Amharic አማርኛ am
ወላጆች
weh-LAH-joch
Use 'Welajoch' for both parents; 'enet' (mom) and 'abat' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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How to say
Parents
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Arabic العربية ar
الوالدين
al-wa-li-DAYN
Use 'Al-walidayn' for both parents; 'umm' (mom) and 'ab' (dad) are used for individual parents.
Bangla বাংলা bn
পিতা-মাতা
pi-TAH-mah-TAH
Use 'Pita-mata' for both parents; 'maa' (mom) and 'baba' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Catalan català ca
Pares
PAH-res
Use 'Pares' for both parents; 'mare' (mom) and 'pare' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Czech čeština cs
Rodiče
ROH-dee-cheh
Use 'Rodiče' for both parents; 'máma' (mom) and 'táta' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Danish dansk da
Forældre
fo-ER-thruh
Use 'Forældre' for both parents; 'mor' (mom) and 'far' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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German Deutsch de
Eltern
EL-tern
Use 'Eltern' for both parents; 'Papa' (dad) and 'Mama' (mom) are used for individual parents.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Γονείς
gho-NEES
Use 'Goneís' for both parents; 'mama' (mom) and 'papas' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Spanish Español es
Padres
PAH-dres
Use 'padres' in most contexts when referring to both parents; 'mamá' (mom) and 'papá' (dad) are common for individual parents.
Estonian eesti et
Vanemad
VAH-nem-mad
Use 'Vanemad' for both parents; 'ema' (mom) and 'isa' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Basque Basque eu
Gurasoak
goo-RAH-so-ak
Use 'Gurasoak' for both parents; 'ama' (mom) and 'aita' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Persian فارسی fa
والدین
va-le-DEYN
Use 'Valedeyn' for both parents; 'madar' (mom) and 'pedar' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Finnish suomi fi
Vanhemmat
VAH-hem-mat
Use 'Vanhemmat' for both parents; 'äiti' (mom) and 'isä' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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French Français fr
Parents
pa-R(uh)nts
This is the standard term; 'papa' (dad) and 'maman' (mom) are used for individual parents.
Galician Galician gl
Pais
PAH-ees
Use 'Pais' for both parents; 'nai' (mom) and 'pai' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
માતા-પિતા
MA-ta pi-TA
Use 'Mata-pita' for both parents; 'maa' (mom) and 'pita' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Iyaye
ee-YAH-yeh
Use 'Iyaye' for both parents; 'uwa' (mom) and 'baba' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Hebrew עברית he
הורים
ho-REEM
Use 'Horim' for both parents; 'ima' (mom) and 'aba' (dad) are used for individual parents.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
माता-पिता
MA-ta pi-TA
Use 'Mata-pita' for both parents; 'maa' (mom) and 'pita' (dad) are used for individual parents.
Hungarian magyar hu
Szülők
SOO-luhk
Use 'Szülők' for both parents; 'anya' (mom) and 'apa' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Orang tua
o-RAHNG TOO-ah
Use 'Orang tua' for both parents; 'ibu' (mom) and 'ayah' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Foreldrar
FO-rel-drar
Use 'Foreldrar' for both parents; 'mamma' (mom) and 'pabbi' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Italian Italiano it
Genitori
jeh-nee-TOH-ree
Use 'genitori' for both parents; 'mamma' (mom) and 'papà' (dad) are used for individual parents.
Japanese 日本語 ja
両親
ryoh-SHEEN
Use 'Ryōshin' for both parents; 'chichi' (dad) and 'haha' (mom) are used for individual parents.
Korean 한국어 ko
부모
boo-MOH
Use 'Bumo' for both parents; 'eomeoni' (mom) and 'abeoji' (dad) are used for individual parents.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Tėvai
teh-VAI
Use 'Tėvai' for both parents; 'mama' (mom) and 'tėtis' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Vecāki
VEH-tsah-kee
Use 'Vecāki' for both parents; 'mamma' (mom) and 'tētis' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Marathi मराठी mr
पालक
PA-lak
Use 'Palak' for both parents; 'aai' (mom) and 'vadil' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Malay Melayu ms
Ibu bapa
ee-BOO BAH-pah
Use 'Ibu bapa' for both parents; 'ibu' (mom) and 'bapa' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Ouders
OW-ders
Use 'ouders' for both parents; 'mama' (mom) and 'papa' (dad) are used for individual parents.
Norwegian norsk no
Foreldre
foo-RELL-dreh
Use 'Foreldre' for both parents; 'mor' (mom) and 'far' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮਾਪੇ
MAA-pay
Use 'Maape' for both parents; 'maa' (mom) and 'baap' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Polish polski pl
Rodzice
roh-JEE-tseh
Use 'Rodzice' for both parents; 'mama' (mom) and 'tata' (dad) are used for individual parents.
Portuguese Português pt
Pais
PAH-eesh
Use 'pais' for both parents; 'mãe' (mom) and 'pai' (dad) are used for individual parents.
Romanian română ro
Părinți
puh-RINTS
Use 'Părinți' for both parents; 'mamă' (mom) and 'tată' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Russian русский ru
Родители
ruh-dee-TYE-lee
Use 'Roditeli' for both parents; 'mama' (mom) and 'papa' (dad) are used for individual parents.
Swedish svenska sv
Föräldrar
fuh-RELL-drar
Use 'Föräldrar' for both parents; 'mamma' (mom) and 'pappa' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Wazazi
wah-ZAH-zee
Use 'Wazazi' for both parents; 'mama' (mom) and 'baba' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
பெற்றோர்
pe-TROW-r
Use 'Pettror' for both parents; 'amma' (mom) and 'appa' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
తల్లిదండ్రులు
tal-lee-DAN-dru-loo
Use 'Tallidandrulu' for both parents; 'amma' (mom) and 'nanna' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Thai ไทย th
พ่อแม่
paw MAE
Use 'Phɔ̂ɔ mɛ̂ɛ' for both parents; 'phɔ̂ɔ' (dad) and 'mɛ̂ɛ' (mom) are used for individual parents.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Magulang
mah-goo-LANG
Use 'Magulang' for both parents; 'ina' (mom) and 'ama' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Ebeveynler
eh-beh-VEYN-ler
Use 'Ebeveynler' for both parents; 'anne' (mom) and 'baba' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Батьки
baht-KEE
Use 'Bat'ky' for both parents; 'mama' (mom) and 'tato' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Urdu اردو ur
والدین
wa-li-DAIN
Use 'Walidain' for both parents; 'maa' (mom) and 'baap' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Cha mẹ
cha ME
Use 'Cha mẹ' for both parents; 'mẹ' (mom) and 'cha' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Òbí
OH-bee
Use 'Òbí' for both parents; 'ìyá' (mom) and 'bàbá' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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Chinese 中文 zh
父母
foo-MOO
Use 'Fùmǔ' for both parents; 'bàba' (dad) and 'māmā' (mom) are used for individual parents.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
父母
foo-MOO
Use 'Fu6 mou5' for both parents; 'baa4 baa1' (dad) and 'maa4 maa1' (mom) are used for individual parents.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Abazali
ah-bah-ZAH-lee
Use 'Abazali' for both parents; 'umama' (mom) and 'ubaba' (dad) are used for individual parents.
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