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How do you say "[you have the] wrong number" in your language?

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I get wrong numbers all the time in other languages. I only speak English fluently. The languages I studied previously were mainly in writing so speaking other languages is quite intimidating for me.

Top languages in my area: Spanish (mainly Mexico and Puerto Rico), Vietnamese, Korean, and Russian. I’ve also encountered Igbo, Yoruba, Arabic, and Haitian Creole.

Learning how to say something like “I only speak English” would be helpful as well.

I did find this website but I have no way of knowing how accurate it is:

https://www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/wrong_number

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acetanilide@lemmy.worldOP
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Excellent. Thank you. How do you pronounce () {?

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Mayor Poopington@lemmy.world
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open parentheses close parentheses open curly boi

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pe1uca@lemmy.pe1uca.dev
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Those are silent, they’re there for history reasons.

rit de façon maniaque en français

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Skydancer@pawb.social
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Oh See Paren Left Brace Whatmark

For loads of alternatives, see the Jargon File

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