Long time no see in many languages

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How to greet people you haven't seen and/or heard from for a long time. The English phrase is a calque or loan translation of the Chinese phrase, 好久不見 (hǎojǐu bújiàn).

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Language Long time no see
Albanian (Gheg) Ka shum koh qê s'jemi pâ
Albanian (Tosk) Ka shumë kohë që s'jemi parë
Aleut Aduutal ukux̂talakan
Alsatian Mir hànn ùns schon làng nemmi gséhn
Amharic ረጂም ጊዜ ከተለያየን።
(räǧǧim gize kätäläyayän)
Arabic
(Lebanese)
Elna zamen ma chefnek (>m)
Elna zamen ma chefneki (>f)
Arabic
(Modern Standard)
(lam naraka mundhu muddah) لم نرك منذ مدة
Aragonese Quánto tiempo!
Armenian
(Western)
Երկար ժամանակ իրարու չենք տեսած:
(Yergar zhamanag eeraroo chenk desadz)
Assamese বহুদিন দেখা নাই
(bôhudin dekha nai)
Asturian Va munchu tiempu que nun mos veíemos
Azerbaijani Uzun zamandır görüşmürdük
Basque Aspaldiko!
Bavarian Lång nimma gseng
Belarusian Даўно не бачыліся!
(Daŭno nie bachylіs′a)
Bengali অনেক দিন দেখা হয়না।
(Ônek din dekha hôyna)
Bhojpuri बड़ी दिन से भेंट ना भईल ह (badi din se bhent na bhayil ha)
Bikol Haloy na kitang dai naghilingan
Bosnian Dugo se nismo vidjeli
Breton Pell 'zo n'em boa ket gwelet ac'hanout
N'out ket bet gwelet abaoe pell
Bulgarian Не съм те виждал много време (sg)
(Ne sãm te viždal mnogo vreme)
Не съм ви виждал от много време (pl)
(Ne sãm vi viždal ot mnogo vreme)
Отдавна не сме се виждали
(Otdavna ne sme se viždali)
От доста време не сме се виждали
(Ot dosta vreme ne sme se viždali)
Burmese ma twe tah kya bi
Catalan Quant (de) temps!
Cebuano Dugayng panahon wala ta nagkita
Central Dusun Alaid kito no au nokopiruba
Chabacano de Cavite Talda ya niso no ta mang-mirahan
Chabacano de Zamboanga Hace mucho tiempo no hay mira yo contigo
Por cuantos tiempo no hay mira
Chamorro
(Guam dialect)
Åpmam tiempo ti hu li'e hao
(It's a long time since I've seen you)
Åpmam tiempo ti umali'e' hit
(It's a long time since we've seen each other)
Chamorro
(North Marianas dialect)
Apmam tiempo ti uli'e hao
(It's a long time since I've seen you)
Apmam tiempo ti uli'e hit
(It's a long time since we've seen each other)
Chechen Дукха хан ю хьо ганза (Duqa xan yu ẋo ganza)
Chichewa Papita thawi tisanaonane
Chinese
(Cantonese)
好耐冇見 (hóunoih móuhgin)
Chinese
(Hakka)
好久冇見你 (ho3 kiu3 mo kien5 ngi2)
Chinese
(Mandarin)
好久不見 [好久不见] (hǎojǐu bújiàn)
Chinese
(Shanghainese)
长远勿看见侬 (ssang2 yyu4 vak2 koe5 ji3 nong1)
Chinese
(Taiwanese)
真久無看你 (chin-kú bô khòaⁿ lí)
誠久無看你 (chîaⁿ-kú bô khòaⁿ lí)
足久無看你 (chiok-kú bô khòaⁿ lí)
Chinese
(Teochew)
好久无睇 (ho2 gu2 bho5 toin2)
Coastal Kadazan Ahaid kito au nokopisohovot
Ahaid kito au nokopisoomo!
Cornish Hirneth heb dha weles
Corsican Face un pezzu
Croatian Dugo se nismo vidjeli
Cuyonon Bago kita reman agbagatan
Czech Dlouho jsem Tě neviděl (inf/m)
Dlouho jsem Tě neviděla (inf/f)
Dlouho jsem Vás neviděl (frm/m)
Dlouho jsem Vás neviděla (frm/f)
Duala Na kandanɛ oa ka
Dutch Lang niet gezien
Efik Ikut enyin
Elfdalian Eð war laindj sę
Estonian Pole ammu näinud (see)
Pole ammu kohtunud (meet)
Pole ammu (sinu) häält kuulnud (hear your voice)
Ewe Ɛdidi
Ɛ nyteƒe (response)
Extremaduran Qué de tiempu!
Faroese Langt síðan seinast
Fijian Sa dede da sega ni sota
Finnish Pitkästä aikaa
Flemish (West) Lange nie gheziejn
Lange nie mì gheziejn
French Ça fait longtemps !
