Amharic አማርኛ am
የቅርብ ጓደኛ
Yeh-k'ir-ib gwa-de-nya
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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How to say
Best friend
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Arabic العربية ar
أفضل صديق/أفضل صديقة
Af-dal sa-deek/Af-dal sa-dee-kah
Use 'أفضل صديق' for a male friend and 'أفضل صديقة' for a female friend.
Bangla বাংলা bn
সবচেয়ে ভালো বন্ধু
Sob-chay bha-lo bon-dhu
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Catalan català ca
Millor amic/amiga
Mee-yor a-meek/a-mee-ga
Use 'Millor amic' for a male friend and 'Millor amiga' for a female friend.
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Czech čeština cs
Nejlepší přítel/Nejlepší kamarádka
Nay-lep-shee pshy-tel/Nay-lep-shee ka-ma-rat-ka
Use 'Nejlepší přítel' for a male friend and 'Nejlepší kamarádka' for a female friend.
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Danish dansk da
Bedste ven/veninde
Bes-te ven/ven-in-e
Use 'Bedste ven' for a male friend and 'Bedste veninde' for a female friend.
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German Deutsch de
Bester Freund/Beste Freundin
Bes-ter Froynd/Bes-te Froynd-in
Use 'Bester Freund' for a male friend and 'Beste Freundin' for a female friend; 'Kumpel' is more informal.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Καλύτερος φίλος/Καλύτερη φίλη
Ka-lee-te-ros fee-los/Ka-lee-te-ree fee-lee
Use 'Καλύτερος φίλος' for a male friend and 'Καλύτερη φίλη' for a female friend.
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Spanish Español es
Mejor amigo/a
Meh-HOR ah-MEE-go/ah
Use 'Mejor amigo' for a male friend and 'Mejor amiga' for a female friend, or use the gender-neutral 'amigo' if the gender is unknown or not important.
Estonian eesti et
Parim sõber/sõbranna
Pa-rim sob-er/sob-ran-na
Use 'Parim sõber' for a male friend and 'Parim sõbranna' for a female friend.
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Basque Basque eu
Lagun onena
La-gun o-ne-na
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Persian فارسی fa
بهترین دوست
Beh-ta-reen doost
This phrase is gender-neutral and can be used for both male and female friends.
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Finnish suomi fi
Paras ystävä
Pa-ras ys-ta-va
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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French Français fr
Meilleur ami/e
Meh-yer ah-mee/ah-mee
Use 'Meilleur ami' for a male friend and 'Meilleure amie' for a female friend; 'pote' and 'copain/copine' are more informal.
Galician Galician gl
Mellor amigo/amiga
Me-yor a-mee-go/a-mee-ga
Use 'Mellor amigo' for a male friend and 'Mellor amiga' for a female friend.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
સૌથી સારો મિત્ર
Sau-thi sa-ro mit-ra
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Mafi kyawun aboki/abokiyar
Ma-fee kyaw-un a-bo-kee/a-bo-ki-yar
Use 'Mafi kyawun aboki' for a male friend and 'Mafi kyawun abokiyar' for a female friend.
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Hebrew עברית he
החבר הכי טוב/החברה הכי טובה
Ha-cha-ver ha-khee tov/Ha-cha-ve-ra ha-khee to-va
Use 'החבר הכי טוב' for a male friend and 'החברה הכי טובה' for a female friend.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
सबसे अच्छा दोस्त
Sab-se ach-cha dost
Use 'सबसे अच्छा दोस्त' for a male friend and 'मेरी सबसे अच्छी दोस्त' for a female friend.
Hungarian magyar hu
Legjobb barát/barátnő
Leg-job bar-aht/ba-raht-no
Use 'Legjobb barát' for a male friend and 'Legjobb barátnő' for a female friend.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Sahabat terbaik
Sa-ha-bat ter-baik
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Besti vinur/vinkona
Bes-tee vi-nur/vin-ko-na
Use 'Besti vinur' for a male friend and 'Besti vinkona' for a female friend.
