#stayathome Hashtag in Different Languages

Posted On: March 31, 2020

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 #stayathome hashtag 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

French ???????? Restez chez vous
Vietnamese ???????? : ở nhà – stay at home – #ởnhà
Spanish: quedate en casa

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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) – Sit at home or you will get a beating with sticks

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

Malayalam:

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)

Tamil:

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)

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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