say I love you in various languages. The list has been put together by Richard "Dick" Kamenik (00180634@ysub.ysu.edu), additions by T.Ivarsson (TIvarsson@oocities.com).
No guarantees for correctness. Results may vary.
Afrikaans : Ek Is Lief Vir Jou
: Ek Het Jou Liefe
Albanian : te dua
: te dashuroj
Alentejano(Portugal) : Gosto de ti, porra!
Alsacien : Ich hoan dich gear *)
Amharic : Afekrishalehou
Arabic (formal) : Ooheboki (male to female)
: Ooheboka (female to male)
: Ohiboke (male to female)
: Ohiboki (male to female)
Arabic : Ana Behibak (to a male)
: Ana Behibek (to a female)
: Ahebich (male to female)
: Ahebik (female to male)
: Ana ahebik
: Ib'n hebbak
: Ana ba-heb-bak
: Nhebuk
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
or two females)
: Nohiboke (more than one males or females
to female)
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
males or two females)
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
than two males)
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
than two females)
Arabic (not standard) : Bahibak (female to male)
: Bahibik (male to female)
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
than one male)
Armenian : Es kez siroum em
: Es zes siroum em
: Es siroum em kez
: Es siroum em zes
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
Basque : Nere maitea
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
Bavarian : I mog di narrisch gern
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
: Ami tomay bhalobashi
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
Berber : Lakh tirikh
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
: Amo te
Bulgarian : Obicham te
: As te obeicham
: As te obicham
Burmese : Chit pa de
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
: Bon sro lanh oon
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
Catalan : T'estim (Mallorcan)
: T'estime (Valencian)
: T'estimo (Catalonian)
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
Chinese : Wo Ai Ni (Manderin)
: Wuo Ai Nee ( " )
: Moi Oiy Neya (Cantonese)
: Ngo Oi Lei ( " )
Croatian : ljubim te
Czech : Miluji Te
: MILUJU TE! (colloquial form)
: Ja te taci miloju
: Ja te miluju
: Mam te rad
: Mam te rada
: Miliju
: Nazdaz bobule
: Miluji vas
Danish : Jeg elsker dig
Dutch : Ik Hou Van Jou
Ecuador Quechua : canda munani
English : I love you
: I adore you
Estonian : Mina Armastan Sind
Esperanto : Mi amas vin
Farsi : Tora Dust Midaram
: Asheghetam
Farsi (Persian) : Doostat Daram
Filipino : Mahal Ka Ta
: Iniibig Kita
Finnish : Minä Rakastan Sinua
Flemish : Ik Zie Oe Geerne
French : Je T'aime
Friesian : Ik Hou Fan Dei (sp?)
Gaelic : Ta Gra Agam Ort
German : Ich liebe Dich
Greek : s'ayapo (spoken s'agapo, 3rd letter is lower
case 'gamma')
Greek (old) : (Ego) Philo Su (ego, for emphasis)
Greenlandic : Asavakit
Gujrati : Hoon Tane Pyar Karoochhoon.
Hausa : Ina Sonki
Hawaiian : Aloha I'a Au Oe
Hebrew : Anee Oheivet Otkha (female to male)
: Anee Oheiv Otakh (male to female)
: Ani Ohev Otakh (male to female)
: Ani Ohevet Otkha (female to male)
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
: Main Tumse Prem Karta Hoon
: Mai Tumhe Pyar Karta Hoon
: Main Tumse Pyar Karta Hoon.
: Mai Tumse Peyar Karta Hnu.
