31 Ways to Say 'I Love You' Around the World
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Valentine’s weekend is upon us and love is certainly in the air. But how do you tell that special someone you love them if you speak different languages? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
We scoured the streets of multi-cultural London to find as many people as we could who would share with us how they said “I Love You” in their native languages.
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The languages in our video are;
- Afrikaans – Ek’s lief vir jou Ek het jou lief
- Albanian – Të dua
- Brazilian Portuguese – Eu te amo
- British Sign Language –
- Czech – Miluji tě
- Danish – Jeg elsker dig
- Doric – Ah loove ye
- Dutch – Ik hou van jou
- English – I love you
- European Portuguese – Te amo
- Flemish – I heb u lief
- French – Je t’aime
- German – Ich liebe dich
- Gujarati – હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
- Hungarian – Szeretlek
- Irish Gaelic – Gráím thú
- Italian – Ti amo
- Japanese – 愛してるよ (aishiteru yo)
- Lebanese Arabic – Said to a male (ana baħibbak) ٲنَا بحِبَّك
- Lithuanian – Aš tave myliu
- Mandarin – 我愛你 [我爱你] (wǒ ài nǐ)
- Punjabi – ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। / میں تینوں پیار کردا ہاں (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
- Russan – Я тебя люблю! (Ja teb’a l’ubl’u!) – informal
- Serbian – Волим те (Volim te)
- Slovak – Ľúbim Ťa
- Spanish – Te quiero
- Swedish – Jag älskar dig
- Thai – ผมรักคุณ (pŏm rák kun)
- Turkish – Seni seviyorum
- Twi – Me dowo
- Urdu – mein tumse pyaar karta hoon (مجھے تم سے محبت)
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Below is a table of how to say “I Love You” in pretty much every language there is!
| Language | How To Say I Love You |
|---|---|
| Adyghe | Сэ шІу усэлъэгъу |
| Afrikaans | Ek's lief vir jou Ek het jou lief |
| Albanian | Të dua |
| Aleut | Txin yaxtakuq |
| Alsatian | Ich hàbb dir lïab |
| Amharic | አፈቅርሻለሁ። (afekirishalehu) - f አፈቅርሀለሁ። (afekirhalehu) - m |
| Arabic | >m - (ana baħibbak) ٲنَا بحِبَّك |
| (Egyptian) | >f - (ana baħibbik) ٲنَا بَحِبِّك |
| Arabic | Bebbak (m) |
| (Lebanese) | Bebbek (f) |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | (uḥibbuk) أحبك |
| Arabic (Moroccan) | (kanəbġīk) كنبغيك |
| Arabic (Syrian) | (bəḥibbək) بحبك |
| Aragonese | T'amo |
| Armenian (Eastern) | Սիրում եմ քեզ: (Sirum em kez) |
| Armenian (Western) | Կը սիրեմ քեզ: (Guh seerem kez) |
| Aromanian | Ti voi |
| Assamese | মই েতামাক(আেপানাক) ভালপাওঁ (moi tomaak/aaponaak bhaalpaao) |
| Asturian | Quiérote |
| Avallaen | (vüväloiek dü quuo) |
| Azeri | Mən səni sevirəm |
| Bambara | M'bi fe |
| Basque | Maite zaitut |
| Belarusian | Я цябе кахаю (Ja ciabe kakhaju) |
| Bengali | আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi) - frm আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাস (ami tomake bhalobashi) - inf আমি তোকে ভালোবাস (ami toke bhalobashi) - vinf |
| Bhojpuri | हम तोसे प्यार करीला (ham tose pyār karila) |
