Happy Father’s Day!

Father’s Day is drawing near.

It is time to shout three cheers.

Say it loud, say it clear!

English- Happy Father’s Day

Portugese – Dia de pais feliz

Spanish – día de padres feliz

 Italian – Giorno di padri felice

German – glücklich Vatertag

 French – Jour de pères heureux

No matter how you say Dad –

Afrikaans – Vader
Bangla – Baba or Abba
Basque – Aita
Bolognese – Peder
Brazilian – Portuguese Pai
Breton – Tad
Chinese – Ba (Baa)
Cree (Canada) – Papa
Croatian – Otac
Czech – Tata, Otec
Dakota (USA) – Ate
Dutch – Vader, Papa or Pappie
East African – Baba
English – Father, Dad, Daddy, Pop, Poppa or Papa
Filipino – Tatay, Itay, Tay or Ama
French – Papa
Galician – Pai
German – Banketi or Papi
Hebrew – Abba (h)
Hindi – Papa or Pita-ji
Hungarian – Apa, Apu, Papa or Edesapa
Icelandic – Pabbi or Faoir
Indonesian – Bapa, Ayah or Pak
Irish – Athair or Daid
Italian – Babbo
Japanese – Otosan or Papa
Judeo Spanish – Padre, Baba or Babu
Kikuyu – Baba
Kiswahili – Baba
Ladin – Pere
Latin – Pater, Papa or Atta
Luo (Kenya) – Baba
Malay – Bapa
Maltese – Missier
Modern Greek – Babbas
Nahuatl – (Mexico) Ta
Nepali – Buwa
Norwegian – Pappa or Far
Persian/Farsi – Pedar, Pitar or Baabaa
Polish – Tata or Ojciec
Portuguese-  Pai
Quechua – Tata or Churiyaqe
Romanian – Tata, Parinte or Taica
Russian – Papa
Sanskrit – Tatah or Janak
Sicilian – Patri
Slovak-  Otec
Spanish – Papa, Viejo or Tata
Swedish – Pappa
Swiss German – Vatter
Turkish – Baba
Urdu – Abbu, Abbu-ji, Abbu-jaan
Venetian – Pare, Popa, ‘Opa, Pupa or Papa
Welsh  – Tad

Please treasure your father and wish him well on his special day!

Happy Father’s Day!

My dad has been gone now since 2001. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of him in some way or remember his silly expressions or sayings. I am keeping them alive by sharing these silly idioms with my grandchildren, e,g.,

Holy Mackerel!

See you in the funny papers!

Home James and don’t spare the horses!

Jumpin’ catfish!

I love you and miss you, Dad! Xo

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & hugs!

-Janice-