| Example in Arabic | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| ! حسنا، قلت بأنّه سيكون مسلّي، لكن ذلك كان حقا شيئا ما | Well, you said it would be entertaining, but that was really something! |
| (غراي) مسلّيتانِ جدّاً | Dr. Grey and I are very entertaining. |
| . إلاّ إن كنتِ تجدين الموت مسلّياً | Unless you find dying entertaining. |
| ...(إلى (هرمايوني جين جرينجر" 'أترك نسختي من حكايات '(بيدل) الشاعر "على أمل أن تجده مسلّىً وتعليمي | "Tc Hermione Jean Granger I leave my copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard in the hope that she find it entertaining and instructive." |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | argëtoj | Dutch | entertainen,enthousiasmeren, entraineren, recipiëren |
| English | entertain | Estonian | võõrustama |
| Finnish | kestitä, viihdyttää | French | amuser |
| German | bespaßen, unterhalten | Greek | ψυχαγωγώ, ψυχαναγκάζω |
| Icelandic | skemmta | Indonesian | menghibur, menjamu |
| Italian | intrattenere, sollazzare, spassare | Lithuanian | linksminti |
| Macedonian | забавува, занимава, позабавува | Polish | bawić, ugaszczać, zabawiać |
| Romanian | distra, întreține | Russian | развлекать, развлечь |
| Spanish | distraer, divertir, entretener | Swedish | förnöja |
| Turkish | ağırlamak |