
LA-ma?
This is the most common way to ask 'why' in Hebrew.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
क्यों?
Kyon?
This is the most common way to ask 'why' in Hindi.
Hungarian magyar hu
Miért?
MEE-ert?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Hungarian.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Mengapa?
Men-GA-pa?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Af hverju?
Af KVER-yu?
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Italian Italiano it
Perché?
Per-KEH?
This is the most common way to ask 'why' in Italian.
Japanese 日本語 ja
なぜ？
Na-ZEH?
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Korean 한국어 ko
왜?
Way?
This is the most common way to ask 'why' in Korean.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Kodėl?
Ko-DEL?
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Latvian latviešu lv
Kāpēc?
Kaa-pets?
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Marathi मराठी mr
का?
Kaa?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Marathi.
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Malay Melayu ms
Kenapa?
Ke-NA-pa?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Malay.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Waarom?
Va-ROM?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Dutch.
Norwegian norsk no
Hvorfor?
Vor-for?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Norwegian.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਕਿਉਂ?
Kyun?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Punjabi.
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Polish polski pl
Dlaczego?
Dla-CHE-go?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Polish.
Portuguese Português pt
Por quê?
Poor KEH?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
Romanian română ro
De ce?
De CHE?
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Russian русский ru
Почему?
Pa-chi-MOO?
Use this to inquire about the reason for something.
Swedish svenska sv
Varför?
Var-FUR?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Swedish.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Kwa nini?
Kwa nee-NEE?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Swahili.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
ஏன்?
Yen?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Tamil.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
ఎందుకు?
En-DU-ku?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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Thai ไทย th
ทำไม?
Tam-mai?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Thai.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Bakit?
Ba-KIT?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Neden?
Ne-DEN?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Turkish.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Чому?
Cho-MOO?
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Urdu اردو ur
کیوں؟
Kyun?
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tại sao?
Tie-sai-ow?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Kí nìdí?
Kee nee-DEE?
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Chinese 中文 zh
为什么？
Way-shun-muh?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Mandarin Chinese.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
點解?
Dim GAI?
This is the standard way to ask 'why' in Cantonese.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Kungani?
Kung-AH-nee?
Use this to ask for a reason or explanation.
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