How To Say I LOVE YOU In Almost Any Language { A-M }

Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
: Ek het jou lief
 Albanian : Te dua
: Te dashuroj
: Ti je zemra ime
 Alentejano :Gosto de ti, porra!
 Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
 Amharic (Aethio.) :Afekrishalehou
: Afekrischalehou
 Apache :Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like French, '~n' as in French 'salon')
 Arabic (formal) :Ohiboke (male to female)
: Ohiboki (male to female)
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males or two females)
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females to female)
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two males or two females)
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more than two males)
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more than two females)
 Arabic (proper) :Ooheboki (male to female)
: Ooheboka (female to male)
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
: Ana behibek (male to female)
: Ahebich (male to female)
: Ahebik (female to male)
: Ana ahebik
: Ib'n hebbak
: Ana ba-heb-bak
: Bahibak (female to male)
: Bahibik (male to female)
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female) : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more than one male)
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
 Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
 Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
 Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
 Basque : Nere maitea
 Bassa : Mengweswe
 Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
 Bemba : Ndikufuna
 Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
: Ami tomay bhalobashi
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
 Berber : Lakh tirikh
 Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
 Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
Bosnian : Volim te
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
 Brazilian/Portuguese :Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
: Amo te
 Bulgarian :Obicham te
: As te obeicham
: As te obicham
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
 Burmese : Chit pa de
 Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
: Bon sro lanh oon
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
 Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
: T'estime (Valencian)
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
 Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
 Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
 Chichewa : Ndimakukonda
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
: Wo oi ney ( " )
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
: Ngai on ni ( " )
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
: Wo ie ni ( " )
: Wuo ai nee ( " )
: Wo ay ni ( " )
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)
 Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
 Creol : Mi aime jou
 Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
: Volim te (used in common speech)
 Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
 Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead on top of the 'e' in te)
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like you (very much)", often used and prefered)
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
 Danish : Jeg elsker dig
 Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
 Dutch : Ik hou van je
: Ik hou van jou
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
: Ik bemin jou ( " )
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very much")
: Ik vind je heel aardig
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
(the last two are more superficial, thus more suitable for male to male)
 Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
 English : I love you
: I adore you
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)
 Esperanto : Mi amas vin
 Estonian : Mina armastan sind
: Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
 Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
: Asheghetam
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
 Filipino : Mahal kita
: Iniibig kita
 Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
: Rakastan sinua
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
 Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning between lovers)
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends and family, not for lovers)
French (formal) : Je vous aime
 Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
: Moo graugh hoo
Ghanaian : Me dor wo
 German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
 German : Ich liebe dich
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and conservative)
German dialects: Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
 (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
: I lieb di
 Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
 (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
 Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
 Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
 Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
 (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a relationship)
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched, ment as a compliment, not litterally)
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you", a Franke would never say "I love you")
 Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
: Ik hald fan dei
 Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
 Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
 Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
 Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
 Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn (Schweizerdeutsch)
 Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf dibr (Vorarlbergerisch)
 Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower case 'gamma')
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
 Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
 Greenlandic : Asavakit
 Gronings : Ik hol van die
 Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
 Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not pronounced)
 Hausa : Ina sonki
 Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia oi
: Aloha wau ia oi nui loa ("I love you very much")
 Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
('kh' pronounced like Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to French 'r')
 Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo : Mae tumko peyar kia
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not pronounced)
 Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
 Hungarian : Szeretlek
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and no one else")
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know, you", a reinforcement)
(The above two entries are never heard in a normal context.)
 Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
 Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
 Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )
 Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want you", refering to other person's body)
 Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
 Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
 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
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers)
 Javanese : Kulo tresno
 Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
 Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
 Kiswahili : Nakupenda
: Nakupenda wewe
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
 Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
: qaparHa' ("I like you")
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
(words are often unnecessary as the thought is most often conveyed nonverbally with special growlings)
 Korean : Dangsinul saranghee yo
: Saranghee
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like very much")
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love you very much")
: Nanun gdaega joa
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda
: Joahaeyo
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
: Norul sarang hae
: Tangshini choayo
 Kpele : I walikana
 Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
 Lao : Khoi hak jao
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you", but is used for "I love you".)
 Latin : Te amo
: Vos amo
 Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
 Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
('i in 'milu' has a line over it, a 'long i')
: Es milu tevi (less common)
 Lebanese : Bahibak
 Lingala : Nalingi yo
 Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
 Lithuanian: Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
 Lojban : Mi do prami
 Luo : Aheri
 Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
 Maa : Ilolenge
 Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
 Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
 Maiese : Wa wa
 Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
: Saya cintakan awak
: Aku cinta pada kau
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should only be used if you know the person _really_ well)
: Saya sayang pada mu
: Aku sayangkan engkau
: Saya sayang pada mu
: Aku menyayangi mu
: Aku kasih pada mu
: Aku jatuh cinta padabot
 Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
: Njyaan ninne' premikkunnu
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
 Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
 Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
 Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
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