Amharic አማርኛ am
እማማ
Ee-MAH-mah
እማማ (Imama) is the most common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Amharic.
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How to say
Mom
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Arabic العربية ar
أمي
Oom-mee
Ummi is a respectful and common way to say 'Mom' in Arabic.
Bangla বাংলা bn
মা
Maa
মা (Maa) is the most common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Bengali.
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Catalan català ca
Mare
MAH-reh
Mare is the standard term for 'Mom' in Catalan.
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Czech čeština cs
Máma
MAH-mah
Máma is the standard and widely used term for 'Mom' in Czech.
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Danish dansk da
Mor
MOHr
Mor is the standard term for 'Mom' in Danish.
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German Deutsch de
Mama
MAH-mah
Mama is the most common and generally accepted term for 'Mom' in German.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Μαμά
Ma-MAH
Μαμά (Mama) is the most common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Greek.
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Spanish Español es
Mamá
Mah-MAH
Mamá is the most common and versatile way to say 'Mom' in Spanish.
Estonian eesti et
Ema
EH-mah
Ema is the standard term for 'Mom' in Estonian.
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Basque Basque eu
Ama
AH-mah
Ama is the standard term for 'Mom' in Basque.
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Persian فارسی fa
مامان
Mah-MAHN
Maman is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Persian.
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Finnish suomi fi
Äiti
EYE-tee
Äiti is the standard term for 'Mom' in Finnish.
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French Français fr
Maman
Ma-MAH
Maman is the standard way to say 'Mom' in French.
Galician Galician gl
Mamá
Ma-MAH
Mamá is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Galician.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મા
Maa
મા (Maa) is a common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Gujarati.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Mama
MAH-mah
Mama is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Hausa.
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Hebrew עברית he
אמא
Ee-MAH
Ima is the standard term for 'Mom' in Hebrew.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
माँ
Maa
माँ (Maa) is a common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Hindi.
Hungarian magyar hu
Anya
AWN-yah
Anya is the standard term for 'Mom' in Hungarian.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Ibu
Ee-boo
Ibu is the standard term for 'Mom' in Indonesian.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Mamma
MAH-mah
Mamma is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Icelandic.
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Italian Italiano it
Mamma
MAH-mah
Mamma is the common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Italian.
Japanese 日本語 ja
お母さん
Oh-KAH-san
Okāsan is a polite and respectful way to say 'Mom' in Japanese, while Mama is more casual and often used by younger children.
Korean 한국어 ko
엄마
Um-MAH
Eomma is the standard and widely used term for 'Mom' in Korean.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Mama
MAH-mah
Mama is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Lithuanian.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Mamma
MAH-mah
Mamma is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Latvian.
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Marathi मराठी mr
आई
Aa-ee
Aai is the common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Marathi.
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Malay Melayu ms
Ibu
Ee-boo
Ibu is the standard term for 'Mom' in Malay.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Mama
MAH-mah
Mama is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Dutch.
Norwegian norsk no
Mor
Moo
Mor is the standard term for 'Mom' in Norwegian.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮਾਂ
Maa
ਮਾਂ (Maa) is a common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Punjabi.
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Polish polski pl
Mama
MAH-mah
Mama is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Polish.
Portuguese Português pt
Mãe
Meye (with a nasal 'ey' sound)
Mãe is the standard term, while Mamãe is more affectionate.
Romanian română ro
Mama
MAH-mah
Mama is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Romanian.
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Russian русский ru
Мама
MAH-mah
Мама (Mama) is the most common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Russian.
Swedish svenska sv
Mamma
MAH-mah
Mamma is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Swedish.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mama
MAH-mah
Mama is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Swahili.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
அம்மா
Um-MAH
Amma is the standard and widely used term for 'Mom' in Tamil.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
అమ్మ
Um-MAH
Amma is the standard and widely used term for 'Mom' in Telugu.
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Thai ไทย th
แม่
Mae (with a falling tone)
Mæ̂ is the standard and widely used term for 'Mom' in Thai.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Nanay
Nah-NAY
Nanay is the most common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Tagalog.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Anne
AH-neh
Anne is the standard and widely used term for 'Mom' in Turkish.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Мама
MAH-mah
Мама (Mama) is the most common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Ukrainian.
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Urdu اردو ur
ماں
Maa'n
ماں (Maa'n) is the most common and affectionate way to say 'Mom' in Urdu.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Mẹ
Meh (with a falling tone)
Mẹ is the standard term for 'Mom' in Vietnamese.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ìyá
Ee-YAH
Ìyá is the standard term for 'Mom' in Yoruba.
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Chinese 中文 zh
妈妈
MA-mah
妈妈 (Māmā) is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Mandarin Chinese.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
媽媽
MAA-maa (high tone)
媽媽 (Maa1-maa1) is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Cantonese.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umama
Oo-MAH-mah
Umama is the most common and widely used term for 'Mom' in Zulu.
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