Language Translation -------- ----------- Afrikaans Ek het jou lief Afrikaans Ek is lief vir jou Albanian te dua Albanian te dashuroj Alentejano(Portugal) Gosto De Ti, Porra! Alsacien Ich hoan dich gear Amharic Afekrishalehou Arabic Ana Behibak (to a male) Arabic Ana Behibek (to a female) Arabic Ib'n hebbak. Arabic Ana Ba-heb-bak Arabic nhebuk Arabic Ohiboke (male to female) Arabic Ohiboka (female to male) Arabic Ohibokoma (male or female to two males or two females) Arabic Nohiboke (more than one male or female to female) Arabic Nohiboka (male to male or female to male) Arabic Nohibokoma (m. to m. or f. to two males or two females) Arabic Nohibokom (m. to m. or f. to more than two males) Arabic Nohibokon (m. to m. or f. to more than two females) Arabic (not standard) Bahibak (female to male) Arabic (not standard) Bahibik (male to female) Arabic (not standard) Benhibak (more than one male or female to male) Arabic (not standard) Benhibik (male to male or female to female) Arabic (not standard) Benhibkom (m. to m. or female to more than one male) Assamese Moi tomak bhal pau Basc Nere Maitea Batak Holong rohangku di ho Bavarian I mog di narrisch gern Bengali Ami tomAy bhAlobAshi Bengali Ami tomake bhalobashi. Berber Lakh tirikh Bicol Namumutan ta ka Bolivian Quechua qanta munani Bulgarian Obicham te Burmese chit pa de Cambodian Bon sro lanh oon Cambodian kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah Canadian French Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this) Cantonese Moi oiy neya Cantonese Ngo oi ney Catalan T'estim (mallorcan) Catalan T'estim molt (I love you a lot) Catalan T'estime (valencian) Catalan T'estimo (catalonian) Cebuano Gihigugma ko ikaw. Chickasaw chiholloli (first "i" nasalized) Chinese (see the entries for mandarin or cantonese!) Corsican Ti tengu cara (to female) Corsican Ti tengu caru (to male) Croatian LJUBim te Czech miluji te Czech MILUJU TE! (colloquial form) Danish Jeg elsker dig Dutch Ik hou van jou Dutch Ik ben verliefd op je Ecuador Quechua canda munani English I love you English I adore you Esperanto Mi amas vin Estonian Mina armastan sind Estonian Ma armastan sind Farsi Tora dust midaram Farsi Asheghetam Farsi (Persian) doostat dAram Filipino Mahal ka ta Filipino Iniibig Kita Finnish Minä rakastan sinua Flemish Ik zie oe geerne French Je t'aime French Je t'adore Friesian Ik hald fan dei Gaelic Ta gra agam ort German Ich liebe Dich Greek s'ayapo (spoken s'agapo, 3rd letter is lower case 'gamma') Greek (old) (Ego) philo su (ego is only needed for emphasis) Greenlandic Asavakit Gujrati Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon. Hausa Ina sonki Hawaiian Aloha I'a Au Oe Hebrew Ani ohev otach (male to female) Hebrew Ani ohev otcha (male to male) Hebrew Ani ohevet otach (female to female) Hebrew Ani ohevet otcha (female to male) Hindi Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female) Hindi Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male) Hindi Main Tumse Prem Karta Hoon Hindi Mai Tumhe Pyar Karta Hoon Hindi Main Tumse Pyar Karta Hoon Hindi Mai Tumse Peyar Karta Hnu Hindi Mai tumse pyar karta hoo Hokkien Wa ai lu Hopi Nu' umi unangwa'ta Hungarian Szeretlek Hungarian Szeretlek te'ged Icelandic Eg elska thig Indi Mai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha Ho Indonesian Saya cinta padamu (Saya, commonly used) Indonesian Saya cinta kamu ( " ) Indonesian Saya kasih saudari ( " ) Indonesian Aku tjinta padamu (Aku, not often used) Indonesian Aku cinta padamu ( " ) Indonesian Aku cinta kamu ( " ) Iranian Mahn doostaht doh-rahm Irish taim i' ngra leat Italian ti amo (if it's a relationship/lover/spouse) Italian ti voglio bene (if it's a friend, or relative) Japanese Kimi o ai shiteru Japanese Aishiteru Japanese Chuu shiteyo Japanese Ora omee no koto ga suki da Japanese Ore wa omae ga suki da Japanese Suitonnen Japanese Sukiyanen Japanese Sukiyo Japanese Watashi Wa Anata Ga Suki Desu Japanese Watashi Wa Anata Wo Aishithe Imasu Japanese Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu Japanese Suki desu (used at 1st time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers) Javanese Kulo tresno Kannada Naanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene Kannada Naanu Ninnanu Mohisuthene Kiswahili Nakupenda Klingon qabang Klingon qaparHa' (depends where in the galaxy you are) Korean No-rul sarang hae (man to woman in casual relation) Korean Tangsinul sarang ha yo Korean Tangshin-ul sarang hae-yo Korean Tangsinul Sarang Ha Yo Korean Tangshin-i cho-a-yo (i like you, in a romantic way) Korean Nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida Korean Nanun Dangsineul Mucheog Joahapnida Korean Nanun Dangsineul Saranghapnida Korean Nanun Gdaega Joa Korean Nanun Gdaereul Saranghapnida Korean Nanun Neoreul Saranghanda Korean Gdaereul Hjanghan Naemaeum Alji Korean Joahaeyo Korean Saranghae Korean Saranghaeyo Korean Saranghapanida Kurdish Ez te hezdikhem (?) Lao Koi muk jao Lao Khoi huk chau Latin Te amo Latin Vos amo Latin (old) (Ego) amo te (ego, for emphasis) Latvian Es milu tevi (Pronounced "Ess tevy meeloo") Lebanese Bahibak Lingala