Amharic አማርኛ am
ሞኝ (Mōñ)
moh-NY
Use 'mōñ' with caution; 'denkoro' is a less harsh alternative.
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How to say
Idiot
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Arabic العربية ar
أبله (Ablah)
AH-blah
Use 'ablah' with caution; 'ghabī' is a less offensive alternative.
Bangla বাংলা bn
বোকা (Boka)
bo-KA
Use 'boka' with caution; 'gordov' is a stronger insult.
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Catalan català ca
Idiota
ee-dee-OH-tah
Use 'idiota' with caution; 'ximple' or 'estúpid' are less harsh alternatives.
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Czech čeština cs
Idiot
ee-dyoht
Use 'idiot' with care; 'blbec' or 'hlupák' are less harsh.
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Danish dansk da
Idiot
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idiot' with caution; 'tosse' or 'dum' are less harsh alternatives.
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German Deutsch de
Idiot
EE-dyoht
Using 'Idiot' is direct; 'Trottel' or 'Dummkopf' are less harsh.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Ιδιώτης (Idiótis)
ee-thee-OH-tees
Use 'idiótis' with caution; 'hazós' is a milder option.
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Spanish Español es
Idiota
ee-DYO-tah
Use 'idiota' sparingly, as it's a strong insult; 'tonto' or 'estúpido' are less harsh.
Estonian eesti et
Idioot
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idioot' with caution; 'loll' is a less harsh alternative.
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Basque Basque eu
Idiota
ee-DYOH-tah
Use 'idiota' with caution; 'ergel' is a less harsh alternative.
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Persian فارسی fa
احمق (Ahmagh)
ah-MAHK
Use 'ahmaq' with caution; 'khang' is a less harsh alternative.
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Finnish suomi fi
Idiootti
ee-dee-OHT-tee
Use 'idiootti' with caution; 'tolla' or 'tyhmä' are less harsh alternatives.
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French Français fr
Idiot
ee-DYOH
Using 'idiot' is quite direct; 'crétin' or 'bête' are milder alternatives.
Galician Galician gl
Idiota
ee-DYO-tah
Use 'idiota' with caution; 'tolo' or 'estúpido' are less harsh alternatives.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મૂર્ખ (Mūrkha)
moor-KH
Use 'mūrkha' with caution; 'bevakūf' is a less harsh alternative.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Wawa
WA-wa
Use 'wawa' with caution; 'magan' is a less harsh alternative.
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Hebrew עברית he
אידיוט (Idiot)
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idiot' with caution; 'tipesh' is a less harsh alternative.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मूर्ख (Mūrkha)
moor-KHA
Use 'mūrkha' with caution; 'bevakoof' is a less harsh alternative.
Hungarian magyar hu
Idióta
ee-dee-OH-tah
Use 'idióta' with care; 'ostoba' or 'buta' are less harsh.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Idiot
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idiot' with caution; 'bodoh' is a less harsh alternative.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Idióti
ee-dee-OH-tee
Use 'idióti' with caution; 'auli' or 'hálfáviti' are less harsh alternatives.
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Italian Italiano it
Idiota
ee-DYO-tah
Use 'idiota' with caution; 'stupido' or 'deficiente' are less offensive.
Japanese 日本語 ja
馬鹿 (Baka)
BA-ka
Use 'baka' with caution; 'aho' is a more casual option, especially in Kansai dialect.
Korean 한국어 ko
바보 (Babo)
PA-bo
Use 'babo' with caution; 'meongcheongi' is a less harsh alternative.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Idiotas
ee-dee-OH-tas
Use 'idiotas' with caution; 'kvailys' is a less harsh alternative.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Idiots
ee-dee-OHTS
Use 'idiots' with caution; 'muļķis' is a less harsh alternative.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मुर्ख (Murkh)
moor-KH
Use 'murkh' with caution; 'vedā' is a less harsh alternative.
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Malay Melayu ms
Idiot
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idiot' with caution; 'bodoh' is a less harsh alternative.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Idioot
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idioot' with care; 'dwaas' or 'dom' are less strong.
Norwegian norsk no
Idiot
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idiot' with caution; 'tulling' or 'dum' are less harsh alternatives.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੂਰਖ (Mūrakh)
moor-RAKH
Use 'mūrakh' with caution; 'gavār' is a less harsh alternative.
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Polish polski pl
Idiota
ee-DYO-tah
Use 'idiota' with caution; 'głupi' or 'debil' are less offensive.
Portuguese Português pt
Idiota
ee-DJOH-tah
Use 'idiota' carefully; 'tonto' or 'burro' are less harsh.
Romanian română ro
Idiot
ee-dyoht
Use 'idiot' with caution; 'prost' or 'tampit' are less harsh.
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Russian русский ru
Идиот (Idiot)
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idiot' directly; 'durak' is a more common and less harsh alternative.
Swedish svenska sv
Idiot
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idiot' with caution; 'dåre' or 'dum' are less harsh alternatives.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mjinga
m-JIN-ga
Use 'mjinga' with caution; 'pumbavu' is a less harsh alternative.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
முட்டாள் (Muttāl)
moot-TAHL
Use 'muttāl' with caution; 'madaiyan' is a less harsh alternative.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
మూర్ఖుడు (Mūrkhaḍu)
moor-KHA-doo
Use 'mūrkhaḍu' with caution; 'telivilenivāḍu' is a less harsh alternative.
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Thai ไทย th
ไอ้โง่ (Ai ngo)
ai ngo
Use 'ai ngo' with caution; 'ngo' is a less harsh alternative.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Tanga
TAH-nga
Use 'tanga' with caution; 'bobo' is a less harsh alternative.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Aptal
ahp-TAHL
Use 'aptal' with care; 'salak' or 'gerizekalı' are less harsh, depending on the context.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Ідіот (Idiot)
ee-dee-OHT
Use 'idiot' directly; 'durnyi' is a more common and less harsh alternative.
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Urdu اردو ur
احمق (Ahmak)
ah-MAHK
Use 'ahmak' with caution; 'beyvukoof' is a less harsh alternative.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Đồ ngốc
doh ngohk
Use 'đồ ngốc' with caution; 'khờ' is a less harsh alternative.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Aṣiwèrè
ah-shee-WEH-reh
Use 'aṣiwèrè' with caution; 'òpònú' is a less harsh alternative.
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Chinese 中文 zh
白痴 (Báichī)
bye-CH
Use 'báichī' with caution; 'bèndàn' is a less harsh alternative.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
白痴 (Baak1ci1)
baak-CHEE
Use 'baak1ci1' with caution; 'ban6daan6' is a less harsh alternative.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Isiwula
ee-see-WOO-lah
Use 'isiwula' with caution; 'isithuli' is a less harsh alternative.
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