#GRANDMA

[@NRay-nf2br]

Teta, sitti, jadati 🇱🇧💓

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

Thank you, always a pleasure watching your videos. We always called my Grandmother, Nanna.

[@pnaryurdakul3316]

Nefis bir bölüm, kalbimin taaa içine dokundunuz...

[@kerstinone2456]

Thank you for this episode; there are so many subjects in it..we called our German grandmother „Oma“, our Hungarian Grandmother „Oma from Hungary“. She had a very hard life and died early; unfortunately I did not know her (we live in another country). In our family is lots of family-trauma. Besides, I think that it is not only important to get a good (mind-) education, but also a warm „heart-education“ (emotional intelligence=EI) with deep wisdom for life (as your Grandmother taught: I am sure about that). Learning to respect and value all living beings, and first of all: to respect and value oneself.

[@Crépuscule2003]

I love you Elif and I love your works, but unfortunately I read them PDS, I hope that one day I have them to touch them,to smell them and to feel the power and the energy through your words Bunch of love ❤️

[@danijelajugo7209]

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, in muslim families we called grandmother 'nana', and in christian families 'baka'. I know some kids called their grandmothers 'majka', which is a word for mother. I like this video cause I lost both of my grandmothers, and I love them and miss them very much. Thank you.

[@florindaborici5366]

I love your channel. I love listening to you everytime.Thank you for this video. The word Grandma is also very dear to me. In Albanian we say: Gjyshe, nona.

[@prattusamallik4824]

In Bengali, we call grandmothers 'Didimaa'. There are also shorter versions of this, like 'Dida' -- the way I used to address my grandma. I lost her two years back, you know, and she was a lot like your grandma. Not conventionally educated, but a kind, wise soul. Her belief in women's education, her captivating skill of storytelling, has influenced me significantly. Sometimes, I miss her a lot. Hope I'll be able to climb the mountains that my mother and my grandmother could not, owing to the erstwhile societal constraints. Your video just brought up so many memories. Thank you, Elif. This felt like a pot of potpourri in a happy, summer rain.

[@valentinaacava2583]

Thank you Elif for this video. In Italian is NONNA. In Kenya, where I now live, SHOSHO is the Kiswahili word for grandma, in Kikuyu language is called BIBI.

[@rashidasayed7448]

In my language sindhi we used dhadi for father's mom and nani for mothers mom.

[@aylininkaya2176]

I was raised by my grandmother until 12 , she was exactly like yours :) also very cute , missing her so much...i used to call her anane:)

[@hajranaeem7804]

That's a beautiful piece of writing. Can relate so much u said like the generational gap existed so much in our family.but grandmother is a bonding force the family remain connected grandma love is pure and sincere. We call grandma' dado".

[@nias3202]

Thank you for sharing❤ I enjoyed it a lot. In German it is "Großmutter" or "Oma". I've always admired my grandmother for her strength and calm. She is a true anchor for our family and me.

[@occasionaladventurer2730]

Good morning from Finland. We call our grandmothers Mummi, Mummo or Mamma.

[@okwunirunwadiuto3005]

I never met my grandmothers. But my father calls me Nne'm, my mother. He says it's because I look so much like his mother. She had an incomplete adult education in precolonial Nigeria. There she fell in love with books, even though she couldn't read some of them. She was famous for saying that in her next life (my people believe so much in reincarnation), she would be known for her love for books. I love books. I am an Nnennia, the mother of her father.

[@wiktoriyawork6279]

In Farsi : madar bozorg , And in Farsi dari: madar kalan❤

[@uebermodean]

In the German region I live in the word for grandmother is Åhna. My (paternal) Åhna, as yours, came from a very traditional background. As a matter of fact my Åhna actually more precisely was my step-grandmother but I never cared about that particular detail. She usually did wear a headscarf as soon as she left the house. Many older women did so in the region where I grew up. The dialect my Åhna spoke is called Swabian. Despite her lack of education she could be very sound and articulated in that said dialect. Yet she quite frequently used only a few words to make her point and those few words had a very sincere beauty cause one instantly knew that they came from my Åhna's heart where others on the contrary usually would have felt the urge to be boasting with words. These days I miss those people that are capable to say important things with just a few simple words. As children we helped my Åhna at times where we didn't need to go to school. My grandpa died early and so it was my Åhna's obligation to not only take care of her children and step children but also to take care of the little farm she had. Thus we helped her harvesting potatoes, plums, cherries, apples and pears. Once we bound two ladders together so that I could reach the farthest corners of a cherry tree. Up there the wind did blow and the ladder started to dance. I didn't care much about it. Even today that memory feels like complete freedom to me. It almost felt as if I could start to fly in an instant. Actually from such a viewpoint you can see what is called the Swabian Jura in the region I live in if the sky is clear. I guess these memories of mine are made to stick forever.

[@ayaloujayne]

here in Algeria we calll her "Jedda" which is an arabic word of course , but personaly I call her "Yemma" the way my mother call her

[@marcinmieten640]

Polish - babcia 😊❤️

[@barkibooks]

I call her 'Iya re re' pronounced (iya ray ray). It means good mother in Yoruba. My grandmother means the world to be..We are so close. I'll be seeing her next weekend for the first time in 7 years, and I am so excited. The days are going so slowly now..can't wait to hug her tightly.

