Unit speech translations

Overview

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

British

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!

• 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.

• Seadh? (Yes?) [Namely?]
• Deiseil (Ready) [Ready]
• Dé’n t-òrdugh? (What is your order?) [What is the order?]
• Tha mi a’tuigsinn (I understand) [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

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!

• 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

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!

• 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

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!

• 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

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!

• 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

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!

• 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

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

• 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

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!

• 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.