"I love you" in various languages
Language
Translation
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Afrikaans
Ek het jou liefe
Afrikaans
Ek is lief vir jou
Albanian
te dua
Albanian
te dashuroj
Alentejano (Portugal)
Gosto
De Ti, Porra!
Alsacien
Ich hoan dich gear
Amharic
Afekrishalehou
Arabic
Ana Behibak (to a male)
Arabic
Ana Behibek (to a female)
Arabic
Ib'n hebbak.
Arabic
Ana Ba-heb-bak
Arabic
nhebuk
Arabic
Ohiboke (male to female)
Arabic
Ohiboka (female to male)
Arabic
Ohibokoma (male or female to two males or two females)
Arabic
Nohiboke (more than one male or female to female)
Arabic
Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
Arabic
Nohibokoma (m. to m. or f. to two males or two females)
Arabic
Nohibokom (m. to m. or f. to more than two males)
Arabic
Nohibokon (m. to m. or f. to more than two females)
Arabic (not standard)
Bahibak (female to male)
Arabic (not standard)
Bahibik (male to female)
Arabic (not standard)
Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
Arabic (not standard)
Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
Arabic (not standard)
Benhibkom (m. to m. or female to more than one male)
Assamese
Moi tomak bhal pau
Basc
Nere Maitea
Batak
Holong rohangku di ho
Bavarian
I mog di narrisch gern
Bengali
Ami tomAy bhAlobAshi
Bengali
Ami tomake bhalobashi.
Berber
Lakh tirikh
Bicol
Namumutan ta ka
Bolivian
Quechua qanta munani
Bulgarian
Obicham te
Burmese
chit pa de
Cambodian
Bon sro lanh oon
Cambodian
kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
Canadian French
Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
Cantonese
Moi oiy neya
Cantonese
Ngo oi ney
Catalan
T'estim (mallorcan)
Catalan
T'estim molt (I love you a lot)
Catalan
T'estime (valencian)
Catalan
T'estimo (catalonian)
Cebuano
Gihigugma ko ikaw.
Chickasaw
chiholloli (first "i" nasalized)
Chinese
(see the entries for mandarin or cantonese!)
Corsican
Ti tengu cara (to female)
Corsican
Ti tengu caru (to male)
Croatian
Ljubim te
Czech
miluji te
Czech
MILUJU TE! (colloquial form)
Danish
Jeg elsker dig
Dutch
Ik hou van jou
Dutch
Ik ben verliefd op je
Ecuador
Quechua canda munani
English
I love you
English
I adore you
Esperanto
Mi amas vin
Estonian
Mina armastan sind
Estonian
Ma armastan sind
Farsi
Tora dust midaram
Farsi
Asheghetam
Farsi (Persian)
doostat dAram
Filipino
Mahal ka ta
Filipino
Iniibig Kita
Finnish
Mina" rakastan sinua
Flemish
Ik zie oe geerne
French
Je t'aime
French
Je t'adore
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')
Greek (old) (Ego)
philo su (ego is only needed for emphasis)
Greenlandic
Asavakit
Gujrati
Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
Hausa
Ina sonki
Hawaiian
Aloha I'a Au Oe
Hebrew
Ani ohev otach (male to female)
Hebrew
Ani ohev otcha (male to male)
Hebrew
Ani ohevet otach (female to female)
Hebrew
Ani ohevet otcha (female to male)
Hindi
Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
Hindi
Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
Hindi
Main Tumse Prem Karta Hoon
Hindi
Mai Tumhe Pyar Karta Hoon
Hindi
Main Tumse Pyar Karta Hoon
Hindi
Mai Tumse Peyar Karta Hnu
Hindi
Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
Hokki
en Wa ai lu
Hopi
Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian
Szeretlek
Hungarian
Szeretlek te'ged
Icelandic
Eg elska thig
Indi
Mai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha Ho
Indonesian
Saya cinta padamu (Saya, commonly used)
Indonesian
Saya cinta kamu ( " )
Indonesian
Saya kasih saudari ( " )
Indonesian
Aku tjinta padamu (Aku, not often used)
Indonesian
Aku cinta padamu ( " )
Indonesian
Aku cinta kamu ( " )
Iranian
Mahn doostaht doh-rahm
Irish
taim i' ngra leat
Italian
ti amo (if it's a relationship/lover/spouse)
Italian
ti voglio bene (if it's a friend, or relative)
Japanese
Kimi o ai shiteru
Japanese
Aishiteru
Japanese
Chuu shiteyo
Japanese
Ora omee no koto ga suki da
Japanese
Ore wa omae ga suki da
Japanese
Suitonnen
Japanese
Sukiyanen
Japanese
Sukiyo
Japanese
Watashi Wa Anata Ga Suki Desu
Japanese
Watashi Wa Anata Wo Aishithe Imasu
Japanese
Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
Japanese
Suki desu (used at 1st time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers)
Javanese
Kulo tresno
Kannada
Naanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene
Kannada
Naanu Ninnanu Mohisuthene
Kiswahili
Nakupenda
Klingon
qabang
Klingon
qaparHa' (depends where in the galaxy you are)
Korean
No-rul sarang hae (man to woman in casual relation)
Korean
Tangsinul sarang ha yo
Korean
Tangshin-ul sarang hae-yo
Korean
Tangsinul Sarang Ha Yo
Korean
Tangshin-i cho-a-yo (i like you, in a romantic way)
Korean
Nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida
Korean
Nanun Dangsineul Mucheog Joahapnida
Korean
Nanun Dangsineul Saranghapnida
Korean
Nanun Gdaega Joa
Korean
Nanun Gdaereul Saranghapnida
Korean
Nanun Neoreul Saranghanda
Korean
Gdaereul Hjanghan Naemaeum Alji
Korean
Joahaeyo
Korean
Saranghae
Korean
Saranghaeyo
Korean
Saranghapanida
Kurdish
Ez te hezdikhem (?)
