Ways to say "I love you"

Here are the ways to say "I love you" in many languages.

LANGUAGE
I LOVE YOU COMMENTS
AfrikaansEk het jou liefe
Ek is lief vir jou
 
Albaniante dua
te dashuroj
 
AlentejanoGosto De Ti, Porra!Portugal
AlsacienIch hoan dich gear 
AmharicAfekrishalehou 
ArabicAna Behibak (to a male)
Ana Behibek (to a female)
Ib'n hebbak.
Ana Ba-heb-bak
nhebuk
Ohiboke (male to female)

Ohiboka (female to male)

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

Nohiboke (more than one male or female to female)

Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)

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

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

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

(not standard) Bahibak (female to male)

(not standard) Bahibik (male to female)

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

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

(not standard) Benhibkom (m. to m. or female to more than one male)
 
ArmenianSiroum em kezThanks Mike
AssameseMoi tomak bhal pau 
Basc Nere Maitea 
BatakHolong rohangku di ho 
BavarianI mog di narrisch gern 
BengaliAmi tomAy bhAlobAshi
Ami tomake bhalobashi.
 
BerberLakh tirikh 
BicolNamumutan ta ka 
BolivianQuechua qanta munani 
BulgarianObicham te 
Burmese chit pa de 
Cambodian a.k.a. KhmerBon sro lanh oon
kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
 
Canadian FrenchSh'teme (spoken, sounds like this) 
CantoneseMoi oiy neya
Ngo oi ney
Chinese
CatalanT'estim (mallorcan)
T'estim molt (I love you a lot)

T'estime (valencian)

T'estimo (catalonian)
 
CebuanoGihigugma ko ikaw. 
Chickasawchiholloli (first "i" nasalized)American Indian
Chinese(see the entries for mandarin or cantonese!) 
CorsicanTi 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 & SerbianLjubim te "means to kiss you"
Ya te volim "I love you"

or

Volim te "I love you"
Thanks to tanya karlovic for corrections
Czechmiluji te
MILUJU TE! (colloquial form)
 
DanishJeg elsker dig 
DutchIk hou van jou
Ik ben verliefd op je
 
Ecuador Quechua canda munani 
EnglishI love you 
EsperantoMi amas vin 
EstonianMina armastan sind
Ma armastan sind
 
FarsiTora dust midaram
Asheghetam

(Persian) doostat dAram
 
FilipinoMahal ki ta
Iniibig Kita
 
FinnishMina" rakastan sinua 
FlemishIk zie oe geerne 
FrenchJe t'aime

Je t'adore

 
FriesianIk hald fan dei 
GaelicTa gra agam ort 
GermanIch liebe Dich 
Greeks'ayapo (spoken s'agapo, 3rd letter is lower case'gamma')
(old) (Ego) philo su (ego is only needed for emphasis)
 
GreenlandicAsavakit 
Gujrati Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon. 
HausaIna sonki 
HawaiianAloha wau 'ia oe 
HebrewAni 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
 
HokkienWa ai lu 
HopiNu' umi unangwa'taAmerican Indian
HungarianSzeretlek
Szeretlek te'ged
 
IcelandicEg elska thig 
IndiMai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha Ho 
Indian Meitei LanguageEi Nungbu Nungshi (I love You}
Ei nungbu yamna nungshi (I love you a lot)
Courtresy of Sanahal Y.
IndonesianSaya 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.
IranianMahn doostaht doh-rahm 
Irishtaim i' ngra leat 
Italianti amo (if it's a relationship/lover/spouse)
ti voglio bene (if it's a friend, or relative)
 
JapaneseKimi 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)
 
JavaneseKulo tresno 
KalenjinAchamin 
KannadaNaanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene
Naanu Ninnanu Mohisuthene
 
KiswahiliNakupenda 
KoreanNo-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
 
KurdishEz te hezdikhem (?) 
LaoKoi muk jao
Khoi huk chau
 
LatinTe amo
Vos amo

(old) (Ego) amo te (ego, for emphasis)
 
