Motto in Various Languages
- Note-many languages have masculine and feminine forms of words-where gender changes the Scout Motto, differences are reflected here.
| language | countries | Boy Scouts | Girl Guides or Girl Scouts | organizational variant | meaning (if other than Be Prepared) | transliteration or pronunciation |
| Afrikaans | Namibia, South Africa | Wees geréed! | ||||
| Albanian | Albania | Ji Gati | Pergatitu | Always Prepared | ||
| Amharic | Ethiopia | ዝግጁ | Ready | |||
| Arabic | Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen | كُن مستعداً | in Jordan, Libya, and Syria و أعدوا; | kun mustʌʕidʌn | ||
| Armenian | Armenia | Միշտ պատրաստ | Partsratsir Partsratsour | Always Ready, Elevate Yourself and Others with You | Misht Badrast | |
| Azeri | Azerbaijan | Daima Hazır | ||||
| Belarusian | Belarus | Напагатове! | Будзь гатоў!, Будь готов! | Napahatove, Budz' Hatoǔ | ||
| Bengali | Bangladesh | সেবার জন্য সদা প্রস্তুত থাকতে যথাসাধ্য চেষ্টা করা | সদা প্রস্তুত | Do your best to be prepared for service | Sebar jannoa sada prastut thakte jathasadhya chesta kara; Sada prastut | |
| Bislama | Vanuatu | Rerem | Prepare | |||
| Bosnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Буди спреман!' | Budi Spreman | |||
| Bulgarian | Bulgaria | Бъди Готов | Бъди Готова | Bădi gotov | ||
| Burmese | Burma | အဆင်သင့် | ever ready | A-sin-thint | ||
| Cantonese | Hong Kong, Macau | 準備 | Prepare | Joen bey | ||
| Catalan | Andorra, Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Valencia | Sempre a punt | Always ready. | |||
| Chavacano | Zamboanga | Pirmi Alisto! | Always Prepared! | |||
| Chichewa | Malawi | Konzekerani | ||||
| Cook Islands Māori | Cook Islands | Kia vai teateamamao! | ||||
| Croatian | Croatia | Budi Pripravan! | Uvijek spreman! | |||
| Czech | Czech Republic | Buď připraven | Buď připravena | |||
| Danish | Denmark | Vær beredt! | Værn og tjen! | Protect and Serve | ||
| Divehi | Maldives | އަބަދުވެސް ތައްޔާރްށް | Abadhuves Thayyarah | |||
| Dutch | Belgium, the Netherlands, Suriname | Wees Paraat! | Steeds bereid! in Belgium, Wees Bereid! in the Netherlands, Weest Paraat! in Suriname | |||
| Dzongkha | Bhutan | གྲ་འགྲིག་འབད་ | Dra drig Bay | |||
| English | Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Be Prepared | ||||
| Esperanto | (Skolta Esperanto Ligo) | Estu preta | ||||
| Estonian | Estonia | Ole Valmis! | ||||
| Faroese | Faroe Islands | Ver til reiðar | ||||
| Fijian | Fiji | Tu Vakarau, Meda Tu Vakarau, or Tu Vakarau ena Vei Gauna | ||||
| Filipino | Philippines | Laging Handa! | ||||
| Finnish | Finland | Ole Valmis! | Var redo! | |||
| French | Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, New Caledonia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia | Toujours Prêt! | Toujours Prête! | Prêt(e) à servir (Ready to serve) in Burkina Faso; Sois Prêt(e)! (Be Prepared) widespread; Être Prêt(e) (Be Prepared) in Haiti and Lebanon; Toujours tout droit (Always straight/Always upstanding) in Senegal | Always Ready! | |
| Gilbertese | Kiribati | Mena tauraoi | ||||
| Georgian | Georgia | იყავი მზად | ikavi mzad | |||
| German | Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Namibia, Switzerland | Allzeit bereit! | Seid bereit! in Namibia | Always Prepared | ||
| Greek | Cyprus, Greece | Έσo έτοιμος! | Ésso étimi! | Ésso étimos | ||
| Hawaiian | Hawaii | Hoʻomākaukau! | ||||
| Modern Hebrew | Israel | היה נכון | heye nachon | |||
| Hindi | India | तैयार | Always Prepared | Taiyar | ||
| Hungarian | Hungary | Légy Résen! | Jó Munkát! | Be watchful | ||
| Iceland | Iceland | Ávallt viðbúinn! | Always Prepared | |||
| Indonesian | Indonesia | Sentiasa Bersedia | ||||
| Interlingua | Sempre Preste | |||||
| Irish | Ireland | Bí ullamh! | ||||
| Italian | Italy, San Marino, Switzerland | Sii Preparato! | Sii Preparata! | |||
| Japanese | Japan | そなえよつねに | Always be prepared | Sonae-yo tsuneni | ||
| Kazakh | Kazakhstan | Дайын бол! | Будь готов! | Dayyin Bol | ||
| Kinyarwanda | Rwanda | Ube Maso! | ||||
| Kirundi | Burundi | Ube Maso | ||||
| Korean | South Korea | 준비 | Preparation | Junbi | ||
| Kyrgyz | Kyrgyzstan | Даяр Бол | Будь готов | Dayar Bol | ||
| Khmer | Cambodia | ត្រៀមខ្លួន | ត្រៀមខ្លួន | Triam Kloun | ||
| Lao | Laos | ຕຣຽມພຣ້ອມ | Prepared | |||
| Latin | Este paratus | Este parata | Estote Parati used in Italy | |||
| Latvian | Latvia | Esi Modrs!; response Arvien Modrs!, Always Watchful! | Esi Modra!; response Arvien Modra!, Always Watchful! | Be Watchful | ||
| Lithuanian | Lithuania | Budėk!; response Vis budžiu! | ||||
| Luxembourgish | Luxembourg | Ëmmer bereet! | Trei zum Land! | Loyal to the country | ||
