Words of Love
This list contains transliterations of the phrase I Love You
in different languages. We know there are more languages in the world than those listed here and there are many more ways to express this simple phrase. So if you don't see your native tongue or you notice something we missed, please tell us.
I LOVE YOU
in:
| Language | How they say I love you |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Ek is lief vir jou |
| Albanian | Te dua Te dashuroj Ti je zemra ime |
| Apache | Sheth she~n zho~n (nazalized vowel sounds) |
| Cheyenne | Ne mohotatse |
| Chickasaw | Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized) |
| Hopi | Nu' umi unangw'ta |
| Mohawk | Konoronhkwa |
| Navaho | Ayor anosh'ni |
| Sioux | Techihhila |
| Zuni | Tom ho' ichema |
| Arabic | Ana behibak (female to male) Ana Behibek (male to female) Ana ahebik Ib'n hebbak Ana ba-heb-bak Nhebuk (spoken to someone important) |
| Armenian | Yes kez guh seerem (Western dialect) Yes kez si'rumem (Eastern dialect) |
| Bangladeschi | Ami tomake valobashi |
| Basque | Nere maitea |
| Bengali | Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi |
| Bolivian Quechua | Qanta munani |
| Bosnian | Volim te |
| Brazilian (Portuguese) |
Eu te amo (pronounced eiu chee amu) |
| Bulgarian | Obicham te As te obeicham As te obicham |
| Burmese | Chit pa te |
| Cambodian | Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah |
| Canadian (French) |
Sh'teme (spoken) Je t'aime (I like you) Je t'adore (I love you) |
| Chinese | Ngo oi ney (Cantonese) Wo oi ney (Cantonese) Wo ai ni (Mandarin) Wo ie ni (Mandarin) Wuo ai nee (Mandarin) Wo ay ni (Mandarin) |
| Creol | Mi aime jou |
| Croation (familiar) |
Volim te (used in common speech) |
| Czech | Miluji te |
| Danish | Jeg elsker dig |
| Dutch | Ik hou van je Ik hou van jou |
| Equador Quechua | Canda munani |
| English | I love you I adore you I love thee (poetic) |
| Estonian | Mina armastan sind Ma armastan sind |
| Ethiopian | ewedishalew (Male to Female) ewedihalew (Female to Male) |
| Farsi (Iran-dialects in Afghanistan/Pakistan) |
Tora dost daram |
| Filipino (Phillipino) |
Mahal ka ta Iniibig kita Mahal kita |
| Finnish | (Ma) rakastan sinua ( Ma) tykka an susta (I like you) |
| French | Je t'aime (I love you) Je t'adore (I love you - stronger between lovers) J' t'aime bien (I like you. Meant for friends and family, not lovers) |
| Gaelic (Language of Ireland) |
Ta gra agam ort Moo graugh hoo |
| German | Ich liebe dich (classic & conservative) Ich hab dich lieb |
| Swiss (German) |
Ch'ha di ga"rn |
| Greek | S'ayapo (spoken s'agapo) |
| Greenlandic | Asavakit |
| Hawaiian | Aloha wau ia oi Aloha wau ia oi nui loa (I love you very much) |
| Hebrew | Ani ohevet otcha (female to male) Ani ohev otach (male to female) |
| Hindi (language of northern states of India) |
Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female) Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male) |
| Hungarian | Szeretlek |
| Icelandic | Eg elska thig (pronounce yeg l-ska thig) |
| Indonesia | Saya cinta padamu Saya cinta kamu Saya kasih saudari |
| Italian | Ti amo (relationship - lover or spouse) Ti voglio bene (between friends) Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning of desire) |
| Irish (see also Gaelic) |
Taim i' ngra leat |
| Japanese | Kimi o ai shiteru Aishiteru Chuu shiteyo Ore wa omae ga suki da Watashi wa anata ga suki desu Suki desu (used at the beginning of a relationship - no intimacy yet) |
| Korean | Dangsinul saranghee yo Saranghee Joahaeyo Norul sarang hae |
| Kurdish | Ez te hezdikhem |
| Lao | Khoi hak jao |
| Latin | Te amo |
| Latvian | Es tevi milu (pronounced es tevy meelu) |
| Lebanese | Bahibak |
| Lithuanian Luganda (language of Uganda) |
Tave myliu (pronounced ta-ve mee-lyu) Nkwagala Nyo |
| Luo (language of Kenya) |
Aheri |
| Luxembourgish | Ech hun dech ga"r |
| Macedonian | Te sakam (a bit stronger than I like you) Te ljubam (I really love you) |
| Malay (Indonesian) |
Saya cintakan kamu Saya cinta pada mu (best and most commonly used) |
| Moroccan | Kanbhik |
| Norwegian | Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk) |
| Pakistani | Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai Muje se mu habbat hai |
| Polish | Kocham cie Kocham ciebie Ja cie kocham |
| Portuguese | Eu amo te (pronounced eiu amu chee) |
| Punjabi (language of North Punjab, India) |
Main tainu pyar karna Nai taunu pyar karda |
| Romanian | Te iubesc Te ador |
| Russian | Ya tyebya lyublyu |
| Samoan | Ou te alofa outou |
| Serbian (familiar) |
Volim te |
| Slovene | Ljubim te |
| Slovak | Lubim ta |
| Somali | Waan ku gealahay |
| Spanish | Te amo Te quiero Te adoro (I adore you) Te deseo (I desire you) Me antojis (I crave you) |
| Srilankan | Mama oyata arderyi |
| Swahili | Nakupenda Naku penda (followed by the person's name) |
| Swedish | Jag a"lskar dig |
| Syrian/Lebanese | Bhebbek (male to female) Bhebbak (female to male) |
| Tagalog (a dialect of the Philippines) |
Mahal kita |
| Tahitian | Ua here au ia oe Ua here vau ia oe |
| Thai (language of Thailand) |
Chan raak ther |
| Tunisian | Ha eh bak |
| Turkish | Seni seviyorum |
| Ukranian | Ya tebe kokhayu Ja pokokhav tebe |
| Urdu (spoken in Pakistan and India) |
Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai Kam prem kartahai |
| Vietnamese | Anh ye^u em (male to female) Em ye^u anh (female to male) |
| Welsh (language spoken in Wales, UK) |
Rwy'n dy garu di |
| Yiddish | Ikh hob dikh lib Ich libe dich Ich han dich lib |
| Yugoslavian | Ja te volim |
| Zulu | Mena tanda wena Ngiyakuthanda |