How to say “rest” in 45 languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
It is commonest in Tamil, where மற்ற is the 182nd most used word.
- Afrikaans rus to rest #324
- Albanian pushoj to rest, relax #2,073
- Arabic بقية rest, remainder #692
- Armenian հանգստի rest, repose #864
- Bosnian ostatak remainder, rest #882
- Bulgarian почивка rest, respite, relax #796
- Catalan resta rest, remainder #495
- Chinese 休息 to rest; to take a break #198
- Croatian ostatak remainder, rest #844
- Czech klid #715
- Danish hvile rest, repose #1,477
- Dutch rest #535
- English sleep To rest in a state of reduced consciousness #418
- Esperanto ripozu to rest, relax #1,572
- Estonian puhkus #1,927
- French dossier back of furniture, to rest the sitter's back… #956
- Galician resto the rest #573
- Georgian დასვენება rest, relaxation, unburdening, recuperation,… #653
- German rest rest, remainder, remnant #772
- Greek υπόλοιπα residue, remainder, rest #1,299
- Hebrew שקט rest, be in peace #645
- Icelandic hvíla to rest, especially resting or sleeping in a… #1,199
- Indonesian tidur to rest in a state of reduced consciousness #223
- Korean 나머지 the rest, remainder, what is left over #589
- Latvian atpūsties to rest, to relax #2,295
- Macedonian одмор rest, repose #735
- Malay berehat To rest #748
- Malayalam വിശ്രമം #1,038
- Norwegian resten remainder, rest #523
- Persian استراحت rest; relaxation #530
- Polish reszta #1,121
- Portuguese resto the rest #592
- Russian остальное the rest #1,744
- Serbian ostatak remainder, rest #922
- Slovak zvyšok rest, remainder #527
- Slovenian počitek #1,072
- Spanish resto rest, remainder #639
- Swedish resten remainder, rest #615
- Tagalog magpahinga to rest #716
- Tamil மற்ற other, the rest #182
- Telugu విశ్రాంతి rest, repose, refreshment #327
- Turkish mola rest, break, pause #2,171
- Ukrainian решта rest, remainder #1,467
- Urdu آرام #251
- Vietnamese ngơi to rest, to knock off #1,280
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.