| Macedonian | Macedonia | Биди Подготвен' | Bidi Podgotven | |||
| Malagasy | Madagascar | Vonona hatrany hatrany! | Always Prepared | |||
| Malay | Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore | Selalu Bersedia! | Selalu Sedia! | Sentiasa Bersedia/Sedia! in Malaysia | ||
| Maltese | Malta | Kun lest! | Kun lesta! | |||
| Mandarin | Republic of China (Taiwan) | 準備 | 準備 | Prepare | zhǔnbèi | |
| Mongolian | Mongolia | Хэзээд бэлхэн! | Бэлэн бол! | Become prepared, (I am) ready forever | Belen Bol, Hezeed belhen | |
| Montenegrin | Montenegro | Буди спреман | Budi Spreman | |||
| Nepalese | Nepal | तयार होऊ | Tayar Hou | |||
| Netsilik Inuit | Nunavut | ᐃᔈᓗᐊᖖᓯᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᓗᑎᑦ | ||||
| Niuean | Niue | Kia mautali | ||||
| Norwegian | Norway | Vær Beredt!, answered Alltid Beredt! | Be Prepared! answered Always Prepared! | |||
| Papiamento | Aruba, Netherlands Antilles | Wees Bereid | Sea prepará! in Netherlands Antilles | |||
| Pashto | Afghanistan | تیار اوسی | Attention | Tayar Osay | ||
| Persian | Iran | آماده باش | Aamaadeh Baash! | |||
| Polish | Poland | Czuwaj! | Watch! (imp.) | |||
| Portuguese | Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe | Sempre alerta! | Semper parata! | Always alert! | ||
| Romanian | Moldova, Romania | Gata Oricând | Fii Pregatit(a)! in Romania | Always Ready | ||
| Romansh | Switzerland | Adina Pronto! | Adina Pronta! | |||
| Russian | Russia | Будь готов! | Будь готова! | Bud' gotov | ||
| Sakha | Yakutia | Бэлэм буол! | Бэлэм буол! | Belem Buol | ||
| Samoan | American Samoa, Samoa | Sauniuni | ||||
| Serbian | Serbia | Буди спреман | ||||
| Sinhalese | Sri Lanka | සූදානම්ව! | Sudhanamva | |||
| Slovakian | Slovakia | Buď Pripravený | ||||
| Slovene | Slovenia | Bodi pripravljen! | Vedno pripravljen!, Z naravo k boljšemu človeku! | With Nature to a Better Person | ||
| Somali | Djibouti, Somalia | Diyaar Ahaaw | ||||
| Sotho | Lesotho | Dula O Lokile | ||||
| Spanish | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica*, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea*, Guatemala*, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela | Siempre Listo (para servir*)! | Siempre Lista (para servir*)! | Bien Preparadas! (Well Prepared) in Mexico; Siempre Activas! (Always Active) in Nicaragua, Estar Preparadas! (Be Prepared) in Peru and Puerto Rico | Always Ready (to Serve) | |
| Sranan Tongo | Suriname | Sete sete! | ||||
| Swahili | Comoros, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda | Uwe Tayari | ||||
| Swazi | Swaziland | Hlala ulungele! | ||||
| Swedish | Sweden | Var redo! - Alltid redo! | Be Prepared, Always prepared | |||
| Syriac | Assyria | ܡܬܘܼܡ ܥܬܝܼܕܵܐ | Always Ready | Mthoom 'teeda! | ||
| Tagalog | Philippines | Laging Handâ! | Always Prepared! | |||
| Tahitian | French Polynesia | Parau ha' amanaora! | Always Prepared | |||
| Tamil | Sri Lanka | தயார் நிலையில் இரு! | Thayaar Nilayil Iru | |||
| Tajik | Tajikistan | Тайёр бош | Будь готов! | Taiyor bosh | ||
| Thai | Thailand | เสียชีพอย่าเสียสัตย์ | Better to die than to lie | Sia Cheap Ya Sia Sud | ||
| Tibetan | Tibet (PRC) | gtan gyi thugs rje | ||||
| Tok Pisin | Papua New Guinea | Stap redi | ||||
| Tongan | Tonga | Toka mateuteu | ||||
| Tswana | Botswana | Nna oi pokoulse! | Nna o ipaakantse! | |||
| Turkish | Turkey | Daima Hazır! | Daima Hazırız!, İzci daima Hazırdır! | Always Prepared | ||
| Turkmen | Turkmenistan | Daima Hazır! | Daima Hazırız!, Будь готов | Always Prepared | ||
| Tuvan | Tuva | Бэлэн бол! | Become prepared | Belen Bol | ||
| Urdu | India, Pakistan | ١ڶمستعد | Teyar raho! | Ready or Prepared | Almustaid | |
| Ukrainian | Ukraine | Будь Готовий! | СКОБ! an acronym for Сильно! Красно! Обережно! Бистро! | With Strength! With Beauty! With Care! With Speed! | Bud' Hotovyi, Skob | |
| Uyghur | Xinjiang (PRC) | تەييار بول | Teyyar Bol | |||
| Uzbek | Uzbekistan | Tayyor bo‘l, Тайёр бўл | Будь готов | Tayor Bol | ||
| Vietnamese | Vietnam | Sắp Sẵn | ||||
| Zarma | Niger | (Wa) soola | Get ready |
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“People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can’t pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in languages we once classified as “exotic” but whose mastery is now essential for our diplomats and businessmen. But what they say is very much the same the world over. They want a decent standard of living. They want human dignity and a voice in their own futures. They want their children to grow up strong and healthy and free.”
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