| Example in Esperanto | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Tom komencis ronki. | Tom started to snore. |
| Mi devas konfesi, ke mi kutime ronkas... | I must admit that I snore. |
| Vi devas scii, ke mi ronkas. | You must know that I snore. |
| Kion mi faru, se mia edzino ronkas? | What should I do if my wife snores? |
| Maria ronkas. | Mary is snoring. |
| Li ronkas kaj ni studas. | He's snoring and we're studying. |
| Li laŭte ronkis dum sia dormo. | He snored loudly while he slept. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | snorke | Dutch | snorken,snurken |
| English | snore | German | schnarchen |
| Greek | ροχαλίζω, ρυθμίζω, ρυπαίνω, ρυτιδιάζω, σαβουριάζω, σαϊτεύω, σακιάζω, σακουλιάζω, σαλιάζω, σαλιαρίζω, σαλιώνω, σαλπίζω, σαμπανιάζω | Hungarian | horkol |
| Icelandic | hrjóta | Italian | ronfare, russare |
| Japanese | グーグー, 鼾, 鼾く, 鼾をかく | Latvian | krākt |
| Lithuanian | knarkti | Polish | chrapać, zachrapać |
| Portuguese | roncar | Spanish | roncar |
| Swedish | snarka, snaska | Turkish | horlamak, horlanmak |