I love you

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Phrasebook 1.2.1 Translations

English

Pronunciation

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Phrasebook

I love you

1. This phrasebook entry is here for translation purposes only.

Translations

• Afrikaans:

  Ek het jou lief

  Ek is lief vir jou

• Albanian:

  Të dua

  Të dashuroj

  Te kam xhan (to a friend or relative)

• Amharic:

  (Afekrishalehou)

• Arabic:

  أحبك (Ahebk)

  أنا بحبك (Ana Behibak) (to a male) sp

  أنا بحبك (Ana Behibek) (to a female)

  (Ib'n hebbak)

  أنا بحبك (Ana Ba-heb-bak)

  نحبك (nhebuk)

  أحبك (Ohiboke) (male to female)

  أحبك (Ohiboka) (female to male)

  أحبكما (Ohibokoma) (male or female to two males or two females)

  نحبك (Nohiboke) (more than one male or female to female)

  نحبك (Nohiboka) (male to male or female to male)

  نحبكما (Nohibokoma) (m. to m. or f. to two males or two females)

  نحبكم (Nohibokom) (m. to m. or f. to more than two males)

  نحبكن (Nohibokon) (m. to m. or f. to more than two females)

  (not standard) بحبك (Bahibak) (female to male)

  (not standard) بحبك (Bahibik) (male to female)

  (not standard) بنحبك (Benhibak) (more than one male or female to male)

  (not standard) بنحبك (Benhibik) (male to male or female to female)

  (not standard) بنحبكم (Benhibkom) (m. to m. or female to more than one male)

• Arabic (Lebanon):

  بحبك (Bahibak)

• Arabic (Syria/Lebanon):

  بحبك (Bhebbek) (to a female)

  بحبك (Bhebbak) (to a male)

• Arabic (Tunisia):

  (Ha eh bak)

• Arabic (Morocco):

  (Nebgheek)

• Armenian:

  Ես քեզ սիրում եմ (yes kez sirumem)

• Aragonese:

  Te quiero

• Assamese:

  মৈ তমাক ভাল পাউ (Moi tomak bhal pau)

• Basque:

  (normal) Maite zaitut (to a lover or spouse)

  (normal) Maite zaituztet (to more than one lover or spouse or friend)

  (friendly) Maite haut (to a lover or friend)

• Batak:

  Holong do rohangku tu ho

• Bengali:

  আমি তমায ভালবাষি (Ami tomAy bhAlobAshi)

  আমি তমাকে ভালবাষি (Ami tomake bhalobashi)

  আই তরে ভালাবাষি (Aai tore balabashi)

• Berber:

  Lakh tirikh

• Bhoojpuri:

  Hamke tohse lagav hogailbaa

• Bicol:

  Namumutan ta ka

• Bisaya:

  (formal) Gina higugma tika

• Belarusian:

  я цябе кахаю (Ya tsyabe kahayu)

• Bosnian:

  Volim te

• Breton:

  Me da gar

  Me 'gar ac'hanout

• Bulgarian:

  Обичам те (Obicham te)

• Burmese:

  (chit pa de)

• Cambodian:

  (Bong sro lanh oon) - Man To Woman

  (kh nhaum soro lahn nhee ah) - Generic, impersonal

• Catalan:

  T'estim (Mallorca & Sardinia)

  T'estime (Valencia)

  T'estimo (Catalonia, Aragon, Andorra & France)

• Cebuano:

  Gihigugma ko ikaw

• Chickasaw:

  Chiholloli (first "i" nasalized)

• Chinese:
  • Mandarin (Traditional/Simplified):

  我愛你/我爱你 ("Wǒ ài nǐ");

  我很喜歡你/我很喜欢你 ("Wǒ hěn xǐ huan nǐ"; I like you a lot)

  • Cantonese:

  我鐘意你 ("ngo5 zung1 yi3 nei5"; I like you or I love you)

• Corsican:

  Ti tengu cara (to female)

  Ti tengu caru (to male)

• Haitian Creole:

  Mouin rinmin ou

• Croatian:

  Volim te.

