How to say “rest” in 45 different 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.
- resto/ˈresto/ Spanish
- остальное[ɐstɐlʲˈnojə] Russian
- بقية/ba.qij.ja/ Arabic
- 休息/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi²/ Chinese
- 나머지[na̠mʌ̹d͡ʑi] Korean
- שקט/ʃaˈkat/ Hebrew
“rest” in Spanish: resto · German: rest · Portuguese: resto · Chinese: 休息 · Korean: 나머지 · Russian: остальное · Arabic: بقية · Turkish: mola
It is commonest in Chinese, where 休息 is the 198th most used word.
Rest in other languages, A to Z
- Afrikaans rus/rœs/ to rest #324
- Albanian pushoj/puˈʃɔj/ to rest, relax #2,073
- Arabic بقية/ba.qij.ja/ rest, remainder #692
- Armenian հանգստի/hanɡsˈti/ rest, repose #864
- Bosnian ostatak/ostǎːtak/ remainder, rest #882
- Bulgarian почивка[poˈt͡ʃifkɐ] rest, respite, relax #796
- Catalan resta[ˈres.tə] rest, remainder #495
- Chinese 休息/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi²/ to rest; to take a break #198
- Croatian ostatak/ostǎːtak/ remainder, rest #844
- Czech klid[ˈklɪt] #715
- Danish hvile[ˈviːlə] rest, repose #1,477
- Dutch rest/rɛst/ #535
- English sleep/sliːp/ To rest in a state of reduced consciousness #418
- Esperanto ripozu/riˈpozu/ to rest, relax #1,572
- Estonian puhkus/ˈpuhkus/ #1,927
- French dossier/do.sje/ back of furniture, to rest the sitter's back… #956
- Galician resto/ˈresto/ the rest #573
- Georgian დასვენება[d̥äsʷe̞ne̞bä] rest, relaxation, unburdening, recuperation,… #653
- German rest/ʁɛst/ rest, remainder, remnant #772
- Greek υπόλοιπα/iˈpoliˌpa/ residue, remainder, rest #1,299
- Hebrew שקט/ʃaˈkat/ rest, be in peace #645
- Icelandic hvíla[ˈkʰviːla] to rest, especially resting or sleeping in a… #1,199
- Indonesian tidur/ˈtidur/ to rest in a state of reduced consciousness #223
- Korean 나머지[na̠mʌ̹d͡ʑi] the rest, remainder, what is left over #589
- Latvian atpūsties/ˈatpuːsties/ to rest, to relax #2,295
- Macedonian одмор[ˈɔdmɔr] rest, repose #735
- Malay berehat[bə.re.hat] To rest #748
- Malayalam വിശ്രമം/ʋiʃrɐmɐm/ #1,038
- Norwegian resten/ˈrɛstn̩/ remainder, rest #523
- Persian استراحت[ʔes.t̪ʰe.ɹɒː.ɦǽt̪ʰ] rest; relaxation #530
- Polish reszta/ˈrɛʂ.ta/ #1,121
- Portuguese resto/ˈʁɛs.tu/ the rest #592
- Russian остальное[ɐstɐlʲˈnojə] the rest #1,744
- Serbian ostatak/ostǎːtak/ remainder, rest #922
- Slovak zvyšok/zviʃɔk/ rest, remainder #527
- Slovenian počitek/pɔt͡ʃíːtək/ #1,072
- Spanish resto/ˈresto/ rest, remainder #639
- Swedish resten/ˈrɛstɛn/ remainder, rest #615
- Tagalog magpahinga/maɡpahiˈŋa/ to rest #716
- Tamil மற்ற/mɐrːɐ/ other, the rest #182
- Telugu విశ్రాంతి/ʋiɕɾaːn̪t̪i/ rest, repose, refreshment #327
- Turkish mola/ˈmo.ɫa/ rest, break, pause #2,171
- Ukrainian решта[ˈrɛʃtɐ] rest, remainder #1,467
- Urdu آرام/ɑː.ɾɑːm/ #251
- Vietnamese ngơi[ŋəːj˧˧] to rest, to knock off #1,280
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