| Here are the ways to say "I love you" in many languages. |
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LANGUAGE
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I LOVE YOU |
COMMENTS
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| Afrikaans |
Ek het jou liefe
Ek is lief vir jou |
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| Albanian |
te dua
te dashuroj |
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| Alentejano |
Gosto De Ti, Porra! |
Portugal |
| Alsacien |
Ich hoan dich gear |
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| Amharic |
Afekrishalehou |
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| Arabic |
Ana Behibak (to a male)
Ana Behibek (to a female)
Ib'n hebbak.
Ana Ba-heb-bak
nhebuk
Ohiboke (male to female)
Ohiboka (female to male)
Ohibokoma (male or female to two males or two females)
Nohiboke (more than one male or female to female)
Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
Nohibokoma (m. to m. or f. to two males or two females)
Nohibokom (m. to m. or f. to more than two males)
Nohibokon (m. to m. or f. to more than two females)
(not standard) Bahibak (female to male)
(not standard) Bahibik (male to female)
(not standard) Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
(not standard) Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
(not standard) Benhibkom (m. to m. or female to more than one male) |
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| Armenian |
Siroum em kez |
Thanks Mike |
| Assamese |
Moi tomak bhal pau |
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| Basc |
Nere Maitea |
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| Batak |
Holong rohangku di ho |
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| Bavarian |
I mog di narrisch gern |
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| Bengali |
Ami tomAy bhAlobAshi
Ami tomake bhalobashi. |
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| Berber |
Lakh tirikh |
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| Bicol |
Namumutan ta ka |
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| Bolivian |
Quechua qanta munani |
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| Bulgarian |
Obicham te |
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| Burmese |
chit pa de |
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| Cambodian a.k.a. Khmer |
Bon sro lanh oon
kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah |
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| Canadian French |
Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this) |
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| Cantonese |
Moi oiy neya
Ngo oi ney |
Chinese |
| Catalan |
T'estim (mallorcan)
T'estim molt (I love you a lot)
T'estime (valencian)
T'estimo (catalonian) |
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| Cebuano |
Gihigugma ko ikaw. |
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| Chickasaw |
chiholloli (first "i" nasalized) |
American Indian |
| Chinese |
(see the entries for mandarin or cantonese!) |
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| Corsican |
Ti tengu cara (to female)
Ti tengu caru (to male) |
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| Creole (Haitian) |
Mwen renmen ou.
The "en" is pronounced as the French "in" nasal sound.
The "ou" is pronounced as in the French "ou" or the English "oo".
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Thanks to Dan |
| Croatian & Serbian |
Ljubim te "means to kiss you"
Ya te volim "I love you"
or
Volim te "I love you" |
Thanks to tanya karlovic for corrections |
| Czech |
miluji te
MILUJU TE! (colloquial form) |
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| Danish |
Jeg elsker dig |
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| Dutch |
Ik hou van jou
Ik ben verliefd op je |
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| Ecuador |
Quechua canda munani |
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| English |
I love you |
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| Esperanto |
Mi amas vin |
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| Estonian |
Mina armastan sind
Ma armastan sind |
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| Farsi |
Tora dust midaram
Asheghetam
(Persian) doostat dAram |
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| Filipino |
Mahal ki ta
Iniibig Kita |
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| Finnish |
Mina" rakastan sinua |
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| Flemish |
Ik zie oe geerne |
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| French |
Je t'aime
Je t'adore
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| Friesian |
Ik hald fan dei |
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| Gaelic |
Ta gra agam ort |
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| German |
Ich liebe Dich |
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| Greek |
s'ayapo (spoken s'agapo, 3rd letter is lower case'gamma')
(old) (Ego) philo su (ego is only needed for emphasis) |
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| Greenlandic |
Asavakit |
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| Gujrati |
Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon. |
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| Hausa |
Ina sonki |
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| Hawaiian |
Aloha wau 'ia oe |
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| Hebrew |
Ani ohev otach (male to female)
Ani ohev otcha (male to male)
Ani ohevet otach (female to female)
Ani ohevet otcha (female to male) |
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| Hindi |
Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
Main Tumse Prem Karta Hoon
Mai Tumhe Pyar Karta Hoon
Main Tumse Pyar Karta Hoon
Mai Tumse Peyar Karta Hnu
Mai tumse pyar karta hoo |
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| Hokkien |
Wa ai lu |
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| Hopi |
Nu' umi unangwa'ta |
American Indian |
| Hungarian |
Szeretlek
Szeretlek te'ged |
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| Icelandic |
Eg elska thig |
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| Indi |
Mai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha Ho |
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| Indian Meitei Language |
Ei Nungbu Nungshi (I love You}
Ei nungbu yamna nungshi (I love you a lot) |
Courtresy of Sanahal Y. |
| Indonesian |
Saya sayang padamu (Saya, commonly used)
Saya cinta kamu
(Aku is used more commonly among the younger generations)
Aku sayang padamu
Aku cinta kamu |
Courtresy of V. |
| Iranian |
Mahn doostaht doh-rahm |
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| Irish |
taim i' ngra leat |
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| Italian |
ti amo (if it's a relationship/lover/spouse)
ti voglio bene (if it's a friend, or relative) |
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| Japanese |
Kimi o ai shiteru
Aishiteru
Chuu shiteyo
Ora omee no koto ga suki da
Ore wa omae ga suki da
Suitonnen
Sukiyanen
Sukiyo
Watashi Wa Anata Ga Suki Desu
Watashi Wa Anata Wo Aishithe Imasu
Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
Suki desu (used at 1st time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers) |
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| Javanese |
Kulo tresno |
