How to express your incomprehension in numerous languages, with recordings for some of them.
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| Language | I don't understand |
|---|---|
| Adyghe | КъызгурыІорэп. |
| Afrikaans | Ek verstaan nie |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Nuk kuptôj |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Nuk kuptoj |
| Aleut | Tutalagakuq |
| Aklan | Indi ako ka-intyende |
| Alsatian | Ich versteh nitt |
| Altay | Мен оҥдободым (Men oñdobodım) Мен аайлабай турум (Men aajlabaj turum) |
| Amharic | አልገባኝም (algäbbaňem) - it didn't enter me |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
لا أفهم (lā afaham) أنا مش فاهم m - (ana miš faahim) أنا مش فاهمة f - (ana miš fahma) |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Ma befham |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(lā afham) لا أفهم |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(mafhemtš) ما فهمتش |
| Arabic (Syrian) |
(māfhemit) مافهمت |
| Aragonese | No repleco No entiendo |
| Arapaho | Neihoowóé'in |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Չեմ հասկանում: (Chem haskanum) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Չեմ հասկնար: (Chem hasguhnar) |
| Aromanian | Nu acãchisescu |
| Asante | Menté asé |
| Assamese | মই বুজি নাপাওঁ (môi buzi napaû) |
| Asturian | Nun entiendo |
| Aymara | Janiwa entindkti |
| Azerbaijani | Mən sizi başa düşmürəm |
| Balinese | Tiang ten ngresep |
| Bambara | N m'a faamu N t'a faamu N t'a mɛn |
| Bashkir | мин аңламайым (min añlamayım) |
| Basque | Ez dut ulertzen |
| Bavarian | I fašde eana ned (frm) |
| Belarusian | Не разумею (Nie razumieju) |
| Bemba | Nshumfwile |
| Bengali | বুঝতে পারিনি। (Bujhte parini) বুঝতে পারলাম না। (Bujhte parlam na) |
| Bhojpuri | नइखे समझ में आवत (naikhe samajh mein aavat) |
| Bikol | Dai ko nasasabutan |
| Bislama | Mi no kasem save Mi no harem save |
| Blaan | La gare gu |
| Bosnian | Ne razumijem |
| Breton | Ne gomprenan ket |
| Bulgarian | Не разбирам (Ne razbiram) |
| Burmese | နားမလည္ပၝဘူး။ (nà-mǎleh-ba-bù) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | N ka ta konprende |
| Catalan | No ho entenc |
| Cebuano | Wala ko kasabot |
| Central Dusun | Au oku karati Au karati (inf) |
| Chabacano de Cavite | No yo ta intindi |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Jendeh yo ta entende |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Ti hu komprende |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Ti hu kumprende |
| Chechen | Со ца кхита (So ca qita) |
| Cherokee | Ꮭ ᏱᎪᎵᎦ (Tla yigoliga) ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᎪᎵᎢᎦ (Gesdi yigoliga) |
| Chichewa | Sindimvetsa Sindikumvetsa Sindikunvetsani |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
我唔明白 (ngóh m̀h mìhngbaahk) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
𠊎唔明白 (ngai2 m1 min2p'ak8) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
我聽不懂 [我听不懂] (wǒ tīngbùdǒng) 我不懂 (wǒ bù dǒng) 我不明白 (wǒ bù míngbai) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
我不明白 (wú veqxiohteq) 吾弗懂 (wú fé dōng) 我不懂 (ngú ban dong) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
我聽無 (góa thiaⁿ-bô) |
| Chipewyan | Súgharestth’įle Nénéresnįhilé sí |
| Choctaw | Ak akostinincho |
| Chuukese | Use wewe |
| Chuvash | Епӗ ӑнланмастӑп. (Epĕ ănlanmastăp) |
| Coastal Kadazan | Au zou kalati |
| Comanche | Ke nʉ ʉ naki̱supanaʔitʉ |
