Cebuano
Gihigugma
ko ikaw.
Chickasaw
chiholloli
(first "i" nasalized)
American
Indian
Chinese
(see the
entries for mandarin or cantonese!)
Corsican
Ti tengu
cara (to female)
Ti tengu caru (to male)
Creole
(Haitian)
Mwen renmen
ou.
The "en" is pronounced as the French "in" nasal
sound.
The "ou" is pronounced as in the French "ou" or
the English "oo".
Thanks to
Dan
Croatian
& Serbian
Ljubim te
"means to kiss you"
Ya te volim "I love you"
or
Volim te "I love you"
Thanks to
tanya karlovic for corrections
Czech
miluji te
MILUJU TE! (colloquial form)
Danish
Jeg elsker
dig
Dutch
Ik hou van
jou
Ik ben verliefd op je
Ecuador
Quechua
canda munani
English
I love you
Esperanto
Mi amas
vin
Estonian
Mina armastan
sind
Ma armastan sind
Farsi
Tora dust
midaram
Asheghetam
(Persian) doostat dAram
Filipino
Mahal ki
ta
Iniibig Kita
Finnish
Mina"
rakastan sinua
Flemish
Ik zie oe
geerne
French
Je t'aime
Je t'adore
Friesian
Ik hald
fan dei
Gaelic
Ta gra agam
ort
German
Ich liebe
Dich
Greek
s'ayapo
(spoken s'agapo, 3rd letter is lower case'gamma')
(old) (Ego) philo su (ego is only needed for emphasis)
Greenlandic
Asavakit
Gujrati
Hoon tane
pyar karoochhoon.
Hausa
Ina sonki
Hawaiian
Aloha wau
'ia oe
Hebrew
Ani ohev
otach (male to female)
Ani ohev otcha (male to male)
Ani ohevet otach (female to female)
Ani ohevet otcha (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
Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
Hokkien
Wa ai lu
Hopi
Nu' umi
unangwa'ta
American
Indian
Hungarian
Szeretlek
Szeretlek te'ged
Icelandic
Eg elska
thig
Indi
Mai Tujhe
Pyaar Kartha Ho
Indian
Meitei Language
Ei Nungbu
Nungshi (I love You}
Ei nungbu yamna nungshi (I love you a lot)
Courtresy
of Sanahal Y.
Indonesian
Saya sayang
padamu (Saya, commonly used)
Saya cinta kamu
(Aku is used more commonly among the younger generations)
Aku sayang padamu
Aku cinta kamu
Courtresy
of V.
Iranian
Mahn doostaht
doh-rahm
Irish
taim i'
ngra leat
Italian
ti amo (if
it's a relationship/lover/spouse)
ti voglio bene (if it's a friend, or relative)
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
Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
Suki desu (used at 1st time, like for a start, when you are not yet
real lovers)
Javanese
Kulo tresno
Kalenjin
Achamin
Kannada
Naanu Ninnanu
Preethisuthene
Naanu Ninnanu Mohisuthene
Kiswahili
Nakupenda
Korean
No-rul sarang
hae (man to woman in casual relationship)
Tangsinul sarang ha yo
Tangshin-ul sarang hae-yo
Tangsinul Sarang Ha Yo
Tangshin-i cho-a-yo (i like you, in a romantic way)
Nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida
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
(?)
Lao
Koi muk
jao
Khoi huk chau
Latin
Te amo
Vos amo
(old) (Ego) amo te (ego, for emphasis)
Latvian
Es milu
tevi (Pronounced "Ess tevy meeloo")
Lebanese
Bahibak
Lingala
Nalingi
yo
Lisbon
lingo
gramo-te
bue', chavalinha
Lithuanian
TAVE MYLIU
(ta-ve mee-lyu)
Lojban
mi do prami
Luo
Aheri
Macedonian
TE SAKAM!
Thanks Marija
Madrid
lingo
Me molas,
tronca
Malay/
Indonesian
Saya sayang
padamu (Saya, commonly used)
Saya cinta kamu
(Aku is used more commonly among the younger generations)
Aku sayang padamu
Aku cinta kamu
Malayalam
Njyaan Ninne'
Preetikyunnu
Njyaan Ninne' Mohikyunnu.
Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu
Malaysian
Saya Cintamu
Saya Sayangmu
Saya Cinta Kamu
Mandarin
Wo ai ni
(Wo3 ai4 ni3 in tonal notation)
Chinese
Marathi
me tujhashi
prem karto (male to female)
me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
Mi tuzya var prem karato