How to Say 'I Love You' in 129 Languages
by LoveIsGreat.com
Afrikaans
Ek het jou liefe
Ek is lief vir jouAlbanian
te dua
te dashurojAlentejano (Portugal)
Gosto De Ti, Porra!Alsacien
Ich hoan dich gearAmharic
AfekrishalehouArabic
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)Assamese
Moi tomak bhal pauBasc
Nere MaiteaBatak
Holong rohangku di hoBavarian
I mog di narrisch gernBengali
Ami tomAy bhAlobAshi
Ami tomake bhalobashi.Berber
Lakh tirikhBicol
Namumutan ta kaBolivian
Quechua qanta munaniBulgarian
Obicham teBurmese
chit pa deCambodian
Bon sro lanh oon
kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ahCanadian French
Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)Cantonese (Chinese)
Moi oiy neya
Ngo oi neyCatalan
T'estim (mallorcan)
T'estim molt (I love you a lot)
T'estime (valencian)
T'estimo (catalonian)Cebuano
Gihigugma ko ikaw.Chickasaw (American Indian)
chiholloli (first "i" nasalized)Chinese
(see the entries for mandarin or cantonese!)Corsican
Ti tengu cara (to female)
Ti tengu caru (to male)Croatian
LJUBim teCzech
miluji te
MILUJU TE! (colloquial form)Danish
Jeg elsker digDutch
Ik hou van jou
Ik ben verliefd op jeEcuador
Quechua canda munaniEnglish
I love youEsperanto
Mi amas vinEstonian
Mina armastan sind
Ma armastan sindFarsi
Tora dust midaram
Asheghetam
(Persian) doostat dAramFilipino
Mahal ka ta
Iniibig KitaFinnish
Mina" rakastan sinuaFlemish
Ik zie oe geerneFrench
Je t'aime
Je t'adoreFriesian
Ik hald fan deiGaelic
Ta gra agam ortGerman
Ich liebe DichGreek
s'ayapo (spoken s'agapo, 3rd letter is lower case'gamma')
(old) (Ego) philo su (ego is only needed for emphasis)Greenlandic
AsavakitGujrati
Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.Hausa
Ina sonkiHawaiian
Aloha wau 'ia oeHebrew
Ani ohev otach (male to female)
Ani ohev otcha (male to male)
Ani ohevet otach (female to female)
Ani ohevet otcha (female to male)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 hooHokkien
Wa ai luHopi (American Indian)
Nu' umi unangwa'taHungarian
Szeretlek
Szeretlek te'gedIcelandic
Eg elska thigIndi
Mai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha HoIndonesian
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 ( " )Iranian
Mahn doostaht doh-rahmIrish
taim i' ngra leatItalian
ti amo (if it's a relationship/lover/spouse)
ti voglio bene (if it's a friend, or relative)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)Javanese
Kulo tresnoKannada
Naanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene
Naanu Ninnanu MohisutheneKiswahili
NakupendaKlingon (Star Trek)
qabang
qaparHa' (depends where in the galaxy you are)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
SaranghapanidaKurdish
Ez te hezdikhem (?)Lao
Koi muk jao
Khoi huk chauLatin
Te amo
Vos amo
(old)(Ego) amo te (ego, for emphasis)Latvian
Es milu tevi (Pronounced "Ess tevy meeloo")Lebanese
BahibakLingala
Nalingi yoLisbon lingo
gramo-te bue', chavalinhaLithuanian
TAVE MYLIU (ta-ve mee-lyu)Lojban
mi do pramiLuo
AheriMacedonian
SAKAM TE!Madrid lingo
Me molas, troncaMalay
Saya cintakan mu
Saya sayangkan muMalay/ Indonesian
Saya sayangkan engkau
Saya cintakan awakMalayalam
Njyaan Ninne' Preetikyunnu
Njyaan Ninne'Mohikyunnu
Ngan Ninne SnaehikkunnuMalaysian
Saya Cintamu
Saya Sayangmu
Saya Cinta KamuMandarin(Chinese)
Wo ai ni (Wo3 ai4 ni3 in tonal notation)Marathi
me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
Mi tuzya var prem karatoMohawk(American Indian)
KonoronhkwaNavaho(American Indian)
Ayor anosh'niNdebele
NiyakutandaNorwegian
Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) (pronounced yai elske dai)Op Op
Lopveop YopuopPakistani
Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat HaiPersian
Tora dost daramPig Latin
Le Ovele OuyePolish
Kocham Cie
Ja cie kocham
Yacha kocham
Kocham CiebiePortuguese
Amo-te
(brazilian) Eu te amoPunjabi
Mai taunu pyar karda
Main Tainu Pyar KarnaQuenya
Tye-mela'neRomanian
Te iu besc
Te AdorRussian
Ya vas liubli
Ya tebya liubliu
Ya polubeel s'tebya
(malincaya)Ya Tibieh LublueScot Gaelic
Tha gra\dh agam ortSerbian
ljubim te (I kiss you/love you,'lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)Serbocroatian
Volim te
Ljubim teShona (American Indian)
NdinokudaSinhalese
Mama oyata adareiSioux(American Indian)
TechihhilaSlovak
lubim taSlovene
ljubim teSpanish
Te quiero
Te amoSrilankan
Mama Oyata ArderyiSwahili
Naku penda (followed by the person's name)Swedish
Jag a"lskar digSwiss - German
Ch'ha di ga"rnSyrian/ Lebanese
BHEBBEK (to a female)
BHEBBAK (to a male)Tagalog(Phillipines)
Mahal kitaTahitian
Ua Here Vau Ia OeTamil
Ni yaanai kaadli karen (You love me)
n^An unnaik kAthalikkinREn (I love you)
Naan Unnai KadalikirenTcheque
MILUJI TE^Telugu
Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanuTelugu/ india
Nenu Ninnu PremistunnanuThai
Phom Rak Khun (formal, male to female)
Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male)
Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
Phom Rak KhunTunisian
Ha eh bak *Turkish
Seni seviyo*rum (o* means o)
Seni Seviyurum
Seni SeviyorumTurkmen
Men seny soyarinUkrainian
ja tebe koKHAju (real true love)
ja vas koKHAju
ja pokoKHAv tebe
ja pokoKHAv vasUrdu
Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
Main Tumse Muhabbat Karta HoonUzbek
Man seni sevamanVietnamese
Em ye^u anh (woman to man)
Toi yeu em
Anh ye^u em (man to woman)Vlaams
Ik hue van yeVulcan(Star Trek)
Wani ra yana ro aishaWelsh
'Rwy'n dy garu di
Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)Yiddish
Ich libe dich
Ich han dich lib
Ikh Hob Dikh LibYugoslavian
Ya te volimZazi
Ezhele hezdege (sp?)Zulu
Mena Tanda Wena
Ngiyakuthanda!
Tom ho' ichema
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