| Example in Icelandic | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Og svo dæsir hún sem þýðir hún hefði frekar viljað fara til systur minnar. | And then she lets out a sigh that means she'd have rather gone to my sister's for brunch. |
| Og svo dæsir hún sem ūũđir hún hefđi frekar viljađ fara til systur minnar. | And then she lets out a sigh that means she'd have rather gone to my sister's for brunch. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | verzuchten,zuchten | English | sigh |
| Esperanto | suspiri | Estonian | ohkama |
| Faroese | suffa | Finnish | huoata, huokailla, huokaista |
| French | soupirer | German | seufzen |
| Greek | αναστενάζω, ανασύρομαι | Hungarian | sóhajt |
| Indonesian | menghela nafas | Italian | sospirare |
| Japanese | 嘆息 | Lithuanian | aikčioti, atsidusti, dūsauti |
| Macedonian | воздивнува | Polish | westchnąć, wzdychać |
| Portuguese | suspirar | Romanian | ofta |
| Russian | вздохнуть, вздыхать, охать, охнуть | Spanish | suspirar |
| Swedish | sucka | Thai | ทอดใจ |
| Turkish | iç çekmek | Vietnamese | thơ dại, thở dài |