  Ja te volim. (To emphasize that _I_ love _you_)

• Czech:

  miluji tě

  miluju tě (colloquial form)

  mám tě rád (more common, but weaker)

• Danish:

  Jeg elsker dig

• Dhivehi:

  Aharen Kalaa Dheke Loabivey

• Dutch:

  Ik hou van jou (written form: Ik houd van jou)

  Ik hou van je (less emphasis on the fact that I love YOU)

  Ik heb je lief (less common, mostly used in poetry and songs)

  Ik ben verliefd op je (I am in love with you)

• Esperanto:

  Mi amas vin

• Estonian:

  Ma armastan sind

• Ewondo:

  Ma ding wa

• Fante

  mo dow

• Fasala:

  In amun erotu (sensual love)

  In amun amu (mother to child)

• Farsi:

  ترا دوست میدارم (Tora dust midaram)

  عاشقتم (Asheghetam)

  دوستت دارم (Doostat dAram)

• Finnish:

  (Minä) rakastan sinua

• Flemish:

  Ik zie u graag

  Ik heb u lief

• French:

  Je t'adore (I like you a lot)

  Je t'aime (I love you)

  Je vous aime (to more than one person, or formally to one person)

• Frisian:

  Ik hald fan dei

• Galician:

  Quérote (more common)

  Ámote (more formal)

• Georgian:

  მე შენ მიყვარხარ ("me shen mikhvarkhar")

  მე თქვენ მიყვარხართ ("me thqven mikhvarkharth" to more than one person)

• German:

  Ich habe Dich gern

  Ich habe Euch gern (to more than one person)

  Ich habe Dich lieb

  Ich habe Euch lieb (to more than one person)

  Ich liebe Dich (strong meaning; in particular used to express romantic love)

  Ich liebe Euch (to more than one person)

• German (Alsace):

  Ich hoan dich gear

• German (Bavaria):

  I mog di narrisch gern

• German (Cologne):

  Isch han dich leev

  Isch han dich jään

• German (High Saxonian):

  Isch hab dsch gerne

• German (Swabian):

  I mog di

  I han di oifach gern

• Glosa:

  Mi amo tu

• Greek (Ancient):

  (Ἐγὼ) σὲ φιλῶ ((Egō) se philō)

  (Ἐγὼ) σὲ ἀγαπῶ ((Egō) se agapō)

  σ' ἀγαπῶ (s' agapō)

  Ἐγώ (egō) ("I" is not necessary except for emphasis)

• Greek (Modern):

  Σ'αγαπώ (S'agapo)

• Greenlandic:

  (Asavakit)

• Guarani:

  Rohayhu

• Gujarati:

  હોન તને પ્રેમ કરોન છોન (Hoon tane prem karoon chhoon)

• Hausa:

  Ina sonki

• Hawaiian:

  Aloha I'a Au Oe

• Hebrew:

  אני אוהב אותך (Ani ohev otach) (male to female)

  אני אוהב אותך (Ani ohev otcha) (male to male)

  אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otach) (female to female)

  אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha) (female to male)

• Hiligaynon:

  Ginahigugma ko ikaw

• Hindi:

  मैं तुम्से प्यार कर्ता हूँ. (Maĩ tumse pyār kartā hū̃) (male speaker)

  मैं तुम्से प्यार कर्ती हूँ. (MaÄ© tumse pyār kartÄ« hū̃) (female speaker)

  मैं तुम्से प्रेम कर्ता हूँ. (Maĩ tumse prem kartā hū̃) (male speaker)

  मैं तुम्से प्रेम कर्ती हूँ. (MaÄ© tumse prem kartÄ« hū̃) (female speaker)

• Hmong:

  Kuv Hlub Koj

• Hopi:

  Nu' umi unangwa'ta

• Hungarian:

  Szeretlek

  Szeretlek téged

• Icelandic:

