How to say

Sweetheart

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ፍቅሬ (Fikire)

fi-KEE-reh

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Arabic العربية ar

حبيبي (Habibi) / حبيبتي (Habibti)

ha-BEE-bee (masculine), ha-bee-TEE (feminine)

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and friends; gendered forms are important.

Bangla বাংলা bn

প্রিয় (Prio) / প্রিয়া (Priya)

pri-YO (masculine), pri-YA (feminine)

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends; gendered forms are important.

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Catalan català ca

Amor

ah-MOR

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Czech čeština cs

Miláčku/Miláčku

mee-LAH-chkoo (masculine), mee-LAH-chkoo (feminine)

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Danish dansk da

Skat

skat

Used primarily between romantic partners, and sometimes with family members.

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German Deutsch de

Schatz

shatz

Used primarily between romantic partners, and sometimes with family members.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Αγάπη μου (Agapi mou)

ah-GAH-pee moo

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Spanish Español es

Cariño

kah-REE-nyoh

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

Estonian eesti et

Kallis

KAL-lis

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Basque Basque eu

Maite

my-EH-teh

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Persian فارسی fa

عزیزم (Azizam)

ah-zee-ZAM

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and close friends.

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Finnish suomi fi

Kulta

KOOL-ta

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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French Français fr

Chéri(e)

sheh-REE (masculine), sheh-REE (feminine)

Commonly used between romantic partners, but can also be used affectionately with family.

Galician Galician gl

Cariño

ka-REE-nyo

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

પ્રિય (Priya)

pree-YA

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Masoyi

ma-SO-yi

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Hebrew עברית he

חביבי (Habibi) / חביבתי (Habibti)

ha-bee-BEE (masculine), ha-bee-BEE-tee (feminine)

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and friends; gendered forms are important.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

प्रियतम (Priyatam) / प्रियतमा (Priyatama)

pree-YA-tam (masculine), pree-ya-TA-ma (feminine)

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends; gendered forms are important.

Hungarian magyar hu

Édesem

AY-deh-shem

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Sayang

sah-YANG

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Elskan

ELL-skan

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Italian Italiano it

Tesoro

teh-SO-ro

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

Japanese 日本語 ja

ハニー (Hanī)

ha-NEE

Borrowed from English, used primarily between romantic partners.

Korean 한국어 ko

자기야 (Jagiya)

cha-gi-YA

Used primarily between romantic partners.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Brangioji/Brangusis

bran-GYOY-ee (feminine), bran-GYOO-sis (masculine)

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends; gendered forms are important.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Mīļais/Mīļā

MEE-lyais (masculine), MEE-lya (feminine)

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends; gendered forms are important.

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Marathi मराठी mr

माझ्या प्रिय (Majhya Priya)

MA-jya Pree-ya

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Malay Melayu ms

Sayang

sah-YANG

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Schat

skhat

Used primarily between romantic partners, and sometimes with family members.

Norwegian norsk no

Skat

skat

Used primarily between romantic partners, and sometimes with family members.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਸੋਹਣਿਆ (Sohneya) / ਸੋਹਣੀਏ (Sohneye)

so-HAY-nya (masculine), so-HAY-nee-ay (feminine)

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends; gendered forms are important.

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Polish polski pl

Kochanie

koh-HAH-nyeh

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

Portuguese Português pt

Querido(a)

keh-REE-doo (masculine), keh-REE-dah (feminine)

Used between romantic partners, family, and close friends.

Romanian română ro

Scumpo/Scumpă

SKUM-po (masculine), SKUM-pah (feminine)

Used between romantic partners, family, and close friends; gendered forms are important.

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Russian русский ru

Дорогой/Дорогая (Dorogoy/Dorogaya)

dah-ra-GOY (masculine), dah-ra-GA-ya (feminine)

Used between romantic partners, family, and close friends; gendered forms are important.

Swedish svenska sv

Älskling

ELL-skling

Used primarily between romantic partners, and sometimes with family members.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Mpenzi

mm-PEN-zee

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

அன்பே (Anbe)

un-BAY

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఓ ప్రియురాలా (O Priyuraala) / ఓ ప్రియుడా (O Priyuda)

oh pree-yoo-RA-la (feminine), oh pree-YOO-da (masculine)

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends; gendered forms are important.

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Thai ไทย th

ที่รัก (Thi Rak)

tee rak

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Mahal

ma-HAL

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Sevgilim

sev-gi-LIM

Used primarily between romantic partners, and sometimes with family members.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Любий/Люба (Lyubiy/Lyuba)

lyu-BEE (masculine), lyu-BAH (feminine)

Used between romantic partners, family, and close friends; gendered forms are important.

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Urdu اردو ur

جاناں (Jaanan)

jaa-NAAN

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Anh yêu (for a woman) / Em yêu (for a man)

ahng yew (for a woman), em yew (for a man)

Used primarily between romantic partners; gendered forms are important.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Olólùfẹ́

oh-LO-lu-feh

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Chinese 中文 zh

亲爱的 (qīn'ài de)

chin-AI duh

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

親愛的 (can1 ngoi3 dik1)

tsan1 ngoi3 dik1

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Sthandwa

s-TAND-wah

Used affectionately towards loved ones, family, and sometimes close friends.

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