| Example in Latvian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Kāpēc tu gribēji viņu precēt? | Why did you want to marry her? |
| Vēlos tevi precēt. | I want to marry you. |
| Gatavojas precēt Noringtona kungu, kā viņa solīja, un tu varēsi mirt viņas dēļ, kā tu solīji. | She's set to marry Norrington , like she promised . You get to die for her, like you promised . |
| Es no jums aizeju un precu citu sievieti. | I'm leaving you guys and marrying another woman. |
| Vai nu tu mani preci, vai nē. | You either wanna marry me or you don't. |
| Māte grib, lai preci atraitni vai meitu? | Does your mother want you to marry the widow or the child? |
| Kāds līķis gan precētu mūsu Viktoru? | What corpse would marry our Victor? |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | trou | Azeri | evlənmək |
| Catalan | casar,casar-se | Danish | gifte, ægte |
| Dutch | huwen, trouwen, uithuwelijken | English | marry |
| Esperanto | edzigi, edzinigi, geedzigi, kasacii | Estonian | abielluma, naima, naitma |
| Faroese | gifta | Finnish | mennä naimisiin, naida, naittaa, vihkiä |
| French | convoler, épouser, marier, mariner | German | heiraten, verheiraten, vermählen, vermehren |
| Greek | παντρεύομαι, παντρεύω, παξιμαδιάζω, παπαγαλίζω, παπουτσώνομαι, παπουτσώνω, παραβαραίνω, παραβράζω, στεφανώνομαι | Hungarian | egybekel |
| Icelandic | kvæna | Indonesian | mengawinkan |
| Italian | accasare, ammogliare, imparentarsi, maritare, sposare | Japanese | 降嫁, 婿入り |
| Lithuanian | apsivesti, sutukuoti, sutuokti, tuokti | Macedonian | венча |
| Norwegian | ekte | Persian | ازدواج کردن |
| Polish | ożenić, poślubiać, poślubić, pożenić, zaślubić, żenić | Portuguese | casar |
| Romanian | căsători, însura, mărita | Russian | обвенчать, повенчать, пожениться |
| Spanish | casar, casarse, desposar | Swedish | gifta, äkta |
| Thai | แต่งงาน, สมรส | Turkish | evermek, evlendirmek, evlenmek |
| Vietnamese | kết hôn |