  Ég elska þig

• Ido:

  Me amas vu (friendly love)

  Me amoras vu (romantic love)

• Igbo:

  Afulu m gi na anya

  Ahuru m gi na anya

• Indonesian:

  Saya cinta kamu (Saya (polite and formal) = aku, both can be substitued with spearker`s name (more polite))

  Aku cinta (ke)padamu (padamu or kepadamu ussually is not used verbally, but in writing such as poetry or sometimes songs)

  Aku cinta kamu (most commonly used)

  Aku suka kamu (litterary means i like you)

  Aku suka sama kamu

  Aku sayang kamu (most commonly used)

  Gua suka sama lu (very informal, in Jakarta)

• Interlingua:

  Io te ama

• Irish Gaelic:

  Tá grá agam ort

  Tá grá agam dhuit

  Tá mé i ngrá leat (lit. "I am in love with you")

• Italian:

  Ti amo (to a lover or spouse)

  Ti voglio bene (to a friend or relative)

  Vi voglio bene (to more than one friend or relative)

• Japanese: (These phrases are not used as regularly as in English, or in quite the same context - the philosophy behind this is that such feelings are better expressed through actions, not words)

  好きです (Suki desu) (used at 1st time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers)

  大好き (Daisuki)

  君を愛している (Kimi o ai shite iru)

  愛している (Ai shiteiru)

  俺はおまえのことが好きだ (Ore wa omae no koto ga suki da) (man to his wife)

  俺はおまえが好きだ (Ore wa omae ga suki da) (man to his wife)

  好いとんねん (Suitonnen) ("-nen" is Kansai dialect)

  好きやねん (Sukiyanen)

  好きよ (Sukiyo)(girlish)

  私はあなたが好きだ/です (Watashi wa anata ga suki da/desu)

  私はあなたを愛しています (Watashi wa anata o ai shite imasu)

  私はあなたを愛します (Watakushi wa anata o ai shimasu)

• Javanese:

  Kula tresna sampeyan (pronounced: kulo tresno sampeyan)

  Aku tresna sampeyan

• Kannada:

  ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Naanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene)

  ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಇಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟಿರುವೆ (Naanu Ninnanu Ishtapattiruve)

• Kazakh:

  Мен сені жаксы коремін (Men seni zhaksi köremin)

  Мен сені суйемiн (Men seni süyemin)

  Мен саган гашыкпын (Men saghan ghashyqpyn)

• Klingon:

  qamuSHa'

• Kiswahili:

  Ninakupenda

• Komi:

  Me radejta tenö

• Korean:

  너를 사랑해 (Neo-reul sarang-hae) (man to woman in casual relation)

  당신을 사랑해요 (Dangsin-eul sarang-haeyo)

  당신이 좋아요 (Dangsin-i joayo) (i like you, in a romantic way)

  나는 당신을 사랑합니다 (Na-neun dangsin-eul sarang-hamnida)

  나는 당신을 무척 좋아합니다 (Na-neun dangsin-eul mucheok joahamnida)

  나는 그대가 좋아 (Na-neun geudae-ga joa)

  나는 그대를 사랑합니다 (Na-neun geudae-reul saranghamnida)

  나는 너를 사랑합니다 (Na-neun neo-reul saranghamnida)

  그대를 향한 내 마음 알지 (Geudae-reul hyanghan nae ma-eum alji)

  좋아해요 (Joa-haeyo)

  사랑해 (Sarang-hae)

  사랑해요 (Sarang-haeyo)

  사랑합니다 (Sarang-hamnida)

• Kurdish:

  Ez te hezdikhem (?)

