Amharic አማርኛ am
የሥራ ባልደረባ (Ye-sira baledereba)
yeh-SEE-rah bah-leh-deh-reh-bah
Use 'Ye-sira baledereba' in all professional settings.
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How to say
Colleague
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Arabic العربية ar
زميل (Zamīl) / زميلة (Zamīlah)
zah-MEEL / zah-mee-LAH
Use 'Zamīl' for a male colleague and 'Zamīlah' for a female colleague.
Bangla বাংলা bn
সহকর্মী (Sahakarmī)
sho-ha-kur-mee
Use 'Sahakarmī' in all professional settings.
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Catalan català ca
Company/a
kum-PAH-ny / kum-PAH-nya
Use 'Company' for a male colleague and 'Companya' for a female colleague.
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Czech čeština cs
Kolega/Kolegyně
KO-leh-gah / ko-leh-GY-nyeh
Use 'Kolega' for a male colleague and 'Kolegyně' for a female colleague.
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Danish dansk da
Kollega
ko-LEH-ah
Use 'Kollega' in all professional settings.
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German Deutsch de
Kollege/Kollegin
ko-LEH-geh / ko-LEH-gin
Use 'Kollege' for a male colleague and 'Kollegin' for a female colleague; it's important to use the correct gendered form.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Συνάδελφος (Synádelfos) / Συναδέλφισσα (Synadélfissa)
see-NAH-thel-fos / see-nah-THEL-fee-sah
Use 'Synádelfos' for a male colleague and 'Synadélfissa' for a female colleague.
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Spanish Español es
Colega
ko-LEH-gah
Use 'colega' in most professional settings; 'compañero/a' is more common in informal settings or to refer to someone you work closely with.
Estonian eesti et
Kolleg/Kolleeg
kol-LEH-g / kol-LEH-eg
Use 'Kolleg' for a male colleague and 'Kolleeg' for a female colleague.
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Basque Basque eu
Lankide
lan-KEE-deh
Use 'Lankide' in all professional settings.
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Persian فارسی fa
همکار (Hamkār)
ham-KAR
Use 'Hamkār' in all professional settings.
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Finnish suomi fi
Kollega
kol-LEH-ga
Use 'Kollega' in all professional settings.
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French Français fr
Collègue
ko-LEHG
Use 'collègue' in all professional contexts; it's gendered, so use 'un' for a male colleague and 'une' for a female one.
Galician Galician gl
Colega
ko-LEH-gah
Use 'colega' in most professional settings; 'compañeiro/a' is more common in informal settings or to refer to someone you work closely with.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
સહકાર્યકર (Sahakāryakar)
suh-ka-rya-kar
Use 'Sahakāryakar' in all professional settings.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Abokin aiki
ah-BO-kin ai-ki
Use 'Abokin aiki' in all professional settings.
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Hebrew עברית he
עמית (Amít) / עמיתה (Amitá)
ah-MEET / ah-mee-TAH
Use 'Amít' for a male colleague and 'Amitá' for a female colleague.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
सहकर्मी (Sahkarmī)
suh-kur-MEE
Use 'Sahkarmī' in all professional settings.
Hungarian magyar hu
Kolléga
kol-LEH-gah
Use 'kolléga' in all professional settings.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Rekan kerja
reh-kan ker-ja
Use 'Rekan kerja' in all professional settings.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Samstarfsmaður/kona
SAHM-starfs-mah-thur / KOH-nah
Use 'Samstarfsmaður' for a male colleague and 'Samstarfskona' for a female colleague.
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Italian Italiano it
Collega
ko-LEH-gah
Use 'collega' in professional settings; it's gendered, so use 'un' for a male colleague and 'una' for a female one.
Japanese 日本語 ja
同僚 (Dōryō)
doh-ryoh
Use 'Dōryō' in all professional settings.
Korean 한국어 ko
동료 (Dongnyeo)
dong-nyoh
Use 'Dongnyeo' in all professional settings.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Kolega/Kolegė
ko-LEH-ga / ko-LEH-geh
Use 'Kolega' for a male colleague and 'Kolegė' for a female colleague.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Kolēģis/Kolēģe
ko-LEH-gis / ko-LEH-geh
Use 'Kolēģis' for a male colleague and 'Kolēģe' for a female colleague.
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Marathi मराठी mr
सहकारी (Sahkārī)
suh-kar-ee
Use 'Sahkārī' in all professional settings.
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Malay Melayu ms
Rakan sekerja
rah-kan se-ker-ja
Use 'Rakan sekerja' in all professional settings.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Collega
ko-LEH-cha
Use 'collega' in all professional contexts.
Norwegian norsk no
Kollega
ko-LEH-gah
Use 'Kollega' in all professional settings.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸਹਿਕਰਮੀ (Sahkarmī)
suh-kur-mee
Use 'Sahkarmī' in all professional settings.
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Polish polski pl
Kolega/Koleżanka
ko-LEH-gah / ko-leh-ZAHN-kah
Use 'Kolega' for a male colleague and 'Koleżanka' for a female colleague.
Portuguese Português pt
Colega
ko-LEH-gah
Use 'colega' in formal and informal settings; 'companheiro/a' is more common in informal settings or to refer to someone you work closely with.
Romanian română ro
Coleg/Colegă
ko-LEHG / ko-LEH-gah
Use 'coleg' for a male colleague and 'colegă' for a female colleague.
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Russian русский ru
Коллега (Kollega)
kah-LYEH-gah
Use 'Kollega' in all professional settings.
Swedish svenska sv
Kollega
ko-LEH-gah
Use 'Kollega' in all professional settings.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mtu wa kazi
m-TOO wa kah-zee
Use 'Mtu wa kazi' in all professional settings.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
சக ஊழியர் (Saha Uzhaiyar)
sah-uh-zhai-yar
Use 'Saha Uzhaiyar' in all professional settings.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
సహోద్యోగి (Sahadyōgi)
sah-ah-dyo-gi
Use 'Sahadyōgi' in all professional settings.
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Thai ไทย th
เพื่อนร่วมงาน (Phuean ruam ngan)
puean ruam ngaan
Use 'Phuean ruam ngan' in all professional settings.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Kasamahan
kah-sah-MAH-han
Use 'Kasamahan' in all professional settings.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Meslektaş
mes-LEK-tash
Use 'Meslektaş' in all professional settings.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Колега (Kolega)
ko-LEH-gah
Use 'Kolega' in all professional settings.
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Urdu اردو ur
ساتھی کارکن (Sāthī kārkun)
sa-thee kar-kun
Use 'Sāthī kārkun' in all professional settings.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Đồng nghiệp
dong-ngiep
Use 'Đồng nghiệp' in all professional settings.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹgbẹ́ òṣìṣẹ́
eh-GBEH oh-shee-SHEH
Use 'Ẹgbẹ́ òṣìṣẹ́' in all professional settings.
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Chinese 中文 zh
同事 (Tóngshì)
tong-shr
Use 'Tóngshì' in all professional settings.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
同事 (Tùhngsih)
toong-see
Use 'Tùhngsih' in all professional settings.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umsebenzi naye
oom-seh-BEN-zee nah-yeh
Use 'Umsebenzi naye' in all professional settings.
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