The term “bae,” a popular affectionate term used especially among younger generations, typically refers to a significant other or close friend. It originates from the abbreviation “before anyone else.” As languages and cultures vary, so does the way people express endearment. In this article, we will explore how the word “bae” or its equivalent term of endearment is expressed in 70 different languages.
Here is a list of how to say “bae” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Zemër | Pronunciation: Ze-mer
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – حبيبي (Habibi) | Pronunciation: Ha-bee-bee
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – սիրելի (Sireli) | Pronunciation: Si-re-li
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Sevgilim | Pronunciation: Sev-gi-lim
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Maitea | Pronunciation: My-tea-ah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Каханы (Kakhany) | Pronunciation: Ka-ha-ny
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – প্রিয় (Priyo) | Pronunciation: Pree-yo
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Draga | Pronunciation: Dra-ga
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Скъпи (Skŭpi) | Pronunciation: Skoo-pee
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Estimat | Pronunciation: Es-ti-mat
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Miláček | Pronunciation: Mi-la-check
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Skat | Pronunciation: Skat
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Schat | Pronunciation: Shat
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Bae | Pronunciation: Bay
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kallis | Pronunciation: Kal-lis
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – عزیزم (Azizam) | Pronunciation: A-zi-zam
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kulta | Pronunciation: Kul-tah
- French (🇫🇷) – Chéri | Pronunciation: She-ree
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – საყვარელი (Saq’vareli) | Pronunciation: Sa-kva-re-li
- German (🇩🇪) – Schatz | Pronunciation: Shats
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αγάπη μου (Agápi mou) | Pronunciation: A-ga-pee moo
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מותק (Motek) | Pronunciation: Mo-tek
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – जान (Jaan) | Pronunciation: Jaan
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Drágám | Pronunciation: Drah-gahm
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Elskan | Pronunciation: Els-kan
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Sayang | Pronunciation: Sa-yang
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Stór | Pronunciation: Store
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Tesoro | Pronunciation: Te-so-ro
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 愛しい人 (Itoshii hito) | Pronunciation: I-to-shi hi-to
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жаным (Zhanym) | Pronunciation: Zha-nym
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ស្រលាញ់ (Sralanh) | Pronunciation: Sra-lanh
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 자기야 (Jagiya) | Pronunciation: Jah-gee-yah
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Hevalê min | Pronunciation: He-va-le min
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Сүйүктүүм (Süyüktüüm) | Pronunciation: Sü-yük-tü-üm
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຮັກສາ (Hak sa) | Pronunciation: Hak sa
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Mīļais | Pronunciation: Mee-lais
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Brangusis | Pronunciation: Bran-goo-sis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Schatz | Pronunciation: Shats
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Мило (Milo) | Pronunciation: Mee-lo
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Sayang | Pronunciation: Sa-yang
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ħabib | Pronunciation: Ha-beeb
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 宝贝 (Bǎobèi) | Pronunciation: Bao-bay
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – प्रियकर (Priyakar) | Pronunciation: Pree-ya-kar
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хайртай (Khairtai) | Pronunciation: Khy-er-tai
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – प्रिय (Priya) | Pronunciation: Pree-ya
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Kjære | Pronunciation: Shyære
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – محبوب (Maḥbūb) | Pronunciation: Mah-boob
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – عزیزم (Azizam) | Pronunciation: Ah-zee-zam
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Kochanie | Pronunciation: Ko-ha-nye
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Amor | Pronunciation: Ah-mor
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Dragostea mea | Pronunciation: Dra-gos-te-ah me-ah
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Любимый (Lyubimiy) | Pronunciation: Lyu-bee-miy
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Драги (Dragi) | Pronunciation: Dra-gee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ආදරණීය (Ādaraṇīya) | Pronunciation: Aa-da-ra-nee-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Zlatko | Pronunciation: Zlat-ko
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Ljubica | Pronunciation: Lyu-bee-tsa
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Macaan | Pronunciation: Ma-can
- 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: Ka-tha-li
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ప్రియుడు (Priyuḍu) | Pronunciation: Pree-yoo-doo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ที่รัก (Tîi rák) | Pronunciation: Tee-rak
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Sevgilim | Pronunciation: Sev-gee-leem
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Коханий (Kokhany) | Pronunciation: Ko-ha-ny
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – جان (Jaan) | Pronunciation: Jaan
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Севгилим (Sevgilim) | Pronunciation: Sev-gee-leem
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Em yêu | Pronunciation: Em yuh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cariad | Pronunciation: Ca-riad