Phrase guide

this is a book

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

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see this, is, a, book: Indicates to the interlocutor that the indicated object is a book

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Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ky është libër — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Arabic: ده كتاب (da kitāb) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Arabic: هاد كتاب (hād kitāb) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Armenian: սա գիրք է (sa girkʻ ē) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Asturian: esti ye un llibru — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Azerbaijani: bu kitab — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Belarusian: гэ́та кні́жка (héta knížka) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Belarusian: гэ́та кні́га (héta kníha) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Bengali: এটি বই (eṭi boi) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Bengali: এটা বই (eṭa boi) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Bulgarian: това́ е кни́га (tová e kníga) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Burmese: ဒါ စာအုပ်ပါ။ — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Chinese Cantonese: 呢本係一本書 /呢本系一本书 (ne1 bun2 hai6 jat1 bun2 syu1) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Chinese Mandarin: 這是一本書 /这是一本书 (zhè shì yī běn shū) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Czech: toto je kniha — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Danish: dette er en bog — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Dutch: dit is een boek — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Estonian: see on raamat — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Finnish: tämä on kirja — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • French: c'est un livre — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Georgian: ეს წიგნია (es c̣ignia) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Georgian: ეს არის წიგნი (es aris c̣igni) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • German: das ist ein Buch — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • German: das isch es Buech — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Greek: αυτό είναι βιβλίο (aftó eínai vivlío) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Hebrew: זֶהוּ סֵפֶר (zéhu séfer) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Hindi: यह एक किताब है (yah ek kitāb hai) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Hindi: यह किताब है (yah kitāb hai) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Icelandic: þetta er bók — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Indonesian: ini buku — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Irish: seo leabhar — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Italian: questo è un libro — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Japanese: これは本です (kore wa hon desu) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Japanese: これは本だ (kore wa hon da) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Kazakh: бұл кітап (būl kıtap) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Khmer: នេះសៀវភៅ (nih siəw phɨw) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Khmer: នេះគឺជាសៀវភៅ (nih kɨɨ ciə siəw phɨw) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Korean: 이것은 책입니다 (igeos-eun chaeg-imnida) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Korean: 이것은 책이에요 (igeos-eun chaeg-ieyo) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Korean: 이건 책이야 (igeon chaeg-iya) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Lao: ນີ້ແມ່ນປຶ້ມ (nī mǣn pưm) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Latvian: šī ir grāmata — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Lithuanian: tai knyga — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Luxembourgish: dëst ass e Buch — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Macedonian: ова е книга (ova e kniga) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Malay: ini buku — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Mongolian: энэ ном (ene nom) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dette er en bok — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dette er en bok — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Iranian Persian: این کِتاب اَسْت (in ketâb ast) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Iranian Persian: این کِتابِه (in ketâb-e) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Polish: to jest książka — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Portuguese: este é um livro — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Romanian: aceasta este o carte — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Russian: э́то кни́га (éto kníga) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Serbo-Croatian: ово је књига — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Serbo-Croatian: ovo je knjiga — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Slovak: toto je kniha — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Slovene: to je knjiga — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Spanish: este es un libro — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Swedish: detta är en bok — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Tajik: ин китоб аст (in kitob ast) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Tatar: бу китап (bu kitap) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Thai: นี่คือหนังสือ (nîi kʉʉ nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Turkish: bu kitap — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Turkmen: bu kitap — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Ukrainian: це кни́жка (ce knýžka) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Ukrainian: це кни́га (ce knýha) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Urdu: یِہ ایک کِتاب ہَے (ye ek kitāb hai) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Urdu: یِہ کِتاب ہَے (ye kitāb hai) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Uyghur: بۇ كىتاب (bu kitab) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Uzbek: bu kitob — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Vietnamese: đây là một cuốn sách — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is
  • Yiddish: דאָס איז אַ בוך (dos iz a bukh) — a sample phrase to indicate an object (here: a book) and explain what it is