One message – hundreds of languages. How does the world speak about the Three Monkeys?
Three Monkeys – See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil – one of the most recognizable symbolic phrases in the world.
In different languages, alphabets, and cultures, it sounds different, yet always carries the same message.
On this page, we collect translations of this complete formula – as it truly functions: not as three separate sentences, but as one universal concept.
There are 7 continents, over 190 countries, and thousands of cultural communities in the world. People in these regions communicate in more than 7,000 languages, and the number of active dialects exceeds 20,000. Some languages have official status and global recognition, while others survive only within local communities, regions, or families.
Every culture has its own signs, symbols, and proverbs that carry meaning. Yet very few have reached such worldwide recognition as the phrase:
“Three Monkeys – See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”
It is not three separate sentences, but a single symbolic expression – a universal message about one’s attitude towards the world. Depending on the cultural and linguistic context, it may signify distance, resistance, protection, meditation, or irony. In each country, it takes on a slightly different form, rhythm, sound, and emotional weight.
That is why on this page we present translations of the complete phrase – as it truly functions in different places around the globe: from Japan, Tanzania, India, and Brazil, to Poland, Germany, and Mexico.
It is a living mosaic of languages and cultures, constantly evolving, showing how much can be expressed through one single symbol.
🌍 How the world says: “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”
See how the expression “Three Monkeys – See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” functions in different languages of the world – from English, German and French to Hindi, Japanese, Spanish or Indonesian. It is not only a well-known proverb, but also a universal symbol of one’s attitude towards good and evil, appearing in many alphabets, regions and cultures.
| Lp | Flaga | Państwo | Fraza | Autor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇵🇱 | Polska | Trzy Małpy – Nic nie widzę, nic nie słyszę, nic nie mówię | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 | Anglia | Three Monkeys – See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil | |
| 3 | 🇩🇪 | Niemcy | Drei Affen – Nichts Böses sehen, nichts Böses hören, nichts Böses sagen | |
| 4 | 🇦🇹 | Austria | Drei Affen – Nichts Böses sehen, nichts Böses hören, nichts Böses sagen | |
| 5 | 🇳🇱 | Holandia | Drie Apen – Geen kwaad zien, geen kwaad horen, geen kwaad spreken | |
| 6 | 🇧🇪 | Belgia | Drie Aapjes – Geen kwaad zien, geen kwaad horen, geen kwaad spreken | |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 | Indie (hindi) | तीन बंदर – बुरा मत देखो, बुरा मत सुनो, बुरा मत कहो | |
| 8 | 🇯🇵 | Japonia | 三匹の猿 – 見ざる、聞かざる、言わざる | |
| 9 | 🇪🇸 | Hiszpania | Tres Monos – No ver el mal, no oír el mal, no decir el mal | |
| 10 | 🇫🇷 | Francja | Trois Singes – Ne rien voir, ne rien entendre, ne rien dire | |
