How to say "Get well soon!", or something similar, in many languages.
| Language | Phrase |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Word gou gesond! |
| Armenian (Eastern) | Լավացի'ր: (Lavacir) Առողջացի'ր: (Arogh.jacir) |
| Bengali | শিগগিরি স্বাস্থ্য ভালো হোক। (Shiggiri shastho bhalo hok) |
| Bulgarian | Оздравявай бързо (Ozdravjavaj bãrzo) |
| Catalan | Que et milloris |
| Chamorro | Puedi homlo hao ti apmam |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
祝您盡快恢復健康
(jūk néih cheuhnfaai fuìfuhk gihnhòng) 快啲好番呀 (faaidi hóufàan a) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
快點好啦 [快点好啦]
(kuài diǎn hào la) 祝您早日康復 (zhù nín zǎorì kāngfù) |
| Croatian | Ozdravi brzo! (inf) Ozdravite brzo! (frm) |
| Czech | Brzy se uzdravte |
| Danish | God bedring |
| Dutch | Beterschap! |
| Esperanto | Resaniĝon! |
| Estonian | Saa ruttu terveks! Parane kiiresti! |
| Faroese | Góðan bata |
| Finnish | Parane pian |
| French | Remets-toi vite
Guéris vite
Soigne-toi bien Bon rétablissement Prompt rétablissement J'espère que tu iras mieux très vite Je vous souhaite un prompt rétablissement |
| Friulian | Vuariš daurman |
| Georgian | მალე გამოჯანმრთელდით
(male gamojanmrteldit) - frm მალე გამოჯანმრთელდი (male gamojanmrteldi) - inf |
| German | Gute Besserung! |
| Greek | Περαστικά (Perastiká) |
| Hebrew | (Hachlama mehira) החלמה מהירה |
| Hungarian | Jobbulást |
| Icelandic | Láttu þér batna, Láttu þér batna fljótt |
| Indonesian | Semoga lekas sembuh! |
| Inuktitut | ᓈᒻᒪᖕᓂᖏᓚᓪᓚᑎᑦ (Naammangniluglutit) |
| Iñupiaq | Nakuuqsirugniglutit |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Go mbíodh biseach ort gan mhoill! |
| Italian | Guarisci presto! Auguri di pronta guarigione! |
| Japanese | お大事に (odaiji ni) |
| Kazakh | Тезірек жазылыңыз (Tezirek jazılıñız) |
| Latin | Convalescas ex aegroto mox |
| Latvian | Veseļojies drīz! |
| Lithuanian | Sveikite, Taisykitės |
| Luxembourgish | Gutt Besserung |
| Macedonian | Оздрави брзо
(Ozdravi brzo) - inf Оздравете брзо (Ozdravete brzo) - frm |
| Malay | Semoga cepat sembuh (May you heal quicker) |
| Maltese | Nawguralek fejqan ta' malajr |
| Mongolian | Хурдан идгээрэй (Hurdan idgereerei) |
| Nepali | चाँडै निको हुनुहोस् (chadai niko hunuhos) |
| Norwegian | God bedring |
| Occitan | Remet-te lèu! Remetètz-vos lèu! |
| Persian | (zud xub šo) زود خوب شو |
| Polish | Wroć prędko do zdrowia! Wracaj do zdrowia! |
| Portuguese | As melhoras! (informal) Que melhores logo (tu) Que melhore logo (você) Que melhorem logo (vocês) Que melhoreis logo (vós) |
| Romanian | Însănătoşire grabnică! Vindecare rapidă! Multă sănătate! |
| Russian | Выздоравливай(те)
(Vyzdoravlivaj(te)) Поправляйся / Поправляйтесь (Popravljajsja / Popravljajtes) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Faigh na's fearr! |
| Serbian | Оздрави што пре! (Ozdravi što pre!) |
| Shona | Ndinovimba kuti uchakurumidza kupora (sg) Ndinovimba kuti muchakurumidza kupora (pl) |
| Slovak | Skoro sa uzdrav! Skoré uzdravenie! (in a letter) |
| Slovenian | Čimprej se pozdravi |
| Swedish | Krya på dig!
|
| Spanish | Que te mejores
Que te mejores pronto ¡Recupérate pronto! Pronta recuperación |
| Tagalog | Magpagaling ka na, ha |
| Tigrinya | እግዚአብሄር የውርደልካ (əgziabhier yewrdelka) |
| Turkish | Geçmiş olsun |
| Ukrainian | Видужуй(те) (Vydužuj(te)) |
| Urdu | (jaldi theek ho jaen) جلدی ٹھیک ہو جایۂں |
| Uzbek | Tezda sog'ayib keting |
| Welsh | Brysiwch Wella! Gwellhad buan! |
| Xhosa | Uphile ngokukhawuleza |
| Yiddish | זייט געזונט שנעל / האָט א רפֿואה שלמה (Zayt gezunt shnel / Hot a refue sheleyme) |
| Zulu | Phila masinya |
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