Amharic አማርኛ am
አባት (Abat)
Ah-baht
Use 'Abat' in formal situations and 'Aba' for a more casual address.
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How to say
Father
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Arabic العربية ar
أب (ʾAb)
Ahb
Use 'ʾAb' in formal contexts and 'Baba' for a more casual address.
Bangla বাংলা bn
বাবা (Baba)
BA-ba
Use 'Baba' in both formal and informal contexts, although 'Abba' is more common informally.
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Catalan català ca
Pare
PAH-reh
Use 'Pare' in formal situations and 'Papa' for a more casual address.
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Czech čeština cs
Otec
OH-tyets
Use 'Otec' in formal situations and 'Táta' for a more casual address.
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Danish dansk da
Far
Far
Use 'Far' in both formal and informal contexts.
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German Deutsch de
Vater
FAH-ter
Use 'Vater' in formal situations and 'Papa' for a casual conversation.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Πατέρας (Patéras)
Pa-TEH-ras
Use 'Patéras' in formal situations and 'Bampás' for a more casual address.
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Spanish Español es
Padre
PAH-dreh
Use 'Padre' in formal settings or when referring to one's father, and 'Papá' for a more casual address.
Estonian eesti et
Isa
EE-sah
Use 'Isa' in both formal and informal contexts, although 'Issi' is more common informally.
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Basque Basque eu
Aita
AI-tah
Use 'Aita' in both formal and informal contexts.
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Persian فارسی fa
پدر (Pedar)
Pe-DAHR
Use 'Pedar' in formal contexts and 'Baba' for a more casual address.
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Finnish suomi fi
Isä
EE-sah
Use 'Isä' in both formal and informal contexts, although 'Isi' or 'Pappa' is more common informally.
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French Français fr
Père
Pair
Use 'Père' in formal contexts and 'Papa' for a more familiar and affectionate address.
Galician Galician gl
Pai
Pahy
Use 'Pai' in both formal and informal contexts, although 'Papá' is more common informally.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
પિતા (Pitā)
Pi-TAA
Use 'Pitā' in formal situations and 'Bāpā' for a more casual address.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Uba
Oo-bah
Use 'Uba' in formal situations and 'Baba' for a more casual address.
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Hebrew עברית he
אבא (Abba)
AH-bah
Use 'Abba' in both formal and informal settings.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
पिता (Pitā)
Pi-TAA
Use 'Pitāji' in formal settings and 'Pāpā' for a more casual address.
Hungarian magyar hu
Apa
AH-pah
Use 'Apa' in both formal and informal contexts, although 'Apu' is more common informally.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Ayah
Ah-yah
Use 'Ayah' in both formal and informal contexts, although 'Bapak' is more common informally.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Faðir
FAH-thir
Use 'Faðir' in formal situations and 'Pabbi' for a more casual address.
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Italian Italiano it
Padre
PAH-dreh
Use 'Padre' in formal contexts and 'Papà' for a more casual address.
Japanese 日本語 ja
父 (Chichi)
CHEE-chee
Use 'Chichi' when referring to one's own father in formal settings, 'Otōsan' is a polite way to address someone's father, and 'Papa' is a more casual term.
Korean 한국어 ko
아버지 (Abeoji)
Ah-BEO-jee
Use 'Abeoji' in formal situations and 'Appa' for a more casual address.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Tėvas
TEH-vas
Use 'Tėvas' in formal situations and 'Tėtis' for a more casual address.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Tēvs
TEH-vs
Use 'Tēvs' in formal situations and 'Tētis' for a more casual address.
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Marathi मराठी mr
वडील (Vadīl)
Va-DEEL
Use 'Vadīl' in formal situations and 'Baba' for a more casual address.
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Malay Melayu ms
Bapa
BAH-pah
Use 'Bapa' in formal situations and 'Ayah' for a more casual address.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Vader
FAH-der
Use 'Vader' in formal situations and 'Pa' for a more casual address.
Norwegian norsk no
Far
Far
Use 'Far' in formal situations and 'Pappa' for a more casual address.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਪਿਤਾ (Pitā)
Pi-TAA
Use 'Pitā' in formal situations and 'Ḍaiḍī' for a more casual address.
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Polish polski pl
Ojciec
OY-chyets
Use 'Ojciec' in formal situations and 'Tata' for a more casual address.
Portuguese Português pt
Pai
Pahy
Use 'Pai' in both formal and informal settings, although 'Pai' is more common informally.
Romanian română ro
Tată
TAH-tah
Use 'Tată' in both formal and informal contexts, although 'Tati' is more common informally.
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Russian русский ru
Отец (Otets)
Uh-TYETS
Use 'Otets' in formal contexts and 'Papa' for a more casual address.
Swedish svenska sv
Far
Far
Use 'Far' in formal situations and 'Pappa' for a more casual address.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Baba
BAH-bah
Use 'Baba' in both formal and informal settings.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
தந்தை (Tantai)
than-THAI
Use 'Tantai' in formal situations and 'Appa' for a more casual address.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
తండ్రి (Tandri)
TUN-dri
Use 'Tandri' in formal situations and 'Nanna' for a more casual address.
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Thai ไทย th
พ่อ (Phɔ̂)
Paw
Use 'Phɔ̂' in formal contexts and 'Pǎa' for a more casual address.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Ama
AH-mah
Use 'Ama' in formal contexts and 'Tatay' for a more casual address.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Baba
BAH-bah
Use 'Baba' in both formal and informal contexts, although 'Babacım' is more affectionate.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Батько (Bat'ko)
BAHT-koh
Use 'Bat'ko' in formal situations and 'Tato' for a more casual address.
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Urdu اردو ur
باپ (Bāp)
Baap
Use 'Bāp' in formal situations and 'Abū' for a more casual address.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Cha
Chah
Use 'Cha' in formal contexts and 'Ba' for a more casual address.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Baba
BAH-bah
Use 'Baba' in both formal and informal settings.
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Chinese 中文 zh
父亲 (Fùqīn)
Foo-chin
Use 'Fùqīn' in formal contexts and 'Bàba' for a more casual address.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
父親 (Fu6 can1)
Foo6 chan1
Use 'Fu6 can1' in formal contexts and 'Baa4 baa4' for a more casual address.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ubaba
Oo-BAH-bah
Use 'Ubaba' in formal situations and 'Baba' for a more casual address.
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