Amharic አማርኛ am
የሴት ጓደኛ (yeset gwadenya)
yeh-set gwa-DE-nya
Use 'yeset gwadenya' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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How to say
Boyfriend
50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.
Arabic العربية ar
صديق (ṣadīq)
sah-DEE-k
Use 'ṣadīq' to mean 'boyfriend'; context is important.
Bangla বাংলা bn
বন্ধু (bondhu)
BON-dhoo
Use 'bondhu' to mean 'boyfriend'; context is important.
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Catalan català ca
Novi
NO-vee
Use 'novi' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Czech čeština cs
Přítel
PRZHI-tel
Use 'přítel' to mean 'boyfriend'; context is key.
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Danish dansk da
Kæreste
KAY-reh-steh
Use 'kæreste' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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German Deutsch de
Freund
froynt
Use 'Freund' to refer to a boyfriend; the context clarifies the romantic relationship.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Αγόρι (agóri)
ah-GO-ree
Use 'agóri' to mean 'boyfriend', but context is important.
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Spanish Español es
Novio
noh-vee-oh
Use 'novio' to refer to a male partner in a romantic relationship, similar to 'boyfriend' in English.
Estonian eesti et
Poiss-sõber
poys-SO-ber
Use 'poiss-sõber' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Basque Basque eu
Mutil-lagun
mu-TEEL-la-gun
Use 'mutil-lagun' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Persian فارسی fa
دوست پسر (dust pesar)
doost pe-SAR
Use 'dust pesar' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Finnish suomi fi
Poikaystävä
POY-ka-ys-teh-vah
Use 'poikaystävä' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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French Français fr
Petit ami
puh-tee ah-mee
Use 'petit ami' for 'boyfriend', but 'copain' is more casual.
Galician Galician gl
Mozo
MO-tho
Use 'mozo' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
બોયફ્રેન્ડ (boyafrend)
boy-frend
The English word 'boyfriend' is commonly used.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Budurwa
boo-DUR-wa
Use 'budurwa' to mean 'boyfriend'; context is key.
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Hebrew עברית he
חבר (chaver)
khah-VER
Use 'chaver' to mean 'boyfriend'; context is key.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
प्रेमी (premi)
PRE-mee
Use 'premi' to mean 'boyfriend'.
Hungarian magyar hu
Barát
BAH-raht
Use 'barát' to mean 'boyfriend'; context is important.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Pacar
pah-CHAR
Use 'pacar' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Kærasti
KYA-ra-sti
Use 'kærasti' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Italian Italiano it
Ragazzo
rah-GAHT-so
Use 'ragazzo' to mean 'boyfriend', but the context is crucial.
Japanese 日本語 ja
彼氏 (kareshi)
kah-REH-shee
Use 'kareshi' to mean 'boyfriend'.
Korean 한국어 ko
남자친구 (namja chingu)
nahm-jah chin-goo
Use 'namja chingu' to mean 'boyfriend'.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Vaikinas
vay-KEE-nas
Use 'vaikinas' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Draudzene
DRAU-dze-ne
Use 'draudzene' to mean 'boyfriend'; context is key.
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Marathi मराठी mr
प्रियकर (priyakar)
pree-YA-kar
Use 'priyakar' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Malay Melayu ms
Teman lelaki
te-MAHN leh-LAH-kee
Use 'teman lelaki' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Vriend
vree-unt
Use 'vriend' to mean 'boyfriend'; context is important.
Norwegian norsk no
Kjæreste
SHAY-reh-steh
Use 'kjæreste' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਬੁਆਏਫ੍ਰੈਂਡ (buā'ephraiṃḍa)
boo-aye-frend
The English word 'boyfriend' is commonly used.
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Polish polski pl
Chłopak
HWO-pak
Use 'chłopak' to refer to a boyfriend.
Portuguese Português pt
Namorado
nah-moh-RAH-doo
Use 'namorado' to refer to a boyfriend.
Romanian română ro
Iubit
ee-BOOT
Use 'iubit' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Russian русский ru
Парень
PAH-ryen
Use 'paren'' to mean 'boyfriend', it's a common and neutral term.
Swedish svenska sv
Pojkvän
poyk-ven
Use 'pojkvan' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mpenzi
m-PEN-zee
Use 'mpenzi' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
காதலன் (kādalan)
KAA-da-lan
Use 'kādalan' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
ప్రియుడు (priyuḍu)
PRI-yu-du
Use 'priyuḍu' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Thai ไทย th
แฟน (faen)
fɛːn
Use 'faen' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Kasintahan
kah-see-NTA-han
Use 'kasintahan' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Erkek arkadaş
ehr-KEK ar-kah-dash
Use 'erkek arkadaş' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Хлопець
HLO-pets
Use 'khlopeć' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Urdu اردو ur
بوائے فرینڈ (boye friend)
boye frend
The English word 'boyfriend' is commonly used.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Bạn trai
bahn chai
Use 'bạn trai' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ọ̀rẹ́kùnrin
O-RE-ku-rin
Use 'Ọ̀rẹ́kùnrin' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Chinese 中文 zh
男朋友 (nán péngyou)
nan peng-yo
Use 'nán péngyou' to mean 'boyfriend'.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
男朋友 (naam4 pang4 jau5)
nahm pang yau
Use 'naam4 pang4 jau5' to mean 'boyfriend'.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Isoka
ee-SO-kah
Use 'isoka' to mean 'boyfriend'; context is important.
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