Forget “cool” and “nice” — here are much more “creative” ways to call your friends, family, romantic partner, and colleagues.
1. For those you respect
Keywords: תּוֹתָח / תּוֹתָחית
Translation: canon
Transliteration: toh-tahch (m) / toh-tah-cheet (f)
2. For those you admire
Keywords: גִּיבּוֹר / גִּיבּוֹרָה
Translation: hero
Transliteration: gee-bor (m) / gee-bor-ah (f)
3. For those you adore
Keywords: נָסִיךְ / נְסִיכָה
Translation: prince / princess
Transliteration: nah-seech (m) / neh-see-chah (f)
4. For those closest to you
Keyword: נְשָׁמָה
Translation: soul, spirit
Transliteration: neh-shah-mah
5. For those who look in-shape
Keyword: בִּרְיוֹן
Translation: muscular, well-built (literally “bully”)
Transliteration: beer-ee-yohn
6. For your darlings
Keyword: כַּפָּרָה
Translation: darling, sweetheart (literally “atonement”)
Transliteration: kah-par-ah
7. For your good friends
Keywords: חַיִּים שֶׁלִּי
Translation: my life
Transliteration: chai-yeem sheh-lee
8. For those you love
Keywords: עֵינַיִים שֶׁלִּי
Translation: my eyes
Transliteration: ey-nai-eem sheh-lee
9. For your everyday friends
Keywords: חַבִּיבִּי / חֲבִּיבְּתִי (from Arabic)
Translation: friend, mate
Transliteration: chah-bee-bee (m) / chah-beeb-tee (f)
10. For the heavy-hitters
Keyword: כָּרִישׁ
Translation: shark
Transliteration: kah-reesh
11. For the gentlemen
Keywords: גֶּבֶר גֶּבֶר
Translation: real man, macho, a man’s man (literally “man man”)
Transliteration: geh-ver geh-veir
12. For the open-hearted
Keywords: צַדִּיק / צַדִּיקָהּ
Translation: saintly, righteous
Transliteration: tzah-deek (m) / tzah-dee-kah (f)
13. For the sharp tools in the shed
Keywords: שְׁפִּיץ / שְׁפִּיצִית (from German)
Translation: sharp tip
Transliteration: sh’peetz (m) / sh’peetz-eet (f)
14. For everyone and everything cute
Keyword: מֵאִמִּי
Translation: sweetie, darling, honey
Transliteration: mah-mee
15. For the dull ones
Keyword: בְּלוֹק
Translation: block
Transliteration: blohk
16. For those who make you laugh
Keywords: לֵיצָן / לֵיצָנִית
Translation: clown
Transliteration: ley-tzahn (m) / ley-tzah-neet (f)
17. For those you piss you off
Keywords: מַנְיָאק / מַנְיָאקִית
Translation: a**hole
Transliteration: mahn-yahk (m) / mahn-yah-keet (f)
18. For the silly ones
Keywords: שְׁטוּתְנִיק / שְׁטוּתְנִיקִית
Translation: silly person
Transliteration: shtoot-neek (m) / shtoot-nee-keet (f)
19. For the annoying ones
Keywords: נוּדְנִיק / נוּדְנִיקִית
Translation: nuisance, bothersome person
Transliteration: nood-neek (m) / nood-nee-keet (f)
