Terms of Endearment

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But these aren't real translations — they're just the original English words transliterated into Katakana. The catch is that to use süss in this way, you have to turn it into a noun. Each video comes with interactive subtitles, flashcards, fun quizzes and more to help you learn authentic English while you watch. Let's start by having a closer look at the English-speaking world.

French Terms of Endearment 27. This can negatively impact the relationship between the employee and supervisor if the employee feels treated in a derogatory manner. There's no real difference in meaning, but -chen is more common.

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No, not the 1983 movie starring Jack Nicholson that you probably haven't seen me neither. English has many terms of endearment. Other languages are full of them too. In this article we'll list some of the more common and interesting terms of endearment from different languages and dialects around the world — these include terms of endearment for lovers, and for friends. Let's start by having a closer look at the English-speaking world. English Terms of Endearment 1. Baby This is a common way to address a romantic partner male or female. It would be weird if you said it to someone you're not in a relationship with. Sweetheart A very affectionate term for a loved one or romantic partner. Sugar Another term of endearment that plays on the theme of sweetness. As we'll see, this is a common theme in terms of endearment around the world. You can use it to address your male friends. Some people also use it to address women, although this is less common. American Terms of Endearment 5. British Terms of Endearment 9. You don't have to be in love with someone to use this word — it's a more general term of affection, usually said to a member of the opposite sex. Needless to say, this sounds strange to American ears. Australian Terms of Endearment 12. Possum A possum is a smallish marsupial mammal that's native to Australia. Old-Fashioned Terms of Endearment Terms of endearment are apparently as old as language itself. For some reason, humans have never had a big thing for calling each other by their real names. With that in mind, let's take a quick look at some English terms of endearment that aren't so common anymore. That's a pretty major shift in meaning! Cinnamon Yet another food-related term of endearment. It's one of many examples of a term of endearment that has fallen out of use. Although, as this article is hopefully showing you, new terms of endearment are invented as fast as they're forgotten. Linguistic trivia: among U. Spanish Terms of Endearment 18. In Spanish, you can make the same change to practically any noun by adding — ito for masculine nouns or -ita for feminine nouns to the end. It's hard to give an exact translation for these suffixes. But they also imply familiarity and affection, and add some implied extra charm to the thing you're describing. So a playful way to address your esposa wife would be esposita. Better yet, you can add the same suffixes to someone's name — so Jorge becomes Jorgito. It's cute, endearing, and common. You can use cariño to address a man or a woman. In Spanish, bebé is used in the same way. To make it cuter, you can say mi cielito — an example of the diminutives that we already discussed. Mexican Terms of Endearment 25. They're sometimes written as m'hijo and m'hija. French Terms of Endearment 27. You can say it to someone you're in a loving relationship with male or female. It's also common for French parents to say mon cœur to their children. Use in the same way you'd used mon cœur. Remember that bébé, amour and cœur are all masculine nouns. The feminine form of mon is ma, but this word must have the same gender as the noun being described, not the person being referred to. French has the same concept — they call it le diminutif — except this time around the suffixes are -et masculine and -ette feminine. For an example of le diminutif in action, see the next point: 31. But for once, this doesn't refer to a sugary treat. Yes, French people really say this to each other. So, about that diminutif. You can say mon chou to a guy or a girl, but if you want to make it cuter, change it to ma choupette. This version can only be said to a girl. Other variations include mon choupinou said to men and ma choupinette said to women. If so, maybe you should call them mon chéri if they're male or ma chérie if they're female. Note that, despite the difference in spelling, chéri and chérie are pronounced identically. Italian Terms of Endearment 35. Like -ito and -ita in Spanish, diminutives in Italian can be formed with -ino masculine and -ina feminine. It's the diminutive form of fragola. Strange though it may seem, this is a real term of endearment in Italian. German Terms of Endearment 44. In Spanish, you had to pick the right diminutive ending to match the noun's gender. German doesn't quite work like that. Recall that German has three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. Regardless of a noun's