Signs

1. Yngong

   Entrance

   Usage

   Posted at entrances. In Friesland the Dutch "Ingang" is common too, and bilingual signs exist

   Grammar Note

   "yngong" is the Frisian spelling of Dutch "ingang"; it starts with y

2. Útgong

   Exit

   Usage

   Posted at exits; it may be shown beside the Dutch "Uitgang"

   Grammar Note

   "útgong" corresponds to Dutch "uitgang"; ú carries an acute accent

3. Needútgong

   Emergency exit

   Usage

   Marks an emergency exit, to be used only in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   "needútgong" is need (emergency) + útgong (exit), written as one word

4. Iepen

   Open

   Usage

   Hung on the door of a shop or facility to show it is open

   Grammar Note

   "iepen" corresponds to Dutch "open"; it starts with ie

5. Ticht

   Closed

   Usage

   Hung on the door of a shop or facility to show it is closed

   Grammar Note

   "ticht" corresponds to Dutch "dicht" and starts with t

6. Tydlik ticht

   Temporarily closed

   Usage

   Posted when a place is closed for a while, for example for renovation

   Grammar Note

   "tydlik" corresponds to Dutch "tijdelijk"

7. Hearen

   Men

   Usage

   Shown on the door of the men's toilets

   Grammar Note

   "hearen" is the plural of "hear" (gentleman); it corresponds to Dutch "Heren"

8. Dames

   Women

   Usage

   Shown on the door of the women's toilets

   Grammar Note

   "dames" is the plural of "dame" (lady) and is spelled as in Dutch

9. Tagong ferbean

   No entry

   Usage

   Posted at places where entry is forbidden

   Grammar Note

   "tagong ferbean" means no entry. "ferbean" corresponds to Dutch "verboden"

10. Smoken ferbean

    No smoking

    Usage

    Posted where smoking is not allowed

    Grammar Note

    "Smoking" is "smoken" (the verb "smoke" used as a noun), not "roken"

11. Trep

    Stairs

    Usage

    Shown at the entrance to a staircase or on a direction sign

    Grammar Note

    "trep" corresponds to Dutch "trap"

12. Triuw

    Push

    Usage

    Put on the side of a door that you push

    Grammar Note

    "triuw" is the imperative of the verb "triuwe" (to push)

13. Lûk

    Pull

    Usage

    Put on the side of a door that you pull

    Grammar Note

    "lûk" is the imperative of the verb "lûke" (to pull); û carries a circumflex

14. Wurk yn útfiering

    Works in progress

    Usage

    Posted at road works or building sites

    Grammar Note

    "wurk yn útfiering" means works in progress; it corresponds to Dutch "werk in uitvoering"

15. Bûten gebrûk

    Out of order

    Usage

    Put on equipment or facilities that are broken or not in use

    Grammar Note

    "bûten gebrûk" means out of use. It corresponds to Dutch "buiten gebruik"

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