Mm-Hmm in Different Languages
Discover 'Mm-hmm' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Mm-hmm
Afrikaans mm-hmm | ||
Albanian mm-hmm | ||
Amharic ሚሜ-እምም | ||
Arabic مم همم | ||
Armenian մմ-հմմ | ||
Assamese মিমি-হম্ম | ||
Aymara mm-hmm ukat juk’ampinaka | ||
Azerbaijani mm-hmm | ||
Bambara mm-hmm ye | ||
Basque mm-hmm | ||
Belarusian мм-хм | ||
Bengali মিমি-হুঁ | ||
Bhojpuri मिमी-हम्म के बा | ||
Bosnian mm-hmm | ||
Bulgarian mm-hmm | ||
Catalan mm-hmm | ||
Cebuano mm-hmm | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 毫米-毫米 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 毫米-毫米 | ||
Corsican mm-hmm | ||
Croatian mm-hmm | ||
Czech mm-hmm | ||
Danish mm-hmm | ||
Dhivehi އެމްއެމް-އެޗްއެމް | ||
Dogri मिमी-हम्म | ||
Dutch mm-hmm | ||
English mm-hmm | ||
Esperanto mm-hmm | ||
Estonian mm-hmm | ||
Ewe mm-hmm | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mm-hmm | ||
Finnish mm-hmm | ||
French mm-hmm | ||
Frisian mm-hmm | ||
Galician mm-hmm | ||
Georgian მმ-ჰმმ | ||
German mm-hmm | ||
Greek mm-χμμ | ||
Guarani mm-hmm rehegua | ||
Gujarati મીમી-હમ્મ | ||
Haitian Creole mm-hmm | ||
Hausa mm-hmm | ||
Hawaiian mm-hmm | ||
Hebrew ממ-הממ | ||
Hindi मिमी-हम्म | ||
Hmong hli-hmm | ||
Hungarian mm-hmm | ||
Icelandic mm-hmm | ||
Igbo mm-hmm | ||
Ilocano mm-hmm nga | ||
Indonesian mm-hmm | ||
Irish mm-hmm | ||
Italian mm-hmm | ||
Japanese mm-うーん | ||
Javanese mm-hmm | ||
Kannada mm-hmm | ||
Kazakh мм-хм | ||
Khmer mm-hmm | ||
Kinyarwanda mm-hmm | ||
Konkani मिमी-हम्म | ||
Korean 음 ~ 흠 | ||
Krio mm-hmm na di wan | ||
Kurdish mm-hmm | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) mm-hmm | ||
Kyrgyz мм-хм | ||
Lao mm-hmm | ||
Latin hmm mm, | ||
Latvian mm-hmm | ||
Lingala mm-hmm | ||
Lithuanian mm-hmm | ||
Luganda mm-hmm | ||
Luxembourgish mm-hmm | ||
Macedonian мм-хмм | ||
Maithili मिमी-हम्म | ||
Malagasy mm-hmm | ||
Malay mm-hmm | ||
Malayalam mm-hmm | ||
Maltese mm-hmm | ||
Maori mm-hmm | ||
Marathi मिमी-हम्म | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯤꯃꯤ-ꯍꯃꯝ꯫ | ||
Mizo mm-hmm a ni | ||
Mongolian мм-хм | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) mm-hmm | ||
Nepali मिमी-हम्म | ||
Norwegian mm-hmm | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mamilimita-hmm | ||
Odia (Oriya) mm-hmm | ||
Oromo mm-hmm jedhamuun beekama | ||
Pashto ملي متر | ||
Persian میلی متر | ||
Polish mm-hmm | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) mm-hmm | ||
Punjabi ਮਿਲੀਮੀਟਰ | ||
Quechua mm-hmm | ||
Romanian mm-hmm | ||
Russian мм-хм | ||
Samoan mm-hmm | ||
Sanskrit मिमी-हम्म् | ||
Scots Gaelic mm-hmm | ||
Sepedi mm-hmm | ||
Serbian мм-хмм | ||
Sesotho mm-hmm | ||
Shona mm-hmm | ||
Sindhi ايم ايم ايم ايم | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) mm-hmm | ||
Slovak mm-hmm | ||
Slovenian mm-hmm | ||
Somali mm-hmm | ||
Spanish mm-hmm | ||
Sundanese mm-hmm | ||
Swahili mm-hmm | ||
Swedish mm-hmm | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mm-hmm | ||
Tajik мм-хм | ||
Tamil mm-hmm | ||
Tatar мм-хмм | ||
Telugu mm-hmm | ||
Thai อืมมม | ||
Tigrinya ሚ.ሜ-ሕምም | ||
Tsonga mm-hmm | ||
Turkish mm-hmm | ||
Turkmen mm-hmm | ||
Twi (Akan) mm-hmm na ɛwɔ hɔ | ||
Ukrainian мм-хм | ||
Urdu ملی میٹر- hmm | ||
Uyghur mm-hmm | ||
Uzbek mm-hmm | ||
Vietnamese mm-hmm | ||
Welsh mm-hmm | ||
Xhosa mm-hmm | ||
Yiddish מם-המם | ||
Yoruba mm-hmm | ||
Zulu mm-hmm |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "mm-hmm" can also be used to express agreement or understanding, in place of "ja" (yes). |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "mm-hmm" has no etymology or alternate meanings in English and only signifies an affirmative response in both Albanian and English. |
| Amharic | The word 'ሚሜ-እምም' is a loanword from English and has the same meaning as the English word. |
| Arabic | "مم همم" originated as an interjection representing agreement, affirmation, or listening |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "մմ-հմմ" ("mm-hmm") is onomatopoeic, representing the sound of agreement or acknowledgement. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "mm-hmm" is also a way to avoid answering a question, often used to express polite disagreement or indifference. |
