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How to say and write “hurry” or “hurry up” in different #Asian #languages and scripts.

(There are variations, other ways, and it depends on usage. Below are only based on personal knowledge; #Naver #Papago; and #Google translate.)

#Philippines
* #Filipino and #Tagalog: bilis (bi·lis)
* #Baybayin Tagalog: ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ or ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜕ (depends on usage)
* Polite L1: bilis po | ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜉᜓ
* Polite L2: paki bilis po | ᜉᜃᜒ ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜉᜓ
* Formal L1 + casual: paki bilisan | ᜉᜃᜒ ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐᜈ᜕
* Polite L3: paki bilisan po | ᜉᜃᜒ ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐᜈ᜔ ᜉᜓ
* Formal L2 + casual: maaari bang pakibilisan | ᜋᜀᜀᜍᜒ ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐᜈ᜕
* Formal L2 + Polite L1: maaari po bang paki bilis | ᜋᜀᜀᜍᜒ ᜉᜓ ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒ ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜕
* Formal L2 + Polite L3: maaari po bang pakibilisan | ᜋᜀᜀᜍᜒ ᜉᜓ ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐᜈ᜕
(note: there are other ways to say ‘hurry’ or ‘hurry up’)
(note 2: there are other formal and polite levels (and in combination) in the Filipino language)

#Korea
* #Hangugeo Romacha: ppalri | ppalli
* #Hangul: 빨리
* Polite L1: 빨리 가요. (ppalri gayo)
(note: there are other ways to say ‘hurry’ or ‘hurry up’)
(note 2: there are other formal and polite levels (and in combination) in the Korean language)

#Japan
* #Nihongo Romaji: hayaku (ha·ya·ku)
* #Kana: 速く
* Polite L1: 速く行きましょう。 (hayaku ikimashõ)

#Vietnam
* #Vietnamese: hối hả

#Thailand
* #Thai: Rīb h̄ǹxy
* akson thai: รีบหน่อย

#Indonesia
* #Bahasa Indonesia: cepat

#India
* #Hindi: jaldee karen
* #Devanāgarī: जल्दी करें

#Hebrew
* Hebrew: lemaher (le·ma·her)
* Modern Hebrew script: לְמַהֵר | למהר

#Arabic
* Arabic: eajal
* Arabic script: عجل

#Cambodia
* #Khmer: branhab
* Âksâr Khmêr: ប្រញាប់

#Laos
* #Lao: hibhon
* Akson Lao: ຮີບຮ້ອນ

#Mongolia
* #Mongolian: Khurdlaarai
* Cyrillic: Хурдлаарай

#Chinese
* #Mandarin Pinyin: Qǐng kuài diǎn.
* #Han: 請快點。 (traditional) | 请快点。 (simplified)

I hope you enjoyed this random information. Feel free to correct and/or add additional information. 🤎 The #linguists among us can improve this. ^_^

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