gender, you can add -chen or -lein to the end. There's no real difference in meaning, but -chen is more common. This now changes the word's gender to neuter, if it wasn't already. You usually need to stick an umlaut onto the new word too — so der Hund the dog becomes das Hündchen the little dog, the doggy. Note that we now use das instead of der because the gender has changed from masculine to neuter. Once again, you can use the diminutive form of someone's name to sound more endearing. Would you be surprised if I told you it can also be used as a term of endearment? The catch is that to use süss in this way, you have to turn it into a noun. Say Süsse to a woman and Süsser to a man. You can also say Maus to a small child — although in this case it's more common to use the diminutive, Mäuschen. In the latter category, we've already seen Schatz. While Schatz is common all over Germany, Perle is a particular favourite in the Ruhr Valley. Hase is more commonly used for women than for men. The diminutive, Häschen, also works well. Extra Long Compound Terms of Endearment in German Of course, we can't talk about German without looking at some compound nouns. German is famous for its long words, formed by mashing nouns and adjectives together where in English we'd separate them with a space. Russian Terms of Endearment 55. You can also say любимая моя f. Irish Terms of Endearment 58. Wee This one isn't from Irish, but from Irish English, AKA Hiberno English, the dialect of English that's spoken in Ireland. We've already looked at diminutives in many other languages. As we seen, they can be a cute and fun way to modify words. Sadly, English doesn't have diminutives — at least not in most of its dialects. Korean Terms of Endearment 62. Increasingly, however, it's used as a romantic term of endearment from a woman to her husband or boyfriend. Japanese Terms of Endearment Are terms of endearment really used in Japan? Not in the sense you might be used to from the rest of this article. But these aren't real translations — they're just the original English words transliterated into Katakana. You'd get funny looks if you used them in Japan in the same way they're used in English. So how can you express affection or at least familiarity in Japanese? You can use these with your friends and relatives. If you really want to express affection, however, a more common approach in Japanese is to give someone a nickname, as explained : Say the name of this other person is Natsuko Yamamoto. When I first meet her, I might call her Yamamoto-san. The use of the last name and the suffix would show that I maintain a proper distance and respect for her. If I'm a school friend with her, I would start calling her Yama-chan more informal suffix or Natsuko-san first name is for more closer relationship. If I'm a really good friend with her, this might further change to, say, Nacchi. Often it still has some sound of original name left, like maybe Naah or Kocco, but it could also be completely unrelated phonetically and come from some shared experience only she and I would know. One usually keep this class of names secret from other people, and to do so, they are not used in front of other people. As you can see, Japanese does things differently from the other languages on this list! Portuguese Terms of Endearment 66. Where Spanish uses -ito and -ita, Portuguese uses -inho and -inha for masculine and feminine nouns or names respectively. A cool feature of Portuguese is that it also has the opposite of diminutives, called augmentatives. Where the diminutive version of a noun implies smallness, the augmentative version implies bigness. And like diminutives, augmentatives can be used to make a word sound more affectionate. So while amigo means friend, and you can certainly address someone as amigo, you could also call them amigão. It's just a friendly, endearing way to call someone your amigo. No-one is making an assumption about your nationality — these are just common, friendly ways in Brazil to address someone with light skin. Despite the English word which it sounds like, negão is generally considered to be inoffensive although of course you might offend someone if you said it in an obviously hostile tone. You can hear the characters address each other as negão, for example, in the classic Brazilian movie Cidade de Deus City of God. What terms of endearment do you like to use in the languages that you speak? Are there any that I've missed? What are the most interesting or amusing terms of endearment you've heard? Let us know in the comments.

Despite the English word which it sounds like, negão is generally considered to be inoffensive although of course you might offend someone if you said it in an obviously hostile tone. Many people seem to use terms of endearment referring or related to vodka. For an example of le diminutif in action, see the next point: 31. However, I think I put a bit too much pressure on him that he panicked and gave me the generic label of…babe. What are the most interesting or amusing terms of endearment you've heard. It's con a friendly, endearing way to call someone your amigo.