Amharic አማርኛ am
የእህት ልጅ
ye-e-het lij
Use 'Ye’ihet lij' for niece, and 'Yezema lij' for nephew.
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How to say
Niece
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.
Arabic العربية ar
ابنة الأخ/الأخت
ib-nat al-akh / al-ookht
Use 'Ibnat al-'akh/al-'ukht' in all situations when referring to your niece.
Bangla বাংলা bn
ভাইঝি
bhai-JHEE
Use 'Bhaizhi' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Catalan català ca
Neboda
neh-BO-dah
Use 'Neboda' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Czech čeština cs
Netěř
NYE-tyerzh
Use 'Netěř' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Danish dansk da
Niece
nee-seh
Use 'Niece' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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German Deutsch de
Nichte
NICK-teh
Use 'Nichte' in any context when referring to your niece.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Ανιψιά
ah-nee-psee-AH
Use 'Anipsiá' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Spanish Español es
Sobrina
so-BREE-nah
Use 'sobrina' in any context where you'd refer to your niece.
Estonian eesti et
Õetütar
oe-TY-tar
Use 'Õetütar' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Basque Basque eu
Iloba
ee-LO-bah
Use 'Iloba' for both niece and nephew, specifying gender if necessary.
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Persian فارسی fa
خواهرزاده
Khaa-har-zaa-deh
Use 'Khāharzādeh' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Finnish suomi fi
Siskontytär
SIS-kon-ty-tar
Use 'Siskontytär' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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French Français fr
Nièce
nyess
This word is used in all situations when referring to a niece.
Galician Galician gl
Sobriña
so-BREE-nya
Use 'Sobriña' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
ભત્રીજી
bha-TREE-jee
Use 'Bhatriji' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Hausa Hausa ha
’Yar uwar
yar oo-war
Use '’Yar uwar' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Hebrew עברית he
אחיינית
ah-hee-YA-neet
Use 'Achyanit' in all situations when referring to your niece.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
भतीजी
bha-TEE-jee
Use 'Bhatiji' in all situations when referring to your niece.
Hungarian magyar hu
Unokahúg
oo-NO-kah-hoog
Use 'Unokahúg' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Keponakan perempuan
ke-po-NA-kan per-em-PU-an
Use 'Keponakan perempuan' for niece, and 'Keponakan laki-laki' for nephew.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Níbróðurdóttir
NEE-bro-thoor-doh-tir
Use 'Níbróðurdóttir' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Italian Italiano it
Nipote
nee-POH-teh
Use 'nipote' for both niece and nephew, specifying gender if necessary.
Japanese 日本語 ja
姪 (めい)
may
Use 'Mei' in all situations when referring to your niece.
Korean 한국어 ko
조카
joh-kah
Use 'Joka' for both niece and nephew, specifying gender if necessary.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Dukterėčia
doo-kter-EH-cha
Use 'Dukterėčia' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Brāļameita
braa-lya-MEI-ta
Use 'Brāļameita' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Marathi मराठी mr
पुतणी
pu-TA-nee
Use 'Putani' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Malay Melayu ms
Anak saudara perempuan
a-nak sa-u-da-ra per-em-pu-an
Use 'Anak saudara perempuan' for niece, and 'Anak saudara lelaki' for nephew.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Nichte
NICK-tuh
Use 'nichte' in any context when referring to your niece.
Norwegian norsk no
Niese
NEE-seh
Use 'Niese' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਭਤੀਜੀ
bha-TEE-jee
Use 'Bhatiji' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Polish polski pl
Siostrzenica
syos-tjeh-NEE-tsah
Use 'Siostrzenica' in all situations when referring to your niece.
Portuguese Português pt
Sobrinha
so-BREE-nyah
Use 'sobrinha' in all situations when referring to your niece.
Romanian română ro
Nepoată
ne-POAH-tah
Use 'Nepoată' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Russian русский ru
Племянница
plyem-YAN-nee-tsah
Use 'Plemjannitsa' in all situations when referring to your niece.
Swedish svenska sv
Brorsdotter/Systerson
Broors-dot-ter / Sys-ter-son
Use 'Brorsdotter' for niece (brother's daughter) and 'Systerson' for nephew (sister's son).
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mpwa
M-pwa
Use 'Mpwa' for both niece and nephew, specifying gender if necessary.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
சகோதரி மகள்
sa-ko-tha-ri ma-gal
Use 'Sakothari magal' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
మేనకోడలు
may-na-ko-da-lu
Use 'Menakodalu' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Thai ไทย th
หลานสาว
laan sǎao
Use 'Lǎan sǎao' for niece, and 'Lǎan chaai' for nephew.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Pamangkin
pa-mang-KIN
Use 'Pamangkin' for both niece and nephew, specifying gender if necessary.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Yeğen
yeh-EN
Use 'Yeğen' for both niece and nephew, specifying gender if necessary.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Племінниця
ple-MEEN-nytsya
Use 'Plemіnnytsya' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Urdu اردو ur
بھتیجی
bha-TEE-jee
Use 'Bhatiji' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Cháu gái
chow guy
Use 'Cháu gái' for niece, and 'Cháu trai' for nephew.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ọmọbìnrin arábìnrin
o-mo-BIN-rin a-ra-BIN-rin
Use 'Ọmọbìnrin arábìnrin' in all situations when referring to your niece.
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Chinese 中文 zh
侄女
jhr-nü
Use 'Zhínǚ' to refer to your brother's daughter; for sister's daughter, use '外甥女' (wàishēngnǚ).
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
侄女
jaat1 noi5
Use 'Jat1 neoi5' to refer to your brother's daughter; for sister's daughter, use '姨甥女' (ji1 saang1 neoi5).
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umshana
oom-SHAH-nah
Use 'Umshana' for both niece and nephew, specifying gender if necessary.
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