LatvianEs milu tevi (Pronounced "Ess tevy meeloo") 
LebaneseBahibak 
LingalaNalingi yo 
Lisbon lingogramo-te bue', chavalinha 
LithuanianTAVE MYLIU (ta-ve mee-lyu) 
Lojbanmi do prami 
LuoAheri 
MacedonianTE SAKAM!Thanks Marija
Madrid lingoMe molas, tronca 
Malay/ IndonesianSaya sayang padamu (Saya, commonly used)
Saya cinta kamu

(Aku is used more commonly among the younger generations)
Aku sayang padamu

Aku cinta kamu
 
MalayalamNjyaan Ninne' Preetikyunnu
Njyaan Ninne' Mohikyunnu.

Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu
 
MalaysianSaya Cintamu
Saya Sayangmu
Saya Cinta Kamu
 
MandarinWo ai ni (Wo3 ai4 ni3 in tonal notation)Chinese
Marathime tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
Mi tuzya var prem karato
 
Mohawk KonoronhkwaAmerican Indian
NavahoAyor anosh'niAmerican Indian
Ndebele Niyakutanda 
NorwegianEg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) (pronouncedyai elske dai)
 
Op OpLopveop Yopuop 
Pakistani Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat Hai 
PersianTora dost daram 
Pig LatinIe Ovele Ouye 
PolishKocham Cie
Ja cie kocham

Yacha kocham

Kocham Ciebie
 
PortugueseAmo-te
(brazilian) Eu te amo
 
Punjabi Mai taunu pyar karda
Main Tainu Pyar Karna
 
QuenyaTye-mela'ne 
RomanianTe iu besc
Te Ador
 
RussianYa vas liubli
Ya tebya liubliu
Ya polubeel s'tebya

(malincaya) Ya Tibieh Lublue
 
Scot GaelicTha gra\dh agam ort 
Serbian Ya te volim "I love you"
or
Volim te "I love you"
Thanks to tanya karlovic for corrections
Serbocroatian Volim te
Ljubim te
 
Shona NdinokudaAmerican Indian
SinhaleseMama oyata adarei 
Sioux TechihhilaAmerican Indian
Slovaklubim ta 
Sloveneljubim te 
Somalikujali 
Spanish Te amo 
SrilankanMama Oyata Arderyi 
Swahili Naku penda (followed by the person's name) 
SwedishJag a"lskar dig 
Swiss - GermanCh'ha di ga"rn 
Syrian/ LebaneseBHEBBEK (to a female)
BHEBBAK (to a male)
 
TagalogMahal kitaPhillipines
TahitianUa Here Vau Ia Oe 
Tamil Ni yaanai kaadli karen (You love me)
n^An unnaik kAthalikkinREn (I love you)

Naan Unnai Kadalikiren
 
TchequeMILUJI TE^ 
TeluguNeenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu 
Telugu/ indiaNenu Ninnu Premistunnanu 
Thai Phom Rak Khun (formal, male to female)
Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male)
Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
Phom Rak Khun
 
TunisianHa eh bak * 
TurkishSeni seviyo*rum (o* means o)
Seni Seviyurum

Seni Seviyorum
 
TurkmenMen seny soyarin 
Ukrainianja tebe koKHAju (real true love)
ja vas koKHAju
ja pokoKHAv tebe
ja pokoKHAv vas
 
UrduMujhe tumse mohabbat hai
Main Tumse Muhabbat Karta Hoon
 
UzbekMan seni sevaman 
VietnameseEm ye^u anh (woman to man)
Toi yeu em
Anh ye^u em (man to woman)
 
VlaamsIk hou van je
Ik zie je graag
Thanks Thierry Boeve for correction!
Welsh'Rwy'n dy garu di.
Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
 
YiddishIch libe dich
Ich han dich lib
Ikh Hob Dikh Lib
 
YugoslavianJa te volim 
Zazi Ezhele hezdege (sp?) 
ZuluMena Tanda Wena
Ngiyakuthanda!
Tom ho' ichema
 

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0 #1 HEMMEN 2010-06-18 00:10
wow love always bitter to say in ur owin languch .
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