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Babe

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ፍቅሬ (Fikire)

Fi-kee-reh

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Arabic العربية ar

حبيبي (Habibi) / حبيبتي (Habibti)

Ha-bee-bee (masculine) / Ha-beeb-tee (feminine)

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners, with 'Habibi' for males and 'Habibti' for females.

Bangla বাংলা bn

বাবু (Babu)

Bah-boo

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Catalan català ca

Amor

Ah-mor

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Czech čeština cs

Miláčku/Milá

Mee-LAH-chkoo (masculine) / Mee-LAH (feminine)

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Danish dansk da

Skat

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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German Deutsch de

Schatz

Shats

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Αγάπη μου (Agapi mou)

Ah-GAH-pee moo

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Spanish Español es

Cariño

Kah-REE-nyo

Used affectionately between romantic partners, family members, and sometimes close friends.

Estonian eesti et

Kallis

Kahl-lis

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Basque Basque eu

Maite

My-teh

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Persian فارسی fa

عزیزم (Azizam)

Ah-zee-zam

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Finnish suomi fi

Kulta

Kool-tah

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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French Français fr

Chéri(e)

Sher-ee (masculine) / Sher-ee-eh (feminine)

Commonly used between lovers, but 'chéri(e)' can also be used in a friendly way.

Galician Galician gl

Amor

Ah-mor

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મારું જાન (Maaru jaan)

Maa-roo jaan

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Masoyi/Masoyiya

Mah-soh-yee (masculine) / Mah-soh-yee-yah (feminine)

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners, with the masculine form for men and the feminine for women.

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Hebrew עברית he

חביבי (Habibi) / חביבתי (Habibti)

Ha-bee-bee (masculine) / Ha-beeb-tee (feminine)

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners, with 'Habibi' for males and 'Habibti' for females.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

जान (Jaan)

Jaan

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

Hungarian magyar hu

Drágám

Drah-GAHM

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Sayang

Sah-yahng

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Elskan

Els-kan

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Italian Italiano it

Tesoro

Teh-soh-roh

Commonly used between lovers and family members.

Japanese 日本語 ja

ハニー (Hanī)

Hah-nee

Borrowed from English, used primarily between romantic partners.

Korean 한국어 ko

자기야 (Jagiya)

Jah-gee-yah

Used affectionately between romantic partners.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Brangioji/Brangusis

Bran-gyoh-yee (feminine) / Bran-gyoo-sees (masculine)

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners, with the feminine form for women and the masculine for men.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Mīļais/Mīļā

Mee-lye-s (masculine) / Mee-lyah (feminine)

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners, with the masculine form for men and the feminine for women.

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Marathi मराठी mr

माझ्या बाळा (Maajhya baaLaa)

Maa-jhyaa baa-Laa

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Malay Melayu ms

Sayang

Sah-yahng

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Schat

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

Norwegian norsk no

Kjære

Cheh-reh

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਜਾਨ (Jaan)

Jaan

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners, with the masculine form for men and the feminine for women.

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Polish polski pl

Kochanie

Koh-HAH-nyeh

Used affectionately between romantic partners and sometimes family members.

Portuguese Português pt

Querido/a

Keh-REE-doo/Keh-REE-dah

Used affectionately, especially in romantic relationships and sometimes with close friends and family.

Romanian română ro

Scumpo/Scumpă

Skoom-po (masculine) / Skoom-pah (feminine)

Used affectionately, mainly between romantic partners.

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Russian русский ru

Дорогой/ая (Dorogoy/aya)

Dah-ra-GOY (masculine) / Dah-ra-GO-ya (feminine)

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners, and the feminine form is used for women, and the masculine form for men.

Swedish svenska sv

Älskling

Elsk-ling

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Mpenzi

M-pen-zee

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

அன்பே (Anbe)

Un-beh

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family and friends.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఓ ప్రియురాలా (O priyuraalaa) / ఓ ప్రియుడా (O priyudaa)

Oh pri-yoo-raa-laa (feminine) / Oh pri-yoo-daa (masculine)

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners, with the feminine form for women and the masculine for men.

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Thai ไทย th

ที่รัก (Thí rák)

Tee rak

Used affectionately between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Mahal

Ma-hal

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Aşkım

Ash-kum

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Коханий/а (Kokhanу/a)

Koh-HAH-niy (masculine) / Koh-HAH-na (feminine)

Used affectionately between romantic partners, with the masculine form for men and the feminine for women.

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Urdu اردو ur

جان (Jaan)

Jaan

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners, with the masculine form for men and the feminine for women.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Anh yêu/Em yêu

Anh yew (masculine) / Em yew (feminine)

Used affectionately between romantic partners, with 'Anh yêu' for women and 'Em yêu' for men.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Olólùfẹ́

Oh-loh-loo-feh

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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Chinese 中文 zh

宝贝 (Bǎobèi)

Baow-bay

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

宝贝 (Bóu-bui)

Bo-way

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners and sometimes family.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Sthandwa sami

S-tahn-dwah sah-mee

Used affectionately, primarily between romantic partners.

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