I'm thirsty

phrase

I need something to drink (e.g., water).

Meanings

phrase

alternative I am thirsty

  1. usuallyI need something to drink (e.g., water).
  2. broadlyI need something, or want something a lot.
  3. euphemisticI want an alcoholic beverage.

Translations

Afrikaans ek is dors
  • ek is dorsI need a drink
Arabic أَنَا عَطْشَان, أَنَا عَطْشَانَة
  • أَنَا عَطْشَان (ʔanā ʕaṭšān)I need a drink
  • أَنَا عَطْشَانَة (ʔanā ʕaṭšāna)I need a drink
Bulgarian и́скам да пи́я, жа́ден съм
  • и́скам да пи́я (ískam da píja)I need a drink
  • жа́ден съм (žáden săm)I need a drink
  • жа́дна съм (žádna săm)I need a drink
Catalan tinc set
  • tinc setI need a drink
Chinese Cantonese 我好口渴, 我好頸渴 /我好颈渴
  • 我好口渴 (ngo⁵ hou² hau² hot³)I need a drink
  • 我好頸渴 /我好颈渴 (ngo⁵ hou² geng² hot³)I need a drink
Chinese Mandarin 我渴了, 我很渴
  • 我渴了 (wǒ kě le)I need a drink
  • 我很渴 (wǒ hěn kě)I need a drink
Czech mám žízeň
  • mám žízeňI need a drink
Danish jeg er tørstig
  • jeg er tørstigI need a drink
Dutch ik heb dorst
  • ik heb dorstI need a drink
Esperanto mi soifas
  • mi soifasI need a drink
Finnish minulla on jano, minua janottaa
  • minulla on janoI need a drink
  • minua janottaaI need a drink
French j'ai soif
  • j'ai soifI need a drink
German ich habe Durst, ich bin durstig
  • ich habe DurstI need a drink
  • ich bin durstigI need a drink
Greek διψώ, είμαι διψασμένος
  • διψώ (dipsó)I need a drink
  • είμαι διψασμένος (eímai dipsasménos)I need a drink
Hawaiian makewai au
  • makewai auI need a drink
Hebrew אֲנִי צָמֵא, אֲנִי צְמֵאָה
  • אֲנִי צָמֵא (aní tsamé)I need a drink
  • אֲנִי צְמֵאָה (aní tsme'á)I need a drink
Hindi मुझे प्यास लगी है
  • मुझे प्यास लगी है (mujhe pyās lagī hai)I need a drink
Hungarian szomjas vagyok
  • szomjas vagyokI need a drink
Icelandic ég er þyrstur, ég er þyrst
  • ég er þyrsturI need a drink
  • ég er þyrstI need a drink
  • mig þyrstirI need a drink
Irish tá tart orm
  • tá tart ormI need a drink
Italian ho sete
  • ho seteI need a drink
Japanese 喉が渇いています
  • 喉が渇いています (nodo ga kawaite imasu)I need a drink
Korean 목마릅니다, 목말라요
  • 목마릅니다 (mongmareumnida)I need a drink
  • 목말라요 (mongmallayo)I need a drink
Lithuanian aš esu alkanas, aš esu alkana
  • aš esu alkanasI need a drink
  • aš esu alkanaI need a drink
  • aš noriu gertiI need a drink
Malay saya haus, saya dahaga
  • saya hausI need a drink
  • saya dahagaI need a drink
Norwegian Bokmål jeg er tørst
  • jeg er tørstI need a drink
Polish pić mi się chce, jestem spragniony
  • pić mi się chceI need a drink
  • jestem spragnionyI need a drink
  • jestem spragnionaI need a drink
Portuguese eu tenho sede, tenho sede
  • eu tenho sedeI need a drink
  • tenho sedeI need a drink
Romanian mi-e sete
  • mi-e seteI need a drink
Russian я хочу́ пить, мне хо́чется пить
  • я хочу́ пить (ja xočú pitʹ)I need a drink
  • мне хо́чется пить (mne xóčetsja pitʹ)I need a drink
Slovak chcem piť, mám smäd
  • chcem piťI need a drink
  • mám smädI need a drink
Spanish tengo sed
  • tengo sedI need a drink
Swahili nina kiu
  • nina kiuI need a drink
Swedish jag är törstig
  • jag är törstigI need a drink
Tagalog uhaw ako
  • uhaw akoI need a drink
Thai ผมหิวน้ำครับ, ดิฉันหิวน้ำค่ะ
  • ผมหิวน้ำครับ (pŏm hĭw náam kráp)I need a drink
  • ดิฉันหิวน้ำค่ะ (dì-chăn hĭw náam kâ)I need a drink
Turkish susadım
  • susadımI need a drink
Ukrainian я хо́чу пи́ти, мені́ хо́четься пи́ти
  • я хо́чу пи́ти (ja xóču pýty)I need a drink
  • мені́ хо́четься пи́ти (mení xóčetʹsja pýty)I need a drink
Urdu مُجھے پْیاس لَگی ہَے
  • مُجھے پْیاس لَگی ہَے (mujhe pyās lagī hai)I need a drink
Vietnamese tôi đang khát, tôi khát nước
  • tôi đang khátI need a drink
  • tôi khát nướcI need a drink
Welsh mae syched arna i
  • mae syched arna iI need a drink
Yiddish איך בין דאָרשטיק
  • איך בין דאָרשטיק (ikh bin dorshtik)I need a drink
Cite this entry
APA

I'm thirsty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'm%20thirsty

MLA

“I'm thirsty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'm%20thirsty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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