How To Say “Grandpa” In Different Languages

Do you remember Carl Fredricksen from the Disney-Pixar movie Up? You know, the grumpy grandpa figure who ended up flying his entire house to Paradise Falls in South America. Carl wore that cute black bow tie and used that walker with tennis-ball-wheels.

Carl really embodied that gruff grandpa figure. However, he wasn’t really a true grump; he was just lonely after his wife Ellie passed on. Her passing left him alone and sad. Rest in peace, Ellie.

Even though the movie portrayed Mr. Fredricksen as someone a bit cranky, he still managed to show kindness to Russell and his unusual crew. If Carl were a granddad to his own grandchildren, would he have been less prickly? What would his grandchildren call him? Gramps? Opa? Take a guess what nickname would suit Carl the best!

• English: grandpa, gramps, grandad, pa, pops, grandfather
• French: grand-père, grand-papa, pépé
• German: Opa, Opi, Op, Großvater
• Korean: 할아버님 (harabeonim), 할아버지 (harabeoji)
• Tagalog: lolo, tatay
• Dutch: opa, grootvader
• Japanese: そふ (sofu), おじいさん (ojīsan)
• Indonesian: kakek, opa
• Polish: dziadek, dziadziu
• Portuguese: avô, vovô
• Russian: Дедушка (dedushka), Дед (ded)
• Spanish: abuelo, abuelito, yayo
• Chinese: 外公 (wàigōng - maternal), 爷爷 (yéye - paternal)
• Italian: nonno, nonnino
• Greek: παππούς (papous)
• Swahili: babu
• Swedish: farfar (paternal), morfar (maternal)
• Hindi: दादा (daada - paternal), नाना (nānā - maternal)
• Turkish: dede, büyükbaba