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.
| Language |  |
 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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