How to say

Grandmother

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Amharic አማርኛ am

አያት

AH-yaht

Use 'Ayat' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect.

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Arabic العربية ar

جدة

JAH-dah

Use 'Jaddah' to address your grandmother; it's a respectful term.

Bangla বাংলা bn

ঠাকুরমা

tha-KOOR-mah

Use 'Thakurma' or 'Dida' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Catalan català ca

Àvia

AH-vee-ah

Use 'Àvia' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Czech čeština cs

Babička

BAH-bish-kah

Use 'Babička' to address your grandmother; it's a common and respectful term.

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Danish dansk da

Farmor

FAHR-mor

Use 'Farmor' for your paternal grandmother; it's a common term.

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German Deutsch de

Oma

OH-mah

Use 'Oma' to address your grandmother; it's a common and affectionate term.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Γιαγιά

yah-YAH

Use 'Yiayia' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Spanish Español es

Abuela

ah-BWEH-lah

Use 'Abuela' to address your grandmother, and it's a term of respect and endearment.

Estonian eesti et

Vanaema

VAH-nah-ay-mah

Use 'Vanaema' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Basque Basque eu

Amona

ah-MOH-nah

Use 'Amona' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Persian فارسی fa

مادربزرگ

mah-dar-bo-ZORG

Use 'Madarbozorg' to address your grandmother; it's a respectful term.

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Finnish suomi fi

Isoäiti

EE-soh-AY-tee

Use 'Isoäiti' or 'Mummo' to address your grandmother; 'Mummo' is more common.

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French Français fr

Grand-mère

grahn-MAIR

Use 'Grand-mère' to address your grandmother, but 'Mamie' or 'Mémé' are common affectionate terms.

Galician Galician gl

Avoa

ah-VOH-ah

Use 'Avoa' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

દાદી

DAH-dee

Use 'Dadi' to address your paternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Kaka

KAH-kah

Use 'Kaka' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Hebrew עברית he

סבתא

SAHV-tah

Use 'Savta' to address your grandmother; it's a term of endearment and respect.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

दादी

DAH-dee

Use 'Dadi' to address your paternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

Hungarian magyar hu

Nagymama

NAHDJ-mah-mah

Use 'Nagymama' to address your grandmother; it's a common and affectionate term.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Nenek

NEH-nek

Use 'Nenek' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Amma

AH-mah

Use 'Amma' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Italian Italiano it

Nonna

NON-nah

Use 'Nonna' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

Japanese 日本語 ja

祖母

SO-bah

Use 'Soba' for a formal setting, but 'Obāsan' is the more common and general term for grandmother.

Korean 한국어 ko

할머니

HAHL-moh-nee

Use 'Halmeoni' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Močiutė

moh-CHOO-teh

Use 'Močiutė' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Vecmāmiņa

VETZ-mah-mee-nya

Use 'Vecmāmiņa' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Marathi मराठी mr

आजी

AA-jee

Use 'Aaji' to address your paternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Malay Melayu ms

Nenek

NEH-nek

Use 'Nenek' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Oma

OH-mah

Use 'Oma' to address your grandmother; it's a common and affectionate term.

Norwegian norsk no

Farmor

FAHR-mor

Use 'Farmor' for your paternal grandmother; it's a common term.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਦਾਦੀ

DAH-dee

Use 'Dadi' to address your paternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Polish polski pl

Babcia

BAHP-chah

Use 'Babcia' to address your grandmother; it's a common and respectful term.

Portuguese Português pt

Avó

ah-VOH

Use 'Avó' to address your grandmother, but 'Vó' is a common and affectionate shortening.

Romanian română ro

Bunica

boo-NEE-kah

Use 'Bunica' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and endearment.

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Russian русский ru

Бабушка

BAH-boosh-kah

Use 'Babushka' to address your grandmother; it's a term of endearment and respect.

Swedish svenska sv

Farmor

FAHR-mor

Use 'Farmor' for your paternal grandmother; it's a common term.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Bibi

BEE-bee

Use 'Bibi' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

பாட்டி

PAH-ttee

Use 'Patti' to address your paternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నానమ్మ

NAH-nahm-mah

Use 'Naanamma' to address your maternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Thai ไทย th

คุณย่า

kun-YAH

Use 'Khun Ya' or 'Ya' to address your paternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Lola

LOH-lah

Use 'Lola' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Anneanne

ah-NEH-ah-neh

Use 'Anneanne' to address your paternal grandmother, and 'Nine' is a common and affectionate term.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Бабуся

bah-BOO-sya

Use 'Babusya' to address your grandmother; it's a term of endearment and respect.

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Urdu اردو ur

دادی

DAH-dee

Use 'Dadi' to address your paternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Bà

BAH

Use 'Bà' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ìyá ńlá

EE-yah n-LAH

Use 'Ìyá ńlá' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Chinese 中文 zh

奶奶

NAI-nai

Use 'Nǎinai' to address your paternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

奶奶

NAI-nai

Use 'Nai4-nai2' to address your paternal grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ugogo

oo-GOH-goh

Use 'Ugogo' to address your grandmother; it's a term of respect and affection.

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