Amharic አማርኛ am
ውሸታም (Weshetam)
We-she-TAM
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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How to say
Liar
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Arabic العربية ar
كذاب (Kaddab) / كذابة (Kaddaba)
Kah-DAB/Kah-DA-bah (bah for feminine)
Use with caution; 'Kaddaba' is the feminine form.
Bangla বাংলা bn
মিথ্যাবাদী (Mithyabadi)
Mit-tha-ba-dee
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Catalan català ca
Mentider/a
Men-tee-DER/a (a for feminine)
Use with caution; 'a' is the feminine form.
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Czech čeština cs
Lhář/Lhářka
LHARZH/LHARZH-ka
Use with caution; 'Lhářka' is the feminine form.
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Danish dansk da
Løgner
LUR-ner
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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German Deutsch de
Lügner/in
LÜG-ner/in (in for feminine)
This is a strong accusation, so use it carefully; 'in' is the feminine form.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Ψεύτης (Pséftis) / Ψεύτρα (Pséftra)
PSAYF-tees/PSAYF-tra (tra for feminine)
Use with caution; 'Pséftra' is the feminine form.
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Spanish Español es
Mentiroso/a
Men-tee-RO-so/a (a for feminine)
Use this to directly accuse someone of lying, but be aware it can be considered rude.
Estonian eesti et
Valetaja
Vah-leh-TAH-yah
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Basque Basque eu
Gezurti
Geh-ZOOR-tee
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Persian فارسی fa
دروغگو (Dorughgu)
Do-roogh-goo
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Finnish suomi fi
Valehtelija
VAH-leh-tel-ee-yah
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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French Français fr
Menteur/Menteuse
Mon-teur/Mon-teuz (euz for feminine)
This is a direct accusation, so use it with caution, especially in formal settings.
Galician Galician gl
Mentireiro/a
Men-tee-RAY-ro/a (a for feminine)
Use with caution; 'a' is the feminine form.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
ખોટું બોલનાર (Khotu bolnar)
Kho-too bol-NAR
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Mai karya
My-AH kar-YA
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Hebrew עברית he
שקרן (Shakran) / שקרנית (Shakranit)
Shah-KRAHN/Shah-krah-NEET (neets for feminine)
Use with caution; 'Shakranit' is the feminine form.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
झूठा (Jhootha) / झूठी (Jhoothi)
JHOO-tha/JHOO-thee (thee for feminine)
Use with caution; 'Jhoothi' is the feminine form.
Hungarian magyar hu
Hazug
HA-zug
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Pembohong
Pem-bo-hong
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Lygari
Lih-ga-ree
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Italian Italiano it
Buggiardo/a
Boo-JAR-do/a (a for feminine)
This is a direct insult, so use it only when you are certain someone is lying.
Japanese 日本語 ja
嘘つき (Usotsuki)
Oo-so-tsu-kee
This is a direct insult, so use it with caution.
Korean 한국어 ko
거짓말쟁이 (Geojitmaljaengi)
Kuh-jit-mal-jeng-ee
A direct accusation, use with caution.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Meloagis
Meh-lo-AH-gis
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Melo
MEH-lo
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Marathi मराठी mr
खोटं बोलणारा (Khota bolnara) / खोटं बोलणारी (Khota bolnari)
Kho-TA bo-LN-a-ra/Kho-TA bo-LNA-ree (ree for feminine)
Use with caution; 'Khota bolnari' is the feminine form.
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Malay Melayu ms
Pembohong
Pem-bo-hong
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Leugenaar/Leugenares
LUR-gh-nar/LUR-gh-na-res
This is a direct accusation, use it with caution, especially in formal settings; Leugenares is feminine.
Norwegian norsk no
Løgner
LUR-ner
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਝੂਠਾ (Jhootha) / ਝੂਠੀ (Jhoothi)
JHOO-tha/JHOO-thee (thee for feminine)
Use with caution; 'Jhoothi' is the feminine form.
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Polish polski pl
Kłamca/Kłamczyni
KWAM-tsa/Kwam-CHEE-ni
Use with caution; 'Kłamczyni' is the feminine form.
Portuguese Português pt
Mentiroso/a
Men-tee-RO-su/a (a for feminine)
Similar to Spanish, this is a direct accusation and can be considered rude.
Romanian română ro
Minciunos/oasă
Min-chee-NOOS/o-AH-sa (oasă for feminine)
Use with caution; 'oasă' is the feminine form.
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Russian русский ru
Лжец (Lzhets)
Lzhets
A direct accusation, use with care; there is no gendered form.
Swedish svenska sv
Ljugare
YOO-ga-reh
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mwongo
M-WON-go
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
பொய்யன் (Poyyan) / பொய்யி (Poyyi)
Poy-yan/Poy-yee (yee for feminine)
Use with caution; 'Poyyi' is the feminine form.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
అబద్ధికుడు (Abaddhikudu) / అబద్ధికురాలు (Abaddhikuraalu)
Ah-badd-hi-KU-du/Ah-badd-hi-ku-RA-lu (raalu for feminine)
Use with caution; 'Abaddhikuraalu' is the feminine form.
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Thai ไทย th
คนโกหก (Khon go-hok)
Kon go-HOK
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Sinungaling
Si-nu-nga-ling
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Yalancı
Yah-LAN-juh
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Брехун (Brekhun)
Bre-HOON
A direct accusation, use with care; there is no gendered form.
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Urdu اردو ur
جھوٹا (Jhoota) / جھوٹی (Jhooti)
JHOO-ta/JHOO-tee (tee for feminine)
Use with caution; 'Jhooti' is the feminine form.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Kẻ nói dối
Keh noy zoy
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Èkéró
Eh-KEH-roh
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Chinese 中文 zh
骗子 (Piànzi)
Pee-AHN-dzuh
A direct accusation, use with caution.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
騙子 (Pin3 zi2)
Pin3-dzi2
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umqambimanga
Oom-kam-bee-MA-nga
A direct accusation, use with caution.
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