Amharic አማርኛ am
አለቃ (Aleka)
ah-LEH-kah
Use 'Aleka' to refer to your boss or superior.
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How to say
Boss
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Arabic العربية ar
رئيس (Ra'īs)
rah-EES
Use 'Ra'īs' to refer to your boss or superior.
Bangla বাংলা bn
বস (Bos)
BOSH
Use 'Bos' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Catalan català ca
Cap
kap
Use 'Cap' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Czech čeština cs
Šéf
shef
Use 'Šéf' to refer to your superior in a workplace.
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Danish dansk da
Chef
shef
Use 'Chef' to refer to your superior in a workplace.
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German Deutsch de
Chef
shef
Use 'Chef' to address your superior in a workplace or in a position of authority.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Αφεντικό (Afentikó)
ah-fen-tee-KOH
Use 'Afentikó' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Spanish Español es
Jefe
HEH-feh
Use 'Jefe' to address your superior in a workplace or in a position of authority.
Estonian eesti et
Ülemus
OO-leh-moos
Use 'Ülemus' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Basque Basque eu
Buruzagi
boo-roo-ZAH-gee
Use 'Buruzagi' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Persian فارسی fa
رئیس (Ra'is)
rah-EES
Use 'Ra'is' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Finnish suomi fi
Pomo
POH-moh
Use 'Pomo' to refer to your boss or superior.
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French Français fr
Patron
pa-TROH(n)
Use 'Patron' to refer to your employer or superior in a professional context.
Galician Galician gl
Xefe
SHEH-feh
Use 'Xefe' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
બોસ (Bos)
BOS
Use 'Bos' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Shugaba
shoo-GAH-bah
Use 'Shugaba' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Hebrew עברית he
בוס (Bos)
BOHS
Use 'Bos' to refer to your boss or superior.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
बॉस (Boss)
BOS
Use 'Boss' to refer to your boss or superior.
Hungarian magyar hu
Főnök
fuh-NUHK
Use 'Főnök' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Bos
BOS
Use 'Bos' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Yfirmaður
YIR-fi-thah-thur
Use 'Yfirmaður' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Italian Italiano it
Capo
KAH-po
Use 'Capo' to refer to your boss or leader in a professional setting.
Japanese 日本語 ja
上司 (Jōshi)
joh-SHI
Use 'Jōshi' in formal settings, 'Bosu' is more casual.
Korean 한국어 ko
상사 (Sangsa)
sahng-sah
Use 'Sangsa' in formal settings, 'Boseu' is more casual.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Viršininkas
veer-SHIN-ee-nkahs
Use 'Viršininkas' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Priekšnieks
preech-NYEE-eks
Use 'Priekšnieks' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Marathi मराठी mr
बॉस (Boss)
BOS
Use 'Boss' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Malay Melayu ms
Bos
BOS
Use 'Bos' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Baas
BAHS
Use 'Baas' to refer to your employer or superior.
Norwegian norsk no
Sjef
shef
Use 'Sjef' to refer to your superior in a workplace.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਬੌਸ (Boss)
BOS
Use 'Boss' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Polish polski pl
Szef
shef
Use 'Szef' to refer to your superior in a workplace.
Portuguese Português pt
Chefe
SHEH-feh
Use 'Chefe' to address your superior in a workplace or in a position of authority.
Romanian română ro
Șef
shef
Use 'Șef' to refer to your superior in a workplace.
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Russian русский ru
Начальник (Nachal'nik)
nah-CHAL'-neek
Use 'Nachal'nik' in formal settings, 'Boss' is used more casually.
Swedish svenska sv
Chef
shef
Use 'Chef' to refer to your superior in a workplace.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Bosi
BOH-see
Use 'Bosi' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
முதலாளி (Muthalali)
mu-tha-laa-LEE
Use 'Muthalali' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
బాస్ (Baas)
BAAS
Use 'Baas' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Thai ไทย th
เจ้านาย (Jâo-naai)
jao-NAAI
Use 'Jâo-naai' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Boss
BOS
Use 'Boss' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Patron
pah-TRON
Use 'Patron' to refer to your employer or superior.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Начальник (Nachal'nyk)
nah-CHAL'-nik
Use 'Nachal'nyk' in formal settings, 'Bos' is used more casually.
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Urdu اردو ur
باس (Boss)
BOS
Use 'Boss' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Sếp
sep
Use 'Sếp' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Olórí
oh-LOH-ree
Use 'Olórí' to refer to your boss or superior.
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Chinese 中文 zh
老板 (Lǎobǎn)
lao-BAHN
Use 'Lǎobǎn' to refer to your boss or the owner of a business.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
老闆 (Lǎobǎn)
lo-BAAN
Use 'Lǎobǎn' to refer to your boss or the owner of a business.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umphathi
oom-PAH-tee
Use 'Umphathi' to refer to your boss or superior.
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