This page should help you to recognise the words for No Smoking in a variety of languages. These translations were compiled by Victor Palermo, who started working on it in 1981 when he gave up smoking, and who takes full responsibility for any inaccuracies, grammatical errors or other mistakes.
Victor was inspired by a cartoon he saw (in 1949 or 1950) in the Italian weekly puzzle magazine La Settimana Enigmistica. The cartoon showed a waiting room where six or seven angry-looking men in their typical ethnic attire are sitting and facing a 'No Smoking' sign in their respective languages, while an African man is enjoying his cigarette because the sign does not include Swahili, Hausa or other African languages.
| Language | No Smoking |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rook Is Verbode |
| Ainu | タンパコ アナクネ イテキ イク (Tampako Anakne Iteki Iku) |
| Albanian | Pirja e duhanit është e ndaluar |
| Amharic | ማጨስ ክልክል ነው (mač'äsə kələkələ näwə) |
| Arabic | (attadxîn mamnûʕ) التدخين ممنوع |
| Armenian | ՄԻ ԾԽԷՐ (mi cxer) |
| Ateso | Aimat Aimik |
| Bambara | Sisi Min A Dagalen Te |
| Basque | Erre Debekatu Da |
| Bengali | ধুমপান নিষেধ (dhumpān nišedh) |
| Bosnian | Zabranjeno pušenje |
| Breton | Berzet Butunin / Divennet Eo Butuni |
| Bulgarian | Пушене Забранено (Pushene Zabraneno) |
| Burmese | ေဆးလိဝ် မေဘာက်ရ (hseilei’ mathau’yà) |
| Catalan | No Fumeu |
| Chamorro | Pribidu Chupa |
| Chechen | Цигаьрка Озар Ца Магадо (Cigärka Ozar Ca Magado) |
| Cherokee | ᎪᎦᏍᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏌᎾ ᎮᎵᏍᎪᎳᏔᎾᎯ (gogasgá nasgi nigesana alisgolatanáhi) |
| Cheyenne | Ne-Ve’-E-He’Po |
| Chickasaw | Imi̱hollo Chomak Po̱fa |
| Chinese (Hokkien) | Tsiah’ Hun-Gki Skimtsi |
| Chuvash | Турт Юмарасть (Turt Jumarast’) |
| Cornish | Ny Megy |
| Creek | Íkosis Hídshi Mónks |
| Creole | Pas Pemis Fimin |
| Croatian | Zabranjeno pušenje |
| Czech | Kouření Zakázáno |
| Danish | Rygning Forbudt |
| Dari | (dud kardan mamnu’) دود كردن ممذوع |
| Dutch | Roken Verboden / Verboden Te Roken |
| English | No Smoking |
| Esperanto | Fumado Malpermesata |
| Estonian | Suitsetamine keelatud |
| Even | Экич Тэбэкив Колдай (ĕkīč tĕbĕkīv koldaj) |
| Faroese | Royking Bannað |
| Farsi | (este’māl dokhaniyāt mamnū ast) استعمال دخانيات ممنوع است |
| Fijian | Vakatavako Tabu |
| Finnish | Tupakointi kielletty |
| French | Défense de Fumer |
| Frisian (West) | Smoke ferbean |
| Fulani | Pooda Taba |
| Galician | Non Fumar |
| Galla (Oromo) | Dórge Kaiáite |
| Georgian | მოწევა აკრძალუია (moc̣eva akrʒaluia|) |
| German | Rauchen Verboten! |
| Greek | Απαγορεύεται το κάπνισμα (Apagoreúetai to kápnisma) |
| Gujarati | બીટીયીવી મના કરેલુ’ (bīṭīyīvī manā kareluñ) |
| Harsusi | Lā Temzēz |
| Hausa | Ba Shan Taba |
| Hawaiian | ’A’Ole Puhipaka |
| Hebrew | (asūr l’ashēn) אָסוּר לֽעַשֵן |
| Hindi | धूम्रपान निषेध (dhūmrapān nishedh) |
| Hitchiti | Pafáksixtchi Áktchomi Mámitis |
| Hungarian | Tilos a Dohányzás |
| Iban | Insap Mali |
| Icelandic | Reykingar Bannaðar |
| Indonesian | Dilarang Mindem Rokok / Dilarang Merokok |
| Ingush | ГIаеле Оза Бокъо Лац (G|aele Oza Boḳo Lac) |
| Interlingua | Non Fumar |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Ná Caitear Tabac |
| Italian | Vietato Fumare |
| Japanese | 禁煙 (kin en) / タバコは 御遠慮ください (tabako-wa go enryo kudasai) |
| Jibbali | ˀO Tummuz |
| Kabardian | Тутын Ущефэныр Ядэркъым (Tutɪn Uščefĕnɪr Jadĕrk’ɪm) |
| Kachin | Salik N Mai Lu Ai |
| Kadazandusun | Pogoduhan do momungkus Pogilinan do momungkus |
| Kamba | Aiee Umya Syuki Mbaki |
| Karachai | Тютюн Ичepгe Эpкинлик Джoкъду (Tütün Ičerge Ĕrkinlik Ǯoḳdu) |
| Khmer | ហាមផក់បារី |
