Unit speech translations

Unit speech translations for the major civilizations in the base game.

British

General

In-game - meaning

• Yis - Yes
  
• Ready!
  
• Commandement - Your command?
  
• Hail - Greeting
  
• Richt - Right
  
• I meane so - I mean so
  
• I woll - I will
  
• Hokester - Miner
  
• Forster - Forester
  
• Tiller - Ploughman
  
• Wright - Builder
  
• Hoonter - Hunter
  
• Gatherer
  
• Advance!
  
• Lay on!
  
• I waste! — I kill!
  
• Assail!

Explorer

• I am sorely grieved, I may not steera. ("Steera" meaning "stir")
  
• I can you thank, that you ransomed me.
  
• I feel a bit strengthened, now.
  
• I claim this land a Great Britain's earth.

Highlanders

• Seadh? (Yes?) [Namely?]
  
• Deiseil (Ready) [Ready]
  
• Dé'n t-òrdugh? (What is your order?) [What is the order?]
  
• Tha mi a'tuigsinn (I understand)
  
• Mi bhitheadh (It will be done [by me]) [Yes]
  
• Mi cuir an seo 'ghas' (?) (I will go here) [Insert here]
  
• Ionnsaigh! (Attack!) [Attack!]
  
• Do blàr! (To battle!) [Your battle!]
  
• Seadh, dèan mi seasamh! (Yes, standing!) [Yeah, make me stand!]

The Highlanders speak Scots Gaelic. I've added a secondary translation to better convey the meaning.

Dutch

General

In-game - English

• Ja - Yes
  
• Commando - Your command?
  
• Klaar - Ready
  
• Juist - Right
  
• Oké - Okay
  
• Ik doe het - I do it
  
• Ik ga - I go
  
• Jager - Hunter
  
• Houthakker - Woodchopper
  
• Verzamelaar - Collector
  
• Handelaar - Merchant
  
• Boer (male) Boerin (female) - Farmer
  
• Timmerman - Carpenter
  
• Ten oorlog! - To war!
  
• Aanvallen! - Attack!

Explorer

• Ik ben gewond, ik kan me niet bewegen. - I'm wounded, I can't move.
  
• Bedankt voor het betalen van het losgeld. - Thanks for paying the ransom.
  
• Ik voel me nu wat sterker. - I'm feeling somewhat better now.
  
• Ik eis dit land op in naam van Nederland. - I claim this land in the name of the Netherlands.

French

General

In-game - English

• Oui - Yes
  
• Bonjour! - Hello!
  
• Prêt - Ready
  
• Votre ordre? - Your order?
  
• Correct - Right
  
• Très bien - Very well
  
• Je le ferai - I will do it
  
• Fermier/Fermière - Farmer
  
• Chasseur/Chasseuse - Hunter
  
• Cueilleur/Cueilleuse - Gatherer
  
• Bûcheron/Bûcheronne - Lumberjack
  
• Ramasseur/Ramasseuse - Collector
  
• Maçon (Mason) - Bricklayer
  
• Chargez! - Charge!
  
• À l'attaque! - Attack!

Explorer

• Je suis blessé, je ne peux pas bouger. - I'm injured, I can't move.
  
• J'ai repris des forces. - I have regained strength.
  
• Merci d'avoir payé la rançon. - Thank you for having paid my ransom.
  
• Au nom de la France, je revendique cette terre. - In name of France, I claim this land.

Germans

General

In-game - English

• Jawohl! - Yes!
  
• Hallo? - Hello?
  
• Bereit! - Ready!
  
• Aufgabe? - Orders?
  
• Auftrag? - Order?
  
• Verstanden! - Understood!
  
• Wird erledigt! - It will be done!
  
• Handwerker - Craftsman
  
• Jäger (male) Jägerin (female) - Hunter
  
• Zimmermann - Carpenter / house builder
  
• Bauer (male) Bäuerin (female) - Farmer
  
• Holzfäller - Lumberjack
  
• Händler (male) Händlerin (female) - Miner / merchant
  
• Sammler - Gatherer
  
• Attacke - Attack
  
• Ja! - Yes!
  
• Angriff! - Attack!
  
• Wird gemacht! - Will be done!
  
• In den Kampf! - Into the fight!

Explorer

• Ich bin verwundet und kann mich nicht bewegen. - I've been wounded and can't move.
  
• Danke, dass du mein Lösegeld bezahlt hast. - Thanks for paying my ransom.
  
• Es geht mir besser. - I'm feeling better.

An AOE3 wiki notes: "The German units speak modern Standard German with a standard theater pronunciation ("Bühnendeutsch"), although this does not represent the form of German spoken in the Age of Empires III timeframe."

Ottomans

General

In-game - English

• Evet - Yes
  
• Hazir - Ready
  
• Selam - Hello
  
• Emrin? - Your command?
  