Nalingi yo Lisbon lingo gramo-te bue', chavalinha Lithuanian TAVE MYLIU (ta-ve mee-lyu) Lojban mi do prami Luo Aheri Macedonian SAKAM TE! Madrid lingo Me molas, tronca Malay Saya cintakan mu Malay Saya sayangkan mu Malay/Indonesian Saya sayangkan engkau Malay/Indonesian Saya cintakan awak Malayalam Njyaan Ninne' Preetikyunnu Malayalam Njyaan Ninne' Mohikyunnu. Malayalam Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu Malaysian Saya Cintamu Malaysian Saya Sayangmu Malaysian Saya Cinta Kamu Mandarin Wo ai ni (Wo3 ai4 ni3 in tonal notation) Marathi me tujhashi prem karto (male to female) Marathi me tujhashi prem karte (female to male) Marathi Mi tuzya var prem karato Mohawk Konoronhkwa Navaho Ayor anosh'ni Ndebele Niyakutanda Norwegian Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk) Norwegian Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) (pronouncedyai elske dai) Op Op Lopveop Yopuop Osetian Aez dae warzyn Pakistani Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat Hai Persian Tora dost daram Pig Latin Ie Ovele Ouye Polish Kocham Cie Polish Ja cie kocham Polish Yacha kocham Polish Kocham Ciebie Portuguese Amo-te Portuguese (brazilian) Eu te amo Punjabi Mai taunu pyar karda Punjabi Main Tainu Pyar Karna Quenya Tye-mela'ne Romanian Te iu besc Romanian Te Ador Russian Ya vas liubliu Russian Ya tebya liubliu Russian Ya polubeel s'tebya Russian (malincaya) Ya Tibieh Lublue Scot Gaelic Tha gra\dh agam ort Serbian ljubim te (I kiss you/love you, 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish) Serbocroatian Volim te Serbocroatian Ljubim te Shona Ndinokuda Sinhalese Mama oyata adarei Sioux Techihhila Slovak lubim ta Slovene ljubim te Spanish Te quiero Spanish Te amo Srilankan Mama Oyata Arderyi Swahili Naku penda (followed by the person's name) Swedish Jag älskar dig Swiss-German Ch'ha di gärn Syrian/Lebanese BHEBBEK (to a female) Syrian/Lebanese BHEBBAK (to a male) Tagalog Mahal kita Tahitian Ua Here Vau Ia Oe Tamil Ni yaanai kaadli karen (You love me) Tamil n^An unnaik kAthalikkinREn (I love you) Tamil Naan Unnai Kadalikiren Tcheque MILUJI TE^ Telugu Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu Telugu/india Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu Thai Phom Rak Khun (formal, male to female) Thai Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male) Thai Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving) Thai Phom Rak Khun Tunisian Ha eh bak * Turkish Seni seviyo*rum (o* means o) Turkish Seni Seviyurum Turkish Seni Seviyorum Ukrainian ja tebe koKHAju (real true love) Ukrainian ja vas koKHAju Ukrainian ja pokoKHAv tebe Ukrainian ja pokoKHAv vas Urdu Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai Urdu Main Tumse Muhabbat Karta Hoon Vietnamese Em ye^u anh (woman to man) Vietnamese To^i ye^u em (man to woman) Vietnamese Anh ye^u em (man to woman) Vlaams Ik hue van ye Vulcan Wani ra yana ro aisha Welsh 'Rwy'n dy garu di. Welsh Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi) Yiddish Ich libe dich Yiddish Ich han dich lib Yiddish Ikh Hob Dikh Lib Yugoslavian Ya te volim Zazi Ezhele hezdege (sp?) Zulu Mena Tanda Wena Zulu Ngiyakuthanda! Zuni Tom ho' ichema Explanation of Languages ------------------------ Afrikaans -> People of Dutch heritage in south Africa. Alsacien -> french/german dialect (live in france,but speak like german) Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India Batak -> North Sumatra province of indonesia Bavarian -> Southern state of Germany (actually a German dialect) Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India, as well as almost all people of BANGLADESH Bicol -> Philipin dialect Cebuano -> language spoken in philipino near the town of Cebu Chickasaw -> Native American spoken in southeastern Oklahoma. Friesian -> they speak the language in Northern Holland in Northern Germany and in some parts of Denmark mainly west coast Gaelic -> Irish Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India Hindi -> language spoken in the nothern states of India Hopi -> North American Indian Tribe (Southwest maybe?) Kannada -> Language of Karnataka a state in south India. Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek Luo -> Kenya Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India Mohawk -> North american Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of the Sven Nations/Iriquois) Navaho -> North american Indian tribe (southwest) Ndebele -> Zimbabwe Punjabi -> Northern India Quechua -> Quecha is a Mayan language Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his books, notably _The Lord of the Rings_ Shona -> Zimbabwe Sinhalese -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of Sri Lanka Sioux -> North American Indian tribe from the upper Midwest. Tagalog -> Filipino language Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus .... Telugu -> southeastern state of India. (eleventh most spoken language in the world.) Urdu -> the language spoken in pakistan Vlaams -> Belgian Dutch Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek Zazi -> Kurdic dialect e^ -> ^ above e a' -> a with the acute accent (') over it