“Boss” is a term used universally in workplaces, but it sounds quite different in other languages! Whether you’re navigating a multinational company, working abroad, or just learning a new language, knowing how to refer to a supervisor or manager is crucial. Here’s how you can say “boss” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Shef | Pronunciation: Shehf
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – المدير (Al-Mudeer) | Pronunciation: Al-moo-deer
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – տնօրեն (Tnoren) | Pronunciation: Tuh-nor-en
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Başçı | Pronunciation: Bash-chee
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Nagusia | Pronunciation: Na-goo-see-a
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Бос (Bos) | Pronunciation: Boss
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ম্যানেজার (Manager) | Pronunciation: Man-e-jar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Šef | Pronunciation: Shef
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Шеф (Shef) | Pronunciation: Shef
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Cap | Pronunciation: Kup
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Šéf | Pronunciation: Shehf
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Chef | Pronunciation: Shef
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Baas | Pronunciation: Boss
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Boss | Pronunciation: Boss
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ülemus | Pronunciation: Uu-lem-oos
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – رئیس (Raees) | Pronunciation: Rah-eess
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Pomo | Pronunciation: Po-mo
- French (🇫🇷) – Patron | Pronunciation: Pa-tron
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ბოსი (Bosi) | Pronunciation: Bo-see
- German (🇩🇪) – Chef | Pronunciation: Shef
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αφεντικό (Afentiko) | Pronunciation: Ah-fen-ti-ko
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – המנהל (HaMenahel) | Pronunciation: Ha-me-na-hel
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – बॉस (Boss) | Pronunciation: Boss
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Főnök | Pronunciation: Fuh-nuhk
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Yfirmaður | Pronunciation: Y-fir-ma-thur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Bos | Pronunciation: Boss
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Boss | Pronunciation: Boss
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Capo | Pronunciation: Kah-po
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 上司 (Jōshi) | Pronunciation: Joe-shee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Басшы (Basshy) | Pronunciation: Bash-shee
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ប្រធាន (Pratean) | Pronunciation: Pra-tean
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 상사 (Sangsa) | Pronunciation: Sang-sa
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Serok | Pronunciation: Seh-rohk
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Башчы (Bashchy) | Pronunciation: Bash-chy
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຫົວໜ້າ (Hua na) | Pronunciation: Hoo-a na
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Bos | Pronunciation: Boss
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Bosas | Pronunciation: Bo-sas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Chef | Pronunciation: Shef
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Шеф (Shef) | Pronunciation: Shef
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Bos | Pronunciation: Boss
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Kap | Pronunciation: Kap
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 老板 (Lǎobǎn) | Pronunciation: Lao-ban
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – मालक (Maalak) | Pronunciation: Mah-lak
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Дарга (Darga) | Pronunciation: Dar-ga
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – बॉस (Boss) | Pronunciation: Boss
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Sjef | Pronunciation: Shef
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – مشر (Mashar) | Pronunciation: Ma-shar
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – رئیس (Raees) | Pronunciation: Rah-eess
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Szef | Pronunciation: Shef
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Chefe | Pronunciation: She-fey
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – șef | Pronunciation: Shef
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Босс (Boss) | Pronunciation: Boss
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Шеф (Shef) | Pronunciation: Shef
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – බොස් (Bos) | Pronunciation: Boss
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Šéf | Pronunciation: Shehf
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Šef | Pronunciation: Shef
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Madax | Pronunciation: Ma-dax
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Jefe | Pronunciation: Heh-feh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Bosi | Pronunciation: Bo-see
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Chef | Pronunciation: Shef
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Роҳбар (Rohbar) | Pronunciation: Roh-bar
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – முதலாளி (Mudhalali) | Pronunciation: Moo-dha-la-lee
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – బాస్ (Boss) | Pronunciation: Boss
- Thai (🇹🇭) – หัวหน้า (Hua na) | Pronunciation: Hoo-a na
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Patron | Pronunciation: Pa-tron
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Бос (Bos) | Pronunciation: Boss
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – باس (Boss) | Pronunciation: Boss
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Bos | Pronunciation: Boss
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Sếp | Pronunciation: Sep
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Bos | Pronunciation: Boss