{"id":6356,"date":"2018-09-11T13:10:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T13:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utalk.com\/news\/?p=6356"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:15:12","slug":"sent-with-love-our-tips-for-the-uk-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/en\/news\/sent-with-love-our-tips-for-the-uk-royals","title":{"rendered":"Sent With Love: Our Tips for the UK Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Newly-wed Megan Markle touched our hearts when she called Prince Harry \u201cmy love\u201d at a recent gala performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how much more fun would it have been if she\u2019d used one of these quirky terms of affection from another tongue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s our top ten suggestions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. French<\/strong>: ma puce <\/em>meaning my flea.<\/li>
  2. Portuguese<\/strong>: chuchuzinho <\/em>meaning little squash (the vegetable).<\/li>
  3. Persian<\/strong>:  moosh bokhoradet <\/em>which literally translates as may a mouse eat you!<\/li>
  4. Polish<\/strong>: kruszynko <\/em>meaning as soft and gentle as a breadcrumb.<\/li>
  5. Hungarian<\/strong>: bogarkam <\/em>meaning little insect.<\/li>
  6. Chinese<\/strong>: \u50bb\u74dc <\/em>which literally translates as silly melon and means fool but in a playful way.<\/li>
  7. Italian<\/strong>: polpetta<\/em> which means meatball.<\/li>
  8. Spanish<\/strong>: media naranja <\/em>meaning half an orange or, as we say, my other half.<\/li>
  9. German<\/strong>: Mausb\u00e4r <\/em>\u2013 mouse-bear \u2013 meaning someone who has the smallness of a mouse and the cuddliness of a bear.<\/li>
  10. Netherlands<\/strong>: poepie <\/em>meaning little poop and, yes, this really is a term of affection!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Did you know?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The Japanese compliment someone by calling them an egg with eyes \u2013 tamago gata no kao<\/em> \u2013 meaning someone with a beautiful, oval-shaped face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you know any fun terms of endearment in other languages, we\u2019d love you to share them with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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