Stop in different languages
How to say “Stop” in 67 different languages, each written out, romanized and pronounced, and checked for natural everyday use. Tap the speaker to hear it, then practise saying it yourself in the SPAIKING app.
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“Stop” in 67 languages at a glance
| Language | “Stop” | Pronunciation | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | Para | pah-rah | You can use 'para' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇫🇷 French | Arrête | ah-reht | You can use 'Arrête' when you want someone to stop what they are doing |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese | 止まれ | toh-ma-reh | Use '止まれ' when you want to tell someone to stop moving or to halt an action |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | Fermati | fair-mah-tee | You can use 'Fermati' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇩🇪 German | Halt | halt | You can use 'Halt' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇰🇷 Korean | 멈춰 | muhm-chwo | Use '멈춰' when you want someone to stop what they are doing |
| 🇨🇳 Chinese | 停 | ting | You can use '停' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇷🇺 Russian | Стоп | stohp | Use 'Стоп' when you want someone to halt immediately |
| 🇧🇷 Portuguese | Pare | pah-reh | Use 'pare' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇸🇦 Arabic | توقف | ta-waq-f | You can use 'توقف' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇮🇳 Hindi | रुको | roo-koh | Use 'रुको' when you want someone to stop what they are doing |
| 🇬🇧 English | Stop | stahp | You can use 'stop' when you want someone to cease what they are doing |
| 🇳🇱 Dutch | Stop | stohp | You can use 'Stop' in various situations where you want someone to cease what they are doing |
| 🇸🇪 Swedish | Stanna | stah-nah | You can use 'stanna' when you want someone to stop moving or doing something |
| 🇩🇰 Danish | Stop | stohp | You can use 'Stop' when you want someone to cease what they are doing |
| 🇵🇱 Polish | Stop | stohp | You can use 'Stop' in various situations, such as when you want someone to halt their movement |
| 🇹🇷 Turkish | dur | door | You can use 'dur' when you want someone to stop what they are doing |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesian | Berhenti | bair-hen-tee | You can use 'Berhenti' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnamese | Dừng lại | zoong lie | Use 'Dừng lại' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇺🇦 Ukrainian | Стій | stee | Use 'Стій' when you want someone to halt or pause |
| 🇹🇭 Thai | หยุด | yoot | You can use 'หยุด' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇬🇷 Greek | Σταμάτα | stah-mah-tah | Use 'Σταμάτα' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇵🇭 Tagalog | Tigil | tee-gil | Use 'Tigil' when you want to tell someone to stop what they are doing |
| 🇮🇱 Hebrew | תפסיק | tahf-seek | Use 'תפסיק' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇳🇴 Norwegian | Stopp | stopp | You can use 'stopp' when you want someone to halt their actions |
| 🇷🇴 Romanian | Oprește-te | oh-preh-steh-teh | Use 'Oprește-te' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇨🇿 Czech | Zastav | zah-stahv | You can use 'Zastav' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇭🇺 Hungarian | Állj. | ahl-y | You can use 'Állj' when you want someone to stop what they are doing |
| 🇫🇮 Finnish | Pysähdy | poo-sah-dy | You can use 'pysähdy' when you want someone to stop moving or to halt an action |
| 🇵🇰 Urdu | رک جاؤ | ruk jao | Use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇷🇸 Serbian | Stani | stah-nee | Use 'Stani' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇭🇷 Croatian | Stani | stah-nee | You can use 'Stani' when you want someone to halt or pause their actions |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgarian | Спри | spee | Use 'Спри' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak | Zastav | zah-stahv | Use 'Zastav' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇮🇳 Tamil | நிறுத்து | ni-ru-thu | Use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇮🇳 Telugu | ఆగు | aa-goo | You can use 'ఆగు' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇧🇩 Bengali | থামো | thah-mo | You can use 'থামো' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇲🇾 Malay | Hentikan | hen-tee-kan | You can use 'Hentikan' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇮🇷 Persian | متوقف شو | ma-ta-vaq-f sho | Use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇳🇵 Nepali | रोक्नुहोस् | rok-nuh-hos | Use 'रोक्नुहोस्' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇦🇱 Albanian | Ndalo | n-dah-loh | Use 'Ndalo' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇮🇳 Malayalam | നിർത്തുക | neer-thoo-kah | Use 'നിർത്തുക' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇮🇳 Kannada | ನಿಲ್ಲು | ni-lu | Use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇮🇳 Marathi | थांब | thahmb | You can use 'थांब' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇮🇳 Gujarati | રોકો | ro-koh | Use 'રોકો' when you want someone to stop what they are doing |
| 🇰🇪 Swahili | Simama | see-mah-mah | Use 'Simama' when you want someone to stop moving or to halt an action |
| 🇿🇦 Afrikaans | Stop | stahp | You can use 'Stop' when you want someone to halt their actions |
| 🇮🇪 Irish | Stop | stahp | You can use 'Stop' when you want someone to cease what they are doing |
| 🏴 Welsh | Stop | stop | You can use 'Stop' when you want someone to halt their actions |
| 🏛️ Latin | Siste | see-steh | Use 'Siste' when you want someone to halt or cease an action |
| 🌺 Hawaiian | E kū | ay koo | Use 'E kū' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇳🇿 Maori | Tū | too | Use 'Tū' when you want someone to stop what they are doing |
| 🇿🇦 Zulu | 停止 | stohp | You can use 'stop' when you want someone to cease what they are doing |
| 🇳🇬 Yoruba | dá | dah | You can use 'dá' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇳🇬 Hausa | Tsaya | tsah-yah | You can use 'Tsaya' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇸🇴 Somali | jooji | joh-jee | You can use 'jooji' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇮🇸 Icelandic | Hættu | heh-tuh | Use 'hættu' when you want someone to stop what they are doing |
| 🇪🇸 Catalan | Atura't | ah-too-raht | You can use 'Atura't' when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇲🇲 Burmese | ရပ် | yat | Use this word when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇰🇭 Khmer | ឈប់ | chhup | You can use 'ឈប់' when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇱🇰 Sinhala | නවත්වන්න | nah-vath-wanna | You can use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇱🇦 Lao | ຢຸດ | yoot | Use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇪🇹 Amharic | እባክህ አቁም | ih-bah-kih ah-kum | Use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇬🇪 Georgian | ჩამოაგდე | cha-mo-ag-deh | Use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something immediately |
| 🇦🇲 Armenian | Դադարեցրու | dah-dah-rets-roo | Use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇦🇫 Pashto | ودرېږه | wuh-dray-gha | You can use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something |
| 🇵🇰 Sindhi | رکڻ | ruk-ahn | Use this word when you want someone to stop doing something |
Stop in Pashto
ودرېږه (wuh-dray-gha)
You can use this phrase when you want someone to stop doing something. It is appropriate in both formal and informal settings. Use it when you need immediate attention or when safety is a concern.
Examples
- ودرېږه، موټر راځي.
Stop, a car is coming.
Other ways to say it
- ودرېږئ: used when addressing multiple people
- بس کړه: more casual, often used among friends
Stop in Spanish
Para (pah-rah)
You can use 'para' when you want someone to stop doing something. It is a direct command. It can be used in various situations, from everyday conversations to more serious contexts.
Examples
- Para de hablar.
Stop talking. - ¡Para! No sigas.
Stop! Don't continue.
Other ways to say it
- Detente: more informal, often used in casual contexts
- Alto: used in commands or warnings, more formal
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How do you say “Stop” in different languages?
Spanish: Para · French: Arrête · Japanese: 止まれ · Italian: Fermati · German: Halt · Korean: 멈춰.
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