Amharic አማርኛ am
ውሻ
Woo-sha
Use 'wusha' in general.
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How to say
Dog
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Arabic العربية ar
كلب
Kalb
Use 'kalb' in general.
Bangla বাংলা bn
কুকুর
Koo-koor
Use 'kukur' in general.
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Catalan català ca
Gos
Goss
Use 'gos' in general, but 'ca' is more common in everyday speech.
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Czech čeština cs
Pes
Pess
Use 'pes' in general; 'psík' is a term of endearment.
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Danish dansk da
Hund
Hun
Use 'hund' in general; 'vuf' is the sound a dog makes.
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German Deutsch de
Hund
Hunt
Use 'Hund' in most situations; 'Wauwau' is a playful term used for children.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Σκύλος
Skee-los
Use 'skylos' in general; 'skylaki' is a term of endearment.
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Spanish Español es
Perro
PEH-rroh
Use 'perro' in most contexts; 'chucho' is more casual and regional.
Estonian eesti et
Koer
Koy-er
Use 'koer' in general.
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Basque Basque eu
Txakur
Cha-koor
Use 'txakur' in general.
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Persian فارسی fa
سگ
Sahg
Use 'sag' in general.
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Finnish suomi fi
Koira
Koy-rah
Use 'koira' in general; 'koiruli' is a term of endearment.
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French Français fr
Chien
Shy-ehn
Use 'chien' in general; 'toutou' is a friendly term for a dog, especially a pet.
Galician Galician gl
Can
Kahn
Use 'can' in general.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
કૂતરો
Koo-tro
Use 'kutro' in general.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Kare
Kah-reh
Use 'kare' in general.
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Hebrew עברית he
כלב
Keh-lev
Use 'kelev' in general; 'kalbalev' is a term of endearment.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
कुत्ता
Kut-TAA
Use 'kutta' in general.
Hungarian magyar hu
Kutya
Koo-tyah
Use 'kutya' in general; 'eb' is a more formal or literary term.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Anjing
Ahn-jing
Use 'anjing' in general; 'gukguk' is the sound a dog makes.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Hundur
Hunt-ur
Use 'hundur' in general.
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Italian Italiano it
Cane
KAH-neh
Use 'cane' in general; 'cagnolino' is a term of endearment.
Japanese 日本語 ja
犬
Ee-noo
Use 'inu' in general; 'wan-chan' is a cute, friendly term.
Korean 한국어 ko
개
Geh
Use 'gae' in general; 'gang-a-ji' is for a puppy or a small dog.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Šuo
Shwoh
Use 'šuo' in general; 'šuniukas' is a term of endearment.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Suns
Soons
Use 'suns' in general; 'suni' is a term of endearment.
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Marathi मराठी mr
कुत्रा
Koo-tra
Use 'kutra' in general.
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Malay Melayu ms
Anjing
Ahn-jing
Use 'anjing' in general; 'gukguk' is the sound a dog makes.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Hond
Hond
Use 'hond' in most situations; 'woef' is the sound a dog makes.
Norwegian norsk no
Hund
Hun
Use 'hund' in general, but 'bikkje' is a more common and informal term.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਕੁੱਤਾ
Kut-TAA
Use 'kutta' in general.
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Polish polski pl
Pies
Pyess
Use 'pies' in general; 'kundel' is a slang term.
Portuguese Português pt
Cão
Kowng
Use 'cão' for dog; 'cachorro' is often used for a puppy, but can also mean dog.
Romanian română ro
Câine
Kuy-neh
Use 'câine' in general; 'cățel' is often used for a puppy or small dog.
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Russian русский ru
Собака
Sah-BAH-kah
Use 'sobaka' in general; 'pyos' is a more informal term.
Swedish svenska sv
Hund
Hund
Use 'hund' in general; 'vovve' is a playful term for a dog, especially for children.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mbwa
M-bwa
Use 'mbwa' in general.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
நாய்
Naai
Use 'nay' in general.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
కుక్క
Kuk-KA
Use 'kukka' in general.
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Thai ไทย th
สุนัข
Soo-nak
Use 'sunak' in formal situations; 'maa' is more common and informal.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Aso
Ah-so
Use 'aso' in general; 'tutà' is a friendly term for a pet dog.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Köpek
Ker-pek
Use 'köpek' in general; 'kaniş' is used for a poodle.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Собака
So-BAH-kah
Use 'sobaka' in general; 'pes' is a more informal term.
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Urdu اردو ur
کتا
Kut-TAA
Use 'kutta' in general.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Chó
Cho
Use 'chó' in general; 'cún' is a friendly term for a pet dog.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ajà
Ah-jah
Use 'aja' in general.
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Chinese 中文 zh
狗
Go-oh
Use 'gǒu' in general; 'gǒu gǒu' is a term of endearment.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
狗
Gow
Use 'gáu' in general; 'gáu jái' is a term of endearment.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Inja
In-ja
Use 'inja' in general.
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