I love you in all languages
How do people around the world express their deepest feelings? The phrase “I love you” may consist of just a few words, yet it carries powerful emotional meaning in every culture. It travels across borders, overcomes language differences, and connects people no matter where they come from.
In this post, you can explore how to say “I love you” in a wide variety of languages. Before you dive into the table, take a moment to appreciate how beautifully diverse these expressions of affection can be. Some sound soft and melodic, others short and passionate — but all of them reflect the same human emotion.
Below you will find a large chart showing how “I love you” is said in many different languages from around the world. Ready to begin your journey through international expressions of love? Scroll down and discover how this universal phrase is spoken across different cultures.
How to say - I love you -
| Language | I love you |
|---|---|
Adyghe | Сэ шІу усэлъэгъу |
Azerbaijani | Mən səni sevirəm |
Albanian | Të dua |
Aleut | Txin yaxtakuq |
Amharic | አፈቅርሻለሁ። (afekirishalehu) — f
አፈቅርሀለሁ። (afekirhalehu) — m |
English | I love you |
Arabic | أحبك (uḥibbuk) |
Aragonese | T’amo |
Armenian | Սիրում եմ քեզ: (Sirum em kez) |
Aromanian | Ti voi |
Assamese | মই েতামাক ভালপাওঁ (moi tomaak bhaalpaao) |
Afrikaans | Ek’s lief vir jou |
Basque | Maite zaitut |
Belarusian | Я цябе кахаю |
Bengali | আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাস (ami tomake bhalobashi) |
Bulgarian | Любя те |
Bosnian | Volim te |
Welsh | Dw i’n dy garu di / Rwy’n dy garu di |
Hungarian | Szeretlek |
Vietnamese | Em yêu anh (>m)
Anh yêu em (>f) |
Dutch | Ik hou van je |
Georgian | მე შენ მიყვარხარ (me shen miq’varkhar) |
Greek | Σ΄αγαπώ |
Danish | Jeg elsker dig |
Zulu | Ngiyakuthanda |
Hebrew | (Ani Ohev Otach — to woman) אני אוהב אותך
(Ani Ohevet Otcha — to man) אני אוהבת אותך |
Yiddish | איך ליבע דיך |
Indonesian | Aku cinta kamu |
Icelandic | Ég elska þig |
Spanish | Te amo |
Italian | Ti amo |
Kazakh | Мен сені сүйемін! |
Kannada | ನಾ ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸ್ತೀನಿ (naa ninna preetisteeni) |
Catalan | T’estimo |
Korean | 사랑해 (sarang hae) |
Kyrgyz | Мен сени сүйөм! |
Chinese | 我愛你 |
Latin | Te amo |
Latvian | Es tevi mīlu |
Lithuanian | Aš tave myliu |
Luxembourgish | Ech hunn dech gär / Ech si frou mat dir |
Macedonian | Те љубам |
Malay | Aku cintakan kau |
Maltese | Inħobbok |
Mongolian | Би чамд хайртай |
German | Ich liebe dich |
Nepali | म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। |
Norwegian | Jeg elsker deg |
Punjabi | ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। |
Persian (Farsi) | عاشقتم |
Polish | Kocham Cię |
Portuguese | Amo-te |
Pashto | زه ستا سره مينه کوم |
Romanian | Te iubesc |
Russian | Я тебя люблю! |
Serbian | Волим те |
Slovak | Ľúbim Ťa |
Slovenian | Ljubim te |
Somali | Waan ku jecelahay |
Swahili | Ninakupenda |
Tatar | Мин сине яратам |
Thai | ผมรักคุณ (pŏm rák kun) — m
ฉันรักคุณ (chăn rák kun) — f |
Turkish | Seni seviyorum |
Uzbek | Men seni sevaman |
Ukrainian | Я тебе кохаю |
Urdu | میں آپ سے محبت کَرتا ہوں
m (mein ap say muhabat karta hoon)
میں آپ سے محبت کرتی ہوں
f (mein ap say muhabat karti hoon) |
Filipino | Mahal Kita / Iniibig Kita |
Finnish | Mä rakastan sua |
French | Je t’aime |
Hindi | मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहता हुँ
(maiṅ tumhaiṅ bahut cāhatā hūṅ) — m
मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहता चाहती हुँ
(maiṅ tumhaiṅ bahut cāhatī hūṅ) — f |
Croatian | Volim te |
Czech | Miluji tě |
Swedish | Jag älskar dig |
Alsatian | Ich hàbb dir lïab |
Estonian | Ma armastan sind |
Japanese | 好きです |