| Kirgiz | Тамеки Тартууга Урукcат Жок (Tameki Tartuuga Uruksat Ǯok) |
| Kongo | Bodanga Kandikulu |
| Korean | 금연 (gŭmyŏn) |
| Kurdish | Ciẍarekisandin Qedeẍeîye |
| Kusaiean | Sismohk Oalkihn |
| Ladino | (nu si pwidi fumar) נו סי פוידי פֿומחר |
| Lao | ຫັາມສູປຢາ (hâhm sûup yāh) |
| Latvian | Smeḳet Aizliegts |
| Lithuanian | Rukimas Draudžiama / Nerukoma |
| Luganda | Okunywa Taaba Kugaanibwa |
| Macedonian | Пуши Е Забpанет (Puši e Zabranet) |
| Malagasy | Rarana Ny Mifoka Sigara |
| Malay | Dilarang Merokok |
| Maltese | Tipjip Projbit |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 禁止吸煙 (jìnzhǐ xīyān) 請勿吸煙 (qǐng wù xīyān) |
| Mandinka | Saba Haraamurif |
| Manobo | Evel Bandu |
| Maori | Kaahore Paoa |
| Mapuche | Pëtremtulan |
| Marshallese | Maw Kebahathat |
| Miskito | Twaku Diaya Daukaya Apia Win |
| Mokilese | Ukuhk Inepw |
| Moksha | Аф Эняльдян Тят Тарга (Af Ĕnjal’djan Tjat Targa) |
| Moldavian | Фуматул Оприт (Fumatul Oprit) |
| Mongolian | Тамxи Татаж Бoлoхгүй (Tamxi Tataǯ Boloxgüj) |
| Nahuatl | Ici Ahmo Pocyoh |
| Navajo | Doo Ná’ásht’oh Da |
| Nivkh (Gilyak) | Тамх Тадь Ыкидьра (Tamx Tad’ ɪkid’ra) |
| Nogai | Туьтин Ишуьв Тыйылады (Tütin Išüv Tɪjɪladɪ) |
| Norwegian | Rokning Forbudt / Røyking Forbudt |
| Novial | Interdiktione De Fuma |
| Nukuoro | Gai De Baibu Dabu |
| Nyankole | Retsa Ata Amabanga |
| Nyoro | Nywa Etába Omuziro |
| Palauan | Melóko Mekúll |
| Panjabi | ਸਿਗਰਤ ਪੀਣਾ ਦੀ ਮਨਾਹੀ ਹੈ (sigaraṭ pīṇā dī manái hai) |
| Papiamentu | Ta Tahá Pa Huma |
| Pashto | (dud kšẹl mamnú di) دود كښل ممنو عدى |
| Polish | Zakaz palenia / Proszę nie palić |
| Ponapean | Sumwoak Keinepwi |
| Portuguese | É Proibido Fumar / Não Fumar |
| Quechua | Mana Mukay |
| Romani | Ma Pia |
| Romanian | Fumatul Oprit |
| Rumansch | Scumond Da Fimar |
| Russian | Курить Воспрещaется (Kurit’ Vospreščaetsja) |
| Samoan | Ulaula Vavao |
| Scottish Gaelic | Gabh Piob Thombaca Toirsmigt |
| Serbian | Забрањено пушење (Zabranjeno pušenje) |
| Sicilian | Nun Fumati |
| Sinhala | Mfiíí Wyevdv Hhe Sigaræt Bonnə Epā |
| Slovak | Fajcit’ Je Zakázané |
| Slovene | Kaditi Prepovedano |
| Somali | 𐒈𐒘𐒌𐒛𐒇 𐒋𐒖𐒁𐒁𐒘𐒆𐒆𐒆𐒖 𐒐𐒖𐒑𐒖 𐒙𐒌𐒌𐒐𐒖 (Sigaar Cabbidda Lama Oggola) |
| Spanish | Prohibido Fumar |
| Swahili | Hapana Kuvuta Hapa / Hakuna Kuvuta Sigara |
| Swedish | Rökning Förbjuden |
| Tagalog | Bawal Ang Humitit / Bawal Magsigarilyo |
| Tahitian | Puhipuhi I Te ’Ava’Ava ’Opanihia |
| Tajik | Дуд Кардан Мамнуъ (Dud Kardan Mamnūʕ) |
| Talishi | Пəпрүс Кəше Ғəдəғə-ј (Pəprüs Kəše Ɣədəɣə-j) |
| Tamil | கூடாமை புகைகு டிக்க (kūdāmai pugaiku ḍikka) |
| Telugu | పొగతాగు కూడదు (pogatāgu kūḍadu) |
| Thai | ห้ามสูบบุหรี่ (hâam sòop bù rèe) กรุณาอย่าสูบบุหรี่ (gàrúnaa yàa sòop bù rèe) |
| Tibetan | ཐ་མག་ འཐེན་ ཚོག་གིམརེད་ (Thāmaà Thēēn Chōōqimareè) |
| Tok Pisin | Smok Tambu |
| Tongan | Ifi Tapu |
| Tupi (Guarani) | Ndicatúi Pitá |
| Turkish | Sigara İçmek Yasaktır / Sigara İçilmez |
| Tuvaluan | E tapu te ‘pusi |
| Udmurt | Тамак Кыскыны Уг Яра (Tamak Kyskyny Ug Jara) |
| Uigur | Тaмака Чекиш Мымкин Емес (Tamaka Čekiš Mymkin Emes) |
| Ukrainian | Палити забороняється (Palyty zaboroniaietsya) |
| Urdu | (Sigret Pīnā Mana’ He) سكريت پينا منع هے |
| Uzbek | Чекишман Этилади (Čekiš Man Ĕtiladi) |
| Vietnamese | Cẩm Hút Thuồc |
| Volapük | Leno Smökolsöd |
| Welsh | Dim Ysmygu |
| Wolaiean | Iul Sapet |
| Wolof | Be Tere Duy Tux |
| Xhosa | Ukutshayanqanda |
| Yakut | Табах Тардар Бобуллар (Tabax Tardar Bobullar) |
| Yapese | Thoey Mathangeeluwol |
| Yiddish | (Raykhern iz Farbotn) רײַכערן איז פֿארבאָטן |
| Zulu | Musukubema || Akubhenywa |
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