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Amharic አማርኛ am

መዝጋት (Mezgat)

Mez-gat

Use 'mezgat' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Arabic العربية ar

يغلق (Yughliq)

Yoo-gh-lik

Use 'yughliq' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

Bangla বাংলা bn

বন্ধ করা (Bondho kora)

Bon-dho ko-ra

Use 'bondho kora' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Catalan català ca

Tancar

Tan-kar

Use 'tancar' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Czech čeština cs

Zavřít

Zav-rzheet

Use 'zavřít' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Danish dansk da

Lukke

Loo-keh

Use 'lukke' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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German Deutsch de

Schließen

Shlee-sen

Use 'schließen' for closing things, 'zumachen' is more casual.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Κλείνω (Kleíno)

Klee-noh

Use 'kleíno' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Spanish Español es

Cerrar

The 'c' is like the 'th' in 'thin' before 'e' or 'i', otherwise like 'k'. 'rr' is a trilled 'r'.

Use 'cerrar' to refer to closing doors, windows, businesses, or completing something.

Estonian eesti et

Sulgeda

Sool-geh-dah

Use 'sulgeda' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Basque Basque eu

Itxi

It-shee

Use 'itxi' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Persian فارسی fa

بستن (Bastan)

Bas-tan

Use 'bastan' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Finnish suomi fi

Sulkea

Sool-keh-ah

Use 'sulkea' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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French Français fr

Fermer

Fair-may

Use 'fermer' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

Galician Galician gl

Pechar

Pay-char

Use 'pechar' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

બંધ કરો (Band karo)

Bund ka-ro

Use 'band karo' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Rufe

Roo-feh

Use 'rufe' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Hebrew עברית he

לסגור (Lisgor)

Lee-s'gor

Use 'lisgor' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

बंद करना (Band karna)

Bund kar-na

Use 'band karna' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

Hungarian magyar hu

Bezárni

Beh-zar-nee

Use 'bezárni' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Menutup

Meh-noo-toop

Use 'menutup' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Loka

Lo-ka

Use 'loka' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Italian Italiano it

Chiudere

Kee-oo-deh-reh

Use 'chiudere' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

Japanese 日本語 ja

閉める (Shimeru)

Shee-meh-roo

Use 'shimeru' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

Korean 한국어 ko

닫다 (Datda)

Dat-da

Use 'datda' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Uždaryti

Oo-zhdah-ree-tee

Use 'uždaryti' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Aizvērt

Ayz-veert

Use 'aizvērt' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Marathi मराठी mr

बंद करा (Band karā)

Bund ka-raa

Use 'band karā' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Malay Melayu ms

Menutup

Meh-noo-toop

Use 'menutup' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Sluiten

Sloy-ten

Use 'sluiten' for closing things, 'dichtdoen' is more casual.

Norwegian norsk no

Lukke

Loo-keh

Use 'lukke' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ (Band karo)

Bund ka-ro

Use 'band karo' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Polish polski pl

Zamknąć

Zam-knontch

Use 'zamknąć' for closing things.

Portuguese Português pt

Fechar

Feh-shar

Use 'fechar' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

Romanian română ro

Închide

In-kee-deh

Use 'închide' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Russian русский ru

Закрыть (Zakryt')

Za-kreet'

Use 'zakryt'' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

Swedish svenska sv

Stänga

Sten-ga

Use 'stänga' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Funga

Foo-nga

Use 'funga' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

மூடு (Mūdu)

Moo-doo

Use 'mūdu' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

మూసివేయండి (Mūsivēyaṇḍi)

Moo-see-vay-an-dee

Use 'mūsivēyaṇḍi' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Thai ไทย th

ปิด (Pìt)

Pìt

Use 'pìt' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Isara

Ee-sa-ra

Use 'isara' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Kapatmak

Kah-pat-mak

Use 'kapatmak' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Закрити (Zakryty)

Za-kree-ty

Use 'zakryty' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Urdu اردو ur

بند کرو (Band karo)

Bund ka-ro

Use 'band karo' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Đóng

Dong

Use 'đóng' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Use 'pa' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Chinese 中文 zh

关 (Guān)

Gwan

Use 'guān' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

閂 (Saān)

Saan

Use 'saan' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Vala

Vah-la

Use 'vala' for closing doors, windows, or businesses.

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