“Dаrling” is a term of endearment used globally to express affection. Here, we’ll explore how to say “darling” in 70 different languages, showcasing the diversity and universality of affectionate terms.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Zemër | Pronunciation: Ze-mer
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – حبيبي (Habibi) | Pronunciation: Ha-bee-bee
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – սիրելի (Sireli) | Pronunciation: See-reh-lee
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Canım | Pronunciation: Jah-nim
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Maitea | Pronunciation: My-te-a
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Каханы (Kakhany) | Pronunciation: Ka-ha-nee
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – প্রিয় (Priyo) | Pronunciation: Pree-yo
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Draga | Pronunciation: Dra-ga
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Скъпа (Skapa) | Pronunciation: Ska-pa
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Estimat | Pronunciation: Es-tee-mat
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Miláčku | Pronunciation: Mee-laach-koo
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Skat | Pronunciation: Skat
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Lieverd | Pronunciation: Lee-verd
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Darling | Pronunciation: Dar-ling
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kallis | Pronunciation: Kal-lis
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – عزیزم (Azizam) | Pronunciation: Ah-zee-zam
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kulta | Pronunciation: Kul-ta
- French (🇫🇷) – Chéri | Pronunciation: Sheh-ree
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – საყვარელო (Sayvarelo) | Pronunciation: Sah-kvar-eh-lo
- German (🇩🇪) – Liebling | Pronunciation: Lee-bling
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αγάπη μου (Agapi mou) | Pronunciation: A-ga-pee moo
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מותק (Motek) | Pronunciation: Mo-tek
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – प्रिय (Priya) | Pronunciation: Pree-ya
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Drágám | Pronunciation: Drah-gahm
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Elskan | Pronunciation: Els-kan
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Sayang | Pronunciation: Sa-yang
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – A Stór | Pronunciation: Ah store
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Tesoro | Pronunciation: Teh-so-ro
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – ダーリン (Dārin) | Pronunciation: Dah-rin
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жаным (Zhanym) | Pronunciation: Zha-nym
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ស្រលាញ់ (Sralanh) | Pronunciation: Sra-lanh
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 자기야 (Jagiya) | Pronunciation: Ja-gi-ya
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Hêvî | Pronunciation: Heh-vee
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Жаным (Zhanym) | Pronunciation: Ja-nym
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຮັກສາ (Hak sa) | Pronunciation: Hak sa
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Mīļais | Pronunciation: Mee-lais
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Brangusis | Pronunciation: Bran-goo-sis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Schatz | Pronunciation: Shatz
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Мило (Milo) | Pronunciation: Mee-lo
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Sayang | Pronunciation: Sa-yang
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Għażiż | Pronunciation: Aa-zeez
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 亲爱的 (Qīn’ài de) | Pronunciation: Chin-eye duh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – प्रियकर (Priyakar) | Pronunciation: Pree-ya-kar
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Зүрхнийхээ (Zürkhniikhee) | Pronunciation: Zurkh-nee-khee
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – प्रिय (Priya) | Pronunciation: Pree-ya
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Kjære | Pronunciation: Shy-reh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – عزیزه (Aziza) | Pronunciation: Ah-zi-zah
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – عزیزم (Azizam) | Pronunciation: Ah-zee-zam
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Kochanie | Pronunciation: Ko-ha-nyeh
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Querido | Pronunciation: Ke-ree-do
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Dragul meu | Pronunciation: Dra-gool myoo
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Дорогой (Dorogoy) | Pronunciation: Do-ro-goy
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Драги (Dragi) | Pronunciation: Dra-gee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ආදරණීය (Aadaraniya) | Pronunciation: Aa-da-ra-nee-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Miláčik | Pronunciation: Mee-lah-cheek
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Ljubi | Pronunciation: Lyu-bee
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Gacaliso | Pronunciation: Ga-cha-lee-so
- 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 (🇮🇳) – அன்பு (Anbu) | Pronunciation: An-bu
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ప్రియమైన (Priyamaina) | Pronunciation: Pree-ya-my-na
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ที่รัก (Thîrạk) | Pronunciation: Tee-rak
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Sevgilim | Pronunciation: Sev-gee-leem
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Коханий (Kokhanyy) | Pronunciation: Ko-ha-nee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – جان (Jaan) | Pronunciation: Jaan
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Севгилим (Sevgilim) | Pronunciation: Sev-gee-leem
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Em yêu | Pronunciation: Em yuh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Annwyl | Pronunciation: An-noo-il