Hold your Breath

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One of the most commonly used phrases in radiography is "*Breathe in and hold your breath" followed by "Breathe away*". The breath-hold technique is used to minimise movement unsharpness or to inflate the lungs completely with air. With thousands of languages in the world (Papua New Guinea has over 700), it is not uncommon to find yourself with a patient who does not speak your language.

One of the most commonly used phrases in radiography is "Breathe in and hold your breath" followed by "Breathe away". The breath-hold technique is used to minimise movement unsharpness or to inflate the lungs completely with air. With thousands of languages in the world (Papua New Guinea has over 700), it is not uncommon to find yourself with a patient who does not speak your language.

Lets develop this page with the phrase "Breathe in and hold your breath" in as many languages as possible!

Language	The Written Word	Phonetic Translation	Audio File
English	"Breathe in and hold your breath" "Breathe away"	Breathe in and hold your breath Breathe away
Italian	"Respirare e tenere il fiato" "Respirare lontano"
Greek	“Пάρται την ανάπνοι και κράτατην” “Συνεχίστε ανάσα”
German	"Einatmen und Luft anhalten." "Ausatmen."
Spanish	"Respire profundamente y mantenga la respiración" o "Inspire" "Espire" o "Expulse el aire"
French	"Respirez et retenez votre souffle" "Respirez l'écart"
Arabic	خذ نفَسَاً وأوقف تنفسك أخرج نفَسَك
Portuguese	"Respire e mantenha na sua respiração" "Respire afastado"
Dutch	"Inademen en vasthouden" "Doorademen"
Pidgin Papua New Guinea	Pulin Win Pasin Win	pull en win pass in win
Swahili	Fruta hewa alafu ushike hapo Poa hewa
Slovenian	Vdihnite Izdihnite	vdee hnee teh izdee hnee teh
Bahasa Malaysia (Malay)	Tarik nafas , Tahan! Nafas Biasa
Chinese	Sook Hey - Tahan! Mow Tau Hey
Tamil	Mooche Elange - Tahan Mooche Udunge
Russian	Вдохните, не дышите. Дышите спокойно.	Vdoh-nee-te, ne dy-shee-te Dy-shee-te spo-koi-no
Sinhalese (Sri Lanka)	"Husma Ihalata aran nawathaganna" "Husma pitakaranna."	"Husma Ihalata aran nawathaganna". "Husma pitakaranna."
Bulgarian	Поеми дълбоко въздух и задръж Poemi dalboko vazduh i zadrash
Hindi (Fiji)	Lamba sas andar "ghicho aur roko" Baraabar sas lo

Ethiopian

.Tinfashiwon yazu
. Yetenfisu

Portuguese	"Inspire" ou "Encha o peito de ar" "Expire" ou "Respire fundo e deite o ar todo fora"
Welsh	Anadlwch i mewn a dal eich anadl	Phonetically: ("Ahnahdlw/x/ ee mehoon, aah dàl ei/x/ ahnadull")

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