The act of quitting, whether it’s a job, a bad habit, or a game, is a universal experience, yet the way it is expressed linguistically varies across cultures. The concept of “quit” can embody a range of actions—from stopping an activity to leaving a position or giving up on a difficult task. This diversity in expression reflects not only the linguistic richness of our world but also the different cultural attitudes towards perseverance, commitment, and change. In this exploration, we will discover how to articulate the notion of quitting in 70 different languages, offering a window into the nuanced ways different cultures express this common human experience.
Here is how to say “quit” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Lëshoj | Pronunciation: Luh-shoy
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – اترك (Atruk) | Pronunciation: At-rook
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Դուրս գալ (Durs gal) | Pronunciation: Doors gal
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Tərk et | Pronunciation: Tark et
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Utzi | Pronunciation: Oo-tzi
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Пакінуць (Pakinuts’) | Pronunciation: Pa-kee-noots’
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ছাড়ুন (Chharun) | Pronunciation: Chha-roon
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Prestati | Pronunciation: Pres-ta-tee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Спри (Spri) | Pronunciation: Spree
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Deixar | Pronunciation: Day-shar
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Přestat | Pronunciation: Przhe-stat
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Forlad | Pronunciation: For-lahd
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Stoppen | Pronunciation: Stop-pen
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Quit | Pronunciation: Kwit
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Lõpeta | Pronunciation: Luh-peh-tah
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – ترک کن (Tark kon) | Pronunciation: Tark kon
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Lopeta | Pronunciation: Lo-peh-tah
- French (🇫🇷) – Quitter | Pronunciation: Kee-tay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – დატოვე (Datove) | Pronunciation: Dah-toh-veh
- German (🇩🇪) – Aufhören | Pronunciation: Owf-ho-ren
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Σταματήστε (Stamatíste) | Pronunciation: Sta-ma-tee-ste
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – להפסיק (Lehafsik) | Pronunciation: Leh-af-seek
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – छोड़ दें (Chhod den) | Pronunciation: Chhod den
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Abbahagy | Pronunciation: Ab-bah-hag
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Hætta | Pronunciation: Hay-tah
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Berhenti | Pronunciation: Ber-hen-tee
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Éirigh as | Pronunciation: Air-igh ass
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Smettere | Pronunciation: Sme-teh-re
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 辞める (Yameru) | Pronunciation: Yah-meh-roo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Тоқтату (Toqtatu) | Pronunciation: Toq-ta-too
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ឈប់ (Chhob) | Pronunciation: Chhob
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 그만두다 (Geuman duda) | Pronunciation: Goo-man doo-dah
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Joo da bın | Pronunciation: Joo dah been
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Токтотуу (Toktotuu) | Pronunciation: Tok-to-too
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຢຸດ (Yut) | Pronunciation: Yoot
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Pārtraukt | Pronunciation: Par-traukt
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Mesti | Pronunciation: Mes-tee
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Ophalen | Pronunciation: Op-hal-en
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Престани (Prestani) | Pronunciation: Pres-ta-nee
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Berhenti | Pronunciation: Ber-hen-tee
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Tieqaf | Pronunciation: Tee-ek-af
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 退出 (Tuìchū) | Pronunciation: Twee-choo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – सोडून द्या (Sodun dya) | Pronunciation: So-doon dyaa
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Зогсоо (Zogsoo) | Pronunciation: Zog-soh
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – छाड्नुहोस् (Chadnuhos) | Pronunciation: Chaad-noo-hos
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Slutt | Pronunciation: Sloot
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – پرېږدئ (Prezhda) | Pronunciation: Prezh-da
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – ترک کردن (Tark kardan) | Pronunciation: Tark kar-dan
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Zrezygnować | Pronunciation: Zheh-ziyg-no-vatch
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Desistir | Pronunciation: Deh-zees-teer
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Renunța | Pronunciation: Re-nun-tza
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Уйти (Uyti) | Pronunciation: Oo-ytee
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Престати (Prestati) | Pronunciation: Pre-sta-tee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – නවත්වන්න (Navathvanna) | Pronunciation: Na-wath-van-na
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Prestať | Pronunciation: Pres-tach
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Nehaj | Pronunciation: Ne-hi
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Jooji | Pronunciation: Joo-jee
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Dejar | Pronunciation: Deh-har
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kuacha | Pronunciation: Koo-ah-cha
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Sluta | Pronunciation: Sloo-tah
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Тарк кардан (Tark kardan) | Pronunciation: Tark kar-dan
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – நிறுத்து (Niruthu) | Pronunciation: Nee-roo-thoo
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – వదిలివేయి (Vadiliveyi) | Pronunciation: Va-di-li-veyi
- Thai (🇹🇭) – หยุด (Yut) | Pronunciation: Yoot
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Bırakmak | Pronunciation: Buh-rak-mak
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Зупинити (Zupynyty) | Pronunciation: Zoo-pee-nee-tee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – چھوڑ دو (Chhod do) | Pronunciation: Chhod do
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Tark etish | Pronunciation: Tark e-tish
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Bỏ | Pronunciation: Bo
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Rhoi’r gorau | Pronunciation: Roy’r gor-ai