Amharic አማርኛ am
የትዳር ጓደኛ
yeh-ti-DAR gwa-de-nya
Use 'Yetidar gwadegna' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Bal/Mist' is more common in everyday conversation.
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How to say
Spouse
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Arabic العربية ar
زوج/زوجة
zawj / zaw-jah
Use 'Zawj/Zawjah' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
Bangla বাংলা bn
জীবনসঙ্গী/জীবনসঙ্গিনী
jee-bon-SON-gee / jee-bon-son-GI-nee
Use 'Jibonsongi/Jibonsongini' in formal settings or when the gender is known; 'Swami/Stri' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Catalan català ca
Cònjuge
KON-ʒu-ʒə
Use 'Cònjuge' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Marit/Muller' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Czech čeština cs
Manžel/Manželka
MAN-zhel / MAN-zhel-ka
Use 'Manžel/Manželka' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Danish dansk da
Ægtefælle
E-teh-feh-leh
Use 'Ægtefælle' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Mand/Kone' is more common in everyday conversation.
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German Deutsch de
Ehepartner/in
EH-eh-part-ner-in
Use 'Ehepartner/in' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Ehemann/Ehefrau' is more common in everyday conversation.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Σύζυγος/Σύζυγος
SEE-zi-ghos / SEE-zi-ghos
Use 'Σύζυγος' for both genders; it's the standard term for spouse.
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Spanish Español es
Cónyuge
KON-nyoo-hay
Use 'cónyuge' in formal settings, legal documents, or when you don't know the gender; 'esposo/a' is more common in everyday conversation.
Estonian eesti et
Abikaasa
AH-bee-kah-sah
Use 'Abikaasa' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Mees/Naine' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Basque Basque eu
Ezkontide
es-KON-ti-de
Use 'Ezkontide' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Senar/Emazte' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Persian فارسی fa
همسر
ham-SAR
Use 'Hamsar' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Shohar/Zan' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Finnish suomi fi
Puoliso
POO-li-so
Use 'Puoliso' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Aviomies/Vaimo' is more common in everyday conversation.
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French Français fr
Conjoint(e)
kon-ʒwɛ̃(t)
Use 'conjoint(e)' in formal contexts or when the gender is unknown; 'époux/épouse' is more common in general conversation.
Galician Galician gl
Cónxuxe
KON-sho-sheh
Use 'Cónxuxe' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Marido/Muller' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
જીવનસાથી
jee-van-SA-thee
Use 'Jivansaathi' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Pati/Patni' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Miji/Matar
MEE-jee / MA-tar
Use 'Miji/Matar' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Hebrew עברית he
בן/בת זוג
ben / bat zoog
Use 'Ben/Bat Zug' in formal settings or when the gender is known; 'Ba'al/Isha' is more common in everyday conversation.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
जीवनसाथी
jee-van-SA-thee
Use 'Jeevansathi' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Pati/Patni' is more common in everyday conversation.
Hungarian magyar hu
Házastárs
HAA-zhas-taarsh
Use 'Házastárs' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Férj/Feleség' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Pasangan
pah-SAH-ngan
Use 'Pasangan' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Suami/Istri' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Maki
MA-kee
Use 'Maki' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Eiginmaður/Kona' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Italian Italiano it
Coniuge
KON-nyoo-jeh
Use 'coniuge' in formal contexts or when the gender is unknown; 'marito/moglie' is more common in everyday conversation.
Japanese 日本語 ja
配偶者
high-goo-sha
Use 'Haigūsha' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Otto/Tsuma' is more common in everyday conversation.
Korean 한국어 ko
배우자
beh-oo-jah
Use 'Bae-u-ja' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Nam-pyeon/A-nae' is more common in everyday conversation.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Sutuoktinis
soo-took-TI-nis
Use 'Sutuoktinis' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Vyras/Žmona' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Laulātais
LOW-lah-tahys
Use 'Laulātais' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Vīrs/Sieva' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Marathi मराठी mr
जोडपे
jod-PAY
Use 'Jodpe' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Pati/Patni' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Malay Melayu ms
Pasangan
pah-SAH-ngan
Use 'Pasangan' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Suami/Isteri' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Echtgenoot/Echtgenote
EHKT-khə-noht / EHKT-khə-no-tə
Use 'Echtgenoot/Echtgenote' in formal contexts or when the gender is known; 'man/vrouw' is more common in everyday conversation.
Norwegian norsk no
Ektefelle
EKT-eh-fell-eh
Use 'Ektefelle' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Mann/Kone' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਜੀਵਨ ਸਾਥੀ
jee-van SA-thee
Use 'Jeevan Saathi' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Pati/Patni' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Polish polski pl
Małżonek/Małżonka
MAW-zhon-ek / MAW-zhon-ka
Use 'Małżonek/Małżonka' in formal settings or when the gender is known; 'Mąż/Żona' is more common in everyday conversation.
Portuguese Português pt
Cônjuge
KON-zhoo-zhee
Use 'cônjuge' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'marido/mulher' is more common in everyday conversation.
Romanian română ro
Soț/Soție
sots / so-TSEE-e
Use 'Soț/Soție' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Russian русский ru
Супруг/Супруга
soo-PRUG / soo-PRU-ga
Use 'Супруг/Супруга' in formal settings or when the gender is known; 'Муж/Жена' is more common in everyday conversation.
Swedish svenska sv
Make/Maka
MAH-keh / MAH-kah
Use 'Make/Maka' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mume/Mke
MOO-meh / M-keh
Use 'Mume/Mke' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
துணைவர்/துணைவி
thu-nai-var / thu-nai-vi
Use 'Thunaivar/Thunaivi' in formal settings or when the gender is known; 'Kanavan/Manaivi' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
భర్త/భార్య
bhar-THA / BHAR-ya
Use 'Bhartha/Bhaarya' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Thai ไทย th
คู่สมรส
koo som-rot
Use 'Khuu som-rot' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Samii/Phanraya' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Asawa
ah-SAH-wah
Use 'Asawa' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Eş
esh
Use 'Eş' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Koca/Karısı' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Чоловік/Дружина
cho-lo-VEEK / droo-ZHI-na
Use 'Чоловік/Дружина' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Urdu اردو ur
شریک حیات
sha-REEK-e-ha-YAAT
Use 'Shareek-e-Hayat' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Shohar/Biwi' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Vợ/Chồng
vuh / chawng
Use 'Vợ/Chồng' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ọkọ/Ìyàwó
O-ko / ee-YA-wo
Use 'Ọkọ/Ìyàwó' in all contexts, as it's the standard term for husband/wife.
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Chinese 中文 zh
配偶
pay-OH
Use 'Pèi'ǒu' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Zhàngfū/Qīzi' is more common in everyday conversation.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
配偶
pui-ngau
Use 'Pui3 ngau5' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Zoeng1 fu1/Cei1 zi2' is more common in everyday conversation.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umshado
oom-SHAH-doh
Use 'Umshado' in formal settings or when the gender is unknown; 'Umyeni/Umka' is more common in everyday conversation.
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