Hokkien : Wa Ai Lu
Hopi : Nu' Umi Unangwa'ta
Hungarian : Szeretlek Te'ged
: Szeretlek
Icelandic : Eg elska thig
Indi : Mai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha Hoo
Indonesian : Saya Cinta Padamu (Saya, commonly used)
: Saya Cinta Kamu ( " )
: Saya Kasih Saudari ( " )
: Aku Tjinta Padamu (Aku, not often used)
: Aku Cinta Padamu ( " )
: Aku Cinta Kamu ( " )
Italian : Ti Amo
: Ti voglio
Iranian : Mahn doostaht doh-rahm
Irish : taim i' ngra leat
Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
: Aishiteru
: Chuu shiteyo
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
: Ore wa omae ga suki da
: Suitonnen
: Sukiyanen
: Sukiyo
: Watashi Wa Anata Ga Suki Desu
: Watashi Wa Anata Wo Aishithe Imasu
Javanese : Kulo tresno
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
Klingon : Qabang
: QaparHa' (depends from where you are
in the galaxy)
Korean : Tangsinul Sarang Ha Yo
: Nanun Dangsineul Mucheog Joahapnida
: Nanun Dangsineul Saranghapnida
: Nanun Gdaega Joa
: Nanun Gdaereul Saranghapnida
: Nanun Neoreul Saranghanda
: Gdaereul Hjanghan Naemaeum Alji
: Joahaeyo
: Saranghae
: Saranghaeyo
: Saranghapanida
Kurdish : Ez Te Hezdikhem
Latin : Te Amo
: Vos Amo
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo Te (ego, for emphasis)
Lao : Khoi Huk Chau
Latvian : Es milu tebi
Lebanese : Bahibak
Lingala : Nalingi Yo
Lithuanian : TAVE MYLIU ( Ta-ve Mee-lyu )
Lojban : mi do prami
Luo : Aheri
Madrid Lingo : Me Molas, Tronca
Maiese : Wa Wa
Malay : Saya cintamu
: Saya sayangmu
: Sayah Chantikan Awah
: Aku Sayang Enkow
Malayalam : Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu
Malaysian : Saya Cintamu
: Saya Sayangmu
: Saya Cinta Kamu
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
Navaho : Ayor Anosh'ni
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
: Ek ann thér (Old Norse)
: Ej elska dej (Sunnmørsk)
: Æ ælskår dæ (Sørlandsk)
: Æ ælske dæ (Trøndersk)
: E' elska de' (Ålesundsk)
Op : Op Lopveop Yopuop
Osetian : Aez Dae Warzyn
Pakistani : Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat Hai
Persian : Tora Dost Daram
Pig Latin : Ie Ovele Ouye
Pilipino : Mahal Kita
: Iniibig Kita
Polish : Kocham Cie
: Yacha kocham
: Kocham Ciebie
Portuguese : Eu Te Amo
: Amo Te
Proto Germanic : Eka thez ann
Punjabi : Main Tainu Pyar Karna
Romanian : Te Iu Besc
: Te Iubesc
: Te Ador
Russian : Ya Vas Lyublyu
: Y'a Liou-bliou Tibya
: Ya Vac Loobyoo
: Ya Tebya Loobyoo
: Ya L'ubl'u T'ebya
: Ju Ljublju Tebja!
: LJUBLJU TEBJA!
: Ya Lyublyu Tebya
: Ya Polubeel S'tebya.
: Ya Tebya Ljublju
Russian (malincaya) : Ya Tibieh Lublue.
Scot Gaelic : Tha Gradh Agam Ort
Serbian : ljubim te (I kiss you/love you,
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
Serbocroatian : Volim te
: Ljubim te
Shona : Ndinokuda
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Sioux : Techihhila
Sinhalese : Mama Oyaata Aadareyi
Slovak : Lubim Ta
Slovene : Ljubim Te
Spanish : Te Amo
: Te Quiero
Srilankan : Mama Oyata Arderyi
Swahili : Nakupenda
Swedish : Jag Aelskar Dig
Swiss-German : Ch'ha Di Gärn
Syrian/Lebanese : BHEBBEK (to a female)
: BHEBBAK (to a male)
Tagalog : Mahal Kita
Tahitian : Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil : Naan Unnai Kadalikiren
Tcheque : MILUJI TÊ
Telugu : Ninnu Premistunnanu.
Telugu/India : Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu
Thai : Phom Rak Khun (formal, male to female)
: Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male)
: Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
Tunisian : Ha Eh Bak
Turkish : Seni Seviyorum
: Sana Asigim
: Sana Tutuldum
: Sana Abayi Yaktim
: Sana Tapiyorum
: Seni Deliler Gibi Seviyorum
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
Urdu : Main Tumse Muhabbat Karta Hoon
Vietnamese : Anh Yêu Em (male to female)
: Em Yêu Anh (female to male)
: Toi Yeu Em
Vlaams : Ik zien oe gijre
: Ik hue van ye
Welsh : Rwy'n Dy Garu Di
: Yr Wyf I Yn Dy Garu Di (chwi)
Yiddish : Ikh Hob Dikh Lib
: Ich Libe Dich
: Ich Han Dich Lib
Yugoslavian : Ya Te Volim
Zazi : Ezhele Hezdege
Zulu : Mena Tanda Wena
Zuni : Tom Ho' Ichema
Alsacien -> German, and not a French dialect! Alsacia is a German area which was
overtaken by France. --Bernd Bulir <S0118687@rz.fhtw-berlin.de>
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
Batak -> North Sumatra province of Indonesia
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India
Bicol -> Philipin Dialect
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India
Hindi -> language spoken in the nothern states of India
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek
Luo -> Kenya
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
Ndebele -> Zimbabwe
Shona -> Zimbabwe
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India
Vlaams -> Belgian Dutch
Zazi -> Kurdic Dialect
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