• Kapampangan:

  Kaluguran daka

• 1337:

  1 <3 j0

  1 wuv j00

  1 wub j00

• Kashmiri:

  Mai choo chai saathi mohabat

• Lao:

  (Koi muk jao)

  (Khoi huk chau)

• Latin:

  Te amo (Addressed to one person)

  Vos amo (Addressed to more than one person)

  (old) (Ego) amo te. (ego, for emphasis)

• Latvian:

  Es mīlu tevi (pronounced "Es meeloo tevy")

• Lingala:

  Nalingi yo

• Lithuanian:

  Tave myliu (ta-ve mee-lyu)

  AÅ¡ myliu tave (ash mee-lyu ta-ve)

• Lojban:

  mi do prami

• Loglan:

  Mi cluva tu (pronounced "mee shloovah too")

• Lombard:

  Tə vöri bén, Të vöri bén (IPA: [ta ˌvøri ˈbeŋ] or [te ˌvøri ˈbeŋ])

• Luo:

  Aheri

• Luff:

  I luff you

  I luff j00

  Bunny luffs Moo

• Macedonian:

  Те сакам (Te sakam)

• Malay:

  Saya cintakan mu

  Saya sayangkan mu

  Saya sayangkan engkau

  Saya cintakan awak

  Saya cintamu

  Saya sayangmu

  Saya cinta kamu

• Malayalam:

  ഞന നിണെ പ്രെമികുണു (Njan Ninne Premikkunnu)

  ഞന നിണെ മൊഹികുണു (Njan Ninne Mohikunnu)

  ഞന നിണെ സ്നഎഹികുണു (Njan Ninne Snaehikkunnu)

• Maltese:

  Inhobbok (I love you)

  Inhobbu (I love him)

  Inhobba (I love her)

• Marathi:

  मझे तुश्या वर प्रेम आहे (Majhe tuzhyaa var prem aahe)

  मे तुझशि प्रेम कर्तो (Me tujhashi prem karto) (male to female)

  मे तुझशि प्रेम कर्ते (Me tujhashi prem karte) (female to male)

  मि तुज़्य वर प्रेम करतो (Mi tuzya var prem karato)

• Mohawk:

  Konoronhkwa

• Mongolian:

  (Bi chamd sain) (I have feelings to you)

  Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai) (I love you)

  (Bi chamd setgeltei boljee) (I've fallen in love with you)

• Mooré (Burkina Faso):

  Mam nonga fo

• Navaho:

  Ayor anosh'ni

• Ndebele:

  Niyakutanda

• Netspeak:

  I <3 j00

• Nepalese:

  (Ma timilai maayaa garchhu) (I love you)

  (Malaaii timro maayaa lagchha) (I care for you)

  (Malaaii tiimii man parchha) (I like you)

• Norwegian:

  Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk) (Implies romantic feelings, not just friendship)

  Jeg elsker deg (Bokmål) (Implies romantic feelings, not just friendship)

  Jeg elsker dig (Riksmål)(Implies romantic feelings, not just friendship)

  Jg elskr dg (Fjortis)

  Jeg er glad i deg (Implies all the other feelings)

• Novial:

  Me ama vu

• Op:

  Op Lopveop Yopuop

• Ossetian:

  (Aez dae warzyn)

• Papiamentu:

  Mi stima bo

• Pashto:

  (Za tasara mena kawaoma)

  (Za tasra mena kawoma)

• Patois:

  Love ya mon

• Pig Latin:

  Iyay Ovelay Ouyay

• Polish:

  Kocham cię (or, especially in letters: Kocham Cię)

  Ja cię kocham

• Portuguese:

  Amo-te

  Eu te amo (Brazilian)

  Eu amo você (Brazilian)

• Punjabi:

  ਮੈ ਟੌਨੁ ਪ੍ਯਰ ਕ੍ਰਦ (Mai taunu pyar karda)

  ਮੈਨ ਟੈਨੁ ਪ੍ਯਰ ਕ੍ਰਨ (Main tainu pyar Kkrna)

• Quechua (Bolivia):

  Qanta munani

• Quechua (Ecuador):

  Canda munani

• Quenya:

  Tye-meláne

  Melinyel

• Romanian:

  Te iubesc

  Te ador (extremely formal or litterary)

• Romulan:

  Jol-ao au

• Russian:

