What can i say Meaning in English

expression

US

WUHT-kan-eye-SAY or WUHT-kuhn-eye-SAY

UK

WOT-kan-eye-SAY

التعريف

A phrase said when you feel there is nothing appropriate or helpful left to say, often used after something surprising, disappointing, or unavoidable has happened.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often used to express resignation, surprise, or acceptance of a situation. Usually rhetorical; does not expect a real answer. Commonly appears after awkward, disappointing, or out-of-your-control events.

• Spanish: ¿qué puedo decir?
• Portuguese (BR): o que posso dizer?
• Portuguese (PT): o que posso dizer?
• Chinese (Simplified): 我还能说什么呢？
• Chinese (Traditional): 我還能說什麼呢？
• Hindi: मैं क्या कहूँ
• Arabic: ماذا يمكنني أن أقول؟
• Bengali: আমি কী বলবো - আর কী-ই বা বলি
• Russian: что я могу сказать - что тут скажешь
• Japanese: 何と言えばいいのか - 仕方ないね
• Vietnamese: biết nói gì đây - tôi biết nói gì bây giờ
• Korean: 뭐라고 할 수 있겠어 - 뭐라 하겠어
• Turkish: ne diyebilirim ki - ne desem boş
• Urdu: میں کیا کہوں
• Indonesian: apa boleh dikata - mau bilang apa

جمل نموذجية

Well, what can I say? Mistakes happen.

basic

You did your best. What can I say?

basic

She forgot my birthday again. What can I say?

basic

I dropped my coffee all over the report. What can I say? It happens.

natural

My team lost again—what can I say? That’s life.

natural

If things go wrong, what can I say? We tried our best.

natural