• Tamamdir - Okay
  
• Dogru - Right
  
• Tamam, olur - Okay, fine
  
• Haydi bakalim - Let's go look
  
• Çiftçi - Farmer
  
• Toplayici - Gatherer
  
• Avci - Hunter
  
• Oduncu - Lumberjack
  
• Satici - Dealer
  
• Yapi ustasi - Builder
  
• Hücum! - Attack!
  
• Ileri, mars! - Forward, march!
  
• Saldir! - Attack!

Explorer

• Yaraliyim! kimildayamiyorum. - I'm wounded! I can't move.
  
• Fidyemi ödediginiz için tesekkürler. - Thanks for paying my ransom.
  
• Simdi daha iyiceyim. - I am feeling better now.

An AOE3 wiki notes: "The Ottoman units speak Modern Turkish instead of Ottoman Turkish."

Ottoman Turkish was spoken from the 15th century and developed into Modern Turkish in 1928. Age of Empires 3 is set between 1492 and 1876.

Portuguese

General

In-game - English

• Sim – Yes
  
• Olá – Hello
  
• Preparado/Preparada – Ready
  
• Qual é a sua ordem? – What is your order?
  
• Eu vou – I'm going
  
• Correcto – Correct
  
• Vou executar – I'll carry it out
  
• Vou fazer – I'll do it
  
• Forrageiro/Forrageiroa – Forager
  
• Camponês(a) – Farmer
  
• Caçador(a) – Hunter
  
• Lenhador(a) – Lumberjack
  
• Assalariado/Assalariada – Miner
  
• Construtor(a) – Builder
  
• Vou atacar! – I'm going to attack!
  
• Ao ataque! – To the attack!
  
• À luta! – To the fight!

Explorer

• Estou ferido, não me posso mexer. - I'm wounded, I can't move.
  
• Já me sinto mais forte - I'm feeling stronger already.
  
• Obrigado por teres pago o resgate - Thanks for having paid my ransom.

Russians

General

In-game - English

• Zdravstvuyte - Hello
  
• Chto? - What?
  
• Gotov - Ready
  
• Prikaz? - Order?
  
• Da - Yes
  
• Pravilno - Correct
  
• Budet sdelano - It will be done
  
• Sdelayu - I'll do it
  
• Furazhir - Forager
  
• Ohotnik - Hunter
  
• Fermer - Farmer
  
• Drovosek - Woodcutter
  
• Dobytchik - Miner
  
• Stroitel - Builder
  
• Atakuyu! - I am attacking
  
• V ataku - To the attack
  
• V boy - To the fight

Explorer

• Imenem Rossii ya obyavlyayu etu zemlyu yeyo sobsvennost'yu. - By the name of Russia I declare this land as her ownership.
  
• Ya ranen ne mogu idti. - I'm wounded, can't walk.
  
• Ko mne vozvraschaetsya sila. - Power returns to me.
  
• Spasibo, chto zaplatil moy vykup. - Thank you for paying ransom for me.

Spanish

General

In-game - English

• Sí – Yes
  
• ¡Hola! – Hello!
  
• Preparado – Ready
  
• ¿Cuál es su comando? – What is your command?
  
• ¿Cuál es su orden? – What is your order?
  
• ¿Qué me ordena? – What is my order?
  
• Correcto – Correct
  
• Lo haré – I’ll do it
  
• Voy a hacerlo – I’m going to do it
  
• Leñador(a) – Lumberjack
  
• Recolector(a) – Collector
  
• Cazador(a) – Hunter
  
• Abastecedor(a) – Supplier
  
• Granjero (male) Granjera (female) – Farmer
  
• Constructor(a) – Builder
  
• ¡Al ataque! – Attack!
  
• ¡A las armas! – To arms!

Explorer

• Estoy herido y no puedo moverme. – I'm hurt and I can’t move.
  
• Gracias por pagar mi rescate. – Thanks for paying my ransom.
  
• Ahora me siento más fuerte. – I feel stronger now.
  
• Reclamo esta tierra en nombre de España. – I claim this land in the name of Spain.

[[M.N.T]^Desolator]

thanks man. In your honor I'll destroy this British windmill with my cannon

[gambellkevin]

Is it me or are the Chinese always saying Falun gong?

[dhorvath57]

Being an American Boomer, I didn't have trouble figuring out what the western languages were saying - Turkish & Russian were hard to catch, though - Thanks!

[[ABYSS] Bugs Bunny]

the fact that the only other words i understand are mostly the french as its mostly similar to english.

[Bad Idea Bob]

I have always wondered what they were saying. Thank you so much man :D Even if it is a rough translation :P

[Quade]

The Ottoman one is Turkish and not really Ottoman Language which was quite even hard to pronounce.

[Human]

Nice guide

[R0bin H00d]

Cool. I always wondered what they meant - even the English ones!

[ABSOLUTION]

That's very nice!