  Я вaс люблю (Ya vas lyublyú) (formal or plural "you")

  Я тeбя люблю (Ya tebyá lyublyú) (informal, singular "you")

  Я полюбил тебя (Ya polyubeel tebyá) (I’ve fallen in love with you)

• Scottish Gaelic:

  Tha gràdh agam ort

  Tha gaol agam dhut (Can be more intimate)

  Tha gaol agam ort (Can be more intimate)

• Serbian:

  Волим те (Volim te) (I love you)

  Љубим те (Ljubim te) ((I) kiss you)

• Serbocroatian:

  Volim te (I love you)

  Ljubim te ((I) kiss you)

• Shona:

  Ndinokuda

• Sindarin:

  Te melon

  Gen melin (familiar)

  Le melin (formal)

• Sindhi:

  Man Tokhe Prem Karyan To (to female)

  Man Tokhe Prem Karyan Ti (to male)

• Sinhalese:

  (Mama oyata adarai)

  (Mama Oyata Arderyi)

• Sundanese:

  Abdi bogoh ka anjeun

• Sioux:

  Techihhila

• Slovak:

  Mám ťa rád

  Ľúbim ťa

  Milujem ťa

• Slovenian:

  Ljubim te

• Somali:

  Waan ku jeclahay (I love you)

• Spanish:

  te quiero (generally used in a romantic sense, although not necessarily)

  te amo (generally used in a platonic sense)

  Te camelo (Caló)

• Spanish (Andalusia):

  Te quiero

  Te amo

• Spanish (Madrid lingo):

  me molas, tronca (to female)

  me molas, tronco (to male)

• Swahili:

  Naku penda (followed by the person's name)

• Swedish:

  Jag älskar dig

• Swiss-German:

  Ich lieb dich

  I liäbä di

  I ha di gärn

  Ich han dich gärn

• Tagalog:

  Mahal kita

  Iniibig kita

  Iniirog kita

• Tahitian:

  Ua Here Vau Ia Oe

• Taiwanese

  我愛你 ("Wǒ ài nǐ")

• Tamil:

  நான் உன்னைக் காதலிக்கிறேன் (n^An unnaik kAthalikkiREn)

  நான் உன்னைக் காதலிக்கின்றேன் (n^An unnaik kAthalikkinREn)

  Naan unai kaa-thali-kirean (Easy to pronounce)

• Telugu:

  నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను. (Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu)

• Thai:

  ผมรักคุณ (Phom Rak Khun) (formal, male to female)

  ฉันรักคุณ (Ch'an Rak Khun) (formal, female to male)

  เค้ารักเธอ (Khao Raak Thoe) (affectionate, sweet, loving)

• Toki Pona:

  Mi olin e sina

• Tok Pisin:

  Mi lavim yu

• Tupinambá:

  Oroaûsub

• Turkish:

  Seni seviyorum.

• Ukrainian:

  я тебе кохаю (ja tebe kokhaju) (singular you)

  я вас кохаю (ja vas kokhaju)(plural you, or formal)

  я покохав тебе (ja pokokhav tebe)

  я покохав вас (ja pokokhav vas)

• Urdu:

  مجھے تمسو محبت ہے (Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai)

  میں تمسے محبت کرتا ہوں (Main tumse mohabbat karta hoon)

• Vietnamese:

  Em yêu anh (woman to man)

  Tôi yêu em (rarely used - not romantic)

  Anh yêu em (man to woman)

  Em (anh) thích anh (em) (I like you)

• Volapük:

  Löfob oli

• Vulcan:

  Wani ra yana ro aisha

• Welsh:

  'Rwy'n dy garu di

  Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)

• Yiddish:

  (Ich libe dich)

  (Ich han dich lib)

  (Ikh hob dikh lib)

• Yoruba:

  Mo nife e

• Zazi:

  Ezhele hezdege (?)

• Zulu:

  Mena Tanda Wena

  Ngiyakuthanda!

  Tom hó ichemasv:I love you