This page should help you to recognise the words for Open and Closed in a variety of languages.
You can click on the language names to see useful phrases in those languages.
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Afrikaans | Oop | Toe |
Albanian | Hapur | Mbyllur |
Amharic | ክፍት ነው (kəfətə näwə) | ተዘግቷል (täzägətalə) |
Bulgarian | Oтворено (Otvoreno) | Затворенo (Zatvoreno) |
Catalan | Obert | Tancat |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 營業中 (yìhngyihpjùng) | 休業 (yàuyihp) |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 开放 [開放] (kāifàng) 开业 [開業] (kāiyè) 营业中 [營業中] (yíngyè zhōng) |
关闭 [關閉] (guānbì) 休息中 (xiūxí zhōng) |
Croatian | Otvoreno | Zatvoreno |
Czech | Otevřeno | Zavřeno |
Danish | Åben | Lukket |
Dutch | Open | Gesloten |
Finnish | Avoinna | Suljettu |
French | Ouvert | Fermé |
Frisian (West) | Iepen | Sletten |
German | Geöffnet | Geschlossen |
Greek | Aνοικτό (Anoiktó) | Kλειστό (Kleistó) |
Greenlandic | Illuliat siamasissut | Matuaa |
Hindi | खुला (Khulā) | बन्द (Band) |
Hungarian | Nyitva | Zárva |
Icelandic | Opið | Lokað |
Indonesian | Buka | Tutup |
Irish (Gaelic) | Oscailte | Dúnta |
Italian | Aperto | Chiuso |
Japanese | 営業中 (eigyōchū) | 準備中 (junbichū) |
Kadazandusun | Minogiwang Minogivang Mongindapu |
Minonobon Minonutub Minundorong |
Korean | 영업중 (yeongeopjung) | 준비중 (junbijung) |
Macedonian | Oтворено (Otvoreno) | Затворенo (Zatvoreno) |
Malay | Buka | Tutup |
Maltese | Miftuh | Maghluq |
Manx | Foshlit | Dooint |
Norwegian | Åpen | Stengt |
Persian | باز | بسته |
Polish | Otwarte | Zamknięte |
Portuguese | Aberto | Fechado / Encerrado |
Romanian | Deschis | Închis |
Russian | Открыто (Otkryto) | Закрыто (Zakryto) |
Scottish Gaelic | Fosgailte | Dùinte |
Serbian | Oтворено (Otvoreno) | Затворенo (Zatvoreno) |
Slovak | Otvorené | Zavreté |
Slovenian | Odprto | Zaprto |
Spanish | Abierto | Cerrado |
Swahili | Imefunguliwa | Imefungwa |
Swedish | Öppet | Stängt |
Thai | เปิด (bpèrt) | ปิด (bpìt) |
Turkish | Açık | Kapalı |
Tuvaluan | ‘Tala | ‘Pono |
Ukrainian | Вхід (Vheed) | Вихід (Vyheed) |
Urdu | ﮐﮭﻼ (Khulā) | ﺒند (Band) |
Welsh | Ar Agor | Ar Gau |
Information compiled by Sam Giloi
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