“Shut up” is a phrase we sometimes use to ask for silence, though it’s important to note that it can be considered rude or offensive in many contexts. The equivalent of “shut up” varies significantly across different languages and cultures, reflecting the unique linguistic landscapes and social etiquettes around the globe. In this exploration, we dive into how to say “shut up” in 70 different languages, offering a glimpse into the diversity of language and its nuances.
Here is a list of how to say “shut up” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Hesht | Pronunciation: Hesht
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – اصمت (Uskut) | Pronunciation: Oos-koot
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – լռեցիր (Lrrets’ir) | Pronunciation: Lrr-ets-ir
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Səssiz ol | Pronunciation: Ses-siz ol
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Isilik egon | Pronunciation: Ee-see-lik eh-gon
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Маўчы (Maŭčy) | Pronunciation: Maw-chi
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – চুপ কর (Chup kor) | Pronunciation: Choop kor
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Šuti | Pronunciation: Shoo-tee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Мълчи (Mŭlchi) | Pronunciation: Mul-chee
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Calla | Pronunciation: Ka-ya
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Mlč | Pronunciation: Mlch
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Ti stille | Pronunciation: Tee stil-le
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Zwijg | Pronunciation: Zv-eye-g
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Shut up | Pronunciation: Shut up
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ole vait | Pronunciation: Oh-leh vait
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – خفه شو (Khafe sho) | Pronunciation: Khah-feh sho
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Ole hiljaa | Pronunciation: Oh-leh heel-ya
- French (🇫🇷) – Tais-toi | Pronunciation: Tay-twah
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – დადუმები (Dadumebi) | Pronunciation: Dah-doo-meh-bee
- German (🇩🇪) – Halt den Mund | Pronunciation: Halt den moond
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Σκάσε (Skase) | Pronunciation: Skah-seh
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שתוק (Shtok) | Pronunciation: Shtok
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – चुप रहो (Chup raho) | Pronunciation: Choop ra-ho
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Fogd be | Pronunciation: Fogd be
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Þegiðu | Pronunciation: Thyeh-gi-thoo
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Diam | Pronunciation: Dee-am
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Dún do bhéal | Pronunciation: Doon doh vayl
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Stai zitto | Pronunciation: Stay zee-toe
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 黙れ (Damare) | Pronunciation: Dah-mah-reh
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Үндеме (Ündeme) | Pronunciation: Ün-deh-meh
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ស្ងាត់ (Sngat) | Pronunciation: Sng-at
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 닥쳐 (Dakchyeo) | Pronunciation: Dak-chyo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Bêdeng be | Pronunciation: Beh-deng beh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Үн кат (Ün kat) | Pronunciation: Ün kat
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ງຽບ (Nḡiab) | Pronunciation: Ng-iab
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Klusē | Pronunciation: Kloo-seh
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Tylėk | Pronunciation: Tee-lek
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Sief rou | Pronunciation: See-f row
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Молчи (Molči) | Pronunciation: Mol-chi
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Diam | Pronunciation: Dee-am
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Skot | Pronunciation: Skot
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 闭嘴 (Bìzuǐ) | Pronunciation: Bee-zway
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – गप्प बस (Gapp bas) | Pronunciation: Gahpp bahs
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Чимээгүй бай (Chimeegüi bai) | Pronunciation: Chee-meh-gui bai
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – चुप लाग (Chup lag) | Pronunciation: Choop lag
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Hold kjeft | Pronunciation: Hohl keft
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – خوله ورته (Khwula wrta) | Pronunciation: Khwula wr-ta
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – خفه شو (Khafe sho) | Pronunciation: Khah-feh sho
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Zamknij się | Pronunciation: Zamk-nee sh-eh
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Cala a boca | Pronunciation: Kah-lah ah bo-kah
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Taci | Pronunciation: Tah-chee
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Заткнись (Zatknis’) | Pronunciation: Zat-knees’
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Зачепи (Začepi) | Pronunciation: Zah-cheh-pee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – නිහඬ වෙන්න (Nihanda venna) | Pronunciation: Nee-han-da ven-na
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Mlč | Pronunciation: Mlch
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Molči | Pronunciation: Mol-chee
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Aamus | Pronunciation: Ah-moos
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Cállate | Pronunciation: Kah-yah-teh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Nyamaza | Pronunciation: Nya-ma-za
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Tyst | Pronunciation: Teest
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Хомӯш бош (Homūsh bosh) | Pronunciation: Ho-moosh bosh
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – சும்மா இரு (Summā iru) | Pronunciation: Soo-mmaa ee-roo
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నోరు మూసుకో (Nōru mūsukō) | Pronunciation: No-ru moo-su-ko
- Thai (🇹🇭) – หุบปาก (H̄ub pāk) | Pronunciation: Hoob pak
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Sus | Pronunciation: Soos
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Замовкни (Zamovkni) | Pronunciation: Zah-movk-nee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – چپ رہو (Chup raho) | Pronunciation: Choop ra-ho
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Jim bo‘l | Pronunciation: Jim bo’l
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Im lặng | Pronunciation: Eem lang
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cau dy geg | Pronunciation: Kigh dy geg