| Bikol | Namumutan ta ka |
| Breton | Karout a ran ac'hanout / Da garout a ran / Me az kar |
| Bulgarian | Обичам те (Običam te) - inf Любя те (Ljubja te) - inf Аз те обичам (Az te običam) - inf Обичам Ви (Običam vi) - frm Любя Ви (Ljubja vi) - frm |
| Burmese | cha-ma chin go chit-teh (m) cha-nor kin-mya go chit-teh (f) |
| Catalan | T'estimo |
| Cebuano | Gihigugma ko ikaw |
| Cham (Western) | Ai ranam dai (m>f) Dai ranam ai (f>m) |
| Chamorro | Hu guiaya hao |
| Cherokee | ᎬᎨᏳᎢ (Gvgeyu'i) |
| Chinese | 我愛你 [我爱你] (ngóh oi néih) |
| (Cantonese) | |
| Chinese | 𠊎愛你 (ngai 2 oi 5 ngi 2 ) |
| (Hakka) | |
| Chinese | 我愛你 [我爱你] (wǒ ài nǐ) |
| (Mandarin) | |
| Chinese | 侬爱你 (nguh eh non) |
| (Shanghainese) | |
| Chinese | 我愛你 (góa ài lì) |
| (Taiwanese) | |
| Chuukese | Ai tong ngonuk (frm) U pe reom (inf) |
| Cimbrian | Ich liibe-dich |
| Cornish | My a'th kar |
| Corsican | Ti tengu caru |
| Croatian | Volim te |
| Cuyonon | Inggegegma ta kaw; Inggegegma ta ka |
| Cuyonon | Gegma ta kaw; Mal ta ka; Mal ta kaw |
| Czech | Miluji tě - between partners |
| Czech | Mám tě rád (jako kamaráda) - between friends |
| Danish | Jeg elsker dig |
| Dungan (Gansu dialect) | Вә э ни (Veh ai ni) |
| Dungan (Shaanxi dialect) | Ңə э ни (Ngeh ai ni) |
| Dutch | Ik hou van je (inf) |
| Dutch | Ik hou van jou / Ik hou van u (frm) |
| Dutch | - used only by lovers |
| Efik | Mmema fi |
| Esperanto | Mi amas vin |
| Estonian | Ma armastan sind |
| Faroese | Eg elski teg |
| Fijian | Au domoni iko / Au lomani iko |
| Filipino | Mahal Kita / Iniibig Kita |
| Finnish | Mä rakastan sua (inf) |
| Finnish | Minä rakastan sinua (frm) |
| Frisian (North) | Ik hääw de liif |
| Frisian (Sater) | Iek hääb die ljoo |
| Frisian (West) | Ik hâld fan dy |
| Frisian (West) | Ik bin wiis mei dy |
| Frisian (West) | Ik leavje dy |
| Frisian (West) | Ik leavhaw dy |
| French | Je t'aime, Je t'adore |
| Friulian | Ti vuei ben |
| Galician | Ámote / Quérote |
| Georgian | მიყვარხარ (me shen miqvarkhar) |
| German | Ich liebe dich |
| German (Bavarian) | I lieb di |
| German (Hessian) | Isch habb disch libb |
| Greek (Modern) | Σ΄αγαπώ (S’agapó) - inf / Σας αγαπώ (Sas aghapó) - frm |
| Greenlandic | Asavakkit |
| Guarani | Rojhayhû |
| Gujarati | હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ) |
| Gwich'in | Neet'ihthan |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen renmen w |
| Hausa | Ina son ka (>m) |
| Hausa | Ina son ki (>f) |
| Hawaiian | Aloha No Au Ia ʻOe |
| Hebrew | (Ani Ohev Otach - to woman) אני אוהב אותך |
| Hebrew | (Ani Ohevet Otcha - to man) אני אוהבת אותך |
| Hiligaynon | Palangga ko ikaw / Guina higugma ko ikaw |
| Hindi | मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहता हुँ (maiṅ tumhaiṅ bahut cāhatā hūṅ) m |
| Hindi | मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहता चाहती हुँ (maiṅ tumhaiṅ bahut cāhatī hūṅ) f |
| Hindi | मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हुँ (maiṅ tumse pyār kartā hūṅ) m |
| Hindi | मैं तुमसे प्यार करती हुँ (maiṅ tumse pyār kartī hūṅ) f |
