Hebrew terms of endearments?

Question

Hi,

I'm writing an NCIS Fanfiction and for that I need a few words and sentences in Hebrew. I asked this question on the German version of this side and only got the advice to ask the local Rabbi and I would feel weird bothering him just because of a Fanfic. He would probably think I'm nuts. 

That's why I'm trying it here, hoping that there are any Hebrew speakers here.

I googelt a few things, but am not sure how reliable the information is.

Is "Ani ohev otach" right for "I love you" when said by a man to a woman?

And then I need some terms of endearments used for lovers. When I googelt "darling" and "hebrew" I found "Yakirati", "Neshama" and "Tateleh". Which of those words is used in everyday language? And is "tateleh" only for children?

Are there other terms of endearments in hebrew similar to "my love", "lovey" or "dearest"?

Thanks in advance!

Einat B · Accepted Answer

"Ani ohev otach" is right for "I love you" when said by a man to a woman.

Both to a male and a female you can use :
"ma-mi", "ma-moosh", nesh-ama, motek, 
CHomed ("CH" being back of the throat sound).

"Yakirati" is "my dearling" spoken to a female. 
"Tateleh" is indeed use only when speaking of kids (and it's Yiddish bty- not Hebrew, but could be used as slang).

Erik Van Thienen · Answer

'I love you' : ×× × ×××× ×××ª× ("anÃ­ ohÃ©v otÃ¡kh/otach") (male to female), ×× × ×××××ª ×××ª× ("anÃ­ ohÃ©vet otkhÃ¡/otcha") (female to male), ×× × ×××× ×××ª× ("anÃ­ ohÃ©v otkhÃ¡/otcha") (male to male), ×× × ×××××ª ×××ª× ("anÃ­ ohÃ©vet otÃ¡kh/otach") (female to female)

(The 'kh'/'ch' is pronounced like the Spanish 'j', the Dutch 'g', or similiar to the French 'r')

'Darling', 'sweetheart', 'love', 'dear', 'beloved', 'loved one' : ×××× ("ahÃºv") m., ××××× ("ahuvÃ¡") f.

"Tateleh" is Yiddish.

××Ö¹×ªÖ¶×§ ("mÃ³tek") : 'sweetie' (term of endearment)

Hebrew terms of endearments?

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