How to Say I Love You in Different Languages
Love needs no language to express itself. It has a universal language of its own and eyes can express it all. Yet, we would like to express our love eloquently to our valentine, without being restricted by the chains of languages unknown to us. So here are the translations of the simple sentence that holds the charm of times immemorial 'I Love You' in more than 140 languages! If you want to be a really great romantic, say 'I Love You' in different languages, add to a love letter or anniversary card, write it in the language of your love's background and surprise them with a new "I Love You" every day.
| Language | How to Say I Love You |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Ek Is Lief Vir Jou |
| Albanian | Te Dua |
| Alsacien | Ich Hoan Dich Gear |
| Amharic | Afekrishalehou |
| Arabic | Ana Behibak (To Male), Ana Behibek (To Female) |
| Armenian | Yes Kez Si'rumem |
| Assamese | Moi Tomak Bhal Pau |
| Basc | Nere Maitea |
| Basque | Maite Zaitut |
| Batak | Holong Rohangku Di Ho |
| Bavarian | I Mog Di Narrisch Gern |
| Belarussian | Ya Tabe Kahayu |
| Bengali | Ami Tomay Bhalobashi |
| Berber | Lakh Tirikh |
| Bicol | Namumutan Ta Ka |
| Bolivian Quechua | Qanta Munani |
| Bosnian | Volim Te |
| Bulgarian | Obicham Te |
| Burmese | Chit Pa De |
| Cambodian | Own Serlow Lang Bong (To Male), Bong Serlow Lang Own (To Female) |
| Canadian French | Sh'teme (Spoken, Sounds Like This) |
| Cantonese | Ngo Oi Ney |
| Catalan | T'estim Molt |
| Chamoru | Hu Guaiya Hao |
| Cebuano | Gihigugma Ko Ikaw |
| Cheyenne | Nemehotatse |
| Chickasaw | Chiholloli (First "I" Nasalized) |
| Chinese | Wo Ai Ni |
| Corsican | Ti Tengu Caru (To Male), Ti Tengu Cara (To Female) |
| Creole | Mi Aime Jou |
| Croatian | Volim Te |
| Czech | Miluji Te |
| Danish | Jeg Elsker Dig |
| Dutch | Ik Hou Van Jou |
| Ecuador Quechua | Canda Munani |
| Eskimo | Nagligivaget |
| Esperanto | Mi Amas Vin |
| Estonian | Mina Armastan Sind |
| Farsi | Tora Dost Daram |
| Filipino | Mahal Kita |
| Finnish | Mina Rakastan Sinua |
| Flemish | Ik Zie Oe Geerne |
| French | Je T'aime |
| Estonian | Mina Armastan Sind |
| Farsi | Tora Dost Daram |
| Friesian | Ik Hald Fan Dei |
| Gaelic | Ta Gra Agam Ort |
| Galego/Galician | Querote (or) Amote |
| Georgian | Me Shen Mikvarxar |
| German | Ich Liebe Dich |
| Greek | S' Agapo |
| Gujarati | Hoon Tane Pyar Karoochhoon! |
| Hausa | Ina Sonki |
| Hawaiian | Aloha Ia Au Oe |
| Hebrew | Ani Ohevet Otcha (To Male), Ani Ohev Otach (To Female) |
| Hindi | Main Tumse Pyar Karta Hoon |
| Hokkien | Wa Ai Lu |
| Hopi | Nu' Umi Unangwa'ta |
| Hungarian | Szeretlek |
| Icelandic | Eg Elska Thig |
| Indonesian | Saya Cinta Padamu |
| Irish | Taim I' Ngra Leat |
| Italian | Ti Amo |
| Japanese | Kimi O Ai Shiteru |
| Javanese | Kulo Tresno |
| Kannada | Naanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene |
| Kazakh | Men Seni Syiem |
| Kiswahili | Nakupenda |
| Klingon | Qabang |
| Korean | Dangsineul Saranghae |
| Kurdish | Ez Te Hezdikhem |
| Lao | Koi Hak Jao |
| Latin | Te Amo |
| Latvian | Es tevi milu |
| Lingala | Nalingi Yo |
| Lisbon Lingo/Gramo | Te Bue' , Chavalinha |
| Lithuanian | As Tave Myliu |
| Lojban | Mi Do Prami |
| Luo | Aheri |
| Macedonian | Sakam Te |
| Madrid Lingo | Me Molas , Tronca |
| Malagasy | Tiako Ianao |
| Malay | Saya Cintamu |
| Malayalam | Njan Ninne Premikkunnu |
| Mandarin | Wo Ai Ni |
| Marathi | Me Tujhashi Prem Karte (To Male), Me Tujhashi Prem Karto (To Female) |
| Marshallese | Yokwe Yuk |
| Mohawk | Konoronhkwa |
| Navaho | Ayor Anosh'ni |
| Ndebele | Ngiyakuthanda |
| Nepali | Ma Timilai Maya Garchu |
| Norwegian | Eg Elskar Deg (Nynorsk), Jeg Elsker Deg (Bokmaal) |
| Osetian | Aez Dae Warzyn |
| Persian | Tora Dost Daram |
| Pig Latin | Iyay Ovlay Ooyay |
| Polish | Kocham Cie |
| Portuguese | Eu Te Amo |
| Punjabi | Mai Taunu Pyar Karda |
| Romanian | Te Iubesc |
| Russian | Ya Tyebya Lyublyu |
| Sanskrit | Twayi Snihyaami |
| Scot Gaelic | Tha Gra\Dh Agam Ort |
| Serbian | Volim Te |
| Serbocroatian | Volim Te |
| Sesotho | Kiyahurata |
| Shona | Ndinokuda |
| Sindhi | Aa Tosan Piyar Karyaan Tho |
| Sinhalese | Mama Oyata Adarei |
| Sioux | Techihhila |
| Slovak | Lubim Ta |
| Slovenian | Ljubim Te |
| Spanish | Te Amo/Te Quiero |
| Srilankan | Mama Oyata Arderyi |
| Swahili | Naku Penda (followed by the person's name) |
| Swedish | Jag Alskar Dig |
| Swiss | Ch'ha Di Ga'Rn |
| Syrian/Lebanese | Bhebbak (To Male), Bhebbek (To Female) |
| Tagalog | Mahal Kita |
| Tahitian | Ua Here Vau La Oe |
| Tamil | Naan Unnai Kathalikkiren |
| Tcheque | Miluji Te' |
| Telugu | Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu |
| Thai | Ch'an Rak Khun (To Male), Phom Rak Khun (To Female) |
| Tunisian | Ha Eh Bak |
| Turkish | Seni Seviyorum |
| Ukrainian | Ya Tebe Kokhayu |
| Urdu | Main Tumse Muhabbat Karta Hoon |
| Vietnamese | Em Ye'U Anh (To Male), Anh Ye'U Em (To Female) |
| Vlaams | Ik Hue Van Ye |
| Vulcan | Wani Ra Yana Ro Aisha |
| Welsh | Rwy'n Dy Garu Di |
| Yiddish | Kh'hob Dikh Lib |
| Yugoslavian | Ya Te Volim |
| Zulu | Ngiyakuthanda |
| Zuni | Tom Ho' Ichema |