Amharic አማርኛ am
ሚስት
mee-SIST
Use 'Mīsit' in all contexts.
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How to say
Wife
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Arabic العربية ar
زوجة
ZAW-jah
Use 'Zawjah' in most contexts.
Bangla বাংলা bn
স্ত্রী
stree
Use 'Stri' in most contexts; 'Bou' is more informal.
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Catalan català ca
Muller
moo-LYER
Use 'Muller' in most contexts; 'Dona' is more general.
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Czech čeština cs
Manželka
MAHN-zhel-kah
Use 'Manželka' in all contexts.
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Danish dansk da
Hustru
HOOS-troo
Use 'Hustru' in most contexts; 'Kone' is more casual.
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German Deutsch de
Ehefrau
AY-eh-frah-oo
Use 'Ehefrau' in formal contexts, and 'Frau' in more casual settings.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Σύζυγος (for a wife)
SEE-zee-ghos
Use 'Sýzygos' in formal and neutral contexts; 'Gynéka' is more casual.
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Spanish Español es
Esposa
eh-SPO-sah
Use 'esposa' in most contexts when referring to your wife or someone else's wife.
Estonian eesti et
Naine
NAI-neh
Use 'Naine' in all contexts.
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Basque Basque eu
Emazte
eh-MAHS-teh
Use 'Emazte' in all contexts.
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Persian فارسی fa
همسر
ham-SAR
Use 'Hamsar' in formal contexts; 'zan' is more casual.
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Finnish suomi fi
Vaimo
VAI-mo
Use 'Vaimo' in all contexts.
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French Français fr
Épouse
ay-POOZ
Use 'épouse' in formal settings or when referring to someone's wife in a neutral way.
Galician Galician gl
Muller
moo-LYER
Use 'Muller' in all contexts.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
પત્ની
PUT-nee
Use 'Patni' in most contexts; 'Bairi' is more informal.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Mata
MA-ta
Use 'Mata' in all contexts.
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Hebrew עברית he
אִשָּׁה
ee-SHAH
Use 'Ishá' in all contexts.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
पत्नी
PUT-nee
Use 'Patni' in most contexts; 'Beevi' is used in Urdu-influenced Hindi.
Hungarian magyar hu
Feleség
FEH-leh-sheg
Use 'Feleség' in all contexts.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Istri
IS-tree
Use 'Istri' in most contexts; 'Bini' is more informal.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Kona
KO-nah
Use 'Kona' in all contexts.
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Italian Italiano it
Moglie
MOL-yeh
Use 'moglie' in most situations when referring to your wife or someone else's wife.
Japanese 日本語 ja
妻 (Tsuma)
tsu-MAH
Use 'Tsuma' in most contexts, especially when speaking about someone else's wife; 'Kanai' is used for one's own wife.
Korean 한국어 ko
아내
ah-NEH
Use 'Ane' in most contexts; 'Wa-i-peu' is a more casual loanword.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Žmona
zhmoh-NAH
Use 'Žmona' in all contexts.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Sieva
SYEH-vah
Use 'Sieva' in all contexts.
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Marathi मराठी mr
पत्नी
PUT-nee
Use 'Patni' in most contexts; 'Bayko' is more informal.
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Malay Melayu ms
Isteri
is-TEH-ree
Use 'Isteri' in most contexts; 'Bini' is more informal.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Vrouw
vrow
Use 'vrouw' in most situations; 'echtgenote' is more formal.
Norwegian norsk no
Kone
KOO-neh
Use 'Kone' in all contexts.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਪਤਨੀ
PUT-nee
Use 'Patni' in most contexts; 'Gharvaali' is more informal.
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Polish polski pl
Żona
ZHO-nah
Use 'Żona' in all contexts.
Portuguese Português pt
Esposa
esh-PO-zah
Use 'esposa' in most contexts when referring to your wife or someone else's wife.
Romanian română ro
Soție
so-TSEE-eh
Use 'soție' in most contexts; 'nevastă' is more informal.
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Russian русский ru
Жена́
zhye-NAH
Use 'Zhená' in all contexts.
Swedish svenska sv
Hustru
HOOS-troo
Use 'Hustru' in most contexts; 'Kvinna' is more general.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mke
M-keh
Use 'Mke' in all contexts.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
மனைவி
ma-NAY-vee
Use 'Manaivi' in most contexts; 'Pondaatti' is more informal.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
భార్య
BHAAR-ya
Use 'Bharya' in most contexts.
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Thai ไทย th
ภรรยา
pan-RA-ya
Use 'Phan-ra-ya' in formal contexts; 'Mia' is more casual.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Asawa
ah-SAH-wah
Use 'Asawa' in most contexts; 'Misis' is more casual.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Eş
esh
Use 'Eş' in formal contexts. 'Karısı' is used when referring to one's own wife.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Дружина́
droo-zhee-NAH
Use 'Druzhyná' in all contexts.
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Urdu اردو ur
بیوی
bee-VEE
Use 'Biwi' in all contexts.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Vợ
vuh
Use 'Vợ' in all contexts.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ìyàwó
ee-YAH-woh
Use 'Ìyàwó' in all contexts.
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Chinese 中文 zh
妻子
chee-DZUH
Use 'Qīzi' in formal contexts; 'Lǎopó' is more casual.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
老婆
lo-POH
Use 'Lǎopó' in most contexts; 'Taaitai' is more formal.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umka
oom-KAH
Use 'Umka' in all contexts.
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