Phrase guide

if I were you

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 我要是你 (wǒ yàoshi nǐ) — advice introduction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 如果我是你的話 /如果我是你的话 (rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ dehuà) — advice introduction
  • Czech: na vašem místě — advice introduction
  • Czech: na tvém místě — advice introduction
  • Dutch: als ik jou was — advice introduction
  • Dutch: als ik u was — advice introduction
  • Estonian: mina sinu asemel — advice introduction
  • Finnish: sinuna — advice introduction
  • Finnish: teinä — advice introduction
  • Finnish: jos olisin sinä — advice introduction
  • Finnish: jos olisin Te — advice introduction
  • French: à votre place — advice introduction
  • French: à ta place — advice introduction
  • French: si j'étais toi — advice introduction
  • French: si j'étais vous — advice introduction
  • Georgian: შენს ადგილას (šens adgilas) — advice introduction
  • Georgian: თქვენს ადგილას (tkvens adgilas) — advice introduction
  • German: wenn ich Sie wäre — advice introduction
  • German: wenn ich du wäre — advice introduction
  • German: an deiner Stelle — advice introduction
  • German: an Ihrer Stelle — advice introduction
  • Greek: αν ήμουν στη θέση σου (an ímoun sti thési sou) — advice introduction
  • Greek: στη θέση σου (sti thési sou) — advice introduction
  • Hungarian: ha a helyedben lennék — advice introduction
  • Icelandic: í þínum sporum — advice introduction
  • Irish: dá mba mé tú — advice introduction
  • Italian: se fossi in te — advice introduction
  • Italian: fossi in te — advice introduction
  • Italian: se fossi in voi — advice introduction
  • Italian: se fossi in Lei — advice introduction
  • Italian: fossi in Lei — advice introduction
  • Italian: se fossi in Voi — advice introduction
  • Italian: fossi in Voi — advice introduction
  • Japanese: もし私があなたの立場なら (moshi watashi ga anata no basho nara) — advice introduction
  • Japanese: 私なら (watashi nara) — advice introduction
  • Latvian: tavā vietā — advice introduction
  • Lithuanian: tavo vietoje — advice introduction
  • Lithuanian: tavimi dėtas — advice introduction
  • Lithuanian: tavimi dėta — advice introduction
  • Macedonian: на твое место (na tvoe mesto) — advice introduction
  • Macedonian: на ваше место (na vaše mesto) — advice introduction
  • Norwegian: hvis jeg var deg — advice introduction
  • Norwegian: var jeg deg — advice introduction
  • Polish: na twoim miejscu — advice introduction
  • Portuguese: se eu fosse você — advice introduction
  • Romanian: în locul tău — advice introduction
  • Romanian: în locul vostru — advice introduction
  • Russian: на ва́шем ме́сте (na vášem méste) — advice introduction
  • Russian: на твоём ме́сте (na tvojóm méste) — advice introduction
  • Spanish: si fuera tú — advice introduction
  • Spanish: yo que tú — advice introduction
  • Spanish: yo en tu lugar — advice introduction
  • Swedish: om jag vore du — advice introduction
  • Tagalog: kung ako sa iyo — advice introduction
  • Tagalog: kung ako sa inyo — advice introduction
  • Turkish: yerinde olsaydım — advice introduction
  • Ukrainian: на в́ашому мі́сці (na v́ašomu mísci) — advice introduction
  • Ukrainian: на твоє́му мі́сці (na tvojému mísci) — advice introduction
  • Vietnamese: nếu tôi là bạn — advice introduction
  • Zazaki: heruna to ba se — advice introduction