[@fayeZzz]

In Georgian, 'Grandma' is ბებო (Bebo), which is a warm and affectionate word used to express our love towards them. We also have a more tender form, ბებიკო (Bebiko). It is comparable to the way English speakers might say "Granny" or "Nanny." Additionally, there is another term, დიდედა (Dideda), which can be understood as 'mother's mother,' 'big mother,' or 'great mother,' since დედა (Deda) means 'mother," which further elevates the respect and admiration for the maternal lineage. The most commonly used form is BEBO. P.S. Your videos are consistently beautiful, and I have the utmost admiration and respect for you-not only for your talent as a writer but also for your unwavering dedication as a women's activist. Thank you for being who you are, for gracing us with your presence, and for inspiring us all simply by existing.

[@larak.9811]

In Dutch we say oma, and my son said omi as well. Sadly we no longer have any oma’s in our life. Mine lived to be a beautiful age (81 and 92), but our son’s grandmothers died at 63 en 73. It saddens me that he has only one opa (grandfather) left at age 11, but we are blessed with a bonus-oma and -opa, with whom he is very much at home, and who love him dearly ♥️

[@noorulainmirza3320]

In Urdu we call our grandmother "dadi" also "dado"❤️❤️

[@foadb4497]

what an interesting topic to discuss, my sister and i have been used to call our paternal grandmother both in Turkish and Persian as "haji maman" haji because she had gone to mecca and had been haji, and maman means mother; about our maternal grandmother, we call her as "madarjoon" in Persian.

[@assiltouaki1860]

I love you Elif, I love all your works but unfortunately I read them pdf, cuz I don't have enough money to buy them , I hope one day having them to touch them to smell them and to feel the power and the energy through your words. Bunch of love

[@denisac5777]

In Romanian grandmother is 'bunică', children calling them 'buni', but în many areas they are called 'mamaie', which comes from the word for mother: ' mamă'. I actually call my grandmother 'mamă' and my mother 'mami' 😊🌻

[@Remember-ShabanAl-Dalou]

I grew up referring to my grandmother as "phwa-phwa" ( ဖွားဖွား ). This is a Burmese word. I would address her this way (as a term of endearment) whenever I saw her again or whenever I wrote to her.

[@okwunirunwadiuto3005]

Mama Nnukwu, Big Mother. Nne Nne'm, My Mother's Mother. Nne'm Ochie, My Old Mother. These are Igbo words for grandmother.

[@agnesbach4943]

In Hungarian we call grandmother "nagymama". Nagy means big, great. Short and kind form is "nagyi", if we say we go and visit grandparents, we say we go to "nagyiék" which is a plural form and interestingly includes grandpa and grandma as a unity. The mother of grandmother is called "dédmama", "dédi" for short.

[@neacienation]

Mothers day is for Moms.

[@carmenhernandez4055]

In Mexico we said Abuelita, Abuela, and it is a very important person in the life of Mexican Families.

[@jelenastojanovic3007]

In Serbian language we call out grandma ‘Baka’ or ‘Baba’ but Baka is more gentle word which is commonly used for beloved grandmother. ❤️

[@natiakhozrevanidze8592]

Georgian- ბებია❤

[@olahassan4968]

In Sudan we call her ‘حبوبة’ pronounced ‘haboba’ meaning the loved one 😍

[@paulschlyter5035]

In my native language Swedish, Grandmother is "mormor" or "farmor" depending on if it is your mother's mother or my father's mother. As you may guess mother is "mor" and father is "far". We frequently also use the word "mamma" for mother and "pappa" for father, in particular their children use these words often. "Far" is more formal than "pappa", somewhat like "ata" vs "baba" in Turkish. If we go one step further, your great grandmother will in Swedish be one of "mormors mor", "morfars mor", "farmors mor" or "farfars mor". The "s" ending is our genitive ending.

[@AnySoh]

In portuguese we say "vovó", avó.

[@khaleesiche]

As Moroccans, there are many ways to call your grandmother. As for the people of Tangier, like me, we call our grandmother: "Aziza". This means 'beloved' in North African Arabic.

[@SKIM941]

In Burushaski language ( Hunza, North part of Pakistan) we Call 'Appiii' , 'Naniii'. ☺️

[@marijaokic2427]

In Serbian the word we use for grandmother is "baba". Grandma is rather more endearing and the Serbian equivalent is "baka".

[@ardeshiryousefi5151]

Mami, mamman bozorg!

[@superbus_ya]

In Russia we call grandmother “baboushka”

[@bineramin841]

In Kurdish grandmother is dapeera, or sometimes we say Daya gawra.

[@mira8141]

In Bulgarian we say “баба” (baba), exactly the same as the Turkish word for father.

[@muhammadahsan2447]

We call it "Daadi" or "Naani" in urdu

[@kikib1164]

In Greek is Yaya. In Tigrinya ( Eritrea) is Aabaye

[@nur-e-diphamuttaqi]

In Bengali, Paternal Grandmother is Dadu or Dadi, Paternal Grandfather is Dada, while Maternal Grandmother is Nanu or Nani, Maternal Grandfather is Nana.

[@tamaranahas3480]

تيتة teta in arabic

[@rimasaad6410]

Teta in Lebanese

[@rimasaad6410]

Jadda in Arabic