I need some language afficionados to help me out here: I have a sign I
hang on my office door that says DO NOT DISTURB.  I need same in as
many different languages as y'all can muster . . .

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Clarification of Question by timespacette-ga on 10 Nov 2004 23:47 PST

p.s. paraphrasing works for me . . .

Hi timespacette,

Here you a have a small list:

English: Do not disturb
French:  Ne pas déranger
Spanish: No molestar
German: Nicht stören
Dutch: Niet storen
Italian: Non disturbare

Other languages are welcome! :-)

Regards,

Lannaeus

Hmmmmm

I find this very disturbing ...

I wonder exactly what is going on inside the office when all those
signs go up in EVERY conceivable language ...

And where can it be?

YES ... It has got to be the United Nations Building.

Am I right, Your Excellency?

Polish: Prosz? nie przeszkadza?!
http://www.ceti.pl/~tss/smce/files/db/GermanPol.txt

The small list by lannaeus-ga including "please", "bitte" etc.:
http://williambader.com/paris/paris.html

You may find this webpage interesting:
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english/di/disturb.html

I found another one:

Portuguese: "Năo Pertube"

We need only 2 more to cover the major languages, Your Excellency...
Any chinese or arabian could help?

Lannaeus

Hi Timespacette....

In my office some people just put "STOP" signs on their office doors.
Most people, regardless of their native language , understand that
word.

Besides, if a person cannot, at least, read *simple* English, what are
they doing working there?

My 2 cents,

Steph53

Many years ago at the University of Oklahoma, I had the pleasure of
studying under a wonderful professor of classical studies whose
passion was Latin poetry. When he was counseling a student in his
office, he would place a sign on the door that said "Noli Perturbare."

In Hungarian it's "Ne zavarj".

Hi,
I'm just checking in between obigations in a very full day . . .

I forgot to say, it would be nice to have the word 'please' translated
too. . . .. thank you!

later!
ts

Couldn't resist.

Vernacular Scottish :

Gang awa.
Gonni nae fash me.
Piss aff the noo.
Geeza brek.

English :

It would be awfully appreciated if one might be not be disturbed at
the present, if that meets with your agenda.

Best

greetings . ... . ... and thank you so far

especially that Scottish/English juxtapose  :-)   . . . does a
Scottish vernacular for 'please' exist?

I like that Latin one!  Nothing like a dead language to stop them in their tracks!

I assure you, PB, if I worked for the UN, I would support explitives
for all 'faren' countries to express the common sentiment PLEASE DO
NOT DISTURB collectively to the USA.  It would have to be in
Americaans, the only language we are able to grasp here between the
borders of Canada and Mexico.  Like, chill mon, hold the mustard...
mon . ..

how about some phonetic Japanese?

Japanese:

Do not disturb. ??????   (Okosanai de)
http://www1.fctv.ne.jp/~masala/hotel.html

Please do not disturb. ????????? (Okosanaide kudasai)
http://www.junmas.com/wwwboard/messages/4512.html
http://q-valley.poke1.jp/hina1.htm

http://www.thejapanesepage2.com/kanji/kanji3c.htm
http://kanji.free.fr/kanji.php?unicode=8D77

".....does a Scottish vernacular for 'please' exist?"

Ah dinnae ken -- nae sicker. Ah?ll hae tae think on thon.