"I Don't Understand" in Ten Languages

"I Don't Understand" in Ten Languages by Melanie

Those who take holidays often do so as a tour, so they are going to several different countries. While it would be impossible to learn the languages of them all, it doesn't take too much effort to learn a few phrases in each language to help you on your way.

Knowing the phrase "I don't understand" will certainly come in handy. In many countries, the tourists are perceived as very rich and so hawkers and beggars pester them. If you can say, "I don't understand" to them, it may solve a myriad of problems. Here is how ten different nationalities say that phrase.

1. Afrikaans - Ek verstaan nie
2. Arabic (Syria - Maa fhamt aleek
3. Bashkir (Russia) - Min hezze anjlamayim
4. Bulgarian - Ne razbiram
5. Cantonese (China) - m-ming bak
6. Dawan (West Timor, Indonesia) - Au ka uhinef
7. Fijian (Fiji) - E sega ni macala
8. Japanese (informal, spoken) - Wakaranai
9. Mandarin (concept) - Wo bu dong.
10. Tibetan (Tibet, China) - Ha ko-masong.

Since there are thousands of languages in the world it would be impossible to list them all, but if you want to find more, the Internet is a good place to start your search.

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