| Hungarian | Szeretlek |
| Iban | Aku sayau nuan? |
| Icelandic | Ég elska þig |
| Iloko | Ayayatenka / Ipatpategka / Ikarkarayoka |
| Indonesian | Aku cinta kamu / Saya cinta kamu / Saya mencintaimu |
| Interlingua | Io te ama |
| Inuktitut | ᓇᒡᓕᒋᕙᒋᑦ Nagligivagit/Nalligivagit |
| Iñupiaq | Nakuagigikpin / Nakuagikpakpin / Piqpavagin |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Gráím thú ( I love you ) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Tugaim cion duit ( I give you affection ) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Tá cion agam ort ( I have affection for you ) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Tá mé ceanúil ort ( I have affection for you ) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Tá grá agam duit ( I have love for you ) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Táim i ngrá leat ( I'm in love with you ) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Tá mo chroí istigh ionat ( My heart is within you ) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Adhraím thú ( I adore you ) |
| Italian | Ti amo |
| Japanese | 好きです (suki desu) |
| Japanese | 好きだ (suki da) |
| Japanese | 好きだよ (suki dayo) |
| Japanese | 好きよ (suki yo) f |
| Japanese | 大好きです (daisuki desu) |
| Japanese | 愛してるよ (aishiteru yo) |
| Japanese | 愛してるわ (aishiteru wa) >f |
| Javanese | Aku tresnasliramu |
| Jèrriais | J't'aime / J't'adouthe |
| Kannada | ನಾ ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸ್ತೀನಿ (naa ninna preetisteeni) |
| Kapampangan | Kaluguran daka |
| Kazakh | Мен сені сүйемін! (Men seni süyemin!) - inf |
| Kazakh | Мен сені жақсы көремін! (Men seni jaqsı köremin!) - inf |
| Kazakh | Мен сізді сүйемін! (Men sіzdi süyemin!) - frm |
| Kazakh | Мен сізді жақсы көремін! (Men sіzdi jaqsı köremin!) - frm |
| Kazakh | Мен сізге ғашықпын! (Men sizge ğaşıqpın!) - frm |
| Kazakh | Мен саған ғашықпын! (Men sağan ğaşıqpın!) - inf |
| Khmer | បងស្រលាញ់អូន - m>f |
| Khmer | អូនស្រលាញ់បង - f>m |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǀNamsi ta ge a. (fm/sg) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǀNamtsi ta ge a. (m/sg) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǀNam ro ta ge a. (cm/dl) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǀNam ro ta ge a. (fm/dl) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǀNam kho ta ge a. (m/dl) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǀNam du ta ge a. (f/cm/pl) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǀNam go ta ge a. (m/pl) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǀNam so ta ge a. (fm/pl) |
| Kinyarwanda | Ndagukunda |
| Kirundi | Ndagukunda |
| Klamath | Moo ?ams ni stinta |
| Klallam | Nəsƛ̕éʔ cxʷ |
| Korean | 사랑해 (sarang hae) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Ez te hez dikem |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Xoştim dewê; Min tom xoş dewêt; Ji te hez dikîm |
| Ladino | (Te amo) טי אמו |
| Lakota Sioux | Thečhíȟila |
| Lakota Sioux | Iyótaŋčhila |
