i love u in different languages

"I Love You" in About Every Language

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�I LOVE YOU� in:

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)

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

Bangladeshi (Bengali): Ami tomake valobashi.

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
: Ik vind je heel aardig much�)
: 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)

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 di
(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)
: Ash mir lutavah

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 menyintai mu
: Aku menyayangi mu
: Aku kasih pada mu
: Aku jatuh cinta padabot

Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
: Njyaan ninne� preetikyunnu
: 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)

Navaho : Ayor anosh�ni

Ndebele : Niyakutanda

Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
used by upper-class and
conservative people)

Nyanja : Ninatemba

Op : Op lopveop yopuop

Osetian : Aez dae warzyn

Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
: Muje se mu habbat hai

Papiamento : Mi ta stima�bo

Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye

Phillipino : Mahal kita
: Iniibig kita

Polish : Kocham cie
: Kocham ciebie
: Ja cie kocham
: Yacha kocham

Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced �eiu chee amu�)
: Amo te

Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
(Pronounced as two words,
�Meb deyidma�. �b� and second
�d� have bars through the stems
indicating affrication, the �:�
indicate minute pauses)

Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
: Mai taunu pyar karda

Quenya : Tye-mela�ne

Raetoromanisch : Te amo

Romanian : Te iubesc
: Te ador (stronger)

Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
: Ya lyublyu tyebya

Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
: Talo�fa ia te oe

Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
or art)

Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort

Serbian (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)

Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
: Volim te (used in common speech)

Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)

Serbocroatian : Volim te
: Ljubim te
: Ja te volim (�j� sounds like �y� in May)

Shona : Ndinokuda

Singhalese : Mama oyaata aadareyi
: Mama oyata adarei

Sioux : Techihhila

Slovak : Lubim ta

Slovene : Ljubim te

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)
: Ninikupenda
: Dholu�o

Swedish : Jag a�lskar dig

Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
: Bhebbak (female to male)

Tagalog : Mahal kita

Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
: Ua here vau ia oe

Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen (�You love me�)
: N^an unnaki kathalikkinren (�I love you�)
: Nam vi�rmberem

Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
: Neenu ninnu pra�mistu�nnanu
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu

Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
: Ch�an rak khun (female to male)

Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)

Tswana : Dumela

Tunisian : Ha eh bak

Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum

Turkish : Seni seviyorum
: Seni begeniyorum (�I adore you�)
(g has a bar on it)

Twi : Me dowapaa

Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
: Ja vas kokhaju
: Ja pokokhav tebe
: Ja pokokhav vas

Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
: Kam prem kartahai

Vai : Na lia

Vietnamese : Anh ye^u em (male to female)
: Em ye^u anh (female to male)
: Toi yeu em

Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha

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

Wolof : Da ma la nope
: Da ma la nop (da ma�lanop)

Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
: Ich libe dich
: Ich han dich lib

Yucatec Maya : �in k�aatech (the love of lovers)
: �in yabitmech (the love of family, which
lovers can also feel; it
indicates more a desire to
spoil and protect the other
person)

Yugoslavian : Ja te volim

Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)

Zulu : Mena tanda wena
: Ngiyakuthanda!

Zuni : Tom ho� ichema

NEPALI : Ma timi li Maya garchu....

punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna