How to Say 'I Love You' in 129 Languages
   by LoveIsGreat.com
Afrikaans
Ek het jou liefe
Ek is lief vir jou 

Albanian
te dua
te dashuroj 

Alentejano (Portugal)
Gosto De Ti, Porra! 

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)

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. 

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 

Canadian French
Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this) 

Cantonese (Chinese)
Moi oiy neya
Ngo oi ney 

Catalan
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 te 

Czech
miluji te
MILUJU TE! (colloquial form) 

Danish
Jeg elsker dig 

Dutch
Ik hou van jou
Ik ben verliefd op je 

Ecuador 
Quechua canda munani 

English
I love you 

Esperanto
Mi amas vin 

Estonian
Mina armastan sind
Ma armastan sind 

Farsi
Tora dust midaram
Asheghetam
(Persian) doostat dAram 

Filipino
Mahal ka ta
Iniibig Kita 

Finnish
Mina" rakastan sinua 

Flemish
Ik zie oe geerne 

French
Je t'aime
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')
(old) (Ego) philo su (ego is only needed for emphasis) 

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) 

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 

Hokkien
Wa ai lu 

Hopi (American Indian)
Nu' umi unangwa'ta 

Hungarian
Szeretlek
Szeretlek te'ged 

Icelandic
Eg elska thig 

Indi
Mai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha Ho 

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 ( " ) 

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) 

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 tresno 

Kannada
Naanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene
Naanu Ninnanu Mohisuthene 

Kiswahili
Nakupenda 

Klingon (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
Saranghapanida 

Kurdish
Ez te hezdikhem (?) 

Lao
Koi muk jao
Khoi huk chau 

Latin
Te amo
Vos amo
(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
Saya sayangkan mu 

Malay/ Indonesian
Saya sayangkan engkau
Saya cintakan awak 

Malayalam
Njyaan Ninne' Preetikyunnu
Njyaan Ninne'Mohikyunnu
Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu 

Malaysian
Saya Cintamu
Saya Sayangmu
Saya Cinta Kamu 

Mandarin(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 karato 

Mohawk(American Indian)
Konoronhkwa 

Navaho(American Indian)
Ayor anosh'ni 

Ndebele
Niyakutanda 

Norwegian
Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) (pronounced yai elske dai) 

Op Op
Lopveop Yopuop 

Pakistani
Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat Hai 

Persian
Tora dost daram 

Pig Latin
Le Ovele Ouye 

Polish
Kocham Cie
Ja cie kocham
Yacha kocham
Kocham Ciebie 

Portuguese
Amo-te
(brazilian) Eu te amo 

Punjabi
Mai taunu pyar karda
Main Tainu Pyar Karna 

Quenya
Tye-mela'ne 

Romanian
Te iu besc
Te Ador 

Russian
Ya vas liubli
Ya tebya liubliu
Ya polubeel s'tebya
(malincaya)Ya Tibieh Lublue 

Scot Gaelic
Tha gra\dh agam ort 

Serbian
ljubim te (I kiss you/love you,'lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish) 

Serbocroatian
Volim te
Ljubim te 

Shona (American Indian)
Ndinokuda 

Sinhalese
Mama oyata adarei 

Sioux(American Indian)
Techihhila 

Slovak
lubim ta 

Slovene
ljubim te 

Spanish
Te quiero
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)
BHEBBAK (to a male) 

Tagalog(Phillipines)
Mahal kita 

Tahitian
Ua Here Vau Ia Oe 

Tamil
Ni yaanai kaadli karen (You love me)
n^An unnaik kAthalikkinREn (I love you)
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)
Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male)
Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
Phom Rak Khun 

Tunisian
Ha eh bak * 

Turkish
Seni seviyo*rum (o* means o)
Seni Seviyurum
Seni Seviyorum 

Turkmen
Men seny soyarin 

Ukrainian
ja tebe koKHAju (real true love)
ja vas koKHAju
ja pokoKHAv tebe
ja pokoKHAv vas 

Urdu
Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
Main Tumse Muhabbat Karta Hoon 

Uzbek
Man seni sevaman 

Vietnamese
Em ye^u anh (woman to man)
Toi yeu em
Anh ye^u em (man to woman) 

Vlaams
Ik hue van ye 

Vulcan(Star Trek)
Wani ra yana ro aisha 

Welsh
'Rwy'n dy garu di
Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi) 

Yiddish
Ich libe dich
Ich han dich lib
Ikh Hob Dikh Lib 

Yugoslavian
Ya te volim 

Zazi
Ezhele hezdege (sp?) 

Zulu
Mena Tanda Wena
Ngiyakuthanda!
Tom ho' ichema



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