Ça fait longtemps qu'on s'est pas vu !
Frisian (North - Mooring) Lung ai sänj
Frisian (West) Lang net sjoen
Friulian Ce tant che no ti viôt
Galician Canto tempo sen verte
Canto tempo sen te ver
Gascon Que ha temps que n's'em pas vist
Bèth temps a non t’èi pas vist (inf>m)
Bèth temps a non t’èi pas vista (inf>f)
Bèth temps a non v’èi pas vist (frm>m)
Bèth temps a non v’èi pas vista (frm>f)
German Lange nicht gesehen! (see)
Lange nichts voneinander gehört! (hear)
Georgian დიდი ხანია არ მინახიხართ
(didi khania ar minakhikhart) - frm
დიდი ხანია არ მინახიხარ
(didi khania ar minakhikhar) - inf
Greek (Ancient) Καιρὸς δέ! (Kairós dé!)
Greek (Modern) Καιρό έχουμε να τα πούμε! (Keró éhume na ta púme!
[lit "we haven't talked for a long time"])
Καιρό έχω να σας δω! (Keró ého na sas do) - frm
Καιρό έχω να σε δω! (Keró ého na se do) - inf
Greenlandic Qangali takugakkit
Guaraní Ymaitereí ndorohechavéi
Guernésiais Y a énne achie qu'j't'ai pas vaeu (sg/m)
Y a énne achie qu'j't'ai pas vaeusse (sg/f)
Y a énne achie qu' j'vous ai pas vaeu (pl/frm/m)
Y a énne achie qu'j'vous ai pas vaeusse (pl/frm/f)
Gujarati ઘણા વખતે દેખના
(ghana vakhate dekhana) - frm
ઘણા સમય થી દેખાતા નથી
(ghana samay thi dekhata nathi) - frm
Haitian Creole Sa fè lontan
Sa fe lon temps nou pa we
Hausa Kwana biyu
Hebrew (Mizman loh hitraehnu) מזמן לא התראנו
Herero Atata twa haṋika orure
Hindi बहुत समय से देखा नहीं (bahut samay se dekhā nahīṅ)
Hungarian Rég nem találkoztunk!
Rég nem láttalak! (see)
Rég nem hallottam rólad/felőled! (hear)
Iban Udah lama enda betemu
Icelandic Langt síðan við höfum sést
Igbo Anya ịị
Anya gị
Anya n'ibie (reply)
Anya n'ibe ya (reply)
Indonesian Lama tidak bertemu
Lama tidak berjumpa
Inuktitut ᑕᑯᓇᓵᕐᓇᑯᓂ (Takunahaarnakuni)
Iñupiaq Takunasaarnakuni
Qaŋa tai!
Irish (Gaelic) Ní fhaca mé le fada thú (sg)
Ní fhaca mé le fada sibh (pl)
Italian Quanto tempo!
Jamaican A long time mi nuh si yuh
Japanese 久しぶり (hisashiburi)
お久しぶりですね (o hisashiburi desu ne)
Javanese ꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦔꦸꦧꦺꦴꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦏꦼꦥꦁꦒꦶꦃ
(Sampun dangu bọten kepanggih) (Kromo Inggil)
ꦮꦶꦱ꧀ꦱꦸꦮꦶꦲꦺꦴꦫꦏꦼꦠꦼꦩꦸ
(Wis suwé ora ketemu) (Ngoko)
Jenesch Tun vor promma
Kalmyk Би кезәнәс нааран Таниг үзәд угав
(Bi kezänäs naaran tanig üzäd ugav)
Kannada ತುಂಬಾ ದಿವಸಗಳಿಂದ ಕಾಣಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ
(tumba divasagalinda kānisalilla)
Kashmiri Variya kaal gov na myelnasi!
Kazakh Көрмегелі қанша болды? (Körmegeli qanşa boldı?)
Көрмегелі қай заман? (Körmegeli qay zaman?)
Khmer ខានជួបយូរហើយ (khan chuŏb yu haeuy)
Khoekhoe (Nama) ǀHawe ǁae-e ta ge mû si tama hâ (fm/sg)
ǀHawe ǁae-e ta ge mû tsi tama hâ (m/sg)
ǀHawe ǁae-e ta ge mû ro tama hâ (cm/dl)
ǀHawe ǁae-e ta ge mû ro tama hâ (fm/dl)
ǀHawe ǁae-e ta ge mû kho tama hâ (m/dl)
ǀHawe ǁae-e ta ge mû du tama hâ (f/cm/pl)
ǀHawe ǁae-e ta ge mû go tama hâ (m/pl)
ǀHawe ǁae-e ta ge mû so tama hâ (fm/dl)
Kiribati Ituai man nonooriko n taai aikai
Korean 오랜만이다 (orenmanida)
Kumyk Сизин гёрмегеним кёп бола
(Sizin gyormegenim kyop bola)
Kurdish (Kurmanji) Mi(n) te zood nedîtî ye!
