How to express your comprehension in numerous languages, with recordings for some of them.
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| Language | I understand |
|---|---|
| Adyghe | КъызгурэІо. |
| Afrikaans | Ek verstaan |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Unê kuptôj |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Unë kuptoj |
| Alsatian | Ich versteh |
| Altay | Мен оҥдоп jадым (Men oñdop ĵadım) Мен аайлап турум (Men aajlap turum) |
| Amharic | ገባኝ (gäbbaň) - it entered me |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
m - (ana faahim) أنا فاهم f - (ana fahma) أنا فاهمة |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Befham |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(ana afham) أنا أفهم |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(fhemt) فهمت |
| Aragonese | Entiendo |
| Arapaho | Hee'ínowoo |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Ես հասկանում եմ: (Yes haskanum yem) |
| Assamese | মই বুজি পাওঁ (môi buzi paû) |
| Asturian | Entiendo |
| Balinese | Tiang ngresep |
| Basque | Ulertzen dut |
| Bavarian | I fašde di (inf) |
| Belarusian | Разумею (Razumieju) |
| Bengali | আমি বুঝতে পেরেছি (Ami bujhte perechhi) |
| Bhojpuri | हम समझतनि (hum samjhatani) |
| Bikol | Nasasabutan ko |
| Bislama | Mi save |
| Blaan | Gare gu |
| Bosnian | Razumijem |
| Breton | Kompren a ran ... ... a gomprenan |
| Burmese | ကျွန်တော်နားလည်ပါတယ် (kyawantaw narrlaipartaal) |
| Catalan | Entenc |
| Cebuano | Nakasabot ko |
| Central Dusun | Karati oku ih |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Hu po komprede |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Hu po kumprende |
| Chechen | Со кхита (So qita) |
| Cherokee | ᎪᎵᎦ (Goliga) |
| Chichewa | Ndamvetsetsa |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
我明白嘞 (ngóh mìhngbaahk la) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
𠊎明白 (ngai2 min2p'ak8) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
我聽得懂 [我听得懂] (wǒ tīngdedǒng) 我懂 (wǒ dǒng) 我明白 (wǒ míngbai) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
吾明白 (wú xiohteq) 吾懂 (wú dōng) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
我聽有 (góa thiaⁿ-ū) |
| Choctaw | Akostininchi li |
| Chuukese | Ngang mei wewe |
| Coastal Kadazan | Kalati zou |
| Comanche | Ʉ naki̱supanaʔitʉ nʉ |
| Cornish | Gonn Konvedhav |
| Corsican | Aghju capitu |
| Cree | ᓂᓂᐢᑐᐦᑌᐣ (ninistohten) |
| Croatian | Razumijem |
| Cuyonon | Aintindian ko |
| Czech | Rozumím |
| Danish | Jeg forstår |
| Dari | (Fahmidam) فهميدم |
| Dholuo | Aniang |
| Dutch | Ik begrijp het |
| Efik | Anwaña mi |
| Elfdalian | Ig festår |
| Estonian | Ma saan aru |
| Ewe | Se eme Me se eme Me se egɔme |
| Extremaduran | Comprendu |
| Faroese | Eg skilji |
| Fijian | Sā macala Au kilā |
| Finnish | Ymmärrän |
| Flemish (West) | 'k verstoaje |
| French | Je comprends |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Ik begrip dåt Ik ferstönj dåt |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Iek begriep dät |
| Frisian (West) | Ik begryp it |
| Friulian | Capis |
| Galician | Entendo |
| Garifuna | Gunfarándatina |
| Gascon | Que compreni |
| German | Ich verstehe |
| Georgian | მე მესმის (me mesmis) |
| Greek (Ancient) | Ξυνίημι (Ksyníēmi) |
| Greek (Modern) | Καταλαβαίνω (Katalavéno) |
| Guaraní | Hesakâmbáma la ereséva |
| Gujarati | મને સમજાણું (Mane samajanu) મને સમજાયું (Mane samajayu) |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen konprann |
| Hausa | Na gani |
| Hawaiian | Maopopo iaʻu |
| Hebrew | m - (ani mevin) אני מבין f - (ani mevinah) אני מבינה |
| Hindi | मैं समझ गया (maiṁ samajh gayā) m मैं समझ गयी (maiṁ samajh gayī) f |
| Hmong (White) | Kuv totaub |
| Hungarian | Értem |
| Icelandic | Ég skil |
| Igbo | Aghọtara m Aghọtalụ m |
| Iñupiaq | Kaŋiqsiruŋa |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Tuigim |
| Italian | Capisco |
| Italian (Roman dialect) | Capisco |
| Jamaican | Zeen Mi undastan Mi ovastaan |
| Japanese | わかります (wakarimasu) わかる (wakaru) inf |
| Jèrriais | Jé comprends |
| Kalmyk | Медҗәнәв (Medjänjäv) |
| Kannada | ನನಗ್ ಆರ್ಥವಾತ್ತ (nanag ārthavāgatta) |
| Kashubian | Rozmjejã Jô rozmiejã |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǁNâu!a ta ge ra. |
| Kinyarwanda | Ndabyumva |
| Kiribati | I ota |
| Korean | 알았어 (alasseo) 아랐어요 (alasseoyo) |
