“Babe” is a term of endearment that is widely used across the globe. It can express affection, closeness, or even be a casual way to address someone, varying in use and connotation depending on cultural and linguistic contexts. Learning to say “babe” in different languages not only allows us to connect on a more personal level with others but also highlights the beautiful diversity of expressions of affection in the world.
Here is a list of how to say “babe” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Zemër | Pronunciation: Ze-mer
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – حبيبي (Habibi) | Pronunciation: Ha-bee-bee
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – սիրելի (Sireli) | Pronunciation: Sir-eh-lee
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Balam | Pronunciation: Bah-lahm
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Maitea | Pronunciation: My-te-ah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Каханне (Kakhannie) | Pronunciation: Kah-han-nye
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – সোনা (Sona) | Pronunciation: Sho-na
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Draga | Pronunciation: Drah-gah
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Скъпа (Skapa) | Pronunciation: Skuh-pa
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Estimat | Pronunciation: Es-tee-mat
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Zlato | Pronunciation: Zla-to
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Skat | Pronunciation: Skat
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Schat | Pronunciation: Shat
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Babe | Pronunciation: Babe
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kallis | Pronunciation: Kal-lis
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – عزیزم (Azizam) | Pronunciation: Ah-zee-zam
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kulta | Pronunciation: Kul-tah
- French (🇫🇷) – Chérie | Pronunciation: She-ree
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ტკბილი (T’k’bili) | Pronunciation: T’k’bee-lee
- German (🇩🇪) – Schatz | Pronunciation: Shats
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αγάπη (Agapi) | Pronunciation: Ah-gah-pee
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מותק (Motek) | Pronunciation: Mo-tek
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – जान (Jaan) | Pronunciation: Jaan
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Drága | Pronunciation: Drah-gah
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Elskan | Pronunciation: Els-kan
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Sayang | Pronunciation: Sah-yang
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – A Stór | Pronunciation: A Store
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Amore | Pronunciation: A-mo-re
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – ベイビー (Beibī) | Pronunciation: Bay-bee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жаным (Zhanym) | Pronunciation: Zha-nym
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ស្រីស្អាត (Srey Saat) | Pronunciation: Sray Saaht
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 자기야 (Jagiya) | Pronunciation: Jah-gee-yah
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Hêvî | Pronunciation: Hey-vee
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Жаным (Zhanym) | Pronunciation: Zha-nym
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຫນ້າສັກ (Nangsak) | Pronunciation: Nang-sak
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Mīļais | Pronunciation: Mee-lais
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Brangusis | Pronunciation: Brang-oo-sis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Schatz | Pronunciation: Shatz
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Мило (Milo) | Pronunciation: Mee-lo
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Sayang | Pronunciation: Sa-yang
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Għażiż | Pronunciation: Aah-zeez
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 宝贝 (Bǎobèi) | Pronunciation: Bao-bay
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – प्रिये (Priye) | Pronunciation: Pree-ye
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Зүрхнийхээ (Zürkhniikh) | Pronunciation: Zurkh-nee-kh
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – मायालु (Mayalu) | Pronunciation: Ma-ya-lu
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Kjære | Pronunciation: Shyeh-re
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – محبوبه (Maḥbūbah) | Pronunciation: Mah-boo-bah
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – عزیزم (Azizam) | Pronunciation: Ah-zee-zam
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Kochanie | Pronunciation: Ko-ha-nie
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Querido | Pronunciation: Keh-ree-doh
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Iubitule | Pronunciation: Yoo-bee-too-leh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Дорогой (Dorogoy) | Pronunciation: Do-ro-goy
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Драги (Dragi) | Pronunciation: Dra-gee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ප්රියා (Priyā) | Pronunciation: Pree-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Zlatko | Pronunciation: Zlat-ko
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Ljubica | Pronunciation: Lyu-bee-tsa
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Macaanto | Pronunciation: Mah-can-to
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Cariño | Pronunciation: Ca-ree-nyo
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mpenzi | Pronunciation: M-pen-zee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Älskling | Pronunciation: Elsk-ling
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Азизам (Azizam) | Pronunciation: Ah-zee-zam
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – காதலி (Kādhali) | Pronunciation: Kaa-dha-lee
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – బంగారు (Bangaru) | Pronunciation: Ban-gah-roo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ที่รัก (Tîi rák) | Pronunciation: Tee-rak
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Sevgilim | Pronunciation: Sev-gee-leem
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Коханий (Kokhaniy) | Pronunciation: Ko-ha-nee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – جانی (Jani) | Pronunciation: Ja-nee
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Севгилим (Sevgilim) | Pronunciation: Sev-gee-leem
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Em yêu | Pronunciation: Em yuh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cariad | Pronunciation: Ca-riad