| Basque | The word "mm-hmm" in Basque is an interjection expressing agreement or understanding. |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian "мм-хм" can also mean "I see", "interesting" or "I don't know". |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "মিমি-হুঁ" is often used in informal speech to mean "yes" or "I understand," but it can also mean "I'm not sure" or "I'm thinking about it." |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, "mm-hmm" may also mean 'da', which denotes agreement or affirmation. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "mm-hmm" can also refer to a type of traditional bread, known as "mekitsa." |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "mm-hmm" is also onomatopoeic of the sound of a nod, suggesting agreement or comprehension. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 该短语起源于 20 世纪初对电话中“yes”的误听。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "毫米-毫米" is written with reduplication to express a stronger affirmation. This reduplication is a calque of English "uh-huh." |
| Corsican | 'Mm-hmm', in Corsican also serves to express disagreement, doubt or reproach, but it is often accompanied by an intonation that leaves no room for doubt as to its true meaning. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "hm" is an interjection that can mean "yes" or "I understand." |
| Czech | Výraz „mm-hmm“ je v češtině používán jako onomatopoické vyjádření souhlasu, pochopení nebo povzbuzení, podobně jako v angličtině. |
| Danish | The Danish phrase "mm-hmm" is an interjection expressing agreement or understanding, and corresponds to the English "yes" or "I agree". |
| Dutch | The word "mm-hmm" has several different meanings depending on the way it is used. |
| Estonian | The word "mm-hmm" is an onomatopoeia that imitates the sound of a person humming in agreement. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "mm-hmm" is an onomatopoeia that conveys agreement or acknowledgment and can be used as an informal affirmative reply. |
| French | In France, "mm-hmm" is sometimes used as a synonym for "oui" (yes) or "d'accord" (okay). |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "mm-hmm" is thought to be onomatopoeic, mimicking the sound of agreement or acknowledgment. |
| Galician | En galego, "mm-hmm" tamén pode significar "si" ou "estoy de acuerdo". |
| Georgian | The word "მმ-ჰმმ" ("mm-hmm") in Georgian is an interjection expressing agreement or comprehension and is also used as a noun meaning "agreement" or "understanding". |
| German | Die Interjektion „mm-hmm“ drückt im Deutschen Zustimmung, Verständnis oder auch ein nachdenkliches Nachfragen aus. |
| Greek | The word "mm-χμμ" is also used in Greek to express agreement or understanding, and can be translated to "yes" or "I understand". |
| Gujarati | "Mm-hmm" is an informal interjection used to express agreement or understanding, originating from the Gujarati expression "mimi-hmm-hmm". |
| Haitian Creole | Mm-hmm is an interjection that is used to express agreement or understanding in Haitian Creole, and is likely derived from the French word "oui" meaning "yes". |
| Hausa | "Mm-hmm" is a term used in Hausa to indicate agreement or understanding. It is also used as an interjection to express surprise or disbelief. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "mm-hmm" also means "yes, it is true" or "I understand". |
| Hebrew | The word ממ-הממ (mm-hmm) is derived from the Hebrew word "hmmm," which means "yes" or "I understand." |
| Hindi | मिमी-हम्म is a reduplication of the voiceless bilabial nasal, which in Hindi has the sound of /m/. |
| Hmong | In the Hmong language, the word "hli-hmm" is also an interjection used to express agreement or confirmation |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian phrase "mm-hmm" is a borrowed expression from English, meaning "I understand" or "I agree." |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "mm-hmm" is also an abbreviation of the phrase "maðurinn með höfðið mitt" which means "the man with my head." |
| Igbo | The Igbo phrase "mm-hmm" is used as a conversational marker that signals a listener is following along, has heard, or understands. |
