Today we’re looking at words for here and there is various languages. In standard English there are just two such words: here (close to the speaker), and there (away from the speaker). In some dialects of English, and in other languages, there are three or possibly more: here, there and yonder/over there.
Here are the words for here and there is various languages:
| here | there | over there | |
| French | ici | là | là-bas |
| Spanish | aquí, acá | allí | allá |
| Italian | qui, qua | là, lì | |
| Portuguese | aqui | aí, |
ali, lá |
| German | hier | dort, da | dort drüben |
| Irish | anseo | ansin | ansiùd, thall ansin |
| Manx | ayns shoh | ayns shen | ayns shid |
| Scottish Gaelic | an seo | an sin | an siud |
| Welsh | yma | yno | acw |
| Mandarin | 這兒［这儿] (zhèr) 這裡 [这里] (zhèli) 這邊 [这边] (zhèbiān) |
那兒 [哪儿] (nàr) 那裡 [那里] (nàli) 那邊 [那边] (nàbiān) |
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| Cantonese | 呢喥 (nīdouh) 呢處 (nīsyu) |
嗰喥 (gódouh) 嗰處 (gósyu) |
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| Taiwanese | chia | hia | |
| Japanese | ここ [此処] (koko) | そこ [其処] (soko) | あそこ (asoko) |
