Afrikaans Ek is lief vir jou
Albanian Te dua; Te dashuroj; 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
Navajo Ayor anosh’ni
Sioux Techihhila
Zuni Tom ho’ ichema
Arabic Ana behibak (female to male); Ana Behibek (male to female); Ana ahebik; Ib’n hebbak; Ana ba-heb-bak; Nhebuk (spoken to someone important)
Armenian Yes kez guh seerem (Western dialect); Yes kez si’rumem (Eastern dialect)
Bangladeschi Ami tomake valobashi
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; As te obeicham; As te obicham
Burmese Chit pa te
Cambodian Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
Canadian (French) Sh’teme (spoken)
Je t’aime (I like you)
Je t’adore (I love you)
Chinese Ngo oi ney (Cantonese); Wo oi ney (Cantonese); Wo ai ni (Mandarin); Wo ie ni (Mandarin); Wuo ai nee (Mandarin); 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; Ik hou van jou
Equador Quechua Canda munani
English I love you; I adore you; I love thee (poetic)
Estonian Mina armastan sind; Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian ewedishalew (Male to Female); ewedihalew (Female to Male)
Farsi (Iran-dialects Tora dost daram in Afghanistan / Pakistan )
Filipino (Phillipino) Mahal ka ta; Iniibig kita; Mahal kita
Finnish Mina rakastan sinua; Rakaastan sinua; (“Ma”) tykka”a”n susta (I like you)
French Je t’aime (I love you); Je t’adore (I love you – stronger between lovers); J’ t’aime bien (I like you – meant for friends, family members – not for lovers)
Gaelic ( Ireland ) Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic):
Tá mé i ngrá leat (literally: Am I in love with-you / meaning: I’m in love with you) Pronounced: taa may ee ngraw lat
Tá grá agam ort (literally: Is love at-me on-you / meaning: I love you) Pronounced: taa graw aggam orret
Is grá liom thú (literally: Is love with-me you meaning: You are love in me) Pronounced: es graw lom who
(The Irish language is generally a very idiomatic and metaphorical one.)
Gàidhlig (Scots Gaelic)
Tha gaol agam ort (literally: Is love at-me on-you / meaning: I love you) Pronounced: ha gewl aggam orsht
German Ich liebe dich (classic & conservative); Ich hab dich lieb
Swiss (German) Ch’ha di ga”rn
Greek S’ayapo (spoken s’agapo)
Greenlandic Asavakit
Hawaiian Aloha wau ia oi; Aloha wau ia oi nui loa (I love you very much)
Hebrew Ani ohevet otcha (female to male); Ani ohev otach (male to female)
Hindi ( India ) Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female); Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
Hungarian Szeretlek
Icelandic Eg elska thig (pronounce “yeg l-ska thig”)
Indonesia Saya cinta padamu; Saya cinta kamu; Saya kasih saudari
Italian Ti amo (relationship – lover or spouse); Ti voglio bene (between friends); Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning of desire)
Irish (see also Gaelic) Taim i’ ngra leat
Japanese Kimi o ai shiteru; Aishiteru; Chuu shiteyo; Ore wa omae ga suki da; Watashi wa anata ga suki desu; Suki desu (used at the beginning of a relationship – no intimacy yet)
Korean Dangsinul saranghee yo; Saranghee; Joahaeyo; 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 Tave myliu (pronounced “ta-ve mee-lyu”)
Luganda ( Uganda ) Nkwagala Nyo
Luo ( Kenya ) Aheri
Luxembourgish Ech hun dech ga”r
Macedonian Te sakam (a bit stronger than “I like you”); Te ljubam (I really love you)
Malay (Indonesian) Saya cintakan kamu; Saya cinta pada mu (best and most commonly used)
Moroccan Kanbhik
Norwegian Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal); Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
Pakistani Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai; Muje se mu habbat hai
Polish Kocham cie; Kocham ciebie; Ja cie kocham
Portuguese Eu amo te (pronounced “eiu amu chee”)
Punjabi ( India ) Main tainu pyar karna; Nai taunu pyar karda
Romanian Te iubesc; Te ador
Russian Ya tyebya lyublyu
Samoan Ou te alofa outou
Serbian (familiar) Volim te
Slovene Ljubim te
Slovak Lubim ta
Somali Waan ku gealahay
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)
Swedish Jag a”lskar dig
Syrian/Lebanese Bhebbek (male to female); Bhebbak (female to male)
Tagalog ( Philippines ) Mahal kita
Tahitian Ua here au ia oe; Ua here vau ia oe
Thai Chan raak ther
Tunisian Ha eh bak
Turkish Seni seviyorum
Ukranian Ya tebe kokhayu; Ja pokokhav tebe
Urdu ( Pakistan and India ) Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon; Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai; Kam prem kartahai
Vietnamese Anh ye^u em (male to female); Em ye^u anh (female to male)
Welsh ( Wales , UK ) Rwy’n dy garu di
Yiddish Ikh hob dikh lib; Ich libe dich; Ich han dich lib
Yugoslavian Ja te volim
Zulu Mena tanda wena; Ngiyakuthanda
Although we have tried to be as accurate as possible please remember that this list is a guide only and Wolfestone Translation do not accept any responsibility for any errors and/or the use to which you might put this information.