THE French for Mister is Monsieur.

It is pronounced, roughly, muh-SYER.

You would use it as you would mister, in English, as a title of respect and courtesy. It is also equivalent to Sir.

In English, mister is always abbreviated Mr. (It looks strange and just plain wrong spelled out, doesn’t it?) And in French, monsieur can also abbreviated – to M.

To address more than one gentleman, you would need to use the plural – Messieurs. Messieurs is pronounced, roughly, may-SYER. (In French the final “s” is silent in most cases, but is pronounced when the word following begins with a vowel or an “h,” which is also silent in French. This is called liaison.)

The word monsieur is derived from the Middle French words for “my lord” – mon sieur. Middle French was spoken from approximately 1340 to 1611.

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Now you know the French for Mister.

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

ITALIANS, they know a thing or two about love. Italy is the birthplace of legendary lover Casanova, the setting for literature’s tragic tale of unrequited love, Romeo and Juliet, and the home of some of the world’s most romantic landscapes. Some go as far to say that Italian is the language of love. So if you wanted to learn an Italian phrase or two, what better place to begin than with how do you say I love you in Italian?

To say those three little words, I love you, in Italian, you need learn just two little words: Ti amo.

Pronounced tee ah-moh, ti stands for you and amo is the first person conjugation of the verb amare. This is the infinitive form and literally means to love. It is very similar to how one says I love you in Spanish in structure, sound and meaning. In Italian, as in Spanish, you do not need to use the word for I, but it is not wrong to say it, either. The Italian phrase for I love you then becomes Io ti amo. Io is pronounced ee-oh.

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But this expression of affection is reserved for intimate, romantic love only, and should not be used lightly (which is true of the sentiment in any language, really!) – or with friends or family.

To tell a family member or dear friend that you love them, say Ti voglio bene. Voglio (pronounced voh-lyoh) is the first person of the Italian verb volere, which means to want. (Again, very similar to the other way of saying I love you in Spanish.) Bene (pronounced beh-neh) means good. You can crank up the feeling by adding the word tanto (tahn-toh) – Ti voglio tanto bene. I love you very much.

Now that’s amore!

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