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I love you in 36 languages
Strong feelings are expressed with different strengths in different languages, and some have more than one verb for love.
| Language | In its own writing | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| SpanishLatin | Te quiero | |
| FrenchLatin | Je t'aime | |
| ItalianLatin | Ti amo | |
| PortugueseLatin | Eu te amo | |
| RomanianLatin | Te iubesc | |
| GermanLatin | Ich liebe dich | |
| DutchLatin | Ik hou van je | |
| SwedishLatin | Jag älskar dig | |
| Norwegian (Bokmål)Latin | Jeg elsker deg | |
| DanishLatin | Jeg elsker dig | |
| WelshLatin | Dw i'n dy garu di | |
| PolishLatin | Kocham cię | |
| CzechLatin | Miluji tě | |
| HungarianLatin | Szeretlek | |
| FinnishLatin | Rakastan sinua | |
| GreekGreek | Σε αγαπώ | Se agapo |
| TurkishLatin | Seni seviyorum | |
| RussianCyrillic | Я тебя люблю | Ya tebya lyublyu |
| UkrainianCyrillic | Я тебе кохаю | Ya tebe kokhayu |
| Arabic (Modern Standard)Arabic script | أحبك | uhibbuk |
| HebrewHebrew | אני אוהב אותך | ani ohev otach |
| Persian (Farsi)Arabic script | دوستت دارم | dustat daram |
| HindiDevanagari | मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ | main tumse pyaar karta hoon |
| BengaliBengali | আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি | ami tomake bhalobashi |
| UrduArabic script | میں تم سے محبت کرتا ہوں | main tum se mohabbat karta hoon |
| TamilTamil | நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் | naan unnai kaadhalikkiren |
| Mandarin Chinese (Simplified)Chinese characters (Simplified) | 我爱你 | wǒ ài nǐ |
| JapaneseJapanese (kanji and kana) | 愛してる | aishiteru |
| KoreanHangul | 사랑해요 | saranghaeyo |
| ThaiThai | ฉันรักคุณ | chan rak khun |
| VietnameseLatin | Anh yêu em | |
| IndonesianLatin | Aku cinta kamu | |
| Tagalog (Filipino)Latin | Mahal kita | |
| SwahiliLatin | Nakupenda | |
| ZuluLatin | Ngiyakuthanda | |
| AfrikaansLatin | Ek het jou lief |
Romanisation is a guide to the sounds. The speaker button appears only when your device has a voice for that language; computer voices may not sound like a native speaker. Phrases are cross-checked against independent sources but still await a native-speaker review.
About "I love you"
Spanish has te quiero (I want you, used among friends, family and partners) and te amo (a stronger, romantic phrase). Japanese speakers often prefer 好き (like) over the very strong 愛してる. Several languages use different forms depending on the gender of the speaker.
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How do you say "I love you" in different languages?
There are 36 languages on this page. For example: Te quiero (Spanish), Je t'aime (French), Ti amo (Italian), Eu te amo (Portuguese), Te iubesc (Romanian).
Are these translations checked?
Each phrase is written by us and published only when at least two independent sources agree. Native-speaker review is still to come; phrases that could not be confirmed twice are left out.