As we are in quarantine or lockdown and some are using the hashtag stayathome (stay at home), I thought to post on Facebook to ask my friends to post this hash tag in different languages. So, this information is crowdsourced!! Apologize in advance for any mistakes as I am not fluent in any other language beside English (though I can read a little Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam...).
How do you translate the hashtag stayathome into different languages?
See a list of some translations below:
Top 5 Languages of those who visit the Authentic Journeys Facebook Page:
English: #stayathome
Arabic: #خليك_في_البيت (khlyk_fy_alibit) - slang
Arabic: أبقى_في_المنزل ('abqaa_fi_almunzil) or ألزم_منزلك ('alzm_munzluk) - formal
Arabic 🇸🇦 (Saudi Arabia) لبقاء في المنزل
French 🇫🇷 Restez a la maison
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Indian Languages 🇮🇳
Haryanavi (dialect of Hindi): Ghar Mai padya reh
Hindi:
Ghar se bhahar mat nikalna (घर से बाहर मत निकलना - GT) - Don't go outside of the house
आप घर से बाहर मत निकलना
Ghar baith nahin toh laathi khaa (घर बैठ नहीं तोह लाठी खा- GT) - Don't sit at home eating sticks (more of a Mumbai slang)
Ghar pe raho (घर पे रहो)
Kannada:
Maneyalle Iri (ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಇರಿ)
Konkani:
Tu garlagi bayis
Deyavu cheythu veetil irikku (ദയവു ചെയ്തു വീട്ടിൽ ഇരിക്ക് - GT) - Please stay home
Poi veedil irikku (പോയി വീട്ടിൽ ഇരിക്ക്) - go inside the house / stay inside the house
veettiliri (#വീട്ടിലിരി)
veedil irikku (വീട്ടില് ഇരിക്കു)
Marathi:
Gharicha rahaa घरिच रहा
Odiya/Odia:
Ghare Ruha (ଘରେ ରୁହ)
Veedilaeyae Iru (வீட்டிலேயே இரு) - Be at home (said to a younger person, could be a command)
Veetilaeyae Irungal ( வீட்டிலேயே இருங்கள்) - All of you be at home (said to an older person, or to a group of any age, more of a suggestive plea)
Veetilaye irukkavum (வீட்டிலேயே இருக்கவும்) - Stay at home (third person, not to a specific person, more like advice)
Telugu:
Intlo Undandi (ఇంట్లో ఉండండి - GT) - Used in formal settings, to an elder, or to a group
Intlo ne undu (ఇంట్లో నే ఉండు - GT) - informal
This is only a sampling of the many languages of India as you can see from the map/infographic below, which still does not list every language in India!
Other International Languages
(all mean stay at home, unless there is a slightly different translation listed)
Azerbaijani 🇦🇿 Evde kal
Czech 🇨🇿 zustat doma
Filipino 🇵🇭 Hwag Lumbas Ng Bahay (don't return to the house)
Finnish 🇫🇮 pysykotona
German 🇩🇪 #bleibzuhause
Indonesian 🇮🇩 tinggal di rumah (Tinggal = Stay, Di = at, Rumah = Home), Di rumah aja (slang)
Indonesian 🇮🇩 tinggal di rumah (Tinggal = Stay, Di = at, Rumah = Home), Di rumah aja (slang)
Italian 🇮🇹 iostoacasa
Japanese 🇯🇵 家にいる (ie ni iru)
Latvian 🇱🇻 Sahoo Paliec mājās
Polish 🇵🇱 Zostań w domu
Portuguese 🇵🇹 🇧🇷 ficar em casa
Russian 🇷🇺 оставайтесь дома (ostavaytes' doma)
Turkish 🇹🇷 Evde kal
Note: GT denotes that Google Translate transcribed the English letters into Indian native languages. Those without the GT note were given in native scripts by friends on Facebook!
Jennifer Kumar is a culture and communication coach helping you work on virtual teams and across cultures. Want to talk? Get in touch!
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