How to say

Fool

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ሞኝ

MOY

Use 'moy' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Arabic العربية ar

أحمق

ah-MAHK

Use 'ʾahmaq' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

Bangla বাংলা bn

বোকা

BO-ka

Use 'boka' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Catalan català ca

Tonto

TON-toh

Use 'tonto' to gently tease someone or express mild disapproval.

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Czech čeština cs

Blázen

BLAH-zen

Use 'blázen' to call someone a fool, it can also mean 'crazy'.

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Danish dansk da

Tosse

TO-seh

Use 'tosse' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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German Deutsch de

Narr

nahr

Use 'Narr' to call someone a fool, often in a playful or slightly condescending way.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Ανόητος

ah-NO-ee-tos

Use 'anóitos' to call someone a fool, it's a more formal term.

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Spanish Español es

Tonto

TON-toh

Use 'tonto' to gently tease someone or express mild disapproval; 'estúpido' is stronger.

Estonian eesti et

Narr

NAHR

Use 'narr' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Basque Basque eu

Eroa

eh-ROH-ah

Use 'eroa' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Persian فارسی fa

احمق

ah-MAHKH

Use 'ahmagh' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Finnish suomi fi

Hölmö

HUL-muh

Use 'hölmö' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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French Français fr

Idiot

ee-dee-OH

Use 'idiot' to express that someone is foolish or unintelligent; 'con' is very offensive.

Galician Galician gl

Tolo

TOH-loh

Use 'tolo' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મૂર્ખ

moor-KH

Use 'mūrkha' to call someone a fool, it's a more formal term.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Wawa

WAH-wah

Use 'wawa' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Hebrew עברית he

טיפש

tee-PESH

Use 'tipesh' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मूर्ख

moor-KH

Use 'mūrkha' to call someone a fool, it's a more formal term.

Hungarian magyar hu

Bolond

BO-lond

Use 'bolond' to call someone a fool, it can also mean 'crazy'.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Bodoh

BOH-doh

Use 'bodoh' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Auliði

OW-li-thi

Use 'auliði' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Italian Italiano it

Stupido

stoo-PEE-doh

Use 'stupido' to call someone foolish, but be aware it can be considered rude depending on the context.

Japanese 日本語 ja

馬鹿

BAH-ka

Use 'baka' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

Korean 한국어 ko

바보

PAH-boh

Use 'babo' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Kvailys

KVAH-lees

Use 'kvailys' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Muļķis

MOOL-khees

Use 'muļķis' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मूर्ख

moor-KH

Use 'mūrkha' to call someone a fool, it's a more formal term.

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Malay Melayu ms

Bodoh

BOH-doh

Use 'bodoh' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Dwaas

DVAHS

Use 'dwaas' to call someone a fool, often in a slightly old-fashioned or literary context.

Norwegian norsk no

Tulling

TOO-ling

Use 'tulling' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੂਰਖ

moor-RAKH

Use 'mūrakh' to call someone a fool, it's a more formal term.

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Polish polski pl

Głupiec

GWOO-pyets

Use 'głupiec' to call someone a fool, it's a more formal term.

Portuguese Português pt

Tolo

TOH-loo

Use 'tolo' to call someone a fool, often in a playful or slightly condescending way.

Romanian română ro

Nebun

neh-BOON

Use 'nebun' to call someone a fool, but it can also mean 'crazy'.

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Russian русский ru

Дурак

doo-RAHK

Use 'durak' to call someone a fool; it can be a strong insult depending on the context.

Swedish svenska sv

Dåre

DO-reh

Use 'dåre' to call someone a fool, it can also be used in a playful way.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Mjinga

m-JIN-gah

Use 'mjinga' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

முட்டாள்

moot-TAAL

Use 'muttāḷ' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

మూర్ఖుడు

moor-KHA-doo

Use 'mūrkhaḍu' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Thai ไทย th

โง่

ngoh

Use 'ngò' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Tanga

TAH-nga

Use 'tanga' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Aptal

ahp-TAHL

Use 'aptal' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Дурний

door-NIY

Use 'durnyi' to call someone a fool, it's a more common term.

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Urdu اردو ur

احمق

ah-MAHK

Use 'ahmak' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Ngốc

Ngo-ok

Use 'ngốc' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Aṣiwèrè

ah-SHEE-weh-reh

Use 'aṣiwèrè' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Chinese 中文 zh

傻瓜

shaa-GWAH

Use 'shǎguā' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

傻瓜

saa GWA

Use 'sá gwā' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Isiwula

ee-see-WOO-lah

Use 'isiwula' to call someone a fool, it's a common term.

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