| 11 | 🇮🇹 | Włochy | Tre Scimmie – Non vedere il male, non sentire il male, non parlare del male | |
| 12 | 🇵🇹 | Portugalia | Três Macacos – Não ver o mal, não ouvir o mal, não falar o mal | |
| 13 | 🇷🇺 | Rosja | Три обезьяны – Не вижу зла, не слышу зла, не говорю зла | |
| 14 | 🇨🇳 | Chiny | 三只猴子 – 非礼勿视，非礼勿听，非礼勿言 | |
| 15 | 🇺🇸 | USA | Three Monkeys – See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil | |
| 16 | 🇧🇷 | Brazylia | Três Macacos – Não veja o mal, não ouça o mal, não fale o mal | |
| 17 | 🇰🇷 | Korea Południowa | 세 마리 원숭이 – 악을 보지 말고, 악을 듣지 말고, 악을 말하지 말라 | |
| 18 | 🇹🇷 | Turcja | Üç Maymun – Kötülüğü görme, kötülüğü duyma, kötülüğü söyleme | |
| 19 | 🇮🇩 | Indonezja | Tiga Monyet – Jangan lihat kejahatan, jangan dengar kejahatan, jangan bicara kejahatan | |
| 20 | 🇻🇳 | Wietnam | Ba Con Khỉ – Không thấy điều ác, không nghe điều ác, không nói điều ác | |
| 21 | 🇦🇱 | Albania | Tre majmunë – Mos shiko të keqen, mos dëgjo të keqen, mos fol të keqen | |
| 22 | 🇦🇷 | Argentyna (język hiszpański, lokalny wariant) | Tres Monos – No ver el mal, no oír el mal, no decir el mal | |
| 23 | 🇦🇺 | Australia (język angielski, lokalny) | Three Monkeys – See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil | |
| 24 | 🇧🇩 | Bangladesz (język bengalski) | তিন বানর – মন্দ কিছু দেখো না, মন্দ কিছু শোনো না, মন্দ কিছু বলো না | |
| 25 | 🇧🇴 | Boliwia (język ajmara) | Kimsa ch'iyara – Jan uñja, jan ist'aña, jan arsuña | |
| 26 | 🇧🇬 | Bułgaria | Три маймуни – Не виждай злото, не чувай злото, не казвай злото | |
| 27 | 🇨🇱 | Chile (język mapudungun) | Küla küdaw – Rume zomo niechi, rume zomo niekün, rume zomo nieleli | |
| 28 | 🇭🇷 | Chorwacja | Tri majmuna – Ne vidi zlo, ne čuj zlo, ne govori zlo | |
| 29 | 🇨🇿 | Czechy | Tři opice – Nevidět zlo, neslyšet zlo, nemluvit zlo | |
| 30 | 🇩🇰 | Dania | Tre aber – Se ikke ondskab, hør ikke ondskab, tal ikke ondskab | |
| 31 | 🇪🇬 | Egipt (język arabski) | ثلاثة قرود – لا ترى شر، لا تسمع شر، لا تتكلم شر | |
| 32 | 🇪🇪 | Estonia | Kolm ahvi – Ära näe kurja, ära kuule kurja, ära räägi kurja | |
| 33 | 🇪🇹 | Etiopia (język amharski) | ሶስት አጋጣሚዎች – ክፉ አትርከብ፣ ክፉ አትሰማ፣ ክፉ አትናገር | |
| 34 | 🇫🇯 | Fidżi (język fidżyjski) | Singa tolu – Kakua ni raica na ca, kakua ni rogoca na ca, kakua ni tukuna na ca | |
| 35 | 🇵🇭 | Filipiny (język tagalog) | Tatlong Unggoy – Huwag makakita ng kasamaan, huwag makarinig ng kasamaan, huwag magsalita ng kasamaan | |
| 36 | 🇫🇮 | Finlandia | Kolme apinaa – Älä näe pahaa, älä kuule pahaa, älä puhu pahaa | |
| 37 | 🇬🇷 | Grecja | Τρεις μαϊμούδες – Μη βλέπεις το κακό, μη ακούς το κακό, μη λες το κακό | |
| 38 | 🇭🇹 | Haiti (język kreolski haitański) | Twa Makak – Pa gade mechanste, pa tande mechanste, pa pale mechanste | |
| 39 | 🇮🇷 | Iran (język perski) | سه میمون – بدی را نبین، بدی را نشنو، بدی را نگو | |
| 40 | 🇮🇪 | Irlandia | Trí moncaí – Ná féach ar an olc, ná clois an t-olc, ná habair an t-olc | |
| 41 | 🇮🇸 | Islandia | Þrír apar – Sjáðu ekki illt, heyrðu ekki illt, talaðu ekki illt | |
| 42 | 🇯🇲 | Jamajka (język patois) | Tree Monkey – Nuh see evil, nuh hear evil, nuh talk evil | |
