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Mother’s Day is celebrated across the globe. Read more to find how you can say ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ in different languages.


Mother’s Day in Different Languages

“Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the wide world over.”
~George Cooper

The place that a mother holds in a child’s heart is same all around the world. A mother is like a guiding star, without whose guidance a child will be lost. ‘Mom’, ‘Maa’, ’Mae’, or ‘Haha’, the words might be different in different languages but they signify same everywhere unconditional care, love, concern and sacrifice. Mother’s Day is the day to let your know how special she is for you! This day is celebrated across the globe though date and celebrations differ from country to country. But one thing, which remains common everywhere is wishing ‘Happy Mother’s Day’. Here we bring to you, different ways of saying ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ in different languages. So, this mother’s day surprise your mother by wishing her ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ in a different language.

Happy Mother’s Day in Different Languages
  • Arabic : Eid Al-Omm
  • Chinese :母親節 (in standard pinyin: Mǔqīn Jié)
  • Czech : Den Matek
  •  Danish : Mors dag
  • Dutch : Moederdag
  • Finnish : Äitienpäivä
  • French : (La) Fête des mères ("Day of Mothers")
  • German : Muttertag
  • Hindi : Matri Divas
  • Hungarian : Anyák Napja
  • Indonesian : Hari Ibu
  • Irish: Lá na Máithreacha
  • Italian : (La) Festa della mamma
  • Japanese : 母の日 (Haha no Hi)
  • Korean :  Eomeoni-nal or Ŏmŏni-nal
  •  Malay : Hari Ibu
  • Mauritian Creole: Bonne fête mama
  • Polish : Dzień Matki
  • Portuguese (standard) : (O) Dia da Mãe
  • Portuguese (Brazilian) : Dia das Mães ("Day of Mothers")
  • Spanish : Día de la Madre
  • Swedish : Mors dag
  • Turkish : Anneler Günü
  • Icelandic: Mæðradagur
  • Indonesian: Hari Ibu
  • Lithuanian: Festa della mamma
  • Japanese: Haha no Hi
  • Korean: Oboi Nal
  • Latvian: Mates diena
  • Malay: Hari Ibu
  • Maltese: Jum l-Omm
  • Montenegrin: Dan majki
  • Norwegian: Morsdag
  • Persian: Rouz-e Maadar
  • Polish: Dzien Matki
  • Portuguese: Dia da Mãe
  • Romanian: Ziua mamei
  • Spanish: Día de la Madre
  • Slovak: Den matiek
  • Slovenian: Materinski dan
  • Swedish: Mors dag
  • Swahili: Liepstacoq Bua
  • Tagalog: Araw ng mga Ina/Nanay
  • Tamil: Annaiyar Dhinam
  • Turkish: Anneler günü
  • Welsh: Suly Mamau
  • Malayalam: Ammamar Dinam
  • Kannada - Ammandira Dina
  • Vietnamese : Ngày của Mẹ (officially Ngay quoc te Nu - "International Women's Day")
  • Ukrainian : Свято Матері
Mother In Different Languages
  • French – Mere
  • Indonesian - Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap
  • Albanian - Mëmë; Nënë; Burim; Kryemurgeshë
  • Belarusan - Matka
  • Portuguese - Mãe
  • Hindi - Maji
  • Urdu - Ammee
  • English - Mom, Mummy, Mother
  • Italian – Madre
  • German - Mutter
  • Dutch - Moeder; Moer
  • Estonian - Ema
  • Greek - Màna
  • Hawaiian - Makuahine
  • Ilongo - Iloy; Nanay; Nay
  • Frisian - Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti
  • Czech - Abatyse
  • Hungarian - Anya, Fu
  • Cebuano - Inahan; Nanay
  • Serbian - Majka