How to say ‘I love you’ in different languages of the world. Let’s go on a fascinating journey of international love. I love you – this expression is stronger than any language barrier and unites hearts all over the world. We provide you with this phrase in different languages. Below you will find a fascinating chart showing how these touching words sound in different cultures. Ready to learn how to say ‘I love you’ in different languages? Scroll down and dive into this wonderful world of cultural diversity. The table shows the translation in 216 languages around the world.
| 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 (Egyptian) |
m — (ana baħibbak) ٲنَا بحِبَّك f — (ana baħibbik) ٲنَا بَحِبِّك |
|
Arabic (Lebanese) |
B7ebbak (m) B7ebbek (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 ভালপাওঁ (moi tomaak bhaalpaao) මই আেপানাক ভালপাওঁ (moi aaponaak bhaalpaao) |
| Asturian | Quiérote |
| Atikamekw |
Ki micta sakihitin Kisakihitin |
| Afrikaans |
Ek’s lief vir jou Ek het jou lief |
| Bavarian dialect |
I lieb Di I mog Di |
| Bamana (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 |
| Bikol | Namumutan ta ka |
| Burmese |
cha-ma chin go chit-teh (m) cha-nor kin-mya go chit-teh (f) |
| 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 |
| Bosnian | Volim te |
| Breton | Karout a ran ac’hanout Da garout a ran Me az kar |
| Bhojpuri | हम तोसे प्यार करीला (ham tose pyaar karila) |
| Welsh | Dw i’n dy garu di / Rwy’n dy garu di |
| Walloon | Dji t’veû vol’tî |
| Venda (Tshivenda) | Ndi a ni funa |
| Hungarian | Szeretlek |
| Venetian | Te vògio ben |
| Volapük | Läfob oli |
| Wolof | Begg naa la (general) Sopp naa la (I admire you — when courting) Nopp naa la (between partners) |
| Vietnamese | Em yêu anh (>m) Anh yêu em (>f) |
| Võro | (Ma) armasta sinno |
| Hawaiian | Aloha Au Ia ʻOe / Aloha No Au Ia ʻOe |
| Galician | Ámote / Quérote |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen renmen w |
| Gwichʼin | Neet’ihthan |
| Dutch | Ik hou van je (inf.) Ik hou van jou Ik hou van u (frm) — used only by lovers |
| Georgian | მე შენ მიყვარხარ (me shen miq’varkhar) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tha gaol agam ort |
| 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) |
| Danish | Jeg elsker dig |
| Jèrriais | J’t’aime J’t’adouthe |
| Old English | Ic lufie þe (West Saxon) Ic lufie þec (Northumbrian) |
| Dungan (Gansu Dialect) | Вә э ни (Veh ai ni) |
| Dungan (Shaanxi Dialect) | Ңə э ни (Ngeh ai ni) |
| Zazaki | Ez to has kenan |
| Zulu | Ngiyakuthanda |
| Iban | Aku sayau nuan? |
| Ibibio | Mmema fi |
| Hebrew | (Ani Ohev Otach — to woman) אני אוהב אותך (Ani Ohevet Otcha — to man) אני אוהבת אותך |
| Yiddish | (Ikh hob dikh lieb) איך האָב דיך ליב (Ikh libe dikh) איך ליבע דיך |
| Ilokano | 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) Tugaim cion duit (I give you affection) Tá cion agam ort (I have affection for you) Tá mé ceanúil ort (I have affection for you) Tá grá agam duit (I have love for you) Táim i ngrá leat (I’m in love with you) Tá mo chroí istigh ionat (My heart is within you) Adhraím thú (I adore you) |
| Icelandic | Ég elska þig |
| Spanish | Te amo Te quiero |
| Italian | Ti amo |
| Yoruba | Mo nifẹẹ rẹ |
| Kazakh | Мен сені сүйемін! (Men seni süyemin!) — inf Мен сені жақсы көремін! (Men seni jaqsı köremin!) — inf Мен сізді сүйемін! (Men sіzdi süyemin!) — frm Мен сізді жақсы көремін! (Men sіzdi jaqsı köremin!) — frm Мен сізге ғашықпын! (Men sizge ğaşıqpın!) — frm Мен саған ғашықпын! (Men sağan ğaşıqpın!) — inf |
| Kannada | ನಾ ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸ್ತೀನಿ (naa ninna preetisteeni) |