| 43 | 🇨🇦 | Kanada (język francuski, lokalny) | Trois Singes – Ne rien voir, ne rien entendre, ne rien dire | |
| 44 | 🇰🇪 | Kenia (język suahili) | Nyani watatu – Usiione mabaya, usisikie mabaya, usiseme mabaya | |
| 45 | 🇨🇴 | Kolumbia (język hiszpański, lokalny) | Tres Monos – No ver el mal, no oír el mal, no decir el mal | |
| 46 | 🇨🇺 | Kuba (hiszpański – karaibski) | Tres Monos – No ver lo malo, no oír lo malo, no decir lo malo | |
| 47 | 🇱🇹 | Litwa | Trys beždžionės – Nematyti blogio, negirdėti blogio, nekalbėti blogio | |
| 48 | 🇱🇻 | Łotwa | Trīs pērtiķi – Neredzēt ļaunu, nedzirdēt ļaunu, nerunāt ļaunu | |
| 49 | 🇲🇹 | Malta | Tliet xadini – Tħarisx il-ħażin, tismagħx il-ħażin, titkellimx dwar il-ħażin | |
| 50 | 🇲🇽 | Meksyk (hiszpański – lokalny) | Tres Monos – No ver el mal, no oír el mal, no decir el mal | |
| 51 | 🇳🇬 | Nigeria (język yoruba) | Ẹyẹ mẹ́ta – Má ṣe rí ibi, má gbọ́ ibi, má sọ ibi | |
| 52 | 🇳🇴 | Norwegia | Tre aper – Ikke se noe ondt, ikke hør noe ondt, ikke si noe ondt | |
| 53 | 🇳🇿 | Nowa Zelandia (język maoryski) | E toru nga makimaki – Kaua e kite i te kino, kaua e rongo i te kino, kaua e korero i te kino | |
| 54 | 🇵🇰 | Pakistan (język urdu) | تین بندر – برائی نہ دیکھو، برائی نہ سنو، برائی نہ بولو | |
| 55 | 🇵🇬 | Papua-Nowa Gwinea (język tok pisin) | Tripela manki – No lukim bagarap, no harim bagarap, no toktok bagarap | |
| 56 | 🇵🇪 | Peru (język keczua) | Kimsa k'usillu – Mana ñak'ay, mana uyarikuy, mana willay | |
| 57 | 🇿🇦 | RPA (język zulu) | Izinkawu ezintathu – Ungaboni okubi, ungabezwa okubi, ungakhulumi okubi | |
| 58 | 🇷🇴 | Rumunia | Trei maimuțe – Nu vede răul, nu auzi răul, nu vorbi răul | |
| 59 | 🇼🇸 | Samoa (język samoański) | Tolu lāumea – Aua le vaʻai i le leaga, aua le faalogo i le leaga, aua le tautala i le leaga | |
| 60 | 🇷🇸 | Serbia | Tri majmuna – Ne vidi zlo, ne čuj zlo, ne govori zlo | |
| 61 | 🇸🇮 | Słowenia | Trije opice – Ne vidi zla, ne sliši zla, ne govori zla | |
| 62 | 🇨🇭 | Szwajcaria | Trais muncauns – Nun vescha il mal, nun taid il mal, nun discuorra il mal | |
| 63 | 🇸🇪 | Szwecja | Tre apor – Se inget ont, hör inget ont, säg inget ont | |
| 64 | 🇹🇭 | Tajlandia (język tajski) | ลิงสามตัว – ไม่เห็นสิ่งชั่วร้าย ไม่ได้ยินสิ่งชั่วร้าย ไม่พูดสิ่งชั่วร้าย | |
| 65 | 🇭🇺 | Węgry | Három majom – Ne láss semmi rosszat, ne hallj semmi rosszat, ne szólj semmi rosszat | |
| 66 | 🇮🇳 | Indie | Muuru kothigalu – kettadannu nodabeda, kettadannu kela beda, kettadannu maada beda | Tłumaczenie: Ziyanna – Mysuru, Indie (język kannada) |
| 67 | 🇺🇦 | Ukraina | Три мавпи – Не бачу зла, не чую зла, не кажу зла | |
| 68 | 🇧🇾 | Białoruś | Тры малпы – Не бачу зла, не чую зла, не кажу зла | |
| 69 | 🇱🇮 | Liechtenstein | Drei Affen – Nichts Böses sehen, nichts Böses hören, nichts Böses sagen | |
| 70 | 🇱🇺 | Luksemburg | Trois singes – Ne rien voir de mal, ne rien entendre de mal, ne rien dire de mal | |
| 71 | 🇸🇲 | San Marino | Tre scimmie – Non vedere il male, non sentire il male, non parlare del male | |
| 72 | 🇲🇰 | Macedonia Północna | Три мајмуни – Не гледај зло, не слушај зло, не зборувај зло | |
| 73 | 🇲🇪 | Czarnogóra | Tri majmuna – Ne vidim zlo, ne čujem zlo, ne govorim zlo |
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