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Amharic አማርኛ am

ውድ (Wud)

Wood

Use 'ውድ' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Arabic العربية ar

عزيزي/عزيزتي (ʿAzīzī/ʿAzīzatī)

'Ah-zee-ZEE/ah-zee-ZA-tee (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'عزيزي/عزيزتي' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Bangla বাংলা bn

প্রিয় (Prio)

Pree-yo

Use 'প্রিয়' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Catalan català ca

Estimat/Estimada

Es-tee-MAT/Es-tee-MAH-dah (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'Estimat/Estimada' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Czech čeština cs

Drahý/á

DRAH-hee/ah (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'Drahý/á' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Danish dansk da

Kære

KAY-reh

Use 'Kære' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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German Deutsch de

Liebe/r

LEE-beh/r (the 'r' is a soft German 'r', and the ending changes for gender)

Use 'Liebe/r' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Αγαπητέ/ή (Agapite/i)

Ah-gah-pee-TEH/ee (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'Αγαπητέ/ή' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Spanish Español es

Querido/a

Keh-REE-tho/a (the 'th' is like the 'th' in 'thin' for males, and the 'a' at the end changes for females)

Use 'Querido/a' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Estonian eesti et

Kallis

KAH-lees

Use 'Kallis' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Basque Basque eu

Maitea

My-TEH-ah

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Persian فارسی fa

عزیز (Aziz)

Ah-ZEEZ

Use 'عزیز' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Finnish suomi fi

Rakas

RAH-kahs

Use 'Rakas' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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French Français fr

Cher/Chère

Sher/Sher (the 'r' is a soft French 'r', and 'Chère' is pronounced the same but for females)

Use 'Cher/Chère' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Galician Galician gl

Querido/a

Keh-REE-tho/ah (the 'th' is like the 'th' in 'thin' for males, and the 'a' at the end changes for females)

Use 'Querido/a' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

પ્રિય (Priya)

Pree-YAH

Use 'પ્રિય' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Masoyi/Masoyiya

Mah-SO-yee/Mah-so-YEE-yah (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'Masoyi/Masoyiya' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Hebrew עברית he

יקר/ה (Yakar/a)

Yah-KAR/ah (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'יקר/ה' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

प्रिय (Priya)

Pree-YAH

Use 'प्रिय' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Hungarian magyar hu

Kedves

KED-vesh

Use 'Kedves' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Sayang

Sah-yang

Use 'Sayang' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Kæri/Kæra

KYEH-ree/KYEH-rah (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'Kæri/Kæra' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Italian Italiano it

Caro/a

KAH-ro/a (the 'a' at the end changes for females)

Use 'Caro/a' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Japanese 日本語 ja

親愛なる (Shin'ai naru)

Shin-ai nah-roo

Use '親愛なる' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Korean 한국어 ko

친애하는 (Chinae haneun)

Chin-ay ha-nun

Use '친애하는' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Mielas/a

Mee-EH-las/ah (the ending changes for gender)

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Latvian latviešu lv

Mīļais/ā

MEE-lyah-ees/ah (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'Mīļais/ā' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Marathi मराठी mr

प्रिय (Priya)

Pree-YAH

Use 'प्रिय' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Malay Melayu ms

Sayang

Sah-yang

Use 'Sayang' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Lieve

LEE-veh

Use 'Lieve' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Norwegian norsk no

Kjære

SHAY-reh

Use 'Kjære' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਪਿਆਰੇ/ਪਿਆਰੀ (Pyare/Pyari)

Pyah-REH/Pyah-REE (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'ਪਿਆਰੇ/ਪਿਆਰੀ' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Polish polski pl

Drogi/a

DRO-gee/a (the 'a' at the end changes for females)

Use 'Drogi/a' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Portuguese Português pt

Caro/a

KAH-roo/a (the 'a' at the end changes for females)

Use 'Caro/a' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Romanian română ro

Dragă

DRAH-gah

Use 'Dragă' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Russian русский ru

Дорогой/ая (Dorogoy/aya)

Dah-rah-GOY/ah-YAH (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'Дорогой/ая' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

Swedish svenska sv

Kära

SHEH-rah

Use 'Kära' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Mpenzi

Mm-PEN-zee

Use 'Mpenzi' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

அன்புள்ள (Anbulla)

An-BOO-la

Use 'அன்புள்ள' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ప్రియమైన (Priyamaina)

Pree-yah-MAH-ee-nah

Use 'ప్రియమైన' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Thai ไทย th

ที่รัก (Thi rak)

Tee rak

Use 'ที่รัก' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Mahal

Ma-HAL

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Sevgili

Seh-VEEL-gee

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Ukrainian українська uk

Дорогий/а (Dorohiy/a)

Doh-roh-HEE/ah (the ending changes for gender)

Use 'Дорогий/а' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Urdu اردو ur

عزیز (Aziz)

Ah-ZEEZ

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Thân mến

Than men

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Olólùfẹ́

O-lo-LOO-feh

Use 'Olólùfẹ́' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Chinese 中文 zh

亲爱的 (Qīn'ài de)

Chin-ai duh

Use '亲爱的' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

親愛的 (Can1 ngoi3 dik1)

Chan ngoi dik

Use '親愛的' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Sthandwa

Stahn-DWAH

Use 'Sthandwa' in letters, emails, or when addressing someone you care about.

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