| Kumyk | Мен сизин англайман (Men sizin anglayman) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Ez fem dikem (frm) |
| Kyrgyz | Түшүндүм (Tüshündüm) |
| Lao | ເຂົ້າໃຈ (khao jai) |
| Latin | Intellego |
| Latvian | Es saprotu |
| Laz | მა ოგანაფს (Ma ognaps) |
| Lingala | Na yoki |
| Lithuanian | Aš suprantu |
| Livvi-Karelian | Minä ellendän |
| Low Saxon | Ik verstah |
| Luganda | Ntegeera |
| Luxembourgish | Ech verstinn |
| Malagasy | Mazava |
| Macedonian | Разбирам (Razbiram) |
| Magahi | समझ गेलियो /səməd͡ʒʱ gelijoː/ |
| Malay | Saya faham |
| Maltese | Fhimt Fhimtek Nifhem Qed nifhmek |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Ta mee toiggal |
| Marathi | मला समजते (malā samajate) |
| Marshallese | Imeļeļe |
| Mazandarani | (mere háli baye) مه ره هالی بأیه |
| Mongolian | Би ойлгой байна (Bi oilgoj baina) |
| Mossi | Mam wumdame |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Kerris |
| Nahuatl | Nitlacaqui |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Ngiyezwa |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Ngiyazwsisi |
| Nepali | मैले बुझेँ (maile bujhẽ) |
| Nogai | Туьсинмен, анъламан |
| Northern Sámi | Mun ipmirdan Mun ádden |
| Northern Sotho | Ke a kwešiša |
| Norwegian | Jeg forstår (BM) Eg forstår (NN) |
| Occitan | Compreni |
| Oriya | ମୁଁ ବୁଝେ (Mũ bujhe) |
| Ossetian | Æз уæ æмбарын (Æz uæ æmbaryn) |
| Palauan | Ak medengei |
| Papiamento | Mi ta comprende Mi a comprende bo |
| Pashto | (za poheegum) زه پوهيرم |
| Persian (Farsi) | (motevajjeh am) متوجه ام inf - من میفهمم |
| Picard | J' comprinds |
| Pohnpeian | I wehwehki |
| Polish | Rozumiem |
| Portuguese | Compreendo Percebo |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Entendo |
| Punjabi | ਮੈਂ ਸਮਝਿਆ / میں سمجھیاں (main samijhia) |
| Quechua | Intindini Hapisani |
| Rapa Nui | Ko angi-angi 'ana au |
| Romani | Hačarav Me hačarav Me hačarav tut Razumiv Me razumiv Me razumiv tut |
| Romanian | Am înțeles |
| Romansh | Jau chapesch |
| Russian | Я понимаю (Ya ponimayu) |
| Rusyn | Розумлю (Rozumlju) |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Happo cumpresu Happo cumprendidu Cumprendo |
| Scots | A unnerstaun A forstaw |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tha mi 'tuigsinn |
| Samoan | Ua ou mālamalama |
| Samogitian | Soprontu Suprōnto |
| Sauk | Kenenohtône |
| Serbian | Разумем (Razumem) |
| Shona | Ndinonzvisisa |
| Sicilian | Lu Capisciu [lukaˈpiʃʃu] |
| Sinhala | මත තේරෙනවා (mata tērenavā) |
| Slovak | Rozumiem |
| Slovenian | Razumem |
| Somali | Waan fahmay |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Rozmějom |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Rozumju |
| Spanish | Entiendo Comprendo |
| Stellingwarfs | Ik begriep |
| Sundanese | Muhun ngartos |
| Swahili | Naelewa |
| Swedish | Jag förstår |
| Swiss German | Ich verstand |
| Tabassaran | Изу гъагъурди шулдуза (Izu ḡaḡurdi šulduza) |
| Tagalog | Naiintinidihan ko |
| Tajik | Мефаҳмам (Mefaḩmam) |
| Tamil (formal) | எனக்கு புரிகிறது (eṉakku purikiṟatu) |
| Tatar | Añlıym |
| Telugu | అర్ధం అవుతుంది (artam owtundi) |
| Tetum | Ha'u komprende |
| Thai | เข้าใจแล้ว (kâo jai láew) |
| Tibetan | ཧ་གོ་སོང་། (ha-ko song) |
| Tigrinya | ተረዲኡኒ (Teredi’uni) |
| Tokelauan | Kua mālamalama |
| Tok Pisin | Mi save tok bilong yu |
| Tongan | ‘Oku mahino kiate ‘au |
| Tsonga | Na swi twisisa |
| Tswana | Ke a tlhaloganya |
| Turkish | Anlıyorum |
| Tuvaluan | Au e malamalama. |
| Twi | Mete aseɛ |
| Ukrainian | Я розумію (Ja rozumiju) |
| Uyghur | (Män chüshändim) مەن چۈشەندىم |
| Uzbek | Men sizni tushunayapman |
| Venda | Ndi a pfesesa |
| Venetian | Capiso |
| Veps | Minä el'gendan |
| Vietnamese | Tôi hiểu |
| Võro | Saa arvo |
| Wayuu | Tayawaatüin saa'u |
| Welsh | Dw i'n deall |
| Westrobothnian | Ja begrijp |
| Wolof | Dégg naa |
| Xhosa | Ndiyaqonda |
| Yiddish | (Ikh farshtey) איך פֿאַרשטיי |
| Yolngu | Ŋarra dharaŋan |
| Yoruba | O ye mi |
| Yucatec Maya | Tene Tin na'atik |
| Zazaki | Ez fam kena |
| Zulu | Ngiyaqonda |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Mi komprenas |
| Folkspraak | Ik ferta (di) |
| Interlingua | Io comprende |
| Klingon | jIyaj |
| Lojban | je'e .i mi jimpe |
| Quenya | Hanyan |
| Toki Pona | mi sona |
| Volapük | Suemob atosi |
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