Signs

1. Hyrje

   Entrance

   Usage

   Shown at the entrance of buildings, stations and facilities; printed as HYRJE

2. Dalje

   Exit

   Usage

   Shown at exits of buildings and stations, and also at motorway exits

3. Dalje emergjence

   Emergency exit

   Usage

   Displayed with the green-and-white running-man pictogram

4. Hapur

   Open (door sign)

   Usage

   The small "OPEN" card hung on a shop door

5. Mbyllur

   Closed (door sign)

   Usage

   The "CLOSED" card on a shop door; distinct from a temporary closure notice

6. Jemi të hapur

   We are open

   Usage

   A notice saying business continues, e.g. during refurbishment; wordier than the "Hapur" door card

7. Mbyllur përkohësisht

   Temporarily closed

   Usage

   Albanian has no exact equivalent of a "preparing" sign; this is the closest, used for breaks and pre-opening

8. Burra

   Men

   Usage

   On the men's restroom door; sometimes written "Zotërinj"

9. Gra

   Women

   Usage

   On the women's restroom door; sometimes written "Zonja"

10. Ndalohet hyrja

    No entry

    Usage

    On restricted areas; "Ndalohet" is the standard prohibition word on Albanian signs

11. Ndalohet duhani

    No smoking

    Usage

    Indoors and on public transport; also written "Ndalohet pirja e duhanit"

12. Zonë për duhanpirës

    Smoking area

    Usage

    Marks a designated smoking area at an airport or station

13. Shkallë

    Stairs

    Usage

    Points the way to stairs; signs often use the definite plural "SHKALLËT"

14. Shtyj

    Push

    Usage

    The "push" label on a door, written in the imperative

15. Tërhiq

    Pull

    Usage

    The "pull" label on a door; imperative of the verb "tërheq"

16. Punime në vazhdim

    Work in progress

    Usage

    At building sites and road closures; road signs may read "PUNIME NË RRUGË"

17. Jashtë përdorimit

    Out of order

    Usage

    On lifts, ATMs and toilet cubicles; a handwritten "Nuk punon" (not working) is just as common

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