Amharic አማርኛ am
ወንድም (wəndim)
wun-deem
Use 'Wəndim' to address a male sibling.
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How to say
Brother
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Arabic العربية ar
أخ (ʾakh)
ahkh
Use 'ʾAkh' to refer to a male sibling or as a term of endearment.
Bangla বাংলা bn
ভাই (bhāi)
bhai
Use 'Bhai' to address a male sibling or as a term of endearment.
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Catalan català ca
Germà
jer-MAH
Use 'Germà' to address a male sibling.
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Czech čeština cs
Bratr
brahtr
Use 'Bratr' to address a male sibling.
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Danish dansk da
Bror
brohr
Use 'Bror' to address a male sibling.
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German Deutsch de
Bruder
BROO-der
Use 'Bruder' to address a male sibling.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Αδελφός (Adelfos)
ah-thel-FOS
Use 'Adelfós' to address a male sibling.
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Spanish Español es
Hermano
er-MAH-no
Use 'Hermano' to address a male sibling or as a term of endearment among male friends.
Estonian eesti et
Vend
vent
Use 'Vend' to address a male sibling.
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Basque Basque eu
Anaia
ah-NAH-yah
Use 'Anaia' to address a male sibling.
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Persian فارسی fa
برادر (barādar)
bah-rah-DAHR
Use 'Barādar' to refer to a male sibling. 'Dādāsh' is a more casual term.
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Finnish suomi fi
Veli
veh-lee
Use 'Veli' to address a male sibling.
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French Français fr
Frère
frehr
Use 'Frère' to refer to a male sibling or in a religious context.
Galician Galician gl
Irmán
eer-MAHN
Use 'Irmán' to address a male sibling.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
ભાઈ (bhāī)
bhai
Use 'Bhāī' to address a male sibling or as a term of endearment.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Ɗan'uwa
dahn-OO-wah
Use 'Ɗan'uwa' to address a male sibling or a male friend.
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Hebrew עברית he
אח (ʾaḥ)
ahkh
Use 'ʾAḥ' to refer to a male sibling or as a term of endearment.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
भाई (bhāī)
bhai
Use 'Bhāī' to address a male sibling or as a term of endearment.
Hungarian magyar hu
Testvér
TESHT-vehr
Use 'Testvér' to address a sibling (male or female).
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Kakak (older brother), Abang (older brother - more common)
kah-kahk (older brother), ah-bang (older brother)
Use 'Kakak' or 'Abang' to address an older brother; 'Abang' is more common.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Bróðir
BRO-thir
Use 'Bróðir' to address a male sibling.
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Italian Italiano it
Fratello
fra-TEL-lo
Use 'Fratello' to refer to a male sibling.
Japanese 日本語 ja
兄 (ani)
ah-nee
Use 'ani' to refer to an older brother. 'Aniki' is a more casual term.
Korean 한국어 ko
형 (hyeong)
hyung
Use 'Hyeong' when a younger male is addressing an older brother.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Brolis
BRO-lees
Use 'Brolis' to address a male sibling.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Brālis
BRAH-lees
Use 'Brālis' to address a male sibling.
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Marathi मराठी mr
भाऊ (bhāū)
bha-oo
Use 'Bhāū' to address a male sibling or as a term of endearment.
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Malay Melayu ms
Abang (older brother)
ah-bang
Use 'Abang' to address an older brother.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Broer
broor
Use 'Broer' to address a male sibling.
Norwegian norsk no
Bror
broor
Use 'Bror' to address a male sibling.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਭਰਾ (bharā)
bha-RAA
Use 'Bharā' to address a male sibling. 'Vīr' is a more casual term.
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Polish polski pl
Brat
brat
Use 'Brat' to address a male sibling.
Portuguese Português pt
Irmão
eer-MAOW
Use 'Irmão' to address a male sibling.
Romanian română ro
Frate
FRAH-teh
Use 'Frate' to address a male sibling.
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Russian русский ru
Брат (Brat)
braht
Use 'Brat' to address a male sibling or a male friend in a friendly way.
Swedish svenska sv
Bror
broor
Use 'Bror' to address a male sibling.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Kaka (older brother)
kah-kah
Use 'Kaka' to address an older brother.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
சகோதரன் (cakōtaraṉ)
sah-KOH-ta-run
Use 'Sakōtaran' to refer to a male sibling, 'Aṇṇā' for an older brother, and 'Tampi' for a younger brother.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
సోదరుడు (sōdaruḍu)
soh-DAH-roo-doo
Use 'Sōdaruḍu' to refer to a male sibling, 'Anna' for an older brother, and 'Tammudu' for a younger brother.
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Thai ไทย th
พี่ชาย (phîi chaai)
pee chai
Use 'Phîi chaai' to address an older brother. 'Phîi' is a shortened, more common form.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Kuya (older brother)
koo-yah
Use 'Kuya' to address an older brother.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Erkek kardeş
ehr-KEK kar-DESH
Use 'Erkek kardeş' to refer to a male sibling, 'Abi' for an older brother, and 'Kardeş' in a general sense.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Брат (Brat)
brat
Use 'Brat' to address a male sibling or a male friend in a friendly way.
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Urdu اردو ur
بھائی (bhāī)
bhai
Use 'Bhāī' to address a male sibling or as a term of endearment. 'Bhāī jān' is more respectful.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Anh
ahnh
Use 'Anh' to address an older brother (used by a female or younger male).
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Arákùnrin
ah-RAH-koon-reen
Use 'Arákùnrin' to address a male sibling or a male friend.
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Chinese 中文 zh
哥哥 (gēge)
guh-guh
Use 'gēge' to address an older brother.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
哥哥 (gō gō)
goh goh
Use 'gō gō' to address an older brother.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umfowethu
oom-foh-WEH-too
Use 'Umfowethu' to address a male sibling or a male friend.
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