Lao
Koi muk jao
Lao
Khoi huk chau
Latin
Te amo
Latin
Vos amo
Latin (old) (Ego)
amo te (ego, for emphasis)
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
Malay
Saya sayangkan mu
Malay/Indonesian
Saya sayangkan engkau
Malay/Indonesian
Saya cintakan awak
Malayalam
Njyaan Ninne' Preetikyunnu
Malayalam
Njyaan Ninne' Mohikyunnu.
Malayalam
Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu
Malaysian
Saya Cintamu
Malaysian
Saya Sayangmu
Malaysian
Saya Cinta Kamu
Mandarin
Wo ai ni (Wo3 ai4 ni3 in tonal notation)
Marathi
me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
Marathi
me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
Marathi
Mi tuzya var prem karato
Mohawk
Konoronhkwa
Navaho
Ayor anosh'ni
Ndebele
Niyakutanda
Norwegian
Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
Norwegian
Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) (pronouncedyai elske dai)
Op
Op Lopveop Yopuop
Osetian
Aez dae warzyn
Pakistani
Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat Hai
Persian
Tora dost daram
Pig
Latin Ie Ovele Ouye
Polish
Kocham Cie
Polish
Ja cie kocham
Polish
Yacha kocham
Polish
Kocham Ciebie
Portuguese
Amo-te
Portuguese (brazilian)
Eu te amo
Punjabi
Mai taunu pyar karda
Punjabi
Main Tainu Pyar Karna
Quenya
Tye-mela'ne
Romanian
Te iu besc
Romanian
Te Ador
Russian
Ya vas liubliu
Russian
Ya tebya liubliu
Russian
Ya polubeel s'tebya
Russian (malincaya)
Ya Tibieh Lublue
Scot
Gaelic Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbian
ljubim te (I kiss you/love you, 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
Serbocroatian
Volim te
Serbocroatian
Ljubim te
Shona
Ndinokuda
Sinhalese
Mama oyata adarei
Sioux
Techihhila
Slovak
lubim ta
Slovene
ljubim te
Spanish
Te quiero
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)
Syrian/Lebanese
BHEBBAK (to a male)
Tagalog
Mahal kita
Tahitian
Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil
Ni yaanai kaadli karen (You love me)
Tamil
n^An unnaik kAthalikkinREn (I love you)
Tamil
Naan Unnai Kadalikiren
Tcheque
MILUJI TE^
Telugu
Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
Telugu/india
Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu
Thai
Phom Rak Khun (formal, male to female)
Thai
Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male)
Thai
Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
Thai
Phom Rak Khun
Tunisian
Ha eh bak *
Turkish
Seni seviyo*rum (o* means o)
Turkish
Seni Seviyurum
Turkish
Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian
ja tebe koKHAju (real true love)
Ukrainian
ja vas koKHAju
Ukrainian
ja pokoKHAv tebe
Ukrainian
ja pokoKHAv vas
Urdu
Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
Urdu
Main Tumse Muhabbat Karta Hoon
Vietnamese
Em ye^u anh (woman to man)
Vietnamese
Toi yeu em
Vietnamese
Anh ye^u em (man to woman)
Vlaams
Ik hue van ye
Vulcan
Wani ra yana ro aisha
Welsh
'Rwy'n dy garu di.
Welsh
Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
Yiddish
Ich libe dich
Yiddish
Ich han dich lib
Yiddish
Ikh Hob Dikh Lib
Yugoslavian
Ya te volim
Zazi
Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
Zulu
Mena Tanda Wena
Zulu
Ngiyakuthanda!
Zuni
Tom ho' ichema
Explanation of Languages
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Afrikaans -> People of Dutch heritage in south Africa.
Alsacien -> french/german dialect (live in france,but speak like german)
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
Batak -> North Sumatra province of indonesia
Bavarian -> Southern state of Germany (actually a German dialect)
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
as well as almost all people of BANGLADESH
Bicol -> Philipin dialect
Cebuano -> language spoken in philipino near the town of Cebu
Chickasaw -> Native American spoken in southeastern Oklahoma.
Friesian -> they speak the language in Northern Holland
in Northern Germany and in some parts of Denmark
mainly west coast
Gaelic -> Irish
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India
Hindi -> language spoken in the nothern states of India
Hopi -> North American Indian Tribe (Southwest maybe?)
Kannada -> Language of Karnataka a state in south India.
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek
Luo -> Kenya
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
Mohawk -> North american Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
the Sven Nations/Iriquois)
Navaho -> North american Indian tribe (southwest)
Ndebele -> Zimbabwe
Punjabi -> Northern India
Quechua -> Quecha is a Mayan language
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
books, notably _The Lord of the Rings_
Shona -> Zimbabwe
Sinhalese -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of Sri Lanka
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe from the upper Midwest.
Tagalog -> Filipino language
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India
and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus ....
Telugu -> southeastern state of India.
(eleventh most spoken language in the world.)
Urdu -> the language spoken in pakistan
Vlaams -> Belgian Dutch
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
a" -> a with umlaut
e^ -> ^ above e
a' -> a with the acute accent (') over it
