Long time no see in different languages
How to say “Long time no see” in 67 different languages, each written out, romanized and pronounced, and checked for natural everyday use. Tap the speaker to hear it, then practise saying it yourself in the SPAIKING app.
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“Long time no see” in 67 languages at a glance
| Language | “Long time no see” | Pronunciation | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | ¡Cuánto tiempo sin verte! | kwan-toh tee-em-poh seen vehr-teh | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇫🇷 French | Ça fait longtemps | sah feh lon-tahn | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese | お久しぶりです | oh-hee-kah-shee-boo-ree desu | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a long time |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | Da quanto tempo non ci vediamo | dah kwon-toh tem-poh non chee veh-dee-ah-mo | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇩🇪 German | Lange nicht gesehen | lahn-guh nikht geh-zay-en | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇰🇷 Korean | 오랜만이에요 | oh-raen-mah-nee-eh-yo | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇨🇳 Chinese | 好久不见 | hao jiu bu jian | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇷🇺 Russian | Давно не виделись | dah-vnoh nye veed-ih-lees | You can use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time apart |
| 🇧🇷 Portuguese | Há quanto tempo | ah kwahn-toh tem-poh | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇸🇦 Arabic | لم أرك منذ زمن | lam arak mundhu zaman | You can use this phrase when you meet someone after a long absence |
| 🇮🇳 Hindi | काफी समय हो गया | kaa-fee sa-mai ho gaya | This phrase is used when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇬🇧 English | Long time no see | long time no see | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a long time |
| 🇳🇱 Dutch | Lang niet gezien | lahng neet geh-zeen | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇸🇪 Swedish | Länge sedan vi sågs | len-geh seh-dahn vee sohgs | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇩🇰 Danish | Længe siden | len-geh see-then | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇵🇱 Polish | Dawno się nie widzieliśmy | dah-vnoh shyeh nyeh vee-dyeh-lee-shmy | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇹🇷 Turkish | Uzun zamandır görüşmüyoruz | oo-zoon zah-muhn-dur goor-oosh-moo-yoor-uz | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesian | Lama tidak bertemu | lah-mah tee-dahk ber-temoo | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnamese | Lâu rồi không gặp | lau roy khong gap | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇺🇦 Ukrainian | Давно не бачились | dah-vnoh neh bah-chee-lees | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇹🇭 Thai | นานแล้วไม่เจอกัน | nahn laeo mai jer gun | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇬🇷 Greek | Περάσανε καιροί | peh-rah-sah-neh keh-ree | You can use this phrase when you meet someone after a long absence |
| 🇵🇭 Tagalog | Matagal na tayong hindi nagkita | mah-tah-gahl nah tah-yong hin-dee nahg-kee-tah | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇮🇱 Hebrew | לא ראיתי אותך הרבה זמן | loh rah-ee-tee ot-cha har-beh zman | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇳🇴 Norwegian | Lenge siden sist | len-geh see-den sist | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇷🇴 Romanian | Ce mai faci? | cheh my fah-chee | You can use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇨🇿 Czech | Dlouho jsme se neviděli | dloo-hoh jsme seh neh-vee-dyeh-lee | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇭🇺 Hungarian | Régen láttuk egymást | ray-gen laht-took egg-yah-masht | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇫🇮 Finnish | Pitkästä aikaa | pit-kahs-tah ai-kaa | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇵🇰 Urdu | بہت دن ہوگئے | buh-hoot din ho-gaye | Use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇷🇸 Serbian | Dugo se nismo videli | doo-goh seh nees-moh vee-deh-lee | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇭🇷 Croatian | Dugo se nismo vidjeli | doo-go see nees-mo veed-yeh-lee | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgarian | Отдавна не сме се виждали | ot-dav-na ne sme se vizh-da-li | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak | Dlho sa nevidíme | dlo-ho sah neh-vee-dee-meh | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇮🇳 Tamil | நீண்ட காலமாக காணவில்லை | neen-da kaa-la-maaka kaa-na-vil-lai | Use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇮🇳 Telugu | చాలా కాలం అయ్యింది | chah-lah kah-lahm ah-yi-n-di | Use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇧🇩 Bengali | দীর্ঘদিন দেখা হয়নি | deerghodin dekha hoyni | You can use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇲🇾 Malay | Lama tak jumpa | lah-mah tahk joom-pah | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇮🇷 Persian | مدت زیادی است که همدیگر را ندیدیم | mod-dat ziyaadi ast keh ham-di-gar ra nadidim | You can use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇳🇵 Nepali | धेरै समय भयो | dherai samay bhayo | You can use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇦🇱 Albanian | Të shohim sërish | teh shoh-im ser-ish | You can use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇮🇳 Malayalam | നിങ്ങളെ കാണാൻ ഏറെ കാലമായി | ningale kaanan ehre kaalamaayi | This phrase is used when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇮🇳 Kannada | ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ | nee-voo hay-gid-dee-ree | This phrase is used when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇮🇳 Marathi | खूप दिवस झाले | khoop divas jhaale | Use this phrase when you meet someone after a significant period |
| 🇮🇳 Gujarati | કેટલા સમય પછી મળ્યા | ketla samay pachi malya | Use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇰🇪 Swahili | Nimekukosa sana | nee-meh-koo-koh-sah sah-nah | Use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
| 🇿🇦 Afrikaans | Lanklaas gesien | lunk-lahs khuh-seen | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇮🇪 Irish | Fada ó chonaic mé tú | fah-duh oh khuh-nee may too | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🏴 Welsh | Mae'n amser hir ers i ni weld ei gilydd | mayn am-sar heer airs ee nee weld ay gill-ith | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen for a while |
| 🏛️ Latin | Diu non vidi | dee-oo non vee-dee | Use this phrase when you meet someone after a long absence |
| 🌺 Hawaiian | Aloha mai kākou | ah-loh-hah my kah-koh | Use this phrase when you meet someone after a long absence |
| 🇳🇿 Maori | Nōnaia nei | noh-nah-ee-ah nay | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇿🇦 Zulu | Ngikubona | ngee-koo-boh-nah | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇳🇬 Yoruba | Igbà pẹ́ tí a kò ríra | ee-gbah peh tee ah koh ree-rah | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇳🇬 Hausa | Barka da zuwa | bar-kah dah zoo-wah | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a long time |
| 🇸🇴 Somali | Muddo dheer ma arag | moo-doh dehr ma ah-rahg | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇮🇸 Icelandic | Lengi síðan | len-gee see-than | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇪🇸 Catalan | Feia temps que no ens vèiem | fay-ah temp-s sen-tseh vey-ree-ams | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a long time |
| 🇲🇲 Burmese | မကြာသေးဘူး | mah-kya-thay-boo | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇰🇭 Khmer | សូមស្វាគមន៍វិញ | soom svaakum neak | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a long time |
| 🇱🇰 Sinhala | ආයුබෝවන් | aa-yu-bo-wan | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇱🇦 Lao | ບໍ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ເຫັນກັນນານແລ້ວ | baw heh nai hen kan nan laew | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇪🇹 Amharic | እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ | en-dait neh/nesh | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen for a long time |
| 🇬🇪 Georgian | დიდი ხანია არ მინახავს | dee-dee khan-ia ar mee-nakhs | Use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇦🇲 Armenian | Շատ ժամանակ չի տեսել | shat zah-mah-nahch chee te-sehl | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇦🇫 Pashto | ډیر وخت شو چې نه یم لیدلی | deer wakht sho che na yem leedali | You can use this phrase when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while |
| 🇵🇰 Sindhi | گهڻو وقت ٿي ويو | guh-noo waqt thee viyo | You can use this phrase when you meet someone after a long time |
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How do you say “Long time no see” in different languages?
Spanish: ¡Cuánto tiempo sin verte! · French: Ça fait longtemps · Japanese: お久しぶりです · Italian: Da quanto tempo non ci vediamo · German: Lange nicht gesehen · Korean: 오랜만이에요.
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