| Indonesian | "Mm-hmm" is derived from the sound made when a person hums or mumbles in agreement or acknowledgment, and is often used in Indonesian as a standalone response to indicate understanding or affirmation. |
| Irish | The Irish equivalent of "mm-hmm" is "umhm". |
| Italian | "Mm-hmm" is also onomatopoeic of the sound of an airplane's engine running in Italian. |
| Japanese | The Japanese onomatopoeia "mm-うーん" (pronounced "mm-un") can also mean "mmm... not bad" or "that's right," depending on context. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "mm-hmm" (pronounced "em-em") can also mean "yes" or "I understand". |
| Kannada | The word "mm-hmm" is an onomatopoetic word that can be used as an interjection to show agreement or understanding. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "мм-хм" can also be used to indicate surprise or disbelief. |
| Khmer | "Mm-hmm" is used in Khmer to express agreement or understanding, and is also an abbreviation for the word "hmm." |
| Korean | "음 ~ 흠 (mm-hmm)" is often used as an interjection meaning "yes" or "I understand" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The etymology of "mm-hmm" is uncertain, but some believe it comes from an Arabic phrase meaning "yes yes". It can also be used as an interjection to express agreement, understanding, or acknowledgement |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz 'мм-хм' derives from the original Russian 'мм-хм'. |
| Lao | In Lao, "mm-hmm" can also be used as an expression of sympathy or understanding. |
| Latin | In Latin, "hmm mm" is an onomatopoeia for the sound of a kiss. |
| Latvian | “Mm-hmm” can also be used in Latvian to mean “I am surprised by what you just said”. |
| Lithuanian | This interjection of affirmation, similar to "uh-huh," derives from the Old English word "mhm," meaning "indeed," which also produced the modern word "maybe." |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "mm-hmm" is sometimes used as a more emphatic alternative to the simple "jo" for "yes." |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, "мм-хмм" can also be translated as "yes" |
| Malagasy | In the context of Malagasy discourse, "MM-Hmm" can indicate understanding, acceptance, or agreement, depending on the situation. |
| Malay | The Malay word "mm-hmm" is an affirmative or agreement interjection used in conversation. |
| Malayalam | The expression "mm-hmm" may also denote "yes". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "mm-hmm" is derived from the English phrase "mm-hmm," which is used to express agreement or understanding. |
| Maori | In Maori, "mm-hmm" is onomatopoeic, expressing the vibration or throbbing of veins when someone is lying. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "मिमी-हम्म" (mimii-hmm) is derived from the Sanskrit word "मीम्" (mīm), meaning "to make a sound". It is also an alternate spelling of the English word "mhm" (mm-hmm), which is used to express agreement or understanding. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "мм-хм" (mm-hmm) is derived from the Chinese phrase "嗯哼" (èn hèn), which means "yes" or "I understand." |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Myanmar, "mm-hmm" is also used to express surprise or disbelief. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "मिमी-हम्म" is an onomatopoeic representation of the English phrase "mm-hmm", which is used to express agreement or acknowledgment. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian "mm-hmm" is sometimes seen as short for "mye mer" (much more), and is also an abbreviation for "mer eller mindre" (more or less). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mamilimita-hmm" derives from the Yao word "maremuramu" meaning "small, sweet berry". |
| Pashto | The word "ملي متر" in Pashto is derived from the Persian words "ملی" (meaning "thousandth") and "متر" (meaning "meter"), and refers to the metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. |
| Persian | The Persian word "میلی متر" is derived from the French word "millimètre", which in turn comes from the Latin words "mille" (thousand) and "metrum" (measure). |
