English
Etymology
First attested in mediaeval Latin: si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more; si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi: "if you are in Rome, live in the Roman way; if you are elsewhere, live as they do there" (attributed to w:Saint Ambrose|St Ambrose).
Phrase
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
- behave as those around do
Usage notes
Often shortened to when in Rome, with the rest of the proverb understood.
Translations
Bosnian: u druÅ¡tvu se i kaluÄer ženi
Chinese: å
¥éé¨ä¿, å
¥ä¹¡éä¿ (rù xiÄng suà sú)
Croatian: u druÅ¡tvu se i kaluÄer ženi
Finnish: maassa maan tavalla
German: Mit den Wölfen heulen
Hungarian: Ha Rómában élsz, élj úgy, mint a rómaiak
Italian: Paese che vai, usanza che trovi
Japanese: é·ã«å
¥ã£ã¦ã¯é·ã«å¾ã (gÅ ni itte wa gÅ ni shitagae)
mid
Maltese: meta tkun Ruma, agħmel bħal Rumani
Portuguese: Quando em Roma, faça como os romanos
Russian: С волками жиÑÑ, по-волÑÑи вÑÑÑ; Со Ñвоим ÑÑÑавом в ÑÑжой монаÑÑÑÑÑ Ð½Ðµ Ñ
одÑÑ
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: Ñ Ð´ÑÑÑÑÐ²Ñ Ñе и калÑÑÐµÑ Ð¶ÐµÐ½Ð¸
:Roman: u druÅ¡tvu se i kaluÄer ženi
Spanish: A dónde fueres, haz lo que vieres
Turkish: Roma'dayken Romalılar gibi davran
Vietnamese: nháºp gia tùy tục, nháºp gia tùy tục, nháºp giang tùy khúc
Category:Proverbs
zh-min-nan:when in Rome, do as the Romans do
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