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| I Love you ! |
| Here are the ways to say "I love you" in many languages. ( As per Alphabetical Order ) | ||
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LANGUAGE |
I LOVE YOU | COMMENTS |
| 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 | 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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| 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 | |
| Hindi | Mai Tumse Pyaar Kartha Hu | |
| Indian Meitei Language | Ei Nungbu Nungshi (I
love You} Ei nungbu yamna nungshi (I love you a lot) |
Courtresy of Sanahal Y. |
| Indonesian | Saya
cinta padamu (Saya, commonly used) Saya cinta kamu ( " ) Saya kasih saudari ( " ) Aku tjinta padamu (Aku, not often used) Aku cinta padamu ( " ) Aku cinta kamu ( " ) |
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| 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 | SAKAM TE! | |
| Madrid lingo | Me molas, tronca | |
| Malay | Saya
cintakan mu Saya sayangkan mu |
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| Malay/ Indonesian | Saya
sayangkan engkau Saya cintakan awak |
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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 | Ljubim
te "means to kiss you" 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 | |
| Spanish | Te
quiero Te amo |
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| Srilankan | Mama Oyata Aaderei | |
| 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 | Ya te volim | |
| Zazi | Ezhele hezdege (sp?) | |
| Zulu | Mena
Tanda Wena Ngiyakuthanda! Tom ho' ichema
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