| Lakota Sioux | Čhaŋtóčhignake |
| Latin | Te amo |
| Latvian | Es tevi mīlu |
| Lithuanian | Aš tave myliu |
| Lojban | mi do prami |
| Low Saxon | Ik hou van di |
| Lozi | Na ku lata |
| Lule Sámi | Mån æhtsáv duv |
| Luo | Aheri |
| Luxembourgish | Ech hunn dech gär / Ech si frou mat dir |
| Macedonian | Те сакам (Te sakam), Те љубам (Te lyubam) - inf |
| Macedonian | Ве сакам (Ve sakam), Ве љубам (Ve lyubam) - frm |
| Maithili | हम अहाँ स प्रेम करेछी (hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi) |
| Malagasy | Tiako ianao |
| Malay | Saya sayang kamu / Aku cintakan kau |
| Malay | Aku cinta padamu / Aku mencintaimu |
| Malayalam | ഞാന് നിന്നെ പ്രേമിക്കുന്നു |
| Malayalam | (njan ninne premikkunnu) |
| Maltese | Inħobbok / Inħobbok hafna / Jien inħobbek |
| Manchu | Bi shimbe hairambi |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Ta graih aym ort |
| Māori | Kei te aroha au ki a koe |
| Marathi | माझ तुइयावर प्रेम आहे (Mājha tuiyāvar prem āhe) |
| Mazanderani | Tere del devesteme |
| Mi'kmaq | kesalul |
| Mixtec (Alcozauca) | Ku toulló ñeloosí |
| Mongolian | Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai) |
| Montagnais | Tshemenuadeden (I love you) |
| Montagnais | Tsheshuenemeden (I love you a lot) |
| Nahuatl | Nimitztlazohtla / Nimitznequi |
| Navajo | Ayóó ánííníshí / Ayóó ánóshí |
| Ndebele (Northern) | Ngiyakuthanda |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Ngiyakuthanda |
| Nepali | म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। |
| Nepali | (ma tapainlai maya garchu) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | जितः छ नापं मतिना दु। |
| Northern Sotho | Ke a go rata |
| Northern Sámi | Mun ráhkistan du |
| Norwegian | Jeg elsker deg (BM) |
| Norwegian | Eg elskar deg (NN) |
| Occitan | T'aimi. T'estimi |
| Ojibwe | Gi zah gin |
| Okinawan | 好ちゅさ一(shichusaa) |
| Okinawan | 我んね一御所愛さんでぃ思と一いび一ん |
| Okinawan | (wannee unju kanasa ndi umutooibiin) - frm |
| Old English | Ic lufie þe (West Saxon) Ic lufie þec (Northumbrian) |
| Old French | Aim te |
| Old Spanish | Amo te |
| Oriya | Mu tumoku bhala paye |
| Otomi (Mezquital) | Hmädi |
| Palauan | A Kultoir er Kau |
| Pangasinan | Inaru Taka |
| Papiamento | Mi ta stimabo (frm) Mi stimabo (inf) |
| Pashto | زه ستا سره مينه کوم |
| Pashto | (za la ta sara meena kawom) |
| Persian (Farsi) | (asheghetam) عاشقتم |
| Persian (Farsi) | used in poetry and songs - (dūset dāram) دوست دارم |
| Polish | Kocham Cię |
| Portuguese | Amo-o (frm>m) |
| Portuguese | Amo-a (frm>f) |
| Portuguese | Adoro-te (inf) |
| Portuguese | Adoro-o (frm>m) |
| Portuguese | Adoro-a (frm>f) |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Amo-te, Eu te amo, Eu gosto de você, Eu amo você |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Eu adoro você (I adore you) |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Eu tenho carinho por você (I have affection for you) |
| Punjabi | ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। / میں تینوں پیار کردا ہاں |
