| Here are the ways to say "I love you" in many languages. | ||
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I LOVE YOU | |
| 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 | |
| Amharic | Afekrishalehou | |
| 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 | |
| Basc | Nere Maitea | |
| Batak | Holong rohangku di ho | |
| Bavarian | I mog di narrisch gern | |
| Bengali | Ami tomAy bhAlobAshi Ami tomake bhalobashi. |
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| Berber | Lakh tirikh | |
| Bicol | Namumutan ta ka | |
| Bolivian | Quechua qanta munani | |
| Bulgarian | Obicham te | |
| Burmese | chit pa de | |
| 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) | |
| 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. | |
| Chickasaw | chiholloli (first "i" nasalized) | American Indian |
| Chinese | (see the entries for mandarin or cantonese!) | |
| 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". |
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 | |
| Dutch | Ik hou van jou Ik ben verliefd op je |
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| Ecuador | Quechua canda munani | |
| English | I love you | |
| Esperanto | Mi amas vin | |
| 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 | |
| Flemish | Ik zie oe geerne | |
| French | Je t'aime
Je t'adore |
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| Friesian | Ik hald fan dei | |
| Gaelic | Ta gra agam ort | |
| German | Ich liebe Dich | |
| 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 | |
| Gujrati | Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon. | |
| Hausa | Ina sonki | |
| Hawaiian | Aloha wau 'ia oe | |
| 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 | |
| Hopi | Nu' umi unangwa'ta | American Indian |
| Hungarian | Szeretlek Szeretlek te'ged |
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| Icelandic | Eg elska thig | |
| Indi | Mai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha Ho | |
| 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 | |
| Irish | taim i' ngra leat | |
| 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 | |
| Kalenjin | Achamin | |
| Kannada | Naanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene Naanu Ninnanu Mohisuthene |
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| Kiswahili | Nakupenda | |
| 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 (?) | |
| 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") | |
| Lebanese | Bahibak | |
| Lingala | Nalingi yo | |
| Lisbon lingo | gramo-te bue', chavalinha | |
| Lithuanian | TAVE MYLIU (ta-ve mee-lyu) | |
| Lojban | mi do prami | |
| Luo | Aheri | |
| Macedonian | TE SAKAM! | Thanks Marija |
| Madrid lingo | Me molas, tronca | |
| 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 | |
| Norwegian | Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk) Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) (pronouncedyai elske dai) |
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| Op Op | Lopveop Yopuop | |
| Pakistani | Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat Hai | |
| Persian | Tora dost daram | |
| Pig Latin | Ie Ovele Ouye | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Sioux | Techihhila | American Indian |
| Slovak | lubim ta | |
| Slovene | ljubim te | |
| Somali | kujali | |
| Spanish | Te amo | |
| Srilankan | Mama Oyata Arderyi | |
| Swahili | Naku penda (followed by the person's name) | |
| Swedish | Jag a"lskar dig | |
| Swiss - German | Ch'ha di ga"rn | |
| Syrian/ Lebanese | BHEBBEK (to a female) BHEBBAK (to a male) |
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| Tagalog | Mahal kita | Phillipines |
| Tahitian | Ua Here Vau Ia Oe | |
| 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^ | |
| Telugu | Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu | |
| Telugu/ india | Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu | |
| 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 * | |
| Turkish | Seni seviyo*rum (o* means o) Seni Seviyurum Seni Seviyorum |
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| Turkmen | Men seny soyarin | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Zazi | Ezhele hezdege (sp?) | |
| Zulu | Mena Tanda Wena Ngiyakuthanda! Tom ho' ichema |
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