| Polish | In the Polish language, "mm-hmm" is an interjection meaning "I understand" and is also used to express agreement or confirmation. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | No Portuguese, "mm-hmm" can also be used to indicate agreement or understanding, similar to "sim" (yes) or "certo" (correct). |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "mm-hmm" is written as "mda" and can also mean "yes" or "okay." |
| Russian | The Russian abbreviation мм-хм has an origin from the English "mm-hmm (mmh, hum) in the English "mm-hmm (mmh, hum). |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "mm-hmm" comes from the English "mm-hmm" and is pronounced and used in the same way. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "mm-hmm" derives from "ubh-huh" meaning "yes" and is used affirmatively. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "мм-хмм" can also mean "yes" or "I understand." |
| Sesotho | The word "mm-hmm" is an onomatopoeia for a sound of agreement, and is used in many languages, including Sesotho. |
| Shona | In Shona, "mm-hmm" can also mean 'yes', 'I understand', or an expression of acknowledgement. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, "mm-hmm" is spelled "ම්හ්ම්" and means "yes". |
| Slovak | The word "mm-hmm" is an interjection typically used to express agreement or understanding, and in Slovak language it has the same meaning. |
| Slovenian | The phrase "mm-hmm" is an expression of assent meaning "yes". |
| Somali | The Somali word "mm-hmm" is derived from the English phrase "mm-hmm" and has the same meaning. |
| Spanish | La palabra "mm-hmm" es una interjección que expresa acuerdo o comprensión, y se escribe "mmm" en español. |
| Sundanese | The word "mm-hmm" does not exist in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "mm-hmm" means "mm-hmm" or "yes". "Mmm" and "hmmm" are both words common to multiple languages that indicate affirmation. |
| Swedish | The Swedish "mm-hmm" is usually used to respond to a statement and is an indication that the listener is listening and comprehends the statement, but it can also be used to signify agreement, affirmation, or doubt and uncertainty. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "mm-hmm" is a loanword from English and has the same meaning. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "мм-хм" is pronounced like the English "mm-hmm" and carries similar meaning. |
| Tamil | The Tamil equivalent of "mm-hmm" is "um" or "ungal". |
| Telugu | The onomatopoeic term "mm-hmm" is used to indicate agreement or understanding in both English and Telugu. |
| Thai | In addition to its use as an affirmative response "uh-huh", "อืมมม" (mmm) can carry a variety of other semantic meanings, including agreement, understanding, hesitation, or doubt |
| Turkish | "Mm-hmm" sözcüğü Osmanlı Türkçesinde "mem" sözcüğünden türemiştir ve onaylama ve anlama ifadesi olarak kullanılır. |
| Ukrainian | The interjection "мм-хм" is a borrowing from English and is not etymologically connected to the native Ukrainian "хм" |
| Urdu | The Urdu word ملی میٹر- Hmm (mm-hmm) comes from the English phrase 'millimeter', originally used in a joking way to refer to the sound made when someone agrees with you. |
| Uzbek | No results found for the etymology of "mm-hmm" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | Món ăn thường được biết đến trong tiếng Việt là phở. |
| Welsh | The Welsh equivalent of "mm-hmm" is "iechyd da", which literally means "good health". |
| Xhosa | Mm-hmm is thought to derive from an African language such as Xhosa, where it is used for emphasis. |
| Yiddish | The word 'mm-hmm' in Yiddish is a cognate of the French phrase 'mhm' meaning 'yes'. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "mm-hmm" can be translated as "ee-hen," which signifies agreement or understanding. |
| Zulu | The word "mm-hmm" in Zulu has no direct translation, but is instead represented by the phrase "uhuh". |
| English | The onomatopoeia "mm-hmm" is also sometimes transcribed as "uh-huh" and even "uhuh", and is the American English version of "uh-hu" in British English. |