| Kapampangan | Kaluguran daka |
| Catalan | T’estimo |
| Kirundi | Ndagukunda |
| Klamath | Moo ?ams ni stinta |
| Klallam | Nəsƛ̕éʔ cxʷ |
| Korean | 사랑해 (sarang hae) |
| Xhosa | Ndiyakuthanda |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Ez te hez dikem |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Xoştim dewê; Min tom xoş dewêt; Ji te hez dikîm |
| Kyrgyz | Мен сени сүйөм! (Men seni süyöm!) — sg/inf |
|
Chinese (Cantonese) |
我愛你 (ngóh oi néih) |
|
Chinese (Hakka) |
愛你 (ngai2 oi5 ngi2) |
|
Chinese (Mandarin) |
我愛你 [我爱你] (wǒ ài nǐ) |
|
Chinese (Shanghainese) |
侬爱你 (nguh eh non) |
|
Chinese (Taiwanese Hokkien) |
我愛你 (góa ài lì) |
| Cornish | My a’th kar |
| Corsican | Ti tengu caru |
| Cuyonon |
Inggegegma ta kaw; Inggegegma ta ka Gegma ta kaw; Mal ta ka; Mal ta kaw |
| Khmer |
បងស្រលាញ់អូន — m>f អូនស្រលាញ់បង — f>m |
| Ladino (Sephardic) | (Te amo) טי אמו |
| Lakota |
Thečhíȟila Iyótaŋčhila Čhaŋtóčhignake |
| Latin | Te amo |
| Latvian | Es tevi mīlu |
| Lithuanian | Aš tave myliu |
| Lojban | mi do prami |
| Lozi | Na ku lata |
| Lule Sami | Mån æhtsáv duv |
| Luo | Aheri |
| Luxembourgish | Ech hunn dech gär / Ech si frou mat dir |
| Mazanderani | Tere del devesteme |
| Maithili | हम अहाँ स प्रेम करेछी (hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi) |
| Macedonian |
Те сакам (Te sakam), Те љубам (Te lyubam) — inf Ве сакам (Ve sakam), Ве љубам (Ve lyubam) — frm |
| Malagasy | Tiako ianao |
| Malay |
Saya sayang kamu Aku cintakan kau Aku cinta padamu Aku mencintaimu |
| Malayalam |
ഞാന് നിന്നെ പ്രേമിക്കുന്നു (njan ninne premikkunnu) |
| Maltese | Inħobbok / Inħobbok hafna / Jien inħobbek |
| Mam | Wajb’ila ti’ja … nlaq wanmiya ti’ja |
| Manchu | Bi shimbe hairambi |
| Maori | Kei te aroha au ki a koe |
| Marathi | माझ तुइयावर प्रेम आहे (Mājha tuiyāvar prem āhe) |
| Mi’kmaq | kesalul |
| Mixtec | Ku toulló ñeloosí |
| Mongolian | Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai) |
| Montagnais |
Tshemenuadeden (I love you) Tsheshuenemeden (I love you a lot) |
| Manx | Ta graih aym ort |
| Navajo |
Ayóó ánííníshí Ayóó ánóshí |
| Nama |
ǀNamsi ta ge a. (fm/sg) ǀNamtsi ta ge a. (m/sg) ǀNam ro ta ge a. (cm/dl) ǀNam ro ta ge a. (fm/dl) ǀNam kho ta ge a. (m/dl) ǀNam du ta ge a. (f/cm/pl) ǀNam go ta ge a. (m/pl) ǀNam so ta ge a. (fm/pl) |
| Nahuatl | Nimitztlazohtla / Nimitznequi |
| Northern Ndebele | Ngiyakuthanda |
| Southern Ndebele | Ngiyakuthanda |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | जितः छ नापं मतिना दु। |
| German | Ich liebe dich |
| Nepali |
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu) |
| Low German | Ik hou van di |
| Norwegian |
Jeg elsker deg (BM) Eg elskar deg (NN) |
| Occitan | T’aimi. T’estimi |
| Ojibwe | Gi zah gin |
| Okinawan |
好ちゅさ一(shichusaa) 我んね一御所愛さんでぃ思と一いび一ん (wannee unju kanasa ndi umutooibiin) — frm |
| Odia | Mu tumoku bhala paye |
| Otomí | Hmädi |
| Palauan | A Kultoir er Kau |
| Pangasinan | Inaru Taka |
| Punjabi |
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। / میں تینوں پیار کردا ہاں (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃) |
| Papiamento |
Mi ta stimabo (frm) Mi stimabo (inf) |
| Persian (Farsi) |
(asheghetam) عاشقتم used in poetry and songs — (dūset dāram) دوست دارم |
| Polish | Kocham Cię |
| Portuguese |
Amo-o (frm>m) Amo-a (frm>f) Adoro-te (inf) Adoro-o (frm>m) Adoro-a (frm>f) |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) |
Amo-te Eu te amo Eu gosto de você Eu amo você Eu adoro você (I adore you) Eu tenho carinho por você (I have affection for you) |
| Pashto |
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom) |
| Kinyarwanda | Ndagukunda |
