| Example in Norwegian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| - Ja, men syng harmonien. | That's what I did. - Yeah, but you sing the harmony. |
| Ikke syng det gamle tullet, hva? | Er, don't sing all that old rubbish, eh? |
| Å, syng, min nattergal | Oh, sing sweet nightingale |
| Kom deg opp på åsen der, og syng i vei hvis du ser noe. | Get up on that hill and sing out if you see anything. |
| Hei, syng no', din dåsemikkel! | Hey, sing something, douchebag! |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | sing | Albanian | këndoj |
| Arabic | غنى | Basque | abestu |
| Catalan | cantar | Danish | synge |
| Dutch | bezingen,bezinken, toezingen, zingen | English | sing |
| Esperanto | kanti | Estonian | kumisema, laulma |
| Faroese | syngja | Finnish | laulaa, laulella, lauleskella |
| German | lobsingen, singen | Greek | κελαηδώ, τραγουδώ, ψάλλω, ψέλνω |
| Hawaiian | mele | Hebrew | שר |
| Hungarian | dalol, énekel | Icelandic | syngja |
| Indonesian | bernyanyi, menyanyi, menyanyikan | Italian | cantare, duettare, salmodiare, zirlare |
| Japanese | 歌う, 歌唱 | Latvian | dziedāt |
| Lithuanian | dainuoti, padainuoti | Macedonian | испее, отпее, пее |
| Malay | nyanyi | Maltese | kanta |
| Maori | waiata | Persian | آواز خواندن |
| Polish | dośpiewać, odśpiewać, opiewać, pośpiewać, śpiewać, wyśpiewać, wyśpiewywać, zakolędować, zaśpiewać | Portuguese | cantar, entoar |
| Quechua | takiy | Romanian | cânta |
| Russian | воспевать, воспеть, петь | Spanish | cantar, grillar |
| Swedish | sjunga | Thai | ขับร้อง, ซอ, ร้อง, ร้องเพลง |
| Turkish | şarkı söylemek | Vietnamese | ca, hát, hắt, hất |