Here in the States we say ma, mom or mommy, but what about other places? Here’s how to say mom in different languages. But if you want to be formal about it, see how to say mother in different languages.

Chinese – māmā
Danish – mor
Dutch – mama
Finnish – äiti
French – maman
German – mama
Greek – mamá (μαμά)
Icelandic – mamma
Irish – mam
Italian – mamma
Japanese – mama (ママ)
Norwegian – mamma
Portuguese – mãe
Russian – mama (мама)
Spanish – mamá
Swedish – mamma
Vietnamese – mẹ
Welsh – mom

Here is how to say blue in different languages:

Chinese - lán sè (蓝色)

Danish – blå

Dutch – blauwe

Finnish – sininen

French – bleu

German – blau

Greek – bleh (μπλε)

Haitian Creole – ble

Icelandic - blár

Irish - gorm

Italian – azzurro

Japanese - ao

Norwegian – blå

Portuguese – azul

Russian – siniĭ (синий)

Spanish – azul

Swedish - blå

Vietnamese – màu xanh

Welsh - glas

WHILE the German language may not flow off your tongue like, say, Spanish or French might, you can nevertheless delight your fraulein by whispering sweet nothings into her ear. And what better phrase to start with than those three little words?

How do you say I love you in German?

Ich liebe dich.

Ich (pronounced ikh or ish; it varies by region) means I. Liebe (pronounced leeb-uh) means love. Dich (pronounced dikh or dish) means you.

The pronunciation ‘ikh’ is difficult to transcribe. It’s not like a hard ‘k’ sound at all, but more like a harsh exhalation with the slightest hint of ‘k’. It is similar to the way the ‘loch’ is said by someone from Scotland. Or say the English word ‘here’ or ‘huge’ – the sound of the ‘h’ when you pronounce those words is very close to the way ‘ch’ is pronounced in German.

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Pet names are commonly used by the majority of Germans. Now that you have learned how to say I love you in German, you can easily add a term of endearment to the foreign phrase. The one that is perhaps the most widely used is Schatz, the German word for treasure. Also popular is Mausi, which means little mouse. Others you can try are Engel (angel), Liebling (darling or beloved), Hasi (bunny), Kuschelbär (huggy bear), Süße (sweetie), Spatzi (little sparrow) and Schneckchen (little snail).

Little snail?

On second thought, maybe it’s best to keep it simple, after all! You can’t go wrong with Ich liebe dich.

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Here’s how to say white in different languages:

Chinese -  bái (白)

Danish - hvid

Dutch - wit

Finnish - valkoinen

French - blanc

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German - weiß (pronounced similar to the English word “vice”)

Greek - aspro (άσπρο)

Haitian Creole - blan

Icelandic - hvítt

Irish - bán

Italian - bianco

Japanese - shiro (白)

Norwegian - hvit

Portuguese – branco

Russian - belyĭ (белый)

Spanish – blanco

Swedish - vit

Vietnamese - trắng

Welsh - gwyn