pointing
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The meaning (definition) of the word pointing
holding out a finger to show where something is
The word pointing used in a sentence
“I am pointing at the red balloon high in the sky.”
How the word pointing is said around the world
| French | montrer du doigt (mohn-TRAY dew DWAH) |
| Spanish | señalando (seh-nyah-LAHN-doh) |
| Mandarin | 指着 (jir juh) |
| Hindi | इशारा करना (i-SHAA-raa kar-NAA) |
| Arabic | أُشِيرُ (u-SHEE-ru) |
| Russian | показываю (pah-KAH-zy-vah-yu) |
| Portuguese (EU) | a apontar (uh uh-pon-TAR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | apontando (ah-pon-TAHN-doo) |
| Japanese | ゆびをさしている (YOO-bee oh sah-SHEE-teh EE-roo) |
| German | zeigen (TSY-gen) |
| Urdu | اشارہ کر رہا ہوں (i-SHAH-rah kur ra-HAH hoon) |
| Punjabi | ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ (ee-SHAH-rah kur ree-HAH hahn) |
| Korean | 가리키다 (kah-ree-KEE-dah) |
| Hebrew | מצביע (mah-TSBEE-ah) |
| Greek | δείχνω (THEEKH-noh) |
| Dutch | wijzen (VY-zen) |
| Tagalog | itinuturo (ee-tee-noo-TOO-roh) |
| Vietnamese | đang chỉ (dahng CHEE) |
| Turkish | işaret ediyorum (ee-shah-RET eh-dee-YO-room) |
| Persian | اشاره میکنم (eh-SHAH-reh mee-KO-nam) |
| Polish | wskazywać (fskah-ZIH-vach) |
| Ukrainian | показую (po-KA-zu-yu) |
| Bengali | আঙুল দিয়ে দেখাচ্ছি (AHN-gool DEE-yay day-KHAH-chhee) |
| Swedish | pekar (PAY-kar) |
| Italian | indicare (een-dee-KAH-reh) |
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