Amharic አማርኛ am
አክስት
AH-kist
Use 'Akist' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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How to say
Aunt
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Arabic العربية ar
عمة
'AH-mah
Use 'Ammah' to refer to your paternal aunt, and 'Khālah' (خالة) for your maternal aunt.
Bangla বাংলা bn
মাসি/পিসি
MAA-see/PEE-see
Use 'Masi' for your mother's sister (maternal aunt) and 'Pisi' for your father's sister (paternal aunt).
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Catalan català ca
Tieta
TEE-eh-tah
Use 'Tieta' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Czech čeština cs
Teta
TEH-tah
Use 'Teta' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Danish dansk da
Tante
TAN-tuh
Use 'Tante' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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German Deutsch de
Tante
TAN-tuh
Use 'Tante' to refer to your aunt; it's a straightforward term.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Θεία
THEE-ah
Use 'Thía' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Spanish Español es
Tía
TEE-ah
Use 'Tía' when referring to your aunt, or as a term of endearment for a close female friend or older woman.
Estonian eesti et
Tädi
TAE-dee
Use 'Tädi' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Basque Basque eu
Osaba
O-SA-ba
Use 'Osaba' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Persian فارسی fa
عمه
AH-meh
Use 'Ammeh' to refer to your paternal aunt, and 'Khāleh' (خاله) for your maternal aunt.
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Finnish suomi fi
Täti
TAE-tee
Use 'Täti' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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French Français fr
Tante
TANT
Use 'Tante' to refer to your aunt, and it's generally used in all contexts.
Galician Galician gl
Tía
TEE-ah
Use 'Tía' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
કાકી/માસી
KAA-kee/MAA-see
Use 'Kaki' for your father's brother's wife (paternal aunt) and 'Masi' for your mother's sister (maternal aunt).
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Hausa Hausa ha
Goggó
GO-goh
Use 'Goggó' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Hebrew עברית he
דודה
DO-dah
Use 'Doda' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
चाची/मौसी
CHAA-chee/MOW-see
Use 'Chachi' for your father's brother's wife (paternal aunt) and 'Mausi' for your mother's sister (maternal aunt).
Hungarian magyar hu
Nagynéni
NODJ-nay-nee
Use 'Nagynéni' for your aunt, especially if she's older; for a younger aunt, you might use 'Néni'.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Bibi
BEE-bee
Use 'Bibi' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Frænka
FRAYN-kah
Use 'Frænka' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Italian Italiano it
Zia
TSEE-ah
Use 'Zia' to refer to your aunt; it's a common and standard term.
Japanese 日本語 ja
叔母/伯母
O-ba/O-ba-san
Use 'Oba' for your father's older sister, 'Obasan' for your aunt in general, and 'Oba' for a more casual term.
Korean 한국어 ko
이모/고모
EE-mo/Go-mo
Use 'Imo' for your mother's sister (maternal aunt) and 'Gomo' for your father's sister (paternal aunt).
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Teta
TEH-tah
Use 'Teta' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Tante
TAHN-teh
Use 'Tante' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Marathi मराठी mr
काकू/मावशी
KAA-koo/MAA-vshee
Use 'Kaku' for your father's sister (paternal aunt) and 'Mavshi' for your mother's sister (maternal aunt).
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Malay Melayu ms
Makcik
MAK-chik
Use 'Makcik' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Tante
TAHN-tuh
Use 'Tante' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
Norwegian norsk no
Tante
TAN-tuh
Use 'Tante' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਚਾਚੀ/ਮਾਸੀ
CHAA-chee/MAA-see
Use 'Chachi' for your father's brother's wife (paternal aunt) and 'Masi' for your mother's sister (maternal aunt).
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Polish polski pl
Ciocia
CHO-cha
Use 'Ciocia' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
Portuguese Português pt
Tia
TEE-ah
Use 'Tia' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
Romanian română ro
Mătușă
Mă-TOO-shuh
Use 'Mătușă' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Russian русский ru
Тётя
TYO-tyah
Use 'Tyotya' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
Swedish svenska sv
Moster/Faster
MO-ster/FA-ster
Use 'Moster' for your mother's sister and 'Faster' for your father's sister.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Shangazi
Sha-NGAA-zi
Use 'Shangazi' to refer to your paternal aunt, and 'Mjomba' for your maternal aunt.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
அத்தை/சித்தி
AH-thay/CHITH-thee
Use 'Aththai' for your father's sister (paternal aunt) and 'Chiththi' for your father's younger sister.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
అత్త/పిన్ని
AH-tta/PI-nnee
Use 'Atta' for your father's sister (paternal aunt) and 'Pinni' for your mother's sister (maternal aunt).
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Thai ไทย th
ป้า/น้า/อา
Pah/Nah/Aa
Use 'Pā' for your father's older sister, 'Nā' for your mother's sister, and 'Ā' for your father's younger sister.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Tita
TEE-ta
Use 'Tita' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Teyze
TEY-zeh
Use 'Teyze' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Тітка
TEET-kah
Use 'Titka' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Urdu اردو ur
چچی/موسى
CHAA-chee/MOW-see
Use 'Chachi' for your father's brother's wife (paternal aunt) and 'Mausi' for your mother's sister (maternal aunt).
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Dì
Zee
Use 'Dì' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ìyá ńlá
EE-yah n-LAH
Use 'Ìyá ńlá' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Chinese 中文 zh
阿姨
AH ee
Use 'Ā yí' to refer to your aunt, or to address any woman of your mother's age as a term of respect.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
姨媽
Yee maa
Use 'Yi4 maa1' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umshana
Oom-SHAH-nah
Use 'Umshana' to refer to your aunt; it's a standard term.
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