How to say

Monkey

50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.

Amharic አማርኛ am

ጦጣ

Toh-taw

Use 't'ota' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Arabic العربية ar

قرد

Kird

Use 'qird' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

Bangla বাংলা bn

বাঁদর

Bahn-der

Use 'bāndar' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Catalan català ca

Mico

Mee-ko

Use 'mico' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Czech čeština cs

Opice

O-pee-tseh

Use 'opice' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Danish dansk da

Abe

Ah-beh

Use 'abe' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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German Deutsch de

Affe

'AH-fuh

Use 'Affe' to refer to the animal; it can also be used as a playful insult, similar to 'monkey' in English.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Μαϊμού

mah-ee-MOO

Use 'maimou' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Spanish Español es

Mono

MOH-noh

Use 'mono' to refer to the animal, or sometimes playfully to describe someone mischievous.

Estonian eesti et

Ahv

Use 'ahv' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Basque Basque eu

Tximino

Chee-mee-no

Use 'tximino' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Persian فارسی fa

میمون

May-moon

Use 'meymoon' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Finnish suomi fi

Apina

Ah-pee-nah

Use 'apina' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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French Français fr

Singe

Sahnzh

Use 'singe' to refer to the animal, or metaphorically to describe someone playful or silly.

Galician Galician gl

Mono

Moh-no

Use 'mono' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

વાંદરો

Vahn-dah-roh

Use 'vāndaro' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Biri

Bee-ree

Use 'biri' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Hebrew עברית he

קוף

Kof

Use 'kof' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

बंदर

Bun-der

Use 'bandar' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

Hungarian magyar hu

Majom

MAW-yom

Use 'majom' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Monyet

Moh-nyet

Use 'monyet' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Api

Ah-pee

Use 'api' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Italian Italiano it

Scimmia

SHEEM-mee-ah

Use 'scimmia' to refer to the animal; it can also be used metaphorically to describe someone agile or mischievous.

Japanese 日本語 ja

猿

Sah-roo

Use 'saru' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

Korean 한국어 ko

원숭이

Won-soong-ee

Use 'wonsungi' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Beždžionė

Bezh-dyoh-neh

Use 'beždžionė' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Pērtiķis

Pehr-teek-ees

Use 'pērtiķis' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Marathi मराठी mr

माकड

Mah-kud

Use 'mākaḍ' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Malay Melayu ms

Monyet

Moh-nyet

Use 'monyet' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Aap

AHP

Use 'aap' to refer to the animal; it can also be used playfully.

Norwegian norsk no

Ape

Ah-peh

Use 'ape' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਬਾਂਦਰ

Bahn-der

Use 'bāndar' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Polish polski pl

Małpa

MOW-pah

Use 'małpa' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

Portuguese Português pt

Macaco

mah-KAH-koo

Use 'macaco' to refer to the animal; it's a common and neutral term.

Romanian română ro

Maimuță

mah-ee-MOOT-sah

Use 'maimuță' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Russian русский ru

Обезьяна

Oh-bee-ZYAH-nah

Use 'obez'yana' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

Swedish svenska sv

Apa

Ah-pah

Use 'apa' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Sokwe

So-kweh

Use 'sokwe' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

குரங்கு

Koo-rung-goo

Use 'kuraṅku' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

కోతి

Koh-tee

Use 'kōti' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Thai ไทย th

ลิง

Ling

Use 'ling' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Unggoy

Oong-goy

Use 'unggoy' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Maymun

mah-YOON

Use 'maymun' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Мавпа

MAHV-pah

Use 'mavpa' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Urdu اردو ur

بندر

Bun-der

Use 'bandar' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Khỉ

Khee

Use 'khỉ' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ọ̀bọ

O-boh

Use 'ọ̀bọ' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Chinese 中文 zh

猴子

Hoe-dzuh

Use 'hóuzi' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

猴子

Hau-dzih

Use 'hau4 zi2' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Inkawu

Een-ka-woo

Use 'inkawu' to refer to the animal; it's a standard term.

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