| Example in Indonesian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| ...dan kita hormati, Sri Siddeshwar Maharaj akan berpuasa hingga ajal. | ..and revered Sri Siddeshwar Maharaj will fast unto death. |
| Jadi, alasan Anda harus berpuasa adalah untuk menurunkan kolesterol dan glukosa. | So, the reason we have you fasting is the true cholesterol and glucose number is fasting. |
| Kami berpuasa untuk anak-anak. | We fast for the children. |
| Anda tidak akan mendapatkan kesempatan berpuasa untuk suami Anda . | You won't get a chance to fast for your husband. |
| Kami berpuasa. | - We were fasting. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | صأم,صام | Catalan | dejunar |
| English | fast | Estonian | paastuma |
| Finnish | paastota | French | jeuner |
| German | fasten, schnellen | Greek | νηστεύω |
| Hebrew | צם | Hungarian | böjtöl, koplal |
| Icelandic | fasta | Italian | digiunare |
| Japanese | 絶食, 断食 | Lithuanian | pasninkauti |
| Polish | odsuszyć, pościć, przepościć | Portuguese | jejuar |
| Romanian | ajuna | Russian | поститься |
| Spanish | ayunar | Swedish | fasta |
| Turkish | oruç tutmak | Vietnamese | nhảnh, nhịn đói |