How to say

Stupid

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ሞኝ (moñ)

moh-NY

Use 'moñ' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Arabic العربية ar

غبي (ghabiyy) / غبية (ghabiyyah)

gha-BEE (masculine) / gha-BEE-yah (feminine)

Use 'ghabiyy/ghabiyyah' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

Bangla বাংলা bn

বোকা (boka)

bo-KA

Use 'boka' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

Catalan català ca

Estúpid/a

es-TOO-peed/a (masculine/feminine)

Use 'estúpid/a' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Czech čeština cs

Hloupý/á

HLO-pee/AH (masculine/feminine)

Use 'hloupý/á' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Danish dansk da

Dum

doom

Use 'dum' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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German Deutsch de

Dumm

doom

Use 'dumm' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be considered rude.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Ηλίθιος/α (Ilíthios/a)

ee-LEE-thee-os/a (masculine/feminine)

Use 'ηλίθιος/α' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Spanish Español es

Estúpido/a

es-TOO-pee-do/a (masculine/feminine)

Use 'estúpido/a' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

Estonian eesti et

Rumal

ROO-mal

Use 'rumal' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Basque Basque eu

Ergel/a

er-GEL/a (masculine/feminine)

Use 'ergel/a' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Persian فارسی fa

احمق (ahmaq)

ah-MAHK

Use 'ahmaq' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

Finnish suomi fi

Tyhmä

TYH-mah

Use 'tyhmä' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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French Français fr

Stupide

stü-PEED

Use 'stupide' to express someone's lack of intelligence, but be mindful of the context.

Galician Galician gl

Estúpido/a

esh-TOO-pee-do/a (masculine/feminine)

Use 'estúpido/a' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મૂર્ખ (mūrkha)

moor-KH

Use 'mūrkha' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Wawa

WA-wa

Use 'wawa' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Hebrew עברית he

טיפש (tipesh) / טיפשה (tipesha)

tee-PESH (masculine) / tee-PE-sha (feminine)

Use 'tipesh/tipesha' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मूर्ख (mūrkha)

moor-KH

Use 'mūrkha' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

Hungarian magyar hu

Buta

boo-tah

Use 'buta' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Bodoh

bo-DOH

Use 'bodoh' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Heimskur/heimsk

HAYMS-kur/haymsk (masculine/feminine)

Use 'heimskur/heimsk' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Italian Italiano it

Stupido/a

stoo-PEE-do/a (masculine/feminine)

Use 'stupido/a' to express someone's lack of intelligence, but it can be offensive.

Japanese 日本語 ja

馬鹿 (baka)

BA-ka

Use 'baka' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but it can be offensive, especially to women.

Korean 한국어 ko

바보 (babo)

PA-bo

Use 'babo' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Kvailas/a

KVA-ee-las/a (masculine/feminine)

Use 'kvailas/a' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Stulbs/a

stools/ah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'stulbs/a' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मूर्ख (mūrkha)

moor-KH

Use 'mūrkha' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Malay Melayu ms

Bodoh

bo-DOH

Use 'bodoh' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Dom

dom

Use 'dom' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but it can be considered rude.

Norwegian norsk no

Dum

doom

Use 'dum' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)

moor-KH

Use 'mūrakh' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Polish polski pl

Głupi/a

GWOO-pee/a (masculine/feminine)

Use 'głupi/a' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

Portuguese Português pt

Estúpido/a

esh-TOO-pee-doo/a (masculine/feminine)

Use 'estúpido/a' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

Romanian română ro

Prost/ă

prost/uh (masculine/feminine)

Use 'prost/ă' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Russian русский ru

Глупый/ая (Glúpy/aya)

GLOO-pih/AH-yah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'глупый/ая' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

Swedish svenska sv

Dum

doom

Use 'dum' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Mjinga

m-JIN-ga

Use 'mjinga' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

முட்டாள் (muttāḷ)

moot-TAAL

Use 'muttāḷ' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

మూర్ఖుడు (mūrkhaḍu) / మూర్ఖురాలు (mūrkharālu)

moor-KHA-doo (masculine) / moor-KHA-raa-loo (feminine)

Use 'mūrkhaḍu/mūrkharālu' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Thai ไทย th

โง่ (ngò)

ngoh (with a low tone)

Use 'ngò' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Bobo

bo-BO

Use 'bobo' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Aptal

ap-TAL

Use 'aptal' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Дурний/а (Durný/a)

door-NII/AH (masculine/feminine)

Use 'дурний/а' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Urdu اردو ur

احمق (ahmaq)

ah-MAQ

Use 'ahmaq' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be careful as it can be rude.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Ngốc

ngohk

Use 'ngốc' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Òpònú

oh-POH-noo

Use 'Òpònú' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Chinese 中文 zh

笨 (bèn)

ben (like 'ben' in 'benefit')

Use 'bèn' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

笨 (ban6)

ban (tone 6, low falling)

Use 'ban6' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Uhlanya

oo-HLA-nya

Use 'Uhlanya' to describe someone's lack of intelligence, but be aware it can be offensive.

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