| 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)
Ohiboki (male to female)
Ohibokoma (male or female to two males or two females)
Nohiboke (more than one male or females to female)
Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two males or two females)
Nohibokom (male to male or female to more than two males)
Nohibokon (male to male or female to more than two females) |
| 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 |
| 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 (Cantonese)
Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
Ngai on ni (Hakka)
Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
Wo ie ni (Mandarin)
Wuo ai nee (Mandarin)
Wo ay ni (Mandarin)
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 arrow head 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 (old fashioned)
Ik heb je lief (old fashioned)
Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
Ik ben verliefd op jou ("I am in love with you")
Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very much")
Ik houd erg veel van je ("I love you very much")
Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
Ik vind je aardig ("I like you")
Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very much")
Ik vind je heel aardig ("I like you very 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) |
Minä rakastan sinua
Rakastan sinua
Minä pidän sinusta ("I like you") |
| Finnish |
Ma") rakastan sua
(Ma") tykkään susta ("I like you") |
| French |
Je t'aime ("I love you")
Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning between lovers)
Je t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends and family, not for lovers) |
| French (formal) |
Je vous aime |
| Gaelic |
Ta gra agam ort |
| Ghanaian |
Moo graugh hoo
Me dor wo |
| German (formal) |
Ich liebe Sie (rarely used) |
| German |
Ich liebe dich
Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and conservative) |
German dialects:
- Bavarian (Bayrisch)
- (Bavaria/Bayern) |
I moag di gern
I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
I lieb di |
Berlin dialect
- (Berlinerisch) |
Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
Ick liebe Dich |
| Berner-Deutsch |
Ig liebe di |
| Bochumer |
Ich lieb Dich! |
| Franconian (Fränkisch) |
Du gfällsd mer fai |
| - (Franconia/Franken) |
Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a relationship)
Mid dier mächerd ich a amol (sexually touched, meant 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 |
| Saarländisch |
Isch hann disch lieb |
| Saxon (Sächsisch) |
Isch liebdsch |
| Swabian (Schwäbisch) |
( ? ) |
| Swiss German (Schweizerdeutsch) |
Ch'ha di gärn |
| 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', commonly used)
Saya kasih saudari ('Saya', commonly used)
Saja kasih saudari ('Saya', commonly used )
Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
Aku cinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
Aku cinta kamu ('Aku', not often used) |
| 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' premikkunnu
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 |
| 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 |
| Op |
Op lopveop yopuop |
| Osetian |
Aez dae warzyn |
| 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 yêu em (male to female)
Em yêu anh (female to male)
|
| 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 desire to a person) |
| Yugoslavian |
Ja te volim |
| Zazi |
Ezhele hezdege (sp?) |
| Zulu |
Mena tanda wena
Ngiyakuthanda! |
| Zuni |
Tom ho' ichema |
| Afrikaans |
Spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa |
| Alentejano |
Language spoken in Portugal |
| Alsacien |
French/German dialect (live in France, but speak like Germans) |
| Apache |
North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the Canadian to Mexican borders |
| Arabic |
Language spoken in the Arab countries including but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and the region of Palestine |
| Assamese |
Language spoken in the state of Assam, India |
| Bassa |
Language spoken in Africa |
| Batak |
Language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of Indonesia |
| Bavarian |
Language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern Germany (actually a German dialect) |
| Bemba |
Language spoken in Africa |
| Bengali |
Language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India, as well as almost all people of Bangladesh |
| Bicol |
Philipino dialect |
| Braille |
The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots. It is 'read' by touch |
| Cebuano |
Language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu |
| Cheyenne |
North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache Nation |
| Chichewa |
Language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa |
| Chickasaw |
North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma) |
| Creol |
French dialect spoken by people who migrated from Canada to the Louisiana, USA, area |
| Dusun |
Language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest in North Borneo |
| Dutch |
Language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium |
| Esperanto |
The International Language |
| Farsi |
Language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called Persian |
| Franconian |
German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area round Nuremberg |
| French |
Language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons) and Belgium |
| Friesian |
Language spoken in northern Holland, northern Germany, and in some parts of Denmark mainly west coast |
| Gaelic |
Language spoken in Ireland |
| Gronings |
Dutch dialect |
| Guarani' |
One of the two official languages in Paraguay |
| Gujrati |
Language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and Pakistan |
| Hakka |
Chinese dialect from Manchuria |
| Hausa |
Language spoken in Nigeria |
| Hindi |
Language spoken in the northern states of India |
| Hopi |
North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona) |
| Ilocano |
Filopino dialect |
| Kannada |
Language spoken in the state of Karnataka, southern India |
| Kikongo |
Language spoken in Zaire, Africa |
| Klingon |
Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos |
| Kpele |
Language spoken in Africa |
| Lao |
Language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people living in northern Thailand |
| Luo |
Language spoken in Kenya |
| Luxembourgish |
Language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany. A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on German |
| Maa |
Language spoken in Africa |
| Malayalam |
Language spoken in the state of Kerala, India |
| Marathi |
Language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India (Bombay is the capital city) |
| Mohawk |
North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of the Seven Nations/Iriquois?) |
| Moroccan |
Language spoken in Morocco, North Africa |
| Navaho |
North American Indian tribe (southwest) |
| Ndebele |
Language spoken in Zimbabwe |
| Nyanja |
Language spoken in Africa |
| Papiamento |
Language spoken on the island of Aruba |
| Pulaar |
Dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people |
| Punjabi |
Language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India |
| Quechua |
Language spoken by Incan Indians (South America) |
| Quenya |
Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings" |
| Shona |
Language spoken in Zimbabwe |
| Singhalese |
Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon |
| Sioux |
North American Indian tribe (upper midwest) |
| Swahili |
Language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East Africa |
| Tagalog |
Philipino dialect |
| Tamil |
Language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus |
| Telugu |
Language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India (eleventh most spoken language in the world) |
| Tswana |
Language spoken in Africa |
| Twi |
Language spoken in Africa |
| Urdu |
Language spoken in Pakistan and India |
| Vai |
Language spoken in Africa |
| Vulcan |
Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from the planet Vulcan |
| Walloon |
Literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used French dialect with certain German influences spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium |
| Wolof |
Dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people |
| Ucatec Mayay |
Language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico |
| Zazi |
Kurdic dialect |
| Zuni |
North American Indian tribe |
