How to Say Dad in 70 Different Languages

The word “dad” is a term of endearment and respect that is universally recognized, though it varies in pronunciation and form across different cultures and languages. Here, we explore how to say “dad” in 70 different languages, reflecting the diverse ways families around the world refer to this key family member.

1. Albanian (🇦🇱) – Babai | Pronunciation: Bah-bye
2. Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – أب (Ab) | Pronunciation: Ahb
3. Armenian (🇦🇲) – Հայր (Hayr) | Pronunciation: Hah-yer
4. Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Ata | Pronunciation: Ah-tah
5. Basque (🇪🇸) – Aita | Pronunciation: Eye-tah
6. Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Тата (Tata) | Pronunciation: Tah-tah
7. Bengali (🇧🇩) – বাবা (Baba) | Pronunciation: Bah-bah
8. Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Tata | Pronunciation: Tah-tah
9. Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Баща (Bashta) | Pronunciation: Bash-tah
10. Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Pare | Pronunciation: Pah-reh
11. Czech (🇨🇿) – Táta | Pronunciation: Tah-tah
12. Danish (🇩🇰) – Far | Pronunciation: Fahr
13. Dutch (🇳🇱) – Vader | Pronunciation: Vah-der
14. English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Dad | Pronunciation: Dad
15. Estonian (🇪🇪) – Isa | Pronunciation: Ee-sah
16. Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – پدر (Pedar) | Pronunciation: Pe-dar
17. Finnish (🇫🇮) – Isä | Pronunciation: Ee-sah
18. French (🇫🇷) – Père | Pronunciation: Pair
19. Georgian (🇬🇪) – მამა (Mama) | Pronunciation: Mah-mah
20. German (🇩🇪) – Vater | Pronunciation: Fah-ter
21. Greek (🇬🇷) – Πατέρας (Pateras) | Pronunciation: Pah-te-ras
22. Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אבא (Aba) | Pronunciation: Ah-bah
23. Hindi (🇮🇳) – पिता (Pita) | Pronunciation: Pee-tah
24. Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Apa | Pronunciation: Ah-pah
25. Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Pabbi | Pronunciation: Pahb-bee
26. Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Ayah | Pronunciation: Ah-yah
27. Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Athair | Pronunciation: Ah-hir
28. Italian (🇮🇹) – Papà | Pronunciation: Pah-pah
29. Japanese (🇯🇵) – お父さん (Otousan) | Pronunciation: Oh-toh-san
30. Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Әке (Äke) | Pronunciation: Ah-keh
31. Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ឪពុក (Oupok) | Pronunciation: Oo-pook
32. Korean (🇰🇷) – 아버지 (Abeoji) | Pronunciation: Ah-buh-jee
33. Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Bave | Pronunciation: Bah-veh
34. Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Ата (Ata) | Pronunciation: Ah-tah
35. Lao (🇱🇦) – ພໍ່ (Phor) | Pronunciation: Pohr
36. Latvian (🇱🇻) – Tēvs | Pronunciation: Teyvs
37. Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Tėvas | Pronunciation: Teh-vas
38. Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Papp | Pronunciation: Pahp
39. Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Татко (Tatko) | Pronunciation: Tat-ko
40. Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Ayah | Pronunciation: Ah-yah
41. Maltese (🇲🇹) – Missier | Pronunciation: Mis-see-er
42. Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 爸爸 (Bàba) | Pronunciation: Bah-bah
43. Marathi (🇮🇳) – वडील (Vadil) | Pronunciation: Va-deel
44. Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Аав (Aav) | Pronunciation: Ahv
45. Nepali (🇳🇵) – बुवा (Buwa) | Pronunciation: Boo-wah
46. Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Pappa | Pronunciation: Pah-pah
47. Pashto (🇦🇫) – پلار (Plar) | Pronunciation: Plar
48. Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – پدر (Pedar) | Pronunciation: Pe-dar
49. Polish (🇵🇱) – Tata | Pronunciation: Tah-tah
50. Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Pai | Pronunciation: Pie
51. Romanian (🇷🇴) – Tată | Pronunciation: Tah-tuh
52. Russian (🇷🇺) – Папа (Papa) | Pronunciation: Pa-pah
53. Serbian (🇷🇸) – Тата (Tata) | Pronunciation: Tah-tah
54. Sinhala (🇱🇰) – තාත්තා (Thaththa) | Pronunciation: Ta-th-tha
55. Slovak (🇸🇰) – Otec | Pronunciation: Oh-tets
56. Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Oče | Pronunciation: Oh-che
57. Somali (🇸🇴) – Aabbe | Pronunciation: Ah-beh
58. Spanish (🇪🇸) – Papá | Pronunciation: Pah-pah
59. Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Baba | Pronunciation: Bah-bah
60. Swedish (🇸🇪) – Pappa | Pronunciation: Pah-pah
61. Tajik (🇹🇯) – Падар (Padar) | Pronunciation: Pah-dar
62. Tamil (🇮🇳) – அப்பா (Appa) | Pronunciation: Ah-ppah
63. Telugu (🇮🇳) – నాన్న (Nanna) | Pronunciation: Nah-nnah
64. Thai (🇹🇭) – พ่อ (Phor) | Pronunciation: Poh
65. Turkish (🇹🇷) – Baba | Pronunciation: Bah-bah
66. Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Тато (Tato) | Pronunciation: Tah-to
67. Urdu (🇵🇰) – والد (Walid) | Pronunciation: Wah-lid
68. Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ота (Ota) | Pronunciation: Oh-tah
69. Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Ba | Pronunciation: Bah
70. Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Tad | Pronunciation: Tad