| Cornish | Ny gonvedhav |
| Corsican | Ùn capiscu micca |
| Croatian | Ne razumijem |
| Cuyonon | Indi ko maintindian |
| Czech | Nerozumím Nerozumím Ti (inf) Nerozumím Vám (frm) |
| Danish | Det forstår jeg ikke |
| Dari | (Man namêdânam) من نميدانم (Na fahmidam) نه فهميدم |
| Dholuo | Pe anyang |
| Dutch | Ik begrijp het niet |
| Dyula | Né ta mé |
| Dzongkha | ང་གིས་ ཧ་མི་གོ་བས། (Nga gi ha migo wai) |
| Efik | Inwañake mi |
| Elfdalian | Ig festår it |
| Estonian | Ma ei saa aru |
| Ewe | Nye me se eme o Nye me se egɔme o |
| Extremaduran | No comprendu |
| Faroese | Eg skilji ikki |
| Fijian | Au sa seqa ni kilā E sega ni macala |
| Finnish | En ymmärrä |
| Flemish (West) | ’k Verstoa je nie |
| French | Je ne comprends pas |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Ik begrip dåt ai Ik ferstönj dåt ai |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Iek begriep dät nit |
| Frisian (West) | Ik begryp net |
| Friulian | No capìs |
| Galician | Non o entendo |
| Garifuna | Úwati gunfarándaná |
| German | Ich verstehe nicht |
| Georgian | არ მესმის (ar mesmis) |
| Greek (Ancient) | Οὐ ξυνίημι (Ou ksyníēmi) |
| Greek (Modern) | Δεν καταλαβαίνω (Then katalavéno) |
| Greenlandic | Paasinngilara Paasinngilakkit Paasisinnaannginnakkummi |
| Guaraní | Ndaikuaái la ereséva |
| Gujarati | મને સમજાતું નથી (Mane samajatu nathi) મને સમજણ પડતી નથી (Mane samajan padti nathi) |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen pa komprann |
| Hausa | Ban gane ba |
| Hawaiian | ʻAʻole au maopopo Maopopo iaʻu ʻole |
| Hebrew | m - (ani loh mevin) אני לא מבין f - (ani loh mevinah) אני לא מבינה |
| Hiligaynon | Hindi ko ma-intindihan Hindi ko ma-intsinde Indi ko ma gets |
| Hindi | मैं समझा नहीं (maiṁ samajhā nahīṅ) m मैं समझी नहीं (maiṁ samajhī nahīṅ) f |
| Hmong (White) | Kuv tsis totaub |
| Hungarian | Nem értem |
| Iban | Aku enda mereti |
| Icelandic | Ég skil ekki |
| Igbo | Aghọtaghị m Aghọtarọ m |
| Iloko | Diak maawatan |
| Indonesian | Saya tidak mengerti |
| Inuktitut | ᑐᑭᓯᓐᖏᑦᑐᖕ (Tukisinngittung) |
| Iñupiaq | Kangiqsinngittunga Kaŋiqsiŋitchuŋa |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Ní thuigim Cha dtuigim (Ul) |
| Italian | Non capisco Non ho capito |
| Italian (Roman dialect) | Nun capisco |
| Jamaican | Mi nuh undastand |
| Japanese | わかりません (wakarimasen) - frm わからない (wakaranai) - inf |
| Javanese | ꦏꦸꦭꦧꦺꦴꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦩꦔꦼꦂꦠꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (Kula bọten mangertọs) (Kromo Inggil) ꦲꦏꦸꦲꦺꦴꦫꦩꦸꦣꦼꦁ (Aku ora mudeng) (Ngoko) |
| Jèrriais | Jé n'comprends pon |
| Kabiye | Maanɩwυ |
| Kabyle | Ur fhimmeγ ara mliḥ |
| Kalmyk | Би медҗәхшв (Bi medjädxšv) |
| Kashubian | Nje rozmjejã Jô nie rozmiejã |
| Kannada | ತಿಳೀ’ಲಿಲ್ಲ (tiḷī'lilla) ನನಗ್ ಅರ್ಥ ಆಗ್’ಲಿಲ್ಲ (nanag artha āg'lilla) |
| Kazakh | Мен түсінбеймін (Men tüsinbeymin) |
| Khmer | មិនយល់ទេ (mĭn yôl té) |
| Kinyarwanda | Simbyumva |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǁNâu!a tama ta ge hâ. |
| Kiribati | I aki oota |
| Komi | Ме тіянӧс ог гӧгӧрво (Me tîǎnös og gögörvo) |
| Korean | 모르겠습니다 (moreugesseumnida) |
| Kumyk | Англамадым (Anglamadım) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Ez fam nakim (frm) Ez fam nakem (frm) |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | (Tênagim) تێ ناگه م (Mn te nagem) من تێ ناگەم |
| Kyrgyz | Түшүнгөн жокмун (Tüshüngön jokmun) |
