In some cases the translations mean "Leave me in peace!".
| Language | Phrase |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Laat my met rus! Los my uit asseblief! |
| Albanian | Lëmë rehat! |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | to females (otrokini) - اتركيني male speaking (otrokni) - اتركني |
| Arabic (Moroccan) | (ʿteinī ttīsaʿ) عطيني التيساع! |
| Armenian (Eastern) | Հեռացի'ր ինձանից: (Heracir indzanic) |
| Armenian (Western) | Ինծի հանգիստ ձգէ՛: (Eendzee hankeesd tske) |
| Basque | Utzi pakean! |
| Bosnian | Pusti me na miru! |
| Bulgarian | Оставете ме
намира!
|
| Capeverdean Crioulos (Kabuverdianu) |
Dixâ-m' em pás! D'xá-m' s'segód'! D'xé-m' s'segód'! |
| Catalan | Deixa'm en pau! |
| Chamorro | Sappe! Litira hao! Basta ma estotba yu! |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 唔好搞我! (m̀hóu gáau ngóh!) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 不要打擾我!
[不要打扰我!] (búyào dǎrǎo wǒ) 别管我! (bié guǎn wǒ) |
| Croatian | Pustite me na miru! |
| Czech | Nechte mně být!
|
| Dalecarlian | Lat wårå mig! |
| Danish | Lad mig være i fred! |
| Dutch | Laat me met rust! |
| Esperanto | Lasu min trankvile! |
| Estonian | Jätke mind rahule! |
| Finnish | Antakaa minun olla rauhassa! |
| French | Laisse-moi tranquille !
|
| Friulian | Lassaimi a pâs |
| Galician | Deixame en paz! |
| Georgian | თავი დამანებეთ!
(tavi damanebet!) - frm თავი დამანებე! (tavi damanebe!) - inf |
| German | Laß mich! Laß mich in Ruhe! (inf) Lassen Sie mich! Lassen Sie mich in Ruhe! (frm) |
| Greek | Ἄσε με ἤσυχο!
Ἄσε με ἤσυχη ! Ἀφῆστε με ἤσυχο! Ἀφῆστε με ἤσυχη! |
| Hindi | मुझे अकेला छोड़ दो! (mujhe akela chod do) |
| Hungarian | Hagyjon engem békén! |
| Icelandic | Láttu mig í friði! |
| Indonesian | Biarkan saya sendiri! |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Lig dom! Fág dom i m'éinear! |
| Italian | Lasciami in pace!
Mi lasci in pace! |
| Italian (Roman dialect) | Làsseme pèrde! |
| Japanese | ほっといて! (hottoite!) |
| Japanese (Kansai dialect) | ほっといてんか! (hottoitenka!) |
| Korean | 혼자 내버려 두십시오! (honja naebeoryeo dushipshio) |
| Latvian | Atstājiet mani mierā! |
| Lithuanian | Atstokite! Palikite mane ramybėje! |
| Luxembourgish | Loss mech mat Rou! |
| Macedonian | Остави ме на мир!
Оставете ме на мир! |
| Malay | Pergi dari sini! |
| Manx | Lhig yn raad dou! |
| Māori | Haere atu! |
| Norwegian | La meg være alene! La meg være i fred! |
| Occitan | Daissa-me estar! Daissatz-me tranquil! |
| Persian | من راتنهاترک کنید! |
| Plautdietsch | Lot me toch! |
| Polish | Proszę mnie zostawić w spokoju! (frm) Zostaw mnie w spokoju! (inf) Zostaw mnie! (inf) |
| Portuguese | Deixa-me em paz! (Portugal) Me deixa em paz! (Brazil) Larga-me! |
| Romanian | Lăsa-mă în pace! (inf) Lăsaţi-mă în pace! (frm) |
| Russian | Оставьте
меня в покое!
|
| Scots | Lae me aloyn! |
| Serbian | Остави ме на миру (Ostavi me na miru!) |
| Shona | Ndisiyawo ndiri ndega! |
| Slovenian | Pustite me na miru! |
| Spanish | ¡Déjeme en paz!
|
| Swahili | Usinisumbue! |
| Swedish | Lämna mig ifred!
|
| Tagalog | Iwanan mo ako mag-isa! Hayaan mo ko mapag-isa! Lubuyan mo ako! (go away) Lumayas ka sa harapan ko! (get out of my sight!) Huwag mo akong pakialamanan! (don't bother me!) |
| Tok Pisin | Larim mi! |
| Thai | อย่ายุ่งกับ ผม!
(Yaa yung kap phom) - male speaking อย่ายุ่งกับ ฉัน! (Yaa yung kap chan! - female speaking |
| Tswana | Ntlogele! |
| Turkish | Beni yalnız bırakın! (frm), Beni rahat bırak! (inf) |
| Ukrainian | Залиште мене у спокої! (Zalyšte mene u spokoji) |
| Urdu | (mujhae akela chore do) مہجۓ اکیلہ چھوڈ دو |
| Uzbek | Meni tinch qo'ying!
|
| Vietnamese | Để cho tôi yên!
|
| Welsh | Gad lonydd i fi!
|
| Wolof | Bayyi ma! |
| Xhosa | Ndiyeke! |
| Yoruba | Fi mí sílẹ̀! |
| Zulu | Ndiyekele! |
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