How to ask people if they understand you in many different languages.
Key to abbreviations: vinf = very informal, inf = informal, frm = formal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), m = said by males, f = said by females
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| Language | Do you understand? |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Verstaan jy? |
| Albanian (Tosk) | A e kupton? A më kuptoni? Më kuptoni? |
| Amharic | ገባሀ? (Gäbah?) >m ገባሸ? (Gäbaš?) >f |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
m (hal tafhamu?) هل تفهمُ؟ f (hal tafhamina?) هل تفهمين؟ |
| Assamese | আপুনি বুজি পায়নে? (apuni buzi payne?) - frm তুমি বুজি পোৱানে? (tumi buzi pûwane?) - inf তই বুজি পাৱনে? (Toi buzi paone?) - vinf |
| Basque | Ulertzen duzu? |
| Bavarian | Hosd mi? (inf) |
| Bengali | আপনি কি বোঝেন? (apni ki bojhen?) - frm তুমি কি বোঝো? (tumi ki bojho?) inf তুই কি বুঝিস? (tui ki bujhish?) - vinf |
| Bikol | Nasasabutan mo? |
| Breton | Kompren a rez? (inf) Kompren a ret? (frm) |
| Bulgarian | Разбираш ли? (Razbiraš li?) inf Разбирате ли? (Razbirate li?) frm |
| Burmese | နားလည်သလား။ (nà-leh-dhala?) |
| Catalan | Entens? |
| Central Dusun | Karati ko po nangku dii? (sg) Karati ko? (inf/sg) Karati kou po nangku dii? (pl) |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Ta entende, tu? |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
你明唔明呀? (néih mìhngm̀hmìhng a) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
你聽得懂嗎? [你听得懂吗?] (Nǐ tīngdédǒng ma?) 你明白嗎? [你明白吗?] (Nǐ míngbai ma?) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
你聽有無？ (lí thiaⁿ-ū-bô?) |
| Choctaw | Chi anukfo̱kka ho̱? (sg) Hʋchi anukfo̱kka ho̱? (pl) |
| Chuukese | Ka wewe? |
| Coastal Kadazan | Kalati ko po naku dii? (sg) Kalati ko? (inf/sg) Kalati kou po naku dii? (pl) |
| Cornish | A wodhesta konvedhes? (sg) A wodhowgh hwi konvedhes? (pl) |
| Cree | ᑭᓂᓯᑐᐦᑌᐣ?(kinisitohten?) |
| Croatian | Razumiješ? (inf) Razumijete? (frm) |
| Cuyonon | Aintindian mo? |
| Czech | Rozumíš? (inf) Rozumíte? (frm) |
| Danish | Forstår du? |
| Dutch | Begrijpt u? (frm) Begrijp je? (inf) |
| Efik | Anwaña fi? |
| Estonian | Kas sa saad aru? |
| Faroese | Skilur tú? |
| Filipino | Naiintindihán mo? |
| Finnish | Ymmärrätkö? |
| French | Comprends tu ? (sg) Comprenez vous ? (frm/pl) As-tu compris ? (sg) Tu as compris ? (sg) T'as-tu compris ? (Quebec French) |
| Gascon | E comprénes ? (inf) E comprenetz (frm) |
| German | Verstehst du? (sg) Verstehen Sie? (frm/pl) |
| Gujarati | તમે શમજોછો? (Tamē śamajōchō?) |
| Haitian Creole | Ou konprann? Eske ou konprann? |
| Hausa | Kana jin harshen? Ka gane? (>m) Kin gane? (>f) |
| Hindi | क्या आप समझे? (Kyā āp samajhe?) |
| Hungarian | Érted? Érti? Értitek? Értik? |
| Indonesian | Apakah saudara mengerti? |
| Irish (Gaelic) | An dtuigeann tú? (sg) An dtuigeann sibh? (pl) |
| Italian | Capisci? (sg) Capisce? (frm/pl) |
| Japanese | わかりますか (wakarimasu ka?) - frm |
| Kannada | ನಿಮಗೆ ಆರ್ಥವಾತ್ತ? (nimage ārthavāgatta?) |
| Kashmiri | त्वहि छा फिकिरि तरान? (Tvahi chaa phikiri taraan?) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Tu têdigihijî? |
| Kven | Ymmärätkö? |
