Amharic አማርኛ am
እናት (ənat)
Uh-naht
Use 'ənat' in most situations, and 'əmamā' is a more affectionate term.
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How to say
Mother
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Arabic العربية ar
أم
Oom
Use 'Umm' in formal contexts and 'Mama' for everyday use and affection.
Bangla বাংলা bn
মা
Maa
Use 'Maa' in all situations.
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Catalan català ca
Mare
MAH-reh
Use 'Mare' in most situations, and 'Mama' is a more affectionate term.
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Czech čeština cs
Matka
MAHT-kah
Use 'Matka' in most situations, and 'Máma' is a more affectionate term.
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Danish dansk da
Mor
Moor
Use 'Mor' in all situations.
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German Deutsch de
Mutter
MUH-ter
Use 'Mutter' in most situations, and 'Mama' is a more affectionate term.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Μητέρα
Mee-TEH-rah
Use 'Μητέρα' in formal contexts and 'Μαμά' for everyday use and affection.
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Spanish Español es
Madre
MAH-dreh
Use 'Madre' in formal situations and 'Mamá' for a more casual, affectionate tone.
Estonian eesti et
Ema
EH-mah
Use 'Ema' in most situations, and 'Emme' is a more affectionate term.
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Basque Basque eu
Ama
AH-mah
Use 'Ama' in all situations.
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Persian فارسی fa
مادر
Mah-DAR
Use 'Mādar' in formal contexts and 'Māmān' for everyday use and affection.
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Finnish suomi fi
Äiti
AH-tee
Use 'Äiti' in all situations.
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French Français fr
Mère
Mair
Use 'Mère' in formal contexts and 'Maman' for everyday use and affection.
Galician Galician gl
Nai
Nai
Use 'Nai' in most situations, and 'Mamá' is a more affectionate term.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
માતા
MAH-taa
Use 'Mata' in most situations, and 'Mummy' is a more affectionate term.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Uwa
Oo-wah
Use 'Uwa' in most situations, and 'Mama' is a more affectionate term.
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Hebrew עברית he
אמא
Ee-MAH
Use 'Ima' in all situations.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
माँ
Maa
Use 'Maa' in most situations, and 'Mummy' is a more affectionate term.
Hungarian magyar hu
Anya
ON-yah
Use 'Anya' in most situations, and 'Anyu' is a more affectionate term.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Ibu
Ee-boo
Use 'Ibu' in formal contexts and 'Mama' for everyday use and affection.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Móðir
Moh-thir
Use 'Móðir' in most situations, and 'Mamma' is a more affectionate term.
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Italian Italiano it
Madre
MAH-dreh
Use 'Madre' in formal contexts and 'Mamma' for everyday use and affection.
Japanese 日本語 ja
母 (Haha)
Hah-kah
Use 'Haha' in formal contexts and 'Okaasan' for everyday use and affection.
Korean 한국어 ko
어머니 (Eomeoni)
Uh-moh-nee
Use 'Eomeoni' in formal contexts and 'Eomma' for everyday use and affection.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Motina
Moh-tee-nah
Use 'Motina' in most situations, and 'Mama' is a more affectionate term.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Māte
MAH-teh
Use 'Māte' in most situations, and 'Mamma' is a more affectionate term.
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Marathi मराठी mr
आई
Aa-ee
Use 'Aaee' in all situations.
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Malay Melayu ms
Ibu
Ee-boo
Use 'Ibu' in formal contexts and 'Mama' for everyday use and affection.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Moeder
MOO-der
Use 'Moeder' in formal situations and 'Mama' for a more casual, affectionate tone.
Norwegian norsk no
Mor
Moor
Use 'Mor' in most situations, and 'Mamma' is a more affectionate term.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮਾਂ
Maa
Use 'Maaṁ' in most situations, and 'Mammi' is a more affectionate term.
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Polish polski pl
Matka
MAHT-kah
Use 'Matka' in most situations, and 'Mama' is a more affectionate term.
Portuguese Português pt
Mãe
MAH-ee
Use 'Mãe' in most situations, and 'Mamãe' is a more affectionate term.
Romanian română ro
Mamă
MAH-muh
Use 'Mamă' in most situations, and 'Mama' is a more affectionate term.
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Russian русский ru
Мать
Maht'
Use 'Мать' in formal contexts and 'Мама' for everyday use and affection.
Swedish svenska sv
Mor
Moor
Use 'Mor' in most situations, and 'Mamma' is a more affectionate term.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mama
MAH-mah
Use 'Mama' in all situations.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
அம்மா
AHM-mah
Use 'Amma' in all situations.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
అమ్మ
AHM-mah
Use 'Amma' in all situations.
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Thai ไทย th
แม่ (Mae)
Mae
Use 'Mae' in all situations.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Ina
Ee-nah
Use 'Ina' in formal contexts and 'Nanay' for everyday use and affection.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Anne
AH-neh
Use 'Anne' in most situations, and 'Ana' is a more affectionate term.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Мати
MAH-tee
Use 'Мати' in formal contexts and 'Мама' for everyday use and affection.
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Urdu اردو ur
ماں
Maa
Use 'Maaṁ' in most situations, and 'Mummy' is a more affectionate term.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Mẹ
Meh
Use 'Mẹ' in all situations.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ìyá
Ee-yah
Use 'Ìyá' in all situations.
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Chinese 中文 zh
母亲 (Mǔqīn)
Moo-chin
Use '母亲' in formal contexts and '妈妈' for everyday use and affection.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
母親 (mǔ-chīn)
moo-chin
Use '母親' in formal contexts and '媽咪' for everyday use and affection.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umama
Oo-MAH-mah
Use 'Umama' in all situations.
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