Kurdish (Sorani) Demêke tum nebînîwe
Kyrgyz Көрүшпөгөнүбүзгө канча болду
(Körüshpögönübüzgö kancha boldu) - frm
Lakota Sioux Théhaŋ waŋčhíŋyaŋke šni
Lao ບໍ່ເຫັນໜ້າກັນດົນລະນໍ
(bor hen naa gun don la nor)
Latin Quantum tempus!
Latvian Sen neredzēts
Sen neredzēta
Lingala Kala to monana
Lithuanian Seniai nesimatėm
Ilgai nematytas
Low Saxon Lang nich sehn
Lozi Ki kale lusa bonani
Macedonian Долго не сме се виделе
(Dolgo ne sme se videle)
Одамна не сме се виделе
(Odamna ne sme se videle)
Долго време не сме видени
(Dolgo vreme ne sme videni)
Долго време не сме се виделе
(Dolgo vreme ne sme se videle)
Magahi बड़ी दिन से नयँ मिलालियो तोरा से
/baɽɪ: d̪ɪn seː nəẽ mɪləlɪjoː t̪oːraː seː/
Malagasy Ela izay a!
Ela tsy nihaonana
Malay Sudah lama tidak berjumpa
Malayalam വളരെ നാളായി കണ്ടിട്ട്
(valarenalayi kandittu)
വളരെ നാളായല്ലൊ കണ്ടിട്ട്
(vaḷarēnāḷāyallo kanditt)
കണ്ടിട്ടു വളരെ നാളായല്ലൊ
(kandittu vaḷarēnāḷāyallo)
Maltese Ilni ma narak
Manx (Gaelic) She tammylt liauyr neayr's honnick mee oo (sg)
She tammylt liauyr neayr's honnick mee shiu (pl)
Māori He roa te wā kua kitea
Marathi खूप दिवसात भेटलो नाही
(khup divasāt bhetalo nāhi)
बरेच दिवस झाले भेट नाही
(barech divas zhāle bhet nāhi)
Mirandese Aló?
Mongolian Удаан уулзсангүй шүү (Udaan uulzsangui shuu)
Mossi Yaa rasem yiibu ("It's been two days")
Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) Cehecvkat hofones
Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) Kudala ngakucina
Nepali लामो समयसम्म हराउनु भयो नी!
(lamo samaya samma haraunu bhayo ni!)
लामै हराउनुभयो नि !
(lāmai harāunubhayo ni!)
Newari / Nepal Bhasa गुल्लि दत मखंगु । (gulli data makhaṅgu)
Nkore Buhoro?
Buhorogye?
Agandi?
Nimarungi (reply)
Northern Sámi Dat lea guhkes áigi
Northern Sotho Ke kgale re sa bonane
Norwegian Lenge siden sist!
Det er lenge siden sist vi møttes!
Det var lenge siden (sist)!
Occitan Fa bèla pausa!
Okinawan 長ーさやー nageesayaa
拝ん遠さいびーたん (wuganduusaibiitan)
拝ん遠さぬ (wuganduusanu)
拝ん遠ーさ(wuganduusa)
拝ん遠さいびーやー (wugandiisaibiiyaa)
見ー遠さんやー (miiduusanyaa)
見ー遠さいびーんやー (miiduusaibiinyaa)
Omaha Gáshi witóⁿba-mazhi
Oshiwambo Nde ku etha nale nee
Oriya ବହୁତ ଦିନ ହେଲାଣି ଦେଖା ନାହିଁ
(Bahut din helāṇi dekhā nāhĩ)
Papiamento Hopi tempo sin wak bo
Pashto دیړوخت وشو نہ خکاری
(deer wakht wosho na khary)
Persian (Farsi) خيلي وقته که ازت خبري نيست
(kheili vaghte ke azat khabari nist)
مدت زمان زيادي است که شما را نديده ام
(moddate ziadi ast ke shoma ra nadideh am)
Polish Dawno się nie widzieliśmy!
Kopę lat! (inf)
Portuguese Nossa! Quanto tempo!
Portuguese (Brazilian) Nossa!
Quanto tempo!
Há quanto tempo!
Há quanto tempo não nos vemos!
Há quanto tempo não te vejo!
Há muito não te via!
Há tempos não te vejo!
Há tempos não nos vemos!
Há um longo tempo não nos vemos!
Punjabi ਬੜੀ ਦੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਏ ! / بڑی دیر توں تُسیں نظر نہیں آئے!
(baṛī der ton tusī̃ naśar nahī̃ āe!)