| Latin | Intellegisne? (neutral expectation) Intellegistisne? (pl) Intellegis nonne? (positive expectation) Intellegistis nonne? (pl) Intellegis num? (negative expectation) Intellegistis num? (pl) Scisne? Scistisne? Scis nonne? Scistis nonne? Scis num? Scistis num? |
| Luxembourgish | Verstees du? (inf) Verstitt Dir? (frm) |
| Malagasy | Azonao ve? |
| Malay | Adakah saudara faham? |
| Maltese | Fhimt? Fhimtni? |
| Mauritian Creole | To konpran? |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Kērretskv? (sg) Kērratskv? (pl) |
| Norwegian | Forstår du? |
| Pashto | (ta poheegee?) ته پوهيږې؟ |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Entende? Você entende? |
| Portuguese | Percebe? |
| Punjabi | ਕੀਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਸਮੱਝ ਲੱਗਿਆ? /
کیہ تہانوں سمجھ لگیا؟ (kituhanoon samijh lagia?) |
| Quechua | ¿Intindinkichu? ¿Hapinkichu? |
| Romansh | Chapeschas ti? |
| Russian | Ты понимаешь? (Ty ponimayesh’?) - inf Вы понимаете? (Vy ponimayete?) - frm/pl |
| Samogitian | A to suprūnti? |
| Sauk | Kenenohtawi? |
| Scottish Gaelic | A bheil thu a' tuigsinn? (inf) A bheil sibh a' tuigsinn? (frm/pl) |
| Shona | Munonzvisisa here? |
| Sinhala | තේරෙනවා ද (tērenavā da?) |
| Slovak | Rozumieš? (sg) Rozumiete? (pl) |
| Somali | Miyaad fahantay? |
| Spanish | ¿Entiendes? (sg) ¿Entendéis? (pl) ¿Entiende usted? (frm) ¿Comprende? (frm) ¿Comprendes? (inf) |
| Swahili | Unaelewa? |
| Swedish | Förstår du? Fattaru? (colloquial) |
| Tabassaran | ИчІву изу гъагъурди шулдунучва? (Ič̣vu izu ḡaḡurdi šuldunučwa?) |
| Tagalog | Nauunawaan mo? |
| Tamil (formal) | உனக்கு புரிகிறதா (uṉakku purikiṟatā) |
| Thai | เข้าใจไหม? (khâo jai mái) |
| Tibetan | ཧ་གོ་སོང་ངས་། (ha-ko song ngay) |
| Turkish | Anladın mı? (sg/inf) Anlıyor musun? (sg/inf) Anladınız mı? (sg/frm) Anlıyor musunuz? (sg/frm) Anladınız mı? (pl/ inf & frm) Anlıyor musunuz? (pl / inf & frm) |
| Tuvaluan | Koe e malamalama? (sg) Koulua e malamalama? (du) Koutou e malamalama? (pl) |
| Urdu | کیا تم سمجھ رہے ہو؟ (Kyá tum samajh rahe ho?) - inf/sg/m کیا تم سمجھ رہی ہو؟ (Kyá tum samajh rahí ho?) - inf/sg/f کیا آپ سمجھ رہے ہیں؟ (Kyá áp samajh rahe haiñ?) - frm/pl/m کیا آپ سمجھ رہی ہیں؟ (Kyá áp samajh rahí haiñ?) - frm/pl/f سمجھے؟ (Samjhe?) - inf/m سمجھی؟ (Samjhí?) - inf/f |
| Vietnamese | Ông có hiểu không? |
| Wayuu | Püyawaatüin saa'u? |
| Welsh | Wyt ti'n deall? (inf) Dach chi'n deall? (frm/pl) |
| Wolof | Dégg nga? |
| Xhosa | Uyaqonda? |
| Yoruba | Ṣé ó yé ọ? |
| Zulu | Uyezwa? |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Ĉu vi komprenas? |
| Folkspraak | Festa du (mi)? |
| Interlingua | Comprende vos? |
| Klingon | bIyaj'a'? (sg) Suyaj'a'? (pl) |
| Laala | Haha da? |
| Lingua Franca Nova | Tu comprende Lingua Franca Nova? Ту комренде Лингуа Франка Нова? |
| Talossan | ¿Cumprencás’t? (inf) ¿Cumprenchetz voi? (frm/pl) |
| Toki Pona | sina sona ala sona? |
| Volapük | Suemol-li? |
Translations by Iac Marscheir, Igor Kusin, Layne Ainsworth, Sampo Syreeni, Тодор Николов, Krishna May, Diodan Maliferr, Marc Pasquin, Nikola Áron Bölöni, Brad Wilson, Jean-Paul Potet, Sommardan Stenborg, Karl Ian Basilla Basallote, Fredrik Adevåg, Sagir Ahmed Msa, Abu Saleh Mohammad Sultan, Коки Сонце, Steve Hewitt, Lùthais MacGriogair, Jason Bullett, Moh'd Shakeb Baig, Dan Baisden, Mehmet
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