| Punjabi | (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃) |
| Romanian | Te iubesc |
| Romansh | Jeu carezel tei |
| Russian | Я тебя люблю! (Ja teb'a l'ubl'u!) - inf |
| Russian | Я вас люблю! (Ja vas l'ubl'u!) - frm |
| Sakha | Мин эйиигин таптыыбын (min ejiigin taptɯɯbɯn) |
| Samoan | Ou te alofa ia te oe |
| Sardinian | T'amo |
| (Logudorese) | |
| Scots | Ah loove ye |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tha gaol agam ort |
| Serbian | Волим те (Volim te) |
| Sesotho | Ke a o rata |
| Tswana | Ke a go rata |
| Shona | Ndinokuda |
| Sinhala | මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi) |
| Sioux | Techihhila |
| Slovak | Ľúbim Ťa |
| Slovenian | Ljubim te (m/f) Rad te imam (m) Rada te imam (f) |
| Somali | Waan ku jecelahay |
| Soninke | Nga m'afini |
| Southern Sámi | Manne datnem eahtsam |
| Spanish | Te amo |
| Spanish | Te quiero |
| Swahili | Ninakupenda |
| Swazi | Ngiyakutsandza |
| Swedish | Jag älskar dig |
| Swiss German | Ich liib dich / I ha Di gärn |
| Tagalog | Iniibig kita |
| Tagalog | Mahal Kita |
| Tagalog | Minamahal Kita |
| Tagalog | Iniirog kita ( old fashioned ) |
| Tahitian | Ua here vau ia oe |
| Tamil | நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் |
| Tamil | (nān unnai kādhalikkiren) |
| Tatar | Min sini yaratam/söyäm |
| Telugu | నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను |
| Telugu | (naenu ninnu praemisthunnaanu) |
| Tetum | Hau hadomi O |
| Thai | ผมรักคุณ (pŏm rák kun) - m |
| Thai | ฉันรักคุณ (chăn rák kun) - f |
| Tibetan | ང་ཁྱེད་རང་ལ་དགའ་པོ་ཡོད་ (nga kayrâng-la gawpo yö) |
| Tigrinya | ይፈትወካ`የ! (Yfetwekaye) m/sg |
| Tigrinya | የፍቅረካ`የ! (Yefkrekaye) m/sg |
| Tigrinya | ይፈትወኪ’የ! (Yfetwekiye) f/sg |
| Tigrinya | የፍቅረኪ’የ! (Yefkrekiye) f/sg |
| Tlingit | Ix̱six̱àan |
| Tok Pisin | Mi lavim yu |
| Tongan | 'Oku ou 'ofa 'ia koe |
| Tsez | Даьр ми йетих (Där mi yetix) >f |
| Tsez | Даьр ми этих (Där mi etix) >m |
| Tshivenḓa | Ndi a ni funa |
| Tswana | Ke a go rata |
| Turkish | Seni seviyorum |
| Ukrainian | Я тебе кохаю (Ja tebe kochaju) |
| Ukrainian | Я тебе люблю (Ja tebe liubliu) |
| Urdu | میں آپ سے محبت کَرتا ہوں |
| Urdu | m (mein ap say muhabat karta hoon) |
| Urdu | میں آپ سے محبت کرتی ہوں |
| Urdu | f (mein ap say muhabat karti hoon) |
| Uzbek | Men seni sevaman |
| Venetian | Te vògio ben |
| Vietnamese | Em yêu anh (>m) |
| Vietnamese | Anh yêu em (>f) |
| Volapük | Läfob oli |
| Võro | (Ma) armasta sinno |
| Walloon | Dji t'veû vol'tî |
| Welsh | Dw i'n dy garu di / Rwy'n dy garu di |
| Wolof | Begg naa la (general) |
| Wolof | Sopp naa la (I admire you - when courting) |
| Wolof | Nopp naa la (between partners) |
| Xhosa | Ndiya kuthanda |
| Xitsonga | Ndza ku rhandza |
| Yapese | Gu ba'adag em |
| Yiddish | (Ikh hob dikh lieb) איך האָב דיך ליב |
| Yiddish | (Ikh libe dikh) איך ליבע דיך |
| Yorùbá | Mo nifẹẹ rẹ |
| Yucatec Maya | In k'áatech |
| Yup'ik | Kenkamken |
| Zapotec | Nadxiie lii |
| Zazaki | Ez to has kenan |
| Zulu | Ngiyakuthanda |
These translations found via Omniglot.