How To Say “Mom” In Different Languages

Any type of relationship with a mother or a mother figure tends to make you feel warm and special.

Even Live Science reports that the temporal and left frontal parts of the brain become more active when you hear a word like "mama." Without a doubt, there is a sweet quality to these figures in our lives that goes beyond the word "mama" itself.

What’s even more fascinating is how the terms “mom” and “mama” have almost similar or related versions across the globe. Read on to learn about them!

• English: Mother, Mum, Mama, Mummy, Mom, Mommy, Ma
• French: Maman, Mère
• Italian: Mamma, Mammina
• Spanish: Mami, Mama, Madre
• German: Mama, Mutter, Mutti, Mami
• Portuguese: Mãe
• Japanese: お母さん (Okaasan), 母 (Haha), ママ (Mama)
• Korean: 엄마 (Eomma), 어머님 (Eomeonim), 어머니 (Eomeoni)
• Hindi: माँ (Maan), मां ( Maji)
• Indonesian: Mama, Bunda, Ibu, ‘bu
• Russian: Мамочка (Mamachka), Мам (Mam), Мамуся (Mamoosya), Мама (Mama)
• Polish: Mama, Mamula, Mamón, Mamuśka, Matula, Mamcik
• Turkish: Anne
• Swedish: Mamma, Mor, Morsa
• Norwegian: Mor, Mamma
• Danish: Mor
• Dutch: Moeder, Moer
• Filipino: Mama, Nanay, Nay
• Greek: Μαμά (Mamá), Μητέρα (Metera)
• Vietnamese: Mẹ
• Swahili: Mama
• Czech: Matka
• Finnish: Mami, Mama, Äiti, Mutsi
• Estonian: Ema
• Basque: Ama
• Arabic: أم (Omm), أمي (Ommi)
• Tamil: அம்மா (Amma)
• Ukrainian: мама (Mama), матуся (Matusya), матінка (Matinka)