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How to say "Get well soon!", or something similar, in many languages.
| Language | Get well soon |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Word gou gesond! |
| Albanian | Shërim të shpejtë! |
| Amharic | ምህረቱን ያምጣልህ (mihretun yamitalih) - m / ያምጣልሽ። (yamitalish) f "may god give you a speedy recover" |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Լավացի'ր: (Lavacir) Առողջացի'ր: (Arogh.jacir) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Շուտով լաւացի՛ր: (Shoodov lavatseer); Շուտով առողջացի՛ր: (Shoodov arroghchatseer) |
| Azeri | Keçmiş Olsun |
| Basque | Hobera egin |
| Bengali | শিগগিরি স্বাস্থ্য ভালো হোক। (shiggiri shastho bhalo hok) |
| Bhojpuri | जल्दी से ठीक होइआ (jaldi se thiik hoiya) |
| Breton | Ra vi yac'h ar buanañ ar gwellañ |
| Bulgarian | Оздравявай бързо (Ozdravjavaj bãrzo) inf Оздравявайте бързо (Ozdravjavajte bãrzo) frm |
| Catalan | Que et milloris |
| Chamorro | Puedi/Ohala homlo' hao ti åpmam |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
早日康復
(jóuyaht hòngfuhk) 快啲好番呀 (faaidi hóufàan a) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
快地好回 (kuai di ho zhong) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
快點好啦 [快点好啦]
(kuài diǎn hào la) 祝您早日康復 (zhù nín zǎorì kāngfù) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
趕緊恢復 (kóaⁿ kín hoe ho̍k) |
| Cornish | Bydh gwell yn Skon! |
| Corsican | Guarisci prestu |
| 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 |
| Fijian | Nuitaka ni ko na vabulabula totolo |
| 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 |
| Frisian (North) | Si tu, dåt dü bål wider sün warst |
| Friulian | Vuariš daurman |
| Galician | Que te mellores |
| Georgian | მალე გამოჯანმრთელდით (male gamojanmrteldith) - frm მალე გამოჯანმრთელდი (male gamojanmrteldi) - inf |
| German | Gute Besserung! |
| Greek (Modern) | Περαστικά (Perastiká) |
| Gujarati | જલ્દી ઠીક થઇ જાવ તેવી શુભકામના (jaldi thik thai jaav tevi shubhkamna) |
| Haitian Creole | Fè mye talè |
| Hausa | Allah ya kawo sauki |
| Hebrew | (Hachlama mehira) החלמה מהירה |
| Hindi | जल्दी से ठीक हो जाओ (jaldī se ṭhīk ho jāo) |
| Hungarian | Jobbulást Gyógyulj meg minél előbb! Remélem hamarosan jobban leszel! |
| 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) |
| Kannada | ಬೇಗ ಗುಣಮುಖರಾಗಿ ಅಂತ ಹಾರೈಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (bega gunamukharaagi anta haaraisuttene) |
| Kazakh | Тезірек жазылыңыз (Tezirek jazılıñız) |
| Kinyarwanda | Urware ubukira |
| Lakota Sioux | Ečháŋni aníčisni kte ní! |
| Latin | Convalescas ex aegroto mox |
| Latvian | Veseļ |
| Lithuanian | Sveikite, Sveikite greičiau |
| Luxembourgish | Gutt Besserung |
| Macedonian | Оздрави брзо
(Ozdravi brzo) - inf Оздравете брзо (Ozdravete brzo) - frm |
| Malay | Semoga cepat sembuh |
| Malayalam | നിങ്ങള് വേഗം സുഖം പ്രാപിക്കും (ningal sukham prapikyum) |
| Maltese | Nawguralek fejqan ta' malajr |
| Māri | Kia piki te ora |
| Mongolian | Хурдан идгээрэй (Hurdan idgereerei) |
| Nepali | चाँडै निको हुनुहोस् (chadai niko hunuhos) |
| Norwegian | God bedring |
| Occitan | Remet-te lèu! Remetètz-vos lèu! |
| Papiamento | Mehora pronto |
| Pashto | (zar bar jor shay) زر به جوړ شی |
| Persian (Farsi) | (zud xub šo) زود خوب شو |
| Polish | Wroć prędko do zdrowia! Wracaj do zdrowia! Zdrowiej szybko! Kuruj się! |
| Portuguese | As melhoras! (informal) Que melhores logo (tu) Que melhore logo (você) Que melhorem logo (vocês) Que melhoreis logo (vós) |
| Punjabi | ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਛੇਤੀ ਅਰਾਮ ਆਵੇ। / تہانوں چھیتی آرام آوے (tuhānū̃ shētī arām āvē) |
| Romanian | Însănătoşire grabnică! Vindecare rapidă! Multă sănătate! |
| Russian | Выздоравливай (Vyzdoravlivaj) - inf Выздоравливайте (Vyzdoravlivajte) - frm Поправляйся (Popravljajsja) - inf Поправляйтесь (Popravljajtes) - frm Выздоравливайте скорее (Vyzdoravlivajte skoree) - frm |
| Samoan | Ia vave ona e manuia |
| Scottish Gaelic | Faigh na's fearr! |
| Serbian | Оздрави што пре! (Ozdravi što pre!) |
| Shona | Ndinovimba kuti uchakurumidza kupora (sg) Ndinovimba kuti muchakurumidza kupora (pl) |
| Sinhala | ඉක්මනින් සනීප වෙන්න (ikmaning sanēpa wenna) |
| Slovak | Skoro sa uzdrav! Skoré uzdravenie! (in a letter) |
| Slovenian | Čimprej se pozdravi |
| Somali | Aafiimad baan kuu rajeynayaa. ("I wish you health") |
| Sundanese | Mugi sing énggal damang |
| Swahili | Ugua pole |
| Swedish | Krya på dig! |
| Swiss German | Gueti Besserig |
| Spanish | Que te mejores
Que te mejores pronto ¡Recupérate pronto! Pronta recuperación |
| Tagalog | Magpagaling ka na, ha |
| Tamil | உங்கள் உடல் விரைவாக குணம் அடையட்டும் (ungal udal viraivaaga gunam adaiyattum) |
| Tatar | Tiz arada terelergä yazsın |
| Telugu | మీ ఆరోగ్యం త్వరలో కుదుట పడాలని కోరుకుంటున్నాను (mee aaroagyaṅ thvaraloa kudhuta padaalani koarukuṅtunnaanu) |
| Tetum | Diak lalais |
| Tibetan | གང་མགྱོགས་བདེ་ཐང་ཡོང་བར་སྨོན། |
| Tigrinya | ምሕረት የውርደልካ። (Mhret Yewrdelka) m/sg ምሕረት የውርደልኪ። (Mhret Yewrdelki) f/sg |
| Tswana | O fole ka potlako |
| Turkish | Geçmiş olsun |
| Ukrainian | Видужуй[те] (Vydužuj[te]) |
| Urdu | (jaldi theek ho jaen) جلدی ٹھیک ہو جایۂں |
| Uzbek | Tezda sog'ayib keting |
| Venetian | Guarissi presto |
| Võro | Saaq terves |
| Welsh | Brysiwch Wella! Gwellhad buan! |
| Xhosa | Uphile ngokukhawuleza |
| Yiddish | זייט געזונט שנעל / האָט א רפֿואה שלמה (Zayt gezunt shnel / Hot a refue sheleyme) |
| Yorùbá | Da ara ya o |
| Zulu | Phila masinya |
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