| Romanian | Te iubesc |
| Russian |
Я тебя люблю! (Ja teb’a l’ubl’u!) — inf Я вас люблю! (Ja vas l’ubl’u!) — frm |
| Samoan | Ou te alofa ia te oe |
| Zapotec | Nadxiie lii |
| Sardinian | T’amo |
| Swazi | Ngiyakutsandza |
| Northern Sotho | Ke a go rata |
| Northern Sami | Mun ráhkistan du |
| Cebuano | Gihigugma ko ikaw |
| Serbian | Волим те (Volim te) |
| Sesotho | Ke a o rata |
| Sinhala | මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi) |
| Sicilian dialect |
T’amu (between lovers) Ti vogghiu («I want you» — between lovers) Ti vogghiu beni (for friends, relatives, etc) |
| Slovak | Ľúbim Ťa |
| Slovene |
Ljubim te (m/f) Rad te imam (m) Rada te imam (f) |
| Somali | Waan ku jecelahay |
| Soninke | Nga m’afini |
| Old French | Aim te |
| Old Spanish | Amo te |
| Swahili | Ninakupenda |
| Tagalog |
Iniibig kita Mahal Kita Minamahal Kita Iniirog kita (old fashioned) |
| Tahitian | Ua here vau ia oe |
| Tamil |
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (nān unnai kādhalikkiren) |
| Tatar | Мин сине яратам |
| Thai |
ผมรักคุณ (pŏm rák kun) — m ฉันรักคุณ (chăn rák kun) — f |
| Telugu |
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (naenu ninnu praemisthunnaanu) |
| Tetum | Hau hadomi O |
| Tibetan | ང་ཁྱེད་རང་ལ་དགའ་པོ་ཡོད་ (nga kayrâng-la gawpo yö) |
| Tigrinya |
ይፈትወካየ! (Yfetwekaye) m/sg የፍቅረካየ! (Yefkrekaye) m/sg ይፈትወኪ’የ! (Yfetwekiye) f/sg የፍቅረኪ’የ! (Yefkrekiye) f/sg |
| Tlingit | Ix̱six̱àan |
| Tok Pisin | Mi lavim yu |
| Tongan | ‘Oku ou ‘ofa ‘ia koe |
| Chuukese | Ai tong ngonuk (frm) U pe reom (inf) |
| Tswana | Ke a go rata |
| Tsonga | Ndza ku rhandza |
| Turkish | Seni seviyorum |
| Uzbek | Men seni sevaman |
| Ukrainian |
Я тебе кохаю (Ja tebe kochaju) Я тебе люблю (Ja tebe liubliu) |
| 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) |
| Faroese | Eg elski teg |
| Fijian | Au domoni iko / Au lomani iko |
| Filipino | Mahal Kita / Iniibig Kita |
| Finnish |
Mä rakastan sua (inf) Minä rakastan sinua (frm) |
| French |
Je t’aime Je t’adore |
| Saterland Frisian | Iek hääb die ljoo |
| West Frisian |
Ik hâld fan dy Ik bin wiis mei dy Ik leavje dy Ik leavhaw dy |
| North Frisian | Ik hääw de liif |
| Friulian | Ti vuei ben |
| Hausa |
Ina son ka (>m) Ina son ki (>f) |
| Hiligaynon | Palangga ko ikaw / Guina higugma ko ikaw |
| Hindi |
मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहता हुँ (maiṅ tumhaiṅ bahut cāhatā hūṅ) — m मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहता चाहती हुँ (maiṅ tumhaiṅ bahut cāhatī hūṅ) — f मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हुँ (maiṅ tumse pyār kartā hūṅ) — m मैं तुमसे प्यार करती हुँ (maiṅ tumse pyār kartī hūṅ) — f |
| Croatian | Volim te |
| Tsez |
Даьр ми йетих (Där mi yetix) >f Даьр ми этих (Där mi etix) >m |
| Cimbrian | Ich liibe-dich |
| Western Cham | Ai ranam dai (m>f) Dai ranam ai (f>m) |
|
Chamorro (Guam Dialect) |
Hu guiaya hao |
| Cherokee | ᎬᎨᏳᎢ (Gvgeyu’i) |
| Czech |
Miluji tě — between partners Mám tě rád (jako kamaráda) — between friends |
| Swedish | Jag älskar dig |
| Swiss German | Ich liib dich / I ha Di gärn |
| Swiss Romansh | Jeu carezel tei |
| Shona | Ndinokuda |
| Scots | Ah loove ye |
| Alsatian | Ich hàbb dir lïab |
| Esperanto | Mi amas vin |
| Estonian | Ma armastan sind |
| Southern Sami | Manne datnem eahtsam |
| Yucatec Maya | In k’áatech |
| Yup’ik | Kenkamken |
| Javanese |
Kula tresna panjengan Aku seneng kowe |
| Sakha (Yakut) | Мин эйиигин таптыыбын (min ejiigin taptɯɯbɯn) |
| Japanese |
好きです (suki desu) 好きだ (suki da) 好きだよ (suki dayo) 好きよ (suki yo) f 大好きです (daisuki desu) 愛してるよ (aishiteru yo) 愛してるわ (aishiteru wa) >f |
| Yapese | Gu ba’adag em |