Meanings
phrase
alternative make yourselves at home
- idiomaticAn invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs.
Translations
Arabic اِجْعَلْ نَفْسَكَ فِي مَنْزِلِكَ
- اِجْعَلْ نَفْسَكَ فِي مَنْزِلِكَ (ijʕal nafsaka fī manzilika)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Chinese Mandarin 請不要客氣 /请不要客气, 請不要拘禮 /请不要拘礼
- 請不要客氣 /请不要客气 (qǐng bùyào kèqì)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- 請不要拘禮 /请不要拘礼 (qǐng bùyào jūlǐ)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Dutch doe alsof je thuis bent
- doe alsof je thuis bentan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Estonian tunne ennas nagu kodus, tundke end nagu kodus
- tunne ennas nagu kodusan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- tundke end nagu kodusan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Finnish ole kuin kotonasi, olkaa kuin kotonanne
- ole kuin kotonasian invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- olkaa kuin kotonannean invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
French fais comme chez toi, faites comme chez vous
- fais comme chez toian invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- faites comme chez vousan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
German fühlen Sie sich wie zu Hause, fühle dich wie zu Hause
- fühlen Sie sich wie zu Hausean invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- fühle dich wie zu Hausean invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- fühlt euch wie zu Hausean invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Hebrew תרגיש בבית, תרגישי בבית
- תרגיש בבית (targish babayit)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- תרגישי בבית (targishi babayit)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- תרגישו בבית (targishu babayit)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Hungarian érezd magad otthon, érezze magát otthon
- érezd magad otthonan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- érezze magát otthonan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- érezzétek magatokat otthonan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- érezzék magukat otthonan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Icelandic láttu eins og heima hjá þér
- láttu eins og heima hjá þéran invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Italian fai come se fossi a casa tua, faccia come se fosse a casa sua
- fai come se fossi a casa tuaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- faccia come se fosse a casa suaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- fate come se foste a casa vostraan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Japanese お楽にして下さい, どうぞ気楽にして下さい
- お楽にして下さい (o-raku ni shite kudasai)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- どうぞ気楽にして下さい (dōzo kiraku ni shite kudasai)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- どうぞ、ご遠慮なく (dōzo go-enryo naku)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- お寛ぎ下さい (o-kutsurogi kudasai)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Korean 편히 있어요, 편하게 있어요
- 편히 있어요 (pyeonhi isseoyo)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- 편하게 있어요 (pyeonhage isseoyo)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Persian خونهٔ خودته, خونهٔ خودتونه
- خونهٔ خودته (xune-ye xodet-e)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- خونهٔ خودتونه (xune-ye xodetun-e)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Polish czuj się jak u siebie w domu, czujcie się jak u siebie w domu
- czuj się jak u siebie w domuan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- czujcie się jak u siebie w domuan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- gość w dom, Bóg w doman invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Portuguese sinta-se em casa, sintam-se em casa
- sinta-se em casaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- sintam-se em casaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- faz como se estivesses em casaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Russian бу́дь как до́ма, бу́дьте как до́ма
- бу́дь как до́ма (búdʹ kak dóma)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- бу́дьте как до́ма (búdʹte kak dóma)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- чу́вствуй себя́ как до́ма (čúvstvuj sebjá kak dóma)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- чу́вствуйте себя́ как до́ма (čúvstvujte sebjá kak dóma)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Spanish mi casa es su casa, mi casa es tu casa
- mi casa es su casaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- mi casa es tu casaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- mi casa es vuestra casaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Swedish känn dig som hemma, känn er som hemma
- känn dig som hemmaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- känn er som hemmaan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Thai ไม่ต้องเกรงใจ, ทำตัวตามสบาย
- ไม่ต้องเกรงใจ (mâi dtɔ̂ng greeng jai)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- ทำตัวตามสบาย (tam-dtuua dtaam sà-baai)an invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
Turkish benim evim senin evin, benim evim sizin eviniz
- benim evim senin evinan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
- benim evim sizin evinizan invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs
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make yourself at home. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20yourself%20at%20home
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Chicago
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