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Pet names in Spanish
Curious, what are pet names in Spanish? In the US we call our spouse, girlfriend or fiance pet names such as: Dear, darling, honey, sweety and baby just to name a few. This does not mean a dog or a cats name.
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I would also like the answer to this question. Please also include close friends....
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- Lou Ann, de Washington, DC, USA Específicamente quiero recibir ayuda con el español de latinoamerica. ¡Muchísimas gracias! |
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The names of my last pets are very funny, for instance the last pet I had was poly.
Unfortunality her died.
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It's difficult to think of a good translation: apodos, apelativos cariñosos... Some examples: cariño, mi vida, cielo.
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Maria - would you put those in context, please? Who would I call "apodos"? My mom? Could I address an email to a close same-gender friend "Carino Susan...."? I probably would only call my spouse "mi vida", right? "Cielo" is a pet name?
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I never knew they were called "pet names"
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Yes, Jessica sweetie, they are called pet names.
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oh ok. I'm not completely American
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Also called terms of endearment. I realize how "pet names" would be translated into the name of a pet quite easily. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_o...disambiguation) states: Terms of endearment are words or phrases used to address and/or describe a person or animal for which the speaker feels love or affection.
So instead of calling my wife by her name, Jennifer, I most often call her the loving nick name, baby. |
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I didn't realize there was such a good thread here. http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=1411
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