Latvian
| Example in Latvian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Mums būs daudz laika pļāpāt, kad būsim iekārtojušies. | We'll have plenty of time to chat once we settle in. |
| Es labprātāk runāju nekā pļāpāju, un jūs? | I'd rather talk than make chit-chat, wouldn't you? |
| Šajos laikos daudzi cilvēki pļāpā par saloniem. | Well, a lot of people chatting about saloons these days. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | xatejar | Dutch | babbelen, bomen, chatten, keuvelen, kletsen |
| English | chat | Esperanto | babili |
| Estonian | vestlema | Finnish | chatata, jutella, jutustaa, kertoilla, pakista, rupatella |
| French | bavarder, chater, chatter, clavarder, claveliser, deviser, papoter, tchatcher, tchater, tchatter | German | chatten, dibbern, plaudern, schnacken |
| Hungarian | cseveg | Icelandic | masa, skrafa |
| Indonesian | kongko, mengobrol, obrol | Italian | chattare, chiacchierare |
| Japanese | 漫談 | Lithuanian | paplepėti, plepėti |
| Malay | mengobrol | Norwegian | chatte, prate |
| Polish | gawędzić, pogadywać, pogawędzić | Portuguese | bater papo, papear, prosear |
| Russian | поболтать | Spanish | charlar, charlotear, platicar |
| Thai | คุย | Vietnamese | tám |