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Italian Italiano it
Migliore amico/a
Meel-yo-reh ah-mee-ko/ah
Use 'Migliore amico' for a male friend and 'Migliore amica' for a female friend.
Japanese 日本語 ja
親友
Sheen-yoo
Shin'yuu implies a very close and trusted friend. 'Tomodachi' is more general.
Korean 한국어 ko
가장 친한 친구
Ga-jang chin-han chin-goo
This phrase is gender-neutral.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Geriausias draugas/draugė
Ge-ria-u-sas drau-gas/dra-u-ge
Use 'Geriausias draugas' for a male friend and 'Geriausia draugė' for a female friend.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Labākais draugs/draudzene
La-ba-kais draugs/draudz-e-ne
Use 'Labākais draugs' for a male friend and 'Labākā draudzene' for a female friend.
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Marathi मराठी mr
सर्वात चांगला मित्र/मैत्रीण
Sar-vat chan-gla mi-tra/mai-triin
Use 'सर्वात चांगला मित्र' for a male friend and 'मैत्रीण' for a female friend.
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Malay Melayu ms
Sahabat terbaik
Sa-ha-bat ter-baik
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Beste vriend/vriendin
Bes-te vreent/vreent-in
Use 'Beste vriend' for a male friend and 'Beste vriendin' for a female friend; 'maat' is more informal.
Norwegian norsk no
Beste venn/venninne
Bes-te ven/ven-in-ne
Use 'Beste venn' for a male friend and 'Beste venninne' for a female friend.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਚੰਗਾ ਦੋਸਤ
Sab to chan-ga dost
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Polish polski pl
Najlepszy przyjaciel/Najlepsza przyjaciółka
Na-lep-shy pshi-ya-tshel/Na-lep-sha pshi-ya-tshew-ka
Use 'Najlepszy przyjaciel' for a male friend and 'Najlepsza przyjaciółka' for a female friend.
Portuguese Português pt
Melhor amigo/a
Mel-yor ah-mee-goo/ah
Use 'Melhor amigo' for a male friend and 'Melhor amiga' for a female friend.
Romanian română ro
Cel mai bun prieten/Cea mai bună prietenă
Chel may boon pree-e-ten/Che-a may boo-na pree-e-te-na
Use 'Cel mai bun prieten' for a male friend and 'Cea mai bună prietenă' for a female friend.
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Russian русский ru
Лучший друг/Лучшая подруга
Looch-shiy drook/Looch-sha-ya pa-droo-ga
Use 'Лучший друг' for a male friend and 'Лучшая подруга' for a female friend.
Swedish svenska sv
Bästa vän/väninna
Bes-ta ven/ven-in-na
Use 'Bästa vän' for a male friend and 'Bästa väninna' for a female friend.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Rafiki bora
Ra-fee-kee bo-ra
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
சிறந்த நண்பன்/தோழி
Si-ran-tha nan-ban/tho-zhi
Use 'சிறந்த நண்பன்' for a male friend and 'தோழி' for a female friend.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
బెస్ట్ ఫ్రెండ్
Best friend
This is a loanword and is used for both male and female friends.
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Thai ไทย th
เพื่อนสนิทที่สุด
Pue-an sa-nit tee soot
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Pinakamatalik na kaibigan
Pi-na-ka-ma-ta-lik na kay-bi-gan
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
En iyi arkadaş
En ee-yi ar-ka-dash
This phrase is gender-neutral and can be used for both male and female friends.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Найкращий друг/Найкраща подруга
Nay-krash-chiy drooh/Nay-krash-cha pa-droo-ha
Use 'Найкращий друг' for a male friend and 'Найкраща подруга' for a female friend.
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Urdu اردو ur
بہترین دوست
Beh-ta-reen dost
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Bạn thân nhất
Ban than nhat
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ tó dára jù lọ
O-re re to da-ra ju lo
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Chinese 中文 zh
最好的朋友
Dzwey how de peng-yo
This phrase is gender-neutral.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
最好嘅朋友
Jway how geh pang yau
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umngani omuhle kakhulu
Um-nga-ni o-mu-hle ka-khu-lu
This phrase is gender-neutral.
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