Amharic አማርኛ am
ልጆች
lih-JOHCH
Use 'lijoch' in all contexts.
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Arabic العربية ar
أطفال
at-FAHL
Use 'ʾatfal' in most contexts; 'ʾawlad/banat' specifies gender and is more informal.
Bangla বাংলা bn
ছেলেমেয়ে
chay-lay-MAY-e
Use 'chele-meye' in all contexts.
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Catalan català ca
Nens
NENS
Use 'nens' in all contexts.
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Czech čeština cs
Děti
DYE-tyee
Use 'děti' in most situations; 'děcka' is informal and 'kluci/děvčata' specifies gender.
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Danish dansk da
Børn
bœːɐ̯n
Use 'børn' in most contexts.
German Deutsch de
Kinder
KIN-der
Use 'Kinder' in all contexts; 'Kids' is a more modern, informal alternative.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Παιδιά
peh-THEE-ah
Use 'paidia' in most contexts; 'mikra paidia' is for younger children and 'agorias/koritsia' specifies gender.
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Spanish Español es
Niños
NEE-nyos
Use 'niños' in most contexts; 'chicos/chicas' is more casual and can be used to refer to a group of children.
Estonian eesti et
Lapsed
LAHP-sed
Use 'lapsed' in all contexts.
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Basque Basque eu
Haurrak
HOW-rak
Use 'haurrak' in all contexts.
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Persian فارسی fa
بچهها
bah-cheh-HAH
Use 'bacheha' in all contexts.
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Finnish suomi fi
Lapset
LAHP-set
Use 'lapset' in most contexts; 'lapsi' is singular.
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French Français fr
Enfants
ã-FÃ(n)
Use 'enfants' in most situations; 'gamins/gamines' is more informal and often used for mischievous children.
Galician Galician gl
Nenos
NEH-nos
Use 'nenos' in all contexts.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
બાળકો
ba-LA-ko
Use 'bāḷako' in all contexts.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Yara
ya-RAH
Use 'yara' in all contexts.
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Hebrew עברית he
ילדים
ye-lah-DEEM
Use 'yeladim' in all contexts.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
बच्चे
bach-CHAY
Use 'bachche' in all contexts.
Hungarian magyar hu
Gyerekek
dyeh-REK-ek
Use 'gyerekek' in all contexts.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Anak-anak
ah-NAHK ah-NAHK
Use 'anak-anak' for a group of children; 'anak' is singular.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Börn
pœːrtn
Use 'börn' in most contexts; 'krakkar' is informal.
Italian Italiano it
Bambini
bam-BEE-nee
Use 'bambini' in most situations; 'ragazzi/ragazze' is more casual and can refer to older children or teenagers.
Japanese 日本語 ja
子供たち
ko-DO-mo-ta-chee
Use 'kodomo-tachi' for a group of children; 'kodomo' is singular or general.
Korean 한국어 ko
아이들
AH-ee-deul
Use 'aideul' in most contexts; 'aedeul' is more casual.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Vaikai
vay-KAI
Use 'vaikai' in all contexts.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Bērni
BEHR-nee
Use 'bērni' in all contexts.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मुले
moo-LAY
Use 'mule' in all contexts.
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Malay Melayu ms
Kanak-kanak
KAH-nak kah-NAHK
Use 'kanak-kanak' for a group of children; 'anak' is singular.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Kinderen
KIN-der-en
Use 'kinderen' in most contexts; 'kids' is a more informal alternative.
Norwegian norsk no
Barn
bɑːɳ
Use 'barn' in most contexts.
Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਬੱਚੇ
bach-CHAY
Use 'bachche' in all contexts.
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Polish polski pl
Dzieci
JYE-chee
Use 'dzieci' in most contexts; 'dzieciaki' is very informal and 'chłopcy/dziewczynki' specifies gender.
Portuguese Português pt
Crianças
kree-AN-sas
Use 'crianças' in most contexts; 'meninos/meninas' is more specific to gender and can be used informally.
Romanian română ro
Copii
ko-PEE
Use 'copii' in most situations; 'băieți/fete' specifies gender and is more informal.
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Russian русский ru
Дети
DYE-tee
Use 'deti' in most situations; 'rebyata' is more casual and can also refer to teenagers.
Swedish svenska sv
Barn
BAHRN
Use 'barn' in most contexts; 'ungar' is informal.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Watoto
wah-TOH-toh
Use 'watoto' in most contexts; 'mtoto' is singular.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
குழந்தைகள்
koo-ḻan-thai-ka-ḻ
Use 'kuḻantaikaḷ' in most contexts; 'siruvarkaḷ/sirumikaḷ' specifies gender and is more informal.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
పిల్లలు
pil-LA-loo
Use 'pillalu' in all contexts.
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Thai ไทย th
เด็กๆ
dek dek
Use 'dek dek' for a group of children; 'dek' is singular.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Mga bata
MGA bah-TAH
Use 'mga bata' for a group of children; 'bata' is singular.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Çocuklar
cho-DJOOK-lar
Use 'çocuklar' in all contexts.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Діти
DEE-tee
Use 'dity' in most contexts; 'ditlakhy' is informal and 'khlopchyky/divchatka' specifies gender.
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Urdu اردو ur
بچے
bach-CHAY
Use 'bachche' in all contexts.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Trẻ em
TRAY em
Use 'trẻ em' in most contexts; 'con' is singular and more common in everyday conversation.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ọmọdé
oh-moh-DAY
Use 'ọmọdé' in most contexts; 'ọmọ' is singular.
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Chinese 中文 zh
孩子们
high-DZUH men
Use 'háizi men' for a group of children; 'háizi' is singular or a general term.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
細路
Sigh low
Use 'sai3 lou6' in all contexts.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Abantwana
ah-bahn-TWAH-nah
Use 'abantwana' in most contexts; 'umntwana' is singular.
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