No matter where you are in the world, the word “father” carries deep meaning.
From protector and provider to mentor and role model, a father holds a unique place in every culture.
In this article, we explore how to say “father” in 70 different languages, complete with pronunciation guides and example sentences to enrich your linguistic and cultural knowledge.
🔢 70 Translations of “Father” in Different Languages
- English – Father (FAH-thur)
My father loves gardening. - Spanish – Padre (PAH-dray)
Mi padre es muy trabajador. - French – Père (pehr)
Mon père est professeur. - German – Vater (FAH-ter)
Mein Vater kocht sehr gut. - Italian – Padre (PAH-dray)
Il mio padre mi ha insegnato a nuotare. - Portuguese – Pai (pie)
Meu pai gosta de pescar. - Dutch – Vader (VAH-der)
Mijn vader werkt op kantoor. - Swedish – Far (fahr)
Min far heter Johan. - Norwegian – Far (fahr)
Min far elsker å lese. - Danish – Far (fah)
Min far laver morgenmad hver dag. - Finnish – Isä (EE-sah)
- Estonian – Isa (EE-sah)
- Latvian – Tēvs (tehvs)
- Lithuanian – Tėvas (TEH-vas)
- Polish – Ojciec (OY-chets)
- Czech – Otec (OH-tets)
- Slovak – Otec (OH-tets)
- Hungarian – Apa (AH-pah)
- Romanian – Tată (TAH-tuh)
- Greek – Πατέρας (pa-TEH-ras)
- Russian – Отец (ah-TYETS)
- Ukrainian – Батько (BAT’-ko)
- Belarusian – Бацька (BAT-ska)
- Bulgarian – Баща (bash-TAH)
- Serbian – Отац (OH-tats)
- Croatian – Otac (OH-tats)
- Slovenian – Oče (OH-che)
- Bosnian – Otac (OH-tats)
- Macedonian – Татко (TAT-ko)
- Albanian – Babai (bah-BAHY)
- Turkish – Baba (BAH-bah)
- Arabic – أب (ab)
- Hebrew – אבא (AH-bah)
- Persian (Farsi) – پدر (peh-DAHR)
- Hindi – पिता (pee-TAH)
- Urdu – والد (WAH-lid)
- Bengali – বাবা (BAH-bah)
- Punjabi – ਪਿਤਾ / ਅਬਾ (pitaa / abaa)
- Gujarati – પિતા (pee-taa)
- Marathi – वडील (va-DEEL)
- Tamil – அப்பா (appa)
- Telugu – నాన్న (naanna)
- Kannada – ಅಪ್ಪಾ (appa)
- Malayalam – അച്ഛൻ / അപ്പാ (achhan / appa)
- Sinhala – තාත්තා (thaththaa)
- Thai – พ่อ (phâw)
- Lao – ພໍ່ (pho)
- Vietnamese – Cha / Bố (cha / boh)
- Khmer – ឪពុក (ao-puk)
- Chinese (Mandarin) – 父亲 / 爸爸 (fùqīn / bàba)
- Japanese – お父さん (otōsan)
- Korean – 아버지 (abeoji)
- Mongolian – Аав (aav)
- Tibetan – ཨ་པ་ (a pa)
- Malay – Ayah / Bapa (ah-yah / bah-pah)
- Indonesian – Ayah / Bapak (AH-yah / BAH-pak)
- Filipino (Tagalog) – Ama / Tatay (ah-MAH / TAH-tai)
- Hawaiian – Mākua kāne (MAH-koo-ah KAH-neh)
- Samoan – Tama (TAH-mah)
- Maori – Matua tane (MAH-too-ah TAH-neh)
- Swahili – Baba (BAH-bah)
- Zulu – Ubaba (oo-BAH-bah)
- Xhosa – Utata (oo-TAH-tah)
- Yoruba – Baba (bah-BAH)
- Igbo – Nna (n-nah)
- Hausa – Uba (oo-BAH)
- Amharic – አባት (abāt)
- Somali – Aabbe (AAH-beh)
- Afrikaans – Pa / Vader (pah / FAH-der)
- Esperanto – Patro (PAH-tro)
💭 Final Thought
From “Baba” in Swahili to “Otōsan” in Japanese, the word “father” is spoken with love and respect all over the world. By learning how to say “father” in different languages, we not only honor dads across cultures but also embrace the diversity of human connection. Let this guide be a small tribute to the fathers who shape our lives in big and small ways every day.
“A father’s love is forever imprinted on a child’s heart—in every language.”
