| Example in Russian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Прекрати жужжать! | Stop humming! |
| Ты что жужжишь? | What... what, are you humming? |
| - Он жужжит. | - It hums. |
| Колибри, жужжите и залетайте! | Hummingbirds, hum and get it! |
| Вы знали, что мухи жужжат нотой фа? | Did you know that houseflies hum in the key of F? |
| Мои чувства все еще жужжат. Хей, Рико! | My fillings are still humming. |
| Не обращай на песни внимания, они жужжат | Nevermind the songs they hum |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | دندن | Dutch | brommen,neuriën |
| English | hum | Estonian | umisema |
| Finnish | hurista, hymistä, hyristä | French | fredonner, vrombir |
| German | summen | Greek | βουίζω, βουλιάζω, βουλίζω |
| Hungarian | dúdol, zsong | Icelandic | raula |
| Italian | canticchiare | Lithuanian | niūniuoti, zysti, zyzti |
| Macedonian | потпевнува | Norwegian | nynne |
| Polish | bzyknąć, nucić, podśpiewywać, szumieć, zanucić | Portuguese | cantarolar |
| Spanish | tararear, tatarear, zumbar | Swedish | gnola, gnugga, sorla |
| Turkish | mırıldanmak |