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The meaning (definition) of the word right
the side of your body opposite the left side
The word right used in a sentence
“Turn right at the corner to get to the toy store.”
Words that mean the opposite of right (antonyms)
left
How the word right is said around the world
| French | droite (drwaht) |
| Spanish | derecha (day-RAY-chah) |
| Mandarin | 右边的 (yoh byen duh) |
| Hindi | दायां (DAH-yahn) |
| Arabic | يمين (YAH-meen) |
| Russian | правая сторона (PRAH-vah-yah stah-rah-NAH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | direita (dee-RAY-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | direita (jee-RAY-tah) |
| Japanese | 右 (MEE-gee) |
| German | Rechts (rehyts) |
| Urdu | دایاں (DAH-yahn) |
| Punjabi | ਸੱਜਾ (SU-gyah) |
| Korean | 오른쪽 (oh-run-JOHG) |
| Hebrew | יָמִינָה (yah-MEEY-nah) |
| Greek | δεξιά (theh-KSYAH) |
| Dutch | rechts (rekhts) |
| Tagalog | kanan (KAH-nahn) |
| Vietnamese | Phải (fahy) |
| Turkish | Sağ (sah) |
| Persian | راست (rahst) |
| Polish | prawa strona (PRAH-vah STROH-nah) |
| Ukrainian | праворуч (prah-voh-ROOCH) |
| Bengali | ডান (dahn) |
| Swedish | höger (HER-ger) |
| Italian | destra (DES-trah) |
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