How to say

Grandma

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Amharic አማርኛ am

አያት

ah-YAHT

Use 'Ayat' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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Arabic العربية ar

جدة

JAH-dah

Use 'Jaddah' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

Bangla বাংলা bn

ঠাকুরমা

tha-KOOR-ma

Use 'Thakurmā' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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Catalan català ca

Àvia

AH-vee-ah

Use 'Àvia' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Czech čeština cs

Babička

BAH-beech-kah

Use 'Babička' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Danish dansk da

Farmor

FAHR-mor

Use 'Farmor' for paternal grandmother; 'Mormor' (maternal grandmother) is used for maternal grandmother.

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German Deutsch de

Oma

OH-mah

Use 'Oma' in most situations; it's a common and affectionate term.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Γιαγιά

ya-YAH

Use 'Yiayá' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Spanish Español es

Abuela

ah-BWEH-lah

Use 'Abuela' in most contexts, showing respect and affection.

Estonian eesti et

Vanaema

VAH-nay-eh-mah

Use 'Vanaema' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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Basque Basque eu

Amona

ah-MO-nah

Use 'Amona' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Persian فارسی fa

مادربزرگ

mah-dar-bo-zorg

Use 'Mādarbozorg' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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Finnish suomi fi

Isoäiti

EE-soh-ai-tee

Use 'Isoäiti' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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French Français fr

Grand-mère

grahn-MAIR

Use 'Grand-mère' for formal situations, but 'Mamie' or 'Mémé' are common and affectionate.

Galician Galician gl

Avoa

ah-VOH-ah

Use 'Avoa' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

દાદી

DAA-dee

Use 'Dādī' for paternal grandmother; 'Nānī' (નાની) is used for maternal grandmother.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Kaka

KAH-kah

Use 'Kaka' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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Hebrew עברית he

סבתא

SAHV-tah

Use 'Savta' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

दादी

DAH-dee

Use 'Dadi' for paternal grandmother; 'Nani' (नानी) is used for maternal grandmother.

Hungarian magyar hu

Nagymama

NAHDJ-mah-mah

Use 'Nagymama' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Nenek

NEH-nek

Use 'Nenek' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Amma

AH-mah

Use 'Amma' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Italian Italiano it

Nonna

NON-nah

Use 'Nonna' in most contexts; it's a term of endearment.

Japanese 日本語 ja

おばあさん

oh-BAA-san

Use 'Obāsan' for a general term for an older woman, and 'Obāchan' for one's own grandmother.

Korean 한국어 ko

할머니

hal-MEO-ni

Use 'Halmeoni' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Močiutė

moh-CHOO-teh

Use 'Močiutė' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Vecmāmiņa

VETZ-mah-mee-nya

Use 'Vecmāmiņa' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Marathi मराठी mr

आजी

AA-jee

Use 'Ājī' for paternal grandmother; 'Nāni' (नानी) is used for maternal grandmother.

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Malay Melayu ms

Nenek

NEH-nek

Use 'Nenek' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Oma

OH-mah

Use 'Oma' in most situations; it's a common and affectionate term.

Norwegian norsk no

Farmor

FAHR-mor

Use 'Farmor' for paternal grandmother; 'Mormor' (maternal grandmother) is used for maternal grandmother.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਦਾਦੀ

DAA-dee

Use 'Dādī' for paternal grandmother; 'Nānī' (ਨਾਨੀ) is used for maternal grandmother.

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Polish polski pl

Babcia

BAHP-chah

Use 'Babcia' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

Portuguese Português pt

Avó

ah-VOH

Use 'Avó' in most situations, but 'Vó' is a more common and affectionate shortening.

Romanian română ro

Bunica

boo-NEE-kah

Use 'Bunica' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Russian русский ru

Бабушка

BAH-boosh-kah

Use 'Babushka' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

Swedish svenska sv

Farmor

FAHR-mor

Use 'Farmor' for paternal grandmother; 'Mormor' (maternal grandmother) is used for maternal grandmother.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Bibi

BEE-bee

Use 'Bibi' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

பாட்டி

PAA-ttee

Use 'Pāṭṭi' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

బామ్మ

BAA-mma

Use 'Bāmma' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Thai ไทย th

คุณย่า

kun-YA

Use 'Khun yā' for paternal grandmother; 'Khun yā' (คุณยาย) is used for maternal grandmother.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Lola

LO-la

Use 'Lola' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Anneanne

ah-NEH-nah-neh

Use 'Anneanne' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Бабуся

bah-BOO-sya

Use 'Babúsya' in most contexts; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Urdu اردو ur

دادی

DAA-dee

Use 'Dādī' for paternal grandmother; 'Nānī' (نانی) is used for maternal grandmother.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Bà

BAH

Use 'Bà' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ìyá ńlá

EE-yah NLAH

Use 'Ìyá ńlá' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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Chinese 中文 zh

奶奶

NAI-nai

Use 'Nǎinai' for paternal grandmother; 'Wàipó' (外婆) is used for maternal grandmother.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

奶奶

NAI-nai

Use 'Nāai-nāai' for paternal grandmother; 'Máamā' (媽媽) is used for maternal grandmother.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ugogo

oo-GO-go

Use 'Ugogo' in most contexts; it's a common and respectful term.

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