Meanings
phrase
- Indicates the speaker does not know how to swim.
Translations
Arabic لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ السِّبَاحَة
- لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ السِّبَاحَة (lā ʔastaṭīʕu s-sibāḥa)I can't swim
Bulgarian не мо́га да плу́вам
- не мо́га да плу́вам (ne móga da plúvam)I can't swim
Chinese Cantonese 我唔識游水 /我唔识游水
- 我唔識游水 /我唔识游水 (ngo⁵ m⁴ sik¹ jau⁴ seoi²)I can't swim
Chinese Mandarin 我不會游泳 /我不会游泳
- 我不會游泳 /我不会游泳 (wǒ bù huì yóuyǒng)I can't swim
Czech neumím plavat
- neumím plavatI can't swim
Danish jeg kan ikke svømme
- jeg kan ikke svømmeI can't swim
Dutch ik kan niet zwemmen
- ik kan niet zwemmenI can't swim
Estonian ma ei oska ujuda
- ma ei oska ujudaI can't swim
Finnish en osaa uida
- en osaa uidaI can't swim
French je ne sais pas nager
- je ne sais pas nagerI can't swim
German ich kann nicht schwimmen
- ich kann nicht schwimmenI can't swim
Hebrew אֲנִי לֹא יָכוֹל לִשְׂחוֹת, אֲנִי לֹא יְכוֹלָה לִשְׂחוֹת
- אֲנִי לֹא יָכוֹל לִשְׂחוֹת (aní lo yakhól li-s'khót)I can't swim
- אֲנִי לֹא יְכוֹלָה לִשְׂחוֹת (aní lo y'kholá li-s'khót)I can't swim
Hindi मैं तैर नहीं सकता, मैं तैर नहीं सकती
- मैं तैर नहीं सकता (ma͠i tair nahī̃ saktā)I can't swim
- मैं तैर नहीं सकती (ma͠i tair nahī̃ saktī)I can't swim
Hungarian nem tudok úszni
- nem tudok úszniI can't swim
Icelandic ég kann ekki að synda
- ég kann ekki að syndaI can't swim
Indonesian saya tidak bisa berenang
- saya tidak bisa berenangI can't swim
Irish ní féidir liom snámh
- ní féidir liom snámhI can't swim
Italian non so nuotare
- non so nuotareI can't swim
Japanese 私は泳げません, 泳げません
- 私は泳げません (watashi wa oyogemasen)I can't swim
- 泳げません (oyogemasen)I can't swim
- 泳げない (oyogenai)I can't swim
- 私は泳ぐことができません (watashi wa oyogu koto ga dekimasen)I can't swim
Korean 저는 수영을 못합니다, 저는 수영을 할 수 없습니다
- 저는 수영을 못합니다 (jeo-neun suyeong'eul mothamnida)I can't swim
- 저는 수영을 할 수 없습니다 (jeo-neun suyeong'eul hal su eopseumnida)I can't swim
Latvian es neprotu peldēt
- es neprotu peldētI can't swim
Lithuanian aš nemoku plaukti
- aš nemoku plauktiI can't swim
Malay saya tidak boleh berenang
- saya tidak boleh berenangI can't swim
Norwegian Bokmål jeg kan ikke svømme
- jeg kan ikke svømmeI can't swim
Polish nie umiem pływać
- nie umiem pływaćI can't swim
Portuguese eu não sei nadar
- eu não sei nadarI can't swim
Romanian nu știu să înot
- nu știu să înotI can't swim
Russian я не уме́ю пла́вать
- я не уме́ю пла́вать (ja ne uméju plávatʹ)I can't swim
Slovak neviem plávať
- neviem plávaťI can't swim
Spanish no sé nadar
- no sé nadarI can't swim
Swedish jag kan inte simma
- jag kan inte simmaI can't swim
Tagalog hindi ako marunong lumangoy, hindi ako lumalangoy
- hindi ako marunong lumangoyI can't swim
- hindi ako lumalangoyI can't swim
- hindi ako nalangoyI can't swim
Thai ฉันว่ายน้ำไม่ได้
- ฉันว่ายน้ำไม่ได้ (chǎn wâai-náam mâi dâai)I can't swim
Turkish yüzme bilmiyorum, yüzemiyorum
- yüzme bilmiyorumI can't swim
- yüzemiyorumI can't swim
Ukrainian я не вмі́ю пла́вати
- я не вмі́ю пла́вати (ja ne vmíju plávaty)I can't swim
Urdu مَیں تَیر نَہِیں سَکْتا, مَیں تَیر نَہِیں سَکْتی
- مَیں تَیر نَہِیں سَکْتا (ma͠i tair nahī̃ saktā)I can't swim
- مَیں تَیر نَہِیں سَکْتی (ma͠i tair nahī̃ saktī)I can't swim
Vietnamese tôi không biết bơi
- tôi không biết bơiI can't swim
Cite this entry
APA
I can't swim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20can't%20swim
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“I can't swim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20can't%20swim. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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