| Afrikaans |
Ek is lief vir jou |
| Albanian |
Te dua |
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Te dashuroj |
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Ti je zemra ime |
| American Indian |
(North American Native) |
| Apache |
Sheth she~n zho~n (nazalized vowel sounds) |
| Cheyenne |
Ne mohotatse |
| Chickasaw |
Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized) |
| Hopi |
Nu' umi unangw'ta |
| Mohawk |
Konoronhkwa |
| Navaho |
Ayor anosh'ni |
| Sioux |
Techihhila |
| Zuni |
Tom ho' ichema |
| Arabic |
Ana behibak (female to male) |
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Ana Behibek (male to female) |
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Ana ahebik |
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Ib'n hebbak |
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Ana ba-heb-bak |
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Nhebuk (spoken to someone important) |
| Armenian |
Yes kez guh seerem (Western dialect) |
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Yes kez si'rumem (Eastern dialect) |
| Bangladeschi |
Ami tomake walobashi |
| Basque |
Nere maitea |
| Bengali |
Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi |
| Bolivian Quechua |
Qanta munani |
| Bosnian |
Volim te |
| Brazilian (Portuguese) |
Eu te amo (pronounced "eiu chee amu") |
| Bulgarian |
Obicham te |
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As te obeicham |
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As te obicham |
| Burmese |
Chit pa te |
| Cambodian |
Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah |
| Canadian (French) |
Sh'teme (spoken) |
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Je t'aime (I like you) |
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Je t'adore (I love you) |
| Chinese |
Ngo oi ney (Cantonese) |
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Wo oi ney (Cantonese) |
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Wo ai ni (Mandarin) |
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Wo ie ni (Mandarin) |
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Wuo ai nee (Mandarin) |
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Wo ay ni (Mandarin) |
| Creol |
Mi aime jou |
| Croation (familiar) |
Volim te (used in common speech) |
| Czech |
Miluji te |
| Danish |
Jeg elsker dig |
| Dutch |
Ik hou van je |
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Ik hou van jou |
| Equador Quechua |
Canda munani |
| English |
I love you |
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I adore you |
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I love thee (poetic) |
| Estonian |
Mina armastan sind |
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Ma armastan sind |
| Ethiopian
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ewedishalew (Male to Female)
ewedihalew (Female to Male) |
| Farsi (Iran-dialects in Afghanistan/Pakistan) |
Tora dost daram |
| Filipino (Phillipino) |
Mahal ka ta |
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Iniibig kita |
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Mahal kita |
| Finnish |
("Ma") rakastan sinua |
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("Ma") tykka"a"n susta (I like you) |
| French |
Je t'aime (I love you) |
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Je t'adore (I love you - stronger between lovers) |
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J' t'aime bien (I like you - meant for friends, family members - not
for lovers) |
| Gaelic (Language of Ireland) |
Ta gra agam ort |
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Moo graugh hoo |
| German |
Ich liebe dich (classic & conservative) |
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Ich hab dich lieb |
| Swiss (German) |
Ch'ha di ga"rn |
| Greek |
S'ayapo (spoken s'agapo) |
| Greenlandic |
Asavakit |
| Hawaiian |
Aloha wau ia oi |
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Aloha wau ia oi nui loa (I love you very much) |
| Hindi (language of northern states of India) |
Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female) |
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Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male) |
| Hungarian |
Szeretlek |
| Icelandic |
Eg elska thig (pronounce "yeg l-ska thig") |
| Indonesia |
Saya cinta padamu |
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Saya cinta kamu |
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Saya kasih saudari |
| Italian |
Ti amo (relationship - lover or spouse) |
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Ti voglio bene (between friends) |
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Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning of desire) |
| Irish (see also Gaelic) |
Taim i' ngra leat |
| Japanese |
Kimi o ai shiteru |
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Aishiteru |
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Chuu shiteyo |
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Ore wa omae ga suki da |
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Watashi wa anata ga suki desu |
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Suki desu (used at the beginning of a relationship - no intimacy yet) |
| Korean |
Dangsinul saranghee yo |
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Saranghee |
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Joahaeyo |
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Norul sarang hae |
| Kurdish |
Ez te hezdikhem |
| Lao |
Khoi hak jao |
| Latin |
Te amo |
| Latvian |
Es tevi milu (pronounced "es tevy meelu") |
| Lebanese |
Bahibak |
| Lithuanian
Luganda (language of Uganda) |
Tave myliu (pronounced "ta-ve mee-lyu")
Nkwagala Nyo |
| Luo (language of Kenya) |
Aheri |
| Luxembourgish |
Ech hun dech ga"r |
| Macedonian |
Te sakam (a bit stronger than "I like you") |
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Te ljubam (I really love you) |
| Malay (Indonesian) |
Saya cintakan kamu |
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Saya cinta pada mu (best and most commonly used) |
| Moroccan |
Kanbhik |
| Norwegian |
Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) |
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Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk) |
| Pakistani |
Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai |
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Muje se mu habbat hai |
| Polish |
Kocham cie |
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Kocham ciebie |
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Ja cie kocham |
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Yacha kocham |
| Portuguese |
Eu amo te (pronounced "eiu amu chee") |
| Punjabi (language of N. Punjab, India) |
Main tainu pyar karna |
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Nai taunu pyar karda |
| Romanian |
Te iubesc |
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Te ador |
| Russian |
Ya tyebya lyublyu |
| Samoan |
Ou te alofa outou |
| Serbian (familiar) |
Volim te |
| Serbocroation |
Volim te |
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Ljubim te |
| Slovak |
Lubim ta |
| Somali |
Waan ku gealahay |
| Spanish |
Te amo |
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Te quiero |
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Te adoro (I adore you) |
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Te deseo (I desire you) |
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Me antojis (I crave you) |
| Srilankan |
Mama oyata arderyi |
| Swahili |
Nakupenda |
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Naku penda (followed by the person's name) |
| Swedish |
Jag a"lskar dig |
| Syrian/Lebanese |
Bhebbek (male to female) |
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Bhebbak (female to male) |
| Tagalog (a dialect of the Philippines) |
Mahal kita |
| Tahitian |
Ua here au ia oe |
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Ua here vau ia oe |
| Thai (language of Thailand) |
Chan raak ther |
| Tunisian |
Ha eh bak |
| Turkish |
Seni seviyorum |
| Ukranian |
Ya tebe kokhayu |
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Ja pokokhav tebe |
| Urdu (spoken in Pakistan and India) |
Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon |
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Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai |
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Kam prem kartahai |
| Vietnamese |
Anh ye^u em (male to female) |
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Em ye^u anh (female to male) |
| Welsh (language spoken in Wales, UK) |
Rwy'n dy garu di |
| Yiddish |
Ikh hob dikh lib |
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Ich libe dich |
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Ich han dich lib |
| Yugoslavian |
Ja te volim |
| Zulu |
Mena tanda wena |
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Ngiyakuthanda |
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