Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Language-related proverbs
I use this phrase as the subtitle of my blog and change the language(s) every week. Corrections and additional translations are very welcome.
| Language | One language is never enough |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Een taal is nooit genoeg nie |
| Arabic (Egyptian) | لغة وحدة بس ماتكفيش ابداً |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | (lugha wāhidah lā takfī) لغة واحدة لا تكفي |
| Armenian (Eastern) | Մէկ լեզուն բնաւ հերիք չէ: (Meg lezoon puhnav hereek che) |
| Armenian (Western) | մի լեզուն երբեք հերիք չէ (Mee lezown erbeq heriq che') |
| Azerbaijani | Bir dil əsla kafi deyil |
| Basque | Hikuntzta ez da nahikoa |
| Bengali | মাত্র একটি ভাষা যথেষ্ট নয়। (matro ekṭi bhasha jôtheshṭo nôe) |
| Black speech | Gurb "sta-gûmat-krogor" ti gûkatul gulb gajarpan-poshaki |
| Breton | Ur yezh hepken n'eo ket a-walc'h |
| Bulgarian | Един език никога не е достатъчен (Edin ezik nikoga ne a dostatchen) |
| Catalan | No n'hi ha prou amb una llengua |
| Chamorro | Ni ngai'an nahong un linguåhe |
| Chinese | 一種語言永遠不夠
[一种语言永远不够] yīzhǒng yǔyán yǒngyuǎn bùgòu - Mandarin yātjúng yuéhyình wíhngyyúhn bātgau - Cantonese jit7zung3 ngi1ngien2 jun1jen3 but7kieu5 - Hakka |
| Croatian | Jedan jezik nikad nije dovoljan |
| Czech | Jeden jazyk nikdy nestačí |
| Danish | Ét sprog er aldrig nok |
| Dutch | Eén taal is nooit genoeg / Een enkele taal is nooit genoeg |
| Esperanto | Unu lingvo neniam estas sufiĉa |
| Estonian | Ühest keelest ei piisa kunagi |
| Faroese | Eitt mál er als ikki nóg mikið! |
| Finnish | Yksi kieli ei ikinä riitä / yksi kieli ei koskaan riitä |
| French | Une seule langue n'est jamais suffisante |
| Friulian | Une lenghe no bastâ mai |
| Georgian | ერთი ენა არასოდეს არაა საკმარისი (Erhti ena arasodes ar aris sakmarisi) |
| German | Eine Sprache ist niemals genug |
| Greek | Μία γλώσσα δεν είναι ποτέ αρκετή (Mía glóssa then íne poté arketí) |
| Hebrew | ידיעת שפה אחת אינה מספיקה (Yediat safa ahat eina maspika) |
| Hindi | एक भाषा कभी काफ़ी नहीं है (Ek bhāṣā kabhī kāfī nahīṁ hai) |
| Hungarian | Egy nyelv sosem elég |
| Icelandic | Eitt tungumál er aldrei nóg |
| Indonesian | Satu bahasa tidak pernah cukup |
| Inuktitut | ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ (Uqauhiq atauhiq naammayuittuq / Uqausiq atausiq naammajuittuq) |
| Iñupiaq | Uqautchiq atausiq naammalaittuq |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Ní leor teanga amháin |
| Italian | Una sola lingua non è mai abbastanza |
| Japanese | 一つの言語は決して十分ではない (hitotsu no gengo wa keshite jūbun de wa nai) |
| Klingon | not yap wa' Hol |
| Korean | 한 가지 언어는 충분하지 못 해 (Han gaji un u nun chung boon ha ji mot hae) |
| Latin | Una lingua numquam satis est |
| Latvian | Ar vienu valodu nekad nepietiek |
| Lithuanian | Kalbų niekad nemokėsi per daug |
| Luxembourgish | Eng Sprooch ass ni genuch / Eng Sprooch geet ni duer |
| Malay | Satu bahasa tidak pernah cukup |
| Manx | Cha nel dy liooar un çhangey |
| Māori | Kore rawa e rawaka te reo kotahi |
| Marshallese | Joun kajin ejar bwe |
| Mongolian | Нэг хэл хэзээ ч хангалтгүй (Neg hel hezee ch hangaltgui) |
| Nepali | एउटामात्र भाषा कहिल्यै पर्याप्त हुँदैन। Eautamatra bhasha kahilyai prayapta hudaina) |
| Norwegian | Ett språk er aldri nok |
| Occitan | Una soleta lenga basta pas jamai |
| Persian | (yek zabân kâfi nist) يک زبان کافي نيست |
| Polish | Jeden język nigdy nie wystarcza |
| Portuguese | Uma só língua nunca basta |
| Romanian | O singură limbă nu ajunge niciodată |
| Russian | Одного языка недостаточно (Odnogo jazyka nedostatočno) Знать один язык недостаточно (Znatʼ odin jazyk nedostatočno) Знать один язык - это недостаточно (Znatʼ odin jazyk - eto nedostatočno) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Chan eil aon chànan gu leòr |
| Serbian | Знати један језик није довољно (Znati jedan jezik nije dovoljno) |
| Slovak | Jeden jazyk nie je nikdy dosť |
| Slovenian | En jezik ni nikoli dovolj |
| Spanish | Un idioma nunca es suficiente |
| Sranan | Wan tongo no de nofo |
| Swahili | Luga moja haitoshi |
| Swedish | Ett språk är aldrig nog |
| Tagalog | Hindi sapat ang isang wika lamang / Hindi sapat ang isang lengguahe lamang |
| Telugu | ఒక భాష సరిపోదు ! (oka bhaasha saripoadhu!) |
| Thai | ภาษาเดียวไม่เคยพอ (phāsā dīaw mai khoey po) |
| Tsotsil | Jun k'op mauk ja' no'ox |
| Turkish | Bir dil asla yeterli değildir |
| Ukrainian | Однієї мови ніколи не достатає (Odnijeji movy nikoly ne dostataje) |
| Urdu | ایک زبان کبہی بھی زیادہ نہیں ہوتی (ek zabān kabhī bhī ziyādah nahīn hotī) |
| Uzbek | Bir til aslo yetarli emas / Bir til bilish kamlik qiladi |
| Vietnamese | Một thứ tiếng thì không bao giờ đủ |
| Welsh | Annigonol ydy un iaith / Dyw un iaith byth yn ddigon |
| Xhosa | Ulwimi olunye zange lonela |
| Yiddish | אײן לשון איז קײנמאָל נישט גענוג (Eyn loshn iz keynmol nisht genug) |
| Yorùbá | Ede kan ko to ri rara |
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