| Lakota Sioux | Owákaȟniǧe šni |
| Lao | ບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ (baw khào ja̖i) |
| Latin | Nullo intellego Nescio |
| Latvian | Es nesaprotu |
| Laz | მა ვარ ოგნაფს (Ma var ognaps) |
| Limburgish | Ich versjtaon ut neet Ich begriep 't neet |
| Lingala | Na zali kososola té Nazo yóka elóko mókó té |
| Lithuanian | Aš nesuprantu |
| Livonian | Minā äb sō arū. |
| Livvi-Karelian | En ellendä |
| Low Saxon | Ik verstah dat nich |
| Lozi | Ni ni utwisisi |
| Luganda | Sitegeera |
| Lule Sámi | Iv dádjada |
| Luxembourgish | Ech verstinn net |
| Macedonian | Не разбирам (Ne razbiram) |
| Magahi | समझ में नयँ ऐलो /səməd͡ʒʱ mẽː nəẽ æːloː/ |
| Maithili | Ham nai bujhali |
| Malagasy | Tsy azoko |
| Malay | Saya tidak faham |
| Malayalam | എനിക്ക് മനസ്സിലായില്ല (enikku manassilāyilla) |
| Maldivian | (Ahannakah neyngunu) އަހަނނަކަހ ނޭނގުނު |
| Maltese | M'inix nifhem Mhux qiegħed nifhem Ma nifhimx Mhux nifhem |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Cha nel mee toiggal |
| Māori | Kaore au e mārama Aroha mai |
| Marathi | मला समजत नाही (malā samajata nāhī) |
| Marshallese | Ijab meļeļe |
| Mauritian Creole | Mo pa kompran |
| Mazandarani | (mere háli nebune) مه ره هالی نبونه |
| Mohawk | Iah tewake'nikonhraien:ta's |
| Mongolian | Би ойлгохгүй байна (Bi oilgokhgüi baina) |
| Mordvin | Мон тынк а чаркодян (Mon tynk a čarkodǎn) |
| Mossi | Mam pa wumd ye |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Kerrvkot os Kerrvkos Kerraks |
| Nahuatl | Ahmo nitlacaqui |
| Navajo | Doo ndiists'a' da |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Angizwa |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Angizwsisi |
| Nenets | Ман’ сит нидм’ хамадамбю’ (Man’ sit nidm’ hamadambǔ’) |
| Nepali | मैले बुझिनँ (maile bujhinã) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | जिं मथुल । (jiṅ mathula) |
| Niuean | Ai maama e au Nākai maama |
| Nogai | Туьсинмеймен, анъламайман |
| Northern Sámi | Mun in ádde Mun in ipmir |
| Northern Sotho | Ga ke kwešiše Ha ke o utlwisisi |
| Norwegian | Jeg skjønner ikke (BM) Jeg forstår ikke (BM) Eg forstår ikkje (NN) |
| Nyanja | Sindinamve |
| Occitan | Compreni pas |
| Okinawan | 分かやびらん (wakayabiran) - frm 分からん (wakaran) - inf |
| Oriya | ମୁଁ ବୁଝି ପାରୁ ନାହ (Mũ bujhi pāru nāhĩ) |
| Oshiwambo | Kandi uditeko |
| Ossetian | Æз уæ æмбарын нe 'мбарын (Æz uæ æmbaryn ne 'mbaryn) |
| Palauan | Ng dial kudengei |
| Papiamento | Mi no ta comprende bo Mi no a compronde bo |
| Pashto | (za na poheegum) زه نه پوهيرم |
| Persian (Farsi) | (nemifahmam) نمي
فهمم (motevajjeh nemisham) متوجه نميشم |
| Picard | Éj n'comprinds poin |
| Pohnpeian | I sohte wehwehki |
| Polish | Nie rozumiem |
| Portuguese | Não compreendo Não percebo |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Eu não estou entendendo Não entendi |
| Punjabi | ਮੈਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਮਝਿਆ। / میں نہیں سمجھیا (mẽ nahī̃ samájiā) |
| Quechua | Mana hapisanichu Mana intindinichu |
| Rapa Nui | Kai angi-angi 'ana au |
| Romanian | Nu înțeleg |
| Romansh | Jau na chapesch betg |
| Romani | Či hačarav Ni hačarav Ni hačarav tut Ni razumiv Ni razumiv tut |
| Russian | Я не понимаю (Ya ne ponimayu) |
| Rusyn | Не розумлю (He rozumlju) |
| Sakha | Өйдөөбөтүм (øjdøøbøtym) |
| Samoan | 'Ou te lē mālamalama |
| Samogitian | Nesopronto Nasopronto |