Romanian Nu v-am mai văzut de mult (frm)
Nu te-am mai văzut de mult (inf)
Russian Сколько лет, сколько зим!
(Skol'ko let, skol'ko zim!)
How many years/summers, how many winters!
Давно не виделись (Davno ne videlis')
Sakha Көрсүбэтэх өр буолла (kørsubetex ør buolla)
Samoan Ua leva tele ona o'u le toe va'ai ia oe
Samogitian Ėlgā nesimatiem!
Sango Aninga e wara tere ape!
Sanskrit चिरान्न दृष्टम् (cirānna dṛṣṭam)
Scots Lang time nae see
It's been dunky's since a last saw ye
Scottish Gaelic 'S fhada bho nach fhaca mi thu (inf)
'S fhada bho nach fhaca mi sibh (frm)
Serbian Дуго се нисмо видели (Dugo se nismo videli)
Дуго се нисмо чули (Dugo se nismo čuli)
Shona Ko, vemakore!
Sicilian Assai avi ca nun ni videmu [av(i)assaj ka nun ni vidɛmu]
or [av(i)asˈsaj kɔnni viˈɾɛmu]
(Mi’) quant’avi ca nun nni videmu!
[mi: kwanˈtavi kɔnni viˈɾɛmu]
Sindhi ڏِسَڻَ من ئيِ نَٿا اَچو
(Ddisarna men ii nathaa acho)
Sinhala හුග කාලෙකින් දක්කෙ (huga kālekin dakke)
Somali Wakhti dheer kuma arag
Spanish ¡Cuánto tiempo!
¡Tanto tiempo sin verte!
Swazi Mehlo madzala ("long eyes")
Swedish Det var länge sedan vi sågs sist!
Swiss German Mr hänn is schon lang nümme g'seh.
Tagalog Tagal na ah! (inf)
Grabe ang tagal na nating di nagkita! (inf)
Ang tagal nating hindi nagkita (frm)
Tajik Хеле вакт шуд надида будем
(Hele vakt šud nadida budem)
Tamil (formal) உங்களைப் பார்த்து நிறைய நாட்கள் ஆகிவிட்டது
(ungalai paarttu niraiya naatkal aaki vittathu) [ml] [fm]
Tamil (informal) ஒங்கள பாத்து ரொம்ப நாள் ஆய்டுச்சி
(ongalai paathu romba naal aayduchchi) [fm]
Tatar Küptännän kürgän yuq ide sezne
Telugu చాలా కాలమైంది మిమ్మల్ని చూసి
(chaalaa kaalamaiṅdhi mimmalni choosi)
Tetum Kleur ona la hetan ita
Tibetan ཡུན་རིང་འཇལ་རྒྱུ་མ་བྱུང་། (yün-ring je-kyu ma-joong)
Tigrinya ነዊሕ ኮይኑ ካብ ዘይንረአአ (Newih Koynu Kab Zeynire’e)
Tok Pisin Longpela taim mi no lukim yu
Tongan Fuoloa 'e fepulingaki
Tsonga IKhale hinga vonani
Tsotsil K'uxa ora kilojbatik
Vo'one xa kilojbatik
Tswana Ke kgale re sa bonane
Turkish Ne zamandır/kaç zamandır görüşmedik (see)
Ne zamandır/kaç zamandır haber yok (hear)
Tuvaluan * Kō leva loa seki toe fetaui.
Twi Yɛhyiaeɛ akyɛ
Ukrainian Давно не бачились (Davno ne bačiliś)
Urdu کافی وقت سے آپ کو د‏یکھا نھیں
(kafi weqt se ap ko dekha nehin)
Uyghur (Körüshmigili uzaq boptu) كۆرۈشمىگىلى ئۇزاق بوپتۇ
Uzbek Anchadan beri ko'rishmadik! (frm)
Ko'rinmay ketdingiz? (inf)
Nega yo'q bo'lib ketding? (v-inf)
Venetian Quanto tenpo che no se vedemo!
Vietnamese Lâu quá không gặp
Võro Olõ-i ammuq nännüq
Welsh Dw i heb dy weld ti ers talwn!
Dw i ddim wedi dy weld ti ers sbel
Westrobothnian He va leng senn!
Wolof Gej na la giis
Xhosa Kudala sagqibelana
'Mehlo madala
Ingc' inde
Yiddish איך האָב דיך לאַנג נישט געזען
(Ikh hob dikh lang nisht gezen)
Yolngu Malk lambirri bäyŋu nhäma
Yoruba O to ọjọ mẹta o
O pẹ ti a ri ara wa o
Zazaki Mi rewne ti nêdî
Zulu Mehlo madala! (old eyes)
Auxiliary and constructed languages
Esperanto Dum longa tempo mi ne vidis vin
Interlingua Quante tempore!
Lojban puzu prula'i jikca
Volapük No elogob oli sis lunüp

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