The term “Bae”, a modern slang word used to refer to a romantic partner (short for “before anyone else” or simply a variation of “babe” or “baby”), has become popular globally, especially through social media and pop culture. While “bae” is English slang, people around the world use their own affectionate terms to refer to their significant others. Each language has its own sweet, romantic, and culturally significant words to express love and closeness. Below is a collection of 100 ways to say “bae” in different languages and dialects, including terms for boyfriend, girlfriend, darling, or love, reflecting local expressions of affection across cultures.
100 Ways to Say “Bae” in Different Languages
- English: Bae / Babe / Baby
- Spanish: Amor / Cariño / Mi Vida
- French: Mon amour / Chéri (m) / Chérie (f)
- German: Schatz / Liebling
- Italian: Amore / Tesoro / Cucciolo
- Portuguese: Amor / Querido(a)
- Dutch: Schatje
- Russian: Милый (Milyy) / Дорогой (Dorogoy)
- Chinese (Mandarin): 宝贝 (Bǎobèi)
- Japanese: 恋人 (Koibito) / だいすきな人 (Daisuki na hito)
- Korean: 자기야 (Jagiya) / 여보 (Yeobo)
- Hindi: जान (Jaan) / प्यार (Pyaar)
- Urdu: جان (Jaan) / محبوب (Mahboob)
- Arabic: حبيبي (Habibi – m) / حبيبتي (Habibti – f)
- Greek: Αγάπη μου (Agápi mou)
- Turkish: Aşkım / Canım
- Polish: Kochanie / Skarbie
- Swedish: Älskling
- Norwegian: Elskling
- Finnish: Kulta / Rakastettu
- Danish: Elskede / Skat
- Hungarian: Drágám
- Romanian: Iubire / Dragă
- Czech: Miláček
- Slovak: Miláčik
- Serbian: Драги / Драга (Dragi / Draga)
- Croatian: Ljubavi
- Bosnian: Ljubavi / Dušo
- Bulgarian: Любов моя (Lyubov moya)
- Ukrainian: Коханий / Кохана (Kokhanyi / Kokhana)
- Hebrew: אהובי (Ahovi – m) / אהובתי (Ahovati – f)
- Persian (Farsi): عزیزم (Azizam)
- Thai: ที่รัก (Tîi rák)
- Vietnamese: Em yêu / Anh yêu
- Tagalog (Filipino): Mahal / Baby ko
- Malay: Sayang
- Indonesian: Sayang / Cinta
- Swahili: Mpenzi
- Zulu: Sithandwa
- Xhosa: Sthandwa sam
- Afrikaans: Liefie
- Hausa: Masoyi
- Igbo: Ifunanya m
- Yoruba: Ololufẹ
- Bengali: প্রিয় (Priyo) / ভালোবাসা (Bhalobasha)
- Punjabi: ਸੋਹਣਾ / ਸੋਹਣੀਏ (Sohna/Sohniye)
- Gujarati: પ્રેમી (Premi)
- Marathi: प्रिये (Priye)
- Sinhala: මගේ ආදරෙයි (Mage Adareyi)
- Tamil: என் காதலி (En Kaadhali)
- Telugu: నా ప్రేమికుడు (Naa Premikudu)
- Kannada: ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಿಯ (Nanna Priya)
- Malayalam: എന്റെ പ്രിയ (Ente Priya)
- Nepali: प्रिय / मायालु (Priya / Mayalu)
- Pashto: ګرانه (Grāna)
- Kurdish: Delalê min
- Mongolian: Хайрт минь (Khayrt mini)
- Tibetan: ངའི་དགའ་རོགས། (Nga’i dga’ rogs)
- Kazakh: Сүйіктім (Süyiktim)
- Uzbek: Sevgilim
- Turkmen: Söýgülim
- Azerbaijani: Sevgilim
- Georgian: საყვარელი (Saqvareli)
- Armenian: Սիրելիս (Sirelis)
- Icelandic: Elskan mín
- Irish Gaelic: Mo ghrá
- Scottish Gaelic: Mo leannan
- Welsh: Cariad
- Basque: Maitea
- Catalan: Estimat / Estimada
- Galician: Amorciño
- Esperanto: Karulo / Karulino
- Haitian Creole: Chè
- Jamaican Patois: Mi boo
- Hawaiian: Ku’uipo
- Samoan: Uo pele
- Tongan: Ofakivaka
- Maori: E ipo
- Fijian: Noqu daulomani
- Quechua: Munayki
- Inuit (Inuktitut): Piujuk
- Cherokee: ᏥᎪᎯᏳᎯ (Tsigohiyuhi)
- Navajo: Ayóó anííníshní
- Nahuatl: Nimitztlazohtla
- Mapudungun: Ñamkuwün
- Ladino: Kero mucho
- Tahitian: Hau’oli
- Faroese: Elsklingur
- Luxembourgish: Schatzi
- Macedonian: Љубов моја (Ljubov moja)
- Albanian: I dashur / E dashur
- Latvian: Mīļais / Mīļā
- Lithuanian: Mielasis / Mieloji
- Estonian: Kallim
- Slovenian: Ljubček / Ljubica
- Bosnian: Dušo
- Montenegrin: Ljubavi
- Malagasy: Malalako
- Creole (Seychellois): Mon doudou
- Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea): Bilong mi