| lexical category | adverb |
| semantically related | eng: erstwhile |
| semantically related | eng: formerly |
| semantically related | eng: once |
| semantically related | eng: w:Andrew Marvell |
| semantically related | eng: w:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. |
| translation | ara: كان يا ماكان |
| translation | cat: això era una vegada |
| translation | cat: hi havia una vegada |
| translation | cmn: 从前 |
| translation | cmn: 很久很久以前 |
| translation | cmn: 從前 |
| translation | dan: der var engang |
| translation | deu: es war einmal |
| translation | ell: μια φορά και έναν καιρό |
| translation | epo: iam estis |
| translation | eus: bazen behin |
| translation | eus: behin batean |
| translation | fas: روزی روزگاری |
| translation | fin: olipa kerran |
| translation | fra: il était une fois |
| translation | gle: bhí |
| translation | heb: לפני שנים רבות |
| translation | hin: किसी ज़माने में |
| translation | hun: hol volt, hol nem volt |
| translation | hye: լինում է, չի լինում |
| translation | hye: կար-չկար |
| translation | isl: það var einu sinni |
| translation | isl: einu sinni var |
| translation | ita: c'era una volta |
| translation | jpn: 今は昔 |
| translation | jpn: 昔々 |
| translation | jpn: 昔昔 |
| translation | kat: იყო და არა იყო რა |
| translation | kor: 옛날 옛적에 |
| translation | lat: olim |
| translation | lav: reiz sensenos laikos |
| translation | lit: seniai, labai seniai |
| translation | nld: er was eens |
| translation | nor: det var en gang |
| translation | pol: był raz |
| translation | por: era uma vez |
| translation | ron: a fost odată |
| translation | rus: в тридевятом царстве, в тридесятом государстве |
| translation | rus: давным-давно |
| translation | rus: жил-был |
| translation | san: कदाचित् |
| translation | san: पुराकाले |
| translation | slk: kde bolo, tam bolo |
| translation | slk: za siedmimi horami, za siedmimi dolami |
| translation | spa: érase una vez |
| translation | spa: era una vez |
| translation | spa: había una vez |
| translation | sqi: na ishte njëherë |
| translation | swa: hapo zamani za kale |
| translation | swe: det var en gång |
| translation | tam: முன்பு ஒது காலம் |
| translation | tam: முன்பு ஒது தாள் |
| translation | tel: ఒకానొకప్పుడు |
| translation | tha: กาลครั้งหนึ่ง |
| translation | tur: evvel zaman içinde |
| translation | vie: ngày xửa ngày xưa |