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  • Welcome Mat Re: hello i am a newbie :)

    "Jaan"means soul in Bengali too. But its normally used to call your loved ones here, you know instead of "honey"...it's literal meaning is used too. Puck yeah it means "honey" ...

    Aug 26, 2012
  • Welcome Mat Re: hello i am a newbie :)

    Oh, cool. ^u^ Anyway, welcome to the site!! I hope you have fun here! (By the way, does that make you Indian? Sorry if that's going into your business, just ...

    Aug 26, 2012
  • Welcome Mat Re: hello i am a newbie :)

    well in armenian "jaan" means sweetie (literal translation being 'soul') and in urdu/hindi jaani also means that haha. :P and yeah many people often make that mistake so i try ...

    Aug 19, 2012
  • Welcome Mat Re: hello i am a newbie :)

    thank you :D

    Aug 19, 2012
  • Welcome Mat Re: hello i am a newbie :)

    hi my name is ida. (eeda, not eyeda) i am fourteen years old and turn fifteen on september fourth. i mostly write free verse poetry, and i also like to ...

    Aug 18, 2012


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