| Sanskrit | नावगच्छामि (nāvagacchāmi) |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | No happo cumpresu No happo cumprendidu No cumprendo |
| Sauk | Âkwi nenohtônânini |
| Scots | A dinnae unnerstaun A dinnae forstaw |
| Scottish Gaelic | Chan eil mi 'tuigsinn |
| Serbian | Не разумем (Ne razumem) |
| Serrano | Qayn 'enan |
| Sesotho | Ha ke utlwisise |
| Shona | Handisi kunyaso nzwisisa |
| Sicilian | Nun lu capisciu [nun lu kaˈpiʃʃu] |
| Sidama | Yottotta di-maachchishommo |
| Sindhi | مان نـ سمجهيس |
| Sinhala | මට ඔබව තේරැමි ගන්න බැනැ (mata obava therum ganna baha) |
| Slovak | Nerozumiem |
| Slovenian | Ne razumem |
| Somali | Maan fahmin |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Njerozmějom |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Njerozumju |
| Southern Sámi | Im guarkah |
| Spanish | No entiendo No comprendo |
| Stellingwarfs | Ik begriep 't niet |
| Sundanese | Teu ngartos |
| Swahili | Sielewi |
| Swazi | Angiva |
| Swedish | Jag förstår inte |
| Swiss German | Ich verstand nit |
| Tabassaran | Ихъди шулдаза (Ichdi šuldaza) Ахъраза (Achraza) Изу гъагъурди хьундаза (Izu ḡaḡurdi chundaza) |
| Tagalog | Hindi ko naiintindihan |
| Tahitian | Aita i papu ia'u |
| Tajik | Нафаҳмидам (Nafaḩmidam) Ман нaмефаҳмам (Man namefaḩmam) Ман нафаҳмидам (Man nafaḩmidam) |
| Tamil (formal) | புரியவில்லை (puriyavillai) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | புரியல (purila) [fm] |
| Tatar | Min añlamim |
| Telugu | నాకు అర్ధం కాలేదు (naaku ardhaṅ kaalaedhu) అర్ధం కాదు (artam kaadu) |
| Tetum | Ha'u la comprende Ha'u la hatene |
| Thai | ไม่เข้าใจ (mâi khâo jai) |
| Tibetan | ཧ་གོ་མ་སོང་། (ha ko-masong) |
| Tigrinya | ኣይተረድኣኒን (Aytered’Anin) |
| Tokelauan | Ko au e hē mālamalama |
| Tok Pisin | Mi no harim tok bilong yu |
| Tongan | ‘ikai mahino |
| Tsonga | A ni swi twisisi |
| Tsez | Баркала (Barkala) |
| Tsotsil | Mu xka'i |
| Tswana | Ga ke tlhaloganye |
| Tugen | Maa elewani gii |
| Tumbuka | Nkhupulika yayi |
| Turkish | Anlamıyorum Anlamadım |
| Turkmen | Düşümedim Men düşünemok Men düşümedim |
| Tuvaluan | Au e sē malamalama. |
| Twi | Mente aseɛ |
| Udmurt | Мыным валантем (Mynym valantem) Уг валаськы мон (Ug valas’ky mon) |
| Ukrainian | Я не розумію (Ja ne rozumiju) |
| Urdu | m - (main samjha nahin) میں سمجھا نہی f - (main samjhi nahin) میں سمجھا نہی |
| Uyghur | (Män chüshänmidim) مەن چۈشەنمىدىم |
| Uzbek | Men tushunmayapman (frm) Tushunmayapman (inf) |
| Venda | A thi pfesesi |
| Venetian | No capiso! No go capio! |
| Veps | Minä en el'genda sindai |
| Vietnamese | Tôi không hiểu |
| Võro | Ma saa-i arvo |
| Votic | Minä en eľgenda |
| Walloon | Dji n'comprind nén |
| Wayuu | Nnojoishi ayawaatüin saa'u (m) Nnojotsü ayawaatüin saa'u (f) |
| Welsh | Dw i ddim yn deall |
| West Kayah (Red Karen) | ꤠꤢ꤭ ꤞꤢꤧꤑꤢꤩ꤭ ꤒꤟꤢ꤭ꤕꤜꤢꤨꤒꤥ꤬ [va³ θɛɲe³ ta̤³ pluto¹] |
| Westrobothnian | Ja begrijpint |
| Wolof | Dégguma |
| Xhosa | Andiqondi |
| Yiddish | (Ikh farshtey nisht) איך פארשטיי נישט |
| Yolngu | Ŋarra moma |
| Yoruba | Ko ye emi |
| Yucatec Maya | Má tin naátik |
| Zazaki | Ez fam nêkena |
| Zulu | Angizwa |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Mi ne komprenas |
| Folkspraak | Ik fersta nit |
| Interlingua | Io non comprende |
| Klingon | jIyajbe' |
| Lojban | je'enai .i mi na jimpe |
| Quenya | Umin hanyan |
| Sindarin | ú-chenian |
| Toki Pona | mi sona ala |
| Volapük | No suemob atosi |
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