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| Kalenjin |
Achamin |
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| Kannada |
Naanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene
Naanu Ninnanu Mohisuthene |
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| Kiswahili |
Nakupenda |
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| Korean |
No-rul sarang hae (man to woman in casual relationship)
Tangsinul sarang ha yo
Tangshin-ul sarang hae-yo
Tangsinul Sarang Ha Yo
Tangshin-i cho-a-yo (i like you, in a romantic way)
Nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida
Nanun Dangsineul Mucheog Joahapnida
Nanun Dangsineul Saranghapnida
Nanun Gdaega Joa
Nanun Gdaereul Saranghapnida
Nanun Neoreul Saranghanda
Gdaereul Hjanghan Naemaeum Alji
Joahaeyo
Saranghae
Saranghaeyo
Saranghapanida |
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| Kurdish |
Ez te hezdikhem (?) |
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| Lao |
Koi muk jao
Khoi huk chau |
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| Latin |
Te amo
Vos amo
(old) (Ego) amo te (ego, for emphasis) |
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| Latvian |
Es milu tevi (Pronounced "Ess tevy meeloo") |
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| Lebanese |
Bahibak |
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| Lingala |
Nalingi yo |
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| Lisbon lingo |
gramo-te bue', chavalinha |
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| Lithuanian |
TAVE MYLIU (ta-ve mee-lyu) |
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| Lojban |
mi do prami |
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| Luo |
Aheri |
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| Macedonian |
TE SAKAM! |
Thanks Marija |
| Madrid lingo |
Me molas, tronca |
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| Malay/ Indonesian |
Saya sayang padamu (Saya, commonly used)
Saya cinta kamu
(Aku is used more commonly among the younger generations)
Aku sayang padamu
Aku cinta kamu |
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| Malayalam |
Njyaan Ninne' Preetikyunnu
Njyaan Ninne' Mohikyunnu.
Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu |
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| Malaysian |
Saya Cintamu
Saya Sayangmu
Saya Cinta Kamu |
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| Mandarin |
Wo ai ni (Wo3 ai4 ni3 in tonal notation) |
Chinese |
| Marathi |
me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
Mi tuzya var prem karato |
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| Mohawk |
Konoronhkwa |
American Indian |
| Navaho |
Ayor anosh'ni |
American Indian |
| Ndebele |
Niyakutanda |
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| Norwegian |
Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) (pronouncedyai elske dai) |
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| Op Op |
Lopveop Yopuop |
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| Pakistani |
Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat Hai |
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| Persian |
Tora dost daram |
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| Pig Latin |
Ie Ovele Ouye |
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| Polish |
Kocham Cie
Ja cie kocham
Yacha kocham
Kocham Ciebie |
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| Portuguese |
Amo-te
(brazilian) Eu te amo |
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| Punjabi |
Mai taunu pyar karda
Main Tainu Pyar Karna |
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| Quenya |
Tye-mela'ne |
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| Romanian |
Te iu besc
Te Ador |
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| Russian |
Ya vas liubli
Ya tebya liubliu
Ya polubeel s'tebya
(malincaya) Ya Tibieh Lublue |
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| Scot Gaelic |
Tha gra\dh agam ort |
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| Serbian |
Ya te volim "I love you"
or
Volim te "I love you" |
Thanks to tanya karlovic for corrections |
| Serbocroatian |
Volim te
Ljubim te |
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| Shona |
Ndinokuda |
American Indian |
| Sinhalese |
Mama oyata adarei |
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| Sioux |
Techihhila |
American Indian |
| Slovak |
lubim ta |
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| Slovene |
ljubim te |
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| Somali |
kujali |
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| Spanish |
Te amo |
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| Srilankan |
Mama Oyata Arderyi |
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| Swahili |
Naku penda (followed by the person's name) |
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| Swedish |
Jag a"lskar dig |
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| Swiss - German |
Ch'ha di ga"rn |
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| Syrian/ Lebanese |
BHEBBEK (to a female)
BHEBBAK (to a male) |
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| Tagalog |
Mahal kita |
Phillipines |
| Tahitian |
Ua Here Vau Ia Oe |
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| Tamil |
Ni yaanai kaadli karen (You love me)
n^An unnaik kAthalikkinREn (I love you)
Naan Unnai Kadalikiren |
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| Tcheque |
MILUJI TE^ |
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| Telugu |
Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu |
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| Telugu/ india |
Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu |
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| Thai |
Phom Rak Khun (formal, male to female)
Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male)
Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
Phom Rak Khun |
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| Tunisian |
Ha eh bak * |
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| Turkish |
Seni seviyo*rum (o* means o)
Seni Seviyurum
Seni Seviyorum |
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| Turkmen |
Men seny soyarin |
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| Ukrainian |
ja tebe koKHAju (real true love)
ja vas koKHAju
ja pokoKHAv tebe
ja pokoKHAv vas |
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| Urdu |
Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
Main Tumse Muhabbat Karta Hoon |
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| Uzbek |
Man seni sevaman |
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| Vietnamese |
Em ye^u anh (woman to man)
Toi yeu em
Anh ye^u em (man to woman)
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| Vlaams |
Ik hou van je
Ik zie je graag |
Thanks Thierry Boeve for correction! |
| Welsh |
'Rwy'n dy garu di.
Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi) |
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| Yiddish |
Ich libe dich
Ich han dich lib
Ikh Hob Dikh Lib |
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| Yugoslavian |
Ja te volim |
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| Zazi |
Ezhele hezdege (sp?) |
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| Zulu |
Mena Tanda Wena
Ngiyakuthanda!
Tom ho' ichema |
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