5th May, 2009

German nicknames for lovers ;)

posted 1 year ago

#vocab

Yeah, I know - some of them are really cheesy but we all use them - wherever we are on this planet. Honey, baby, darling, sweetheart - I guess these nicknames are the most popular in the English speaking world, right? Of course the German language has terms of endearment, too!

We distinguish between two different words for “nickname”

der Kosename = nickname (as used by couples, close friends etc.)

der Spitzname = nickname (just a short name)

Here are a couple of popluar German nicknames ;):

Schatz / Liebling (m) = treasure, darling

Maus (f) = mouse

Bär (m) / Bärchen (n) = bear, little bear

Süße (f) / Süßer (m) = sweetie

Hase (m) = rabbit

Engel (m) = angel

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