| Example in Turkish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| - Filistinlinin teki Zuheir Camii'nde namaz kılmak istemiş. - Sonra? | A Palestinian wanted to pray at the Zuheir Mosque. |
| -Ben namaz kılmak istiyorum. | I wanna pray. |
| Ama akşamüstü namaz kılmak ve yemek yemek için geri döner, sonra tekrar dışarı çıkar. | But he comes back at sundown for prayers and food and then he goes back out again. |
| Bize gidersek babamla namaz kılmak zorunda kalırız. | Not my place either, or I'll have to pray with my father. |
| Düne kadar namaz kılmak için iznim yoktu. | Until yesterday, I am not permitted regular prayer. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | صل,صلى, صلي | Catalan | orar, pregar, resar |
| Dutch | bidden, biechten, bieden, meebidden, voorbidden | English | pray |
| Esperanto | preĝadi | Estonian | palvetama |
| Finnish | rukoilla | German | beten |
| Greek | δέομαι, προσεύχομαι | Hawaiian | pule |
| Hungarian | imádkozik | Indonesian | berdoa |
| Italian | pregare | Japanese | 祈る, 祈願, 祈祷 |
| Lithuanian | melstis, pasimelsti | Macedonian | се помоли |
| Malay | bersembahyang | Norwegian | be |
| Polish | modlić, pomodlić | Portuguese | orar, rezar |
| Russian | молиться, помолиться | Spanish | orar, rezar |
| Swedish | bedja | Thai | อธิษฐาน |
| Vietnamese | cầu nguyện, cầu siêu, khẩn cầu, khấn vái |