Expressing Love – How to Say I Love You in any Language

by dawn1111 in Languages, January 4, 2012

Learn to say I love you in any language. You never know when it might come in handy!

The words “I love you” are some of the most universally spoken words. People from all cultures share the same capacity to love, which is why the words ‘I love you’ exist in almost all languages. Although the words “I love you” may mean nothing to someone who doesn’t speak English, you can easily learn to say “I love you” in any language you like.

How to Say I Love You in Any Language

English – I love you
Albanian – Te dua
Arabic – Ana behibak (towards male)
Arabic – Ana behibek (towards female)
Armenian – Yes kez sirumem
Bengali – Ami tomake bhalobashi
Belarusian – Ya tabe kahayu
Bulgarian – Obicham te
Cambodian – Soro lahn nhee ah
Catalan – T’estimo
Cherokee – Tsi ge yu i
Cantonese – Ngo oiy ney a
Mandarin – Wo ai ni
Creol – Mi aime jou
Croatian – Volim te
Czech – Miluji te
Danish – Jeg Elsker Dig
Dutch – Ik hou van jou
Estonian – Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian – Afgreki’
Farsi – Doset daram
Filipino – Mahal kita
Finnish – Mina rakastan sinua
French – Je t’aime, Je t’adore
Gaelic – Ta gra agam ort
Georgian – Mikvarhar
German – Ich liebe dich
Greek – S’agapo
Hawaiian – Aloha Au Ia`oe
Hebrew – “ani ohev otach” (from male to female) “ohevet Otach” (from female to female)
Hebrew – “ani ohev otcha” (from male to male) “Ohevet ot’cha” ( from female to male)
Hindi – Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae
Hungarian – Szeretlek
Icelandic – Eg elska tig
Indonesian – Saya cinta padamu
Inuit – Negligevapse
Irish – Taim i’ ngra leat
Italian – Ti amo
Japanese – Aishiteru or Anata ga daisuki desu
Korean – Sarang Heyo or Nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida
Latin – Te amo
Latvian – Es tevi miilu
Lebanese – Bahibak
Lithuanian – Tave myliu
Luxembourgeois – Ech hun dech gaer
Maltese – Inhobbok
Moroccan – Ana moajaba bik
Norwegian (Bokmaal) – Jeg elsker deg
Norwegian Nyonrsk – Eg elskar deg
Persian – Doo-set daaram
Polish – Kocham Ciebie
Portuguese – Eu te amo
Romanian – Te iubesc
Russian – Ya tebya liubliu
Serbian – Volim te
Slovak – Lu`bim ta
Slovenian – Ljubim te
Spanish – Te quiero / Te amo
Swahili – Ninapenda wewe
Swedish – Jag alskar dig
Swiss-German – Ich lieb Di
Taiwanese – Wa ga ei li
Tahitian – Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil – Nan unnai kathalikaraen
Thai – Phom rak khun (towards female)
Thai – Chan rak khun (towards male)
Thai – Rak te (informal)
Tunisian – Ha eh bak
Turkish – Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian – Ya tebe kahayu
Vietnamese – Anh ye^u em (towards female)
Vietnamese – Em ye^u anh (towards male)
Welsh – ‘Rwy’n dy garu di
Yiddish – Ikh hob dikh

Spread The Love in Any Language

Don’t hesitate to say “I love you” to someone simply because you can’t express yourself in his or her language. Learn the phrase in any language and spread the love and the knowledge!

Reference:

links2love.com. “How to Say I Love You in 100 Languages” (accessed September 16, 2010).