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What is grandmother in Cantonese?

The jyutping is "Po Po," but if you can't read jyutping then it is pronounced sorta like "pau pau" (it's hard to type out how it is supposed to sound like). Pau Pau is the English spelling for maternal grandmother in Cantonese. It is very specifically maternal grandmother. Ma Ma is paternal grandmother. There are specific names for all sorts of relationships in Cantonese.


How do you call grandmother in Malayalam?

In Malayalam, grandmother is called "ammachi" or "achamma".


What is grandmother in mandarin?

In Mandarin, grandmother is "nǎinai" (奶奶) for maternal grandmother and "wàipó" (外婆) for paternal grandmother.


How do you say grandfather in Cantonese?

Grandfather in Cantonese is 公公 (gung gung) for paternal grandfather and 外公 (ngoi gung) for maternal grandfather.


How do you say 'grandma' in Cantonese Chinese?

奶奶 ma ma - Grandmother on dad's side.(Unlike the sound for mother, the tone for this one goes down progressively.)婆婆 po po - Grandmother on mother's side.(It sounds like "Pau" from the name "Paul". Just don't include the "L".)祖母 jo mo - Grandmother (general)(Just in case you don't know if it's mom's or dad's.)奶奶 ma ma - Grandmother on dad's side.(Unlike the sound for mother, the tone for this one goes down progressively.)婆婆 po po - Grandmother on mother's side.(It sounds like "Pau" from the name "Paul". Just don't include the "L".)祖母 jo mo - Grandmother (general)(Just in case you don't know if it's mom's or dad's.)

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What is grandmother in Cantonese?

The jyutping is "Po Po," but if you can't read jyutping then it is pronounced sorta like "pau pau" (it's hard to type out how it is supposed to sound like). Pau Pau is the English spelling for maternal grandmother in Cantonese. It is very specifically maternal grandmother. Ma Ma is paternal grandmother. There are specific names for all sorts of relationships in Cantonese.


What is a grandmother from the father 's side called?

Paternal grandmother. Paternal = of the father, maternal = of the mother.


What is the Hindi word for paternal grandmother?

The Hindi word for paternal grandmother is "dadi".


What do you call your grandmother on your father's side?

She is your paternal grandmother.


How do you make a sentence with maternal and paternal?

Maternal refers to your mother and paternal to your father. My maternal grandmother lives in Scotland, but my paternal grandmother lives just down the street.


Is Michael Jackson's paternal grandmother living?

No, both of his grandmothers are dead, the exact date for his paternal grandmother isn't known.


What does maternal grandmother mean?

Your maternal grandmother is the mother of your mother. Similarly your paternal grandmother is the mother of your father, paternal grandfather is father of your father and maternal grandfather is father of your mother.


How do you call grandmother in Malayalam?

In Malayalam, grandmother is called "ammachi" or "achamma".


How do you say grandmother in Ashanti language?

Grandmother in the Ashanti language is "Nana" for maternal grandmother and "Maame" for paternal grandmother.


What is the assamese word for paternal grandmother?

Aita.


What is grandmother in mandarin?

In Mandarin, grandmother is "nǎinai" (奶奶) for maternal grandmother and "wàipó" (外婆) for paternal grandmother.


Who was perseus grandmother?

Maternal: Eurydice Paternal: Rhea