Humans have found numerous ways to experience, share and communicate the emotion called love. The language of love is universal - it just sounds different. If you happen to look up the word in a dictionary, it will give you a host of different meanings and interpretations. Yet the emotion remains the same, the world over.
If you were wondering how to say
love in different languages, then here we have enlisted a few languages along with ways to say the three magic words in those languages. Also, we have suggested some cute ways to say
I love you to your beloved.
Different Ways to Say I Love You
Here are some simple, personal and unique ways to express your love in other languages besides English.
♥ You can personalize a love card for your beloved by expressing your love in a foreign language.
♥ Make a t-shirt with photos of your beloved and 'I love you' in different languages printed on it.
♥ Try something special, record your voice saying 'I love you' in French
(Je t'aime) or Italian
(Ti amo) or any other language you are comfortable with.
♥ Or surprise your loved one with a cake or gifts that say 'love' in a foreign language, as shown in the images below.
Language |
Love |
I Love You |
Afrikaans |
Lief |
Ek het jou lief |
Albanian |
Dashuri |
Te dua |
Arabic |
Hubb |
Ana behibek |
Armenian |
Ser |
Yes kez sirumen |
Azerbaijani |
Sevgi |
Men seni sevirem |
Basque |
Maite |
Maite zaitut |
Belarusian |
Liubic |
Ya tabe kahayu |
Bengali |
Bhalobasha |
Aami tomake bhalobashi |
Bulgarian |
Obicham |
Obicham te |
Catalan |
L' amor |
T'estimo |
Cantonese |
Oi |
Ngo oiy ney a |
Croatian |
Ljubav |
Volim te |
Czech |
Laska |
Miluji te |
Danish |
Elske |
Jeg elsker dig |
Dutch |
Liefde |
Ik hou van jou |
Estonian |
Armastus |
Ma armastan sind |
Filipino |
Mahalin |
Mahal kita |
Finnish |
Rakkaus |
Mina rakastan sinua |
French |
Amour |
Je t'aime |
Language |
Love |
I Love You |
German |
Liebe |
Ich liebe dich |
Greek |
Agape |
S'agapo |
Gujarati |
Prem |
Tane prem karoo choo |
Haitian Creole |
Renmen |
Mwen renmen w |
Hawaiian |
Aloha |
Aloha au ia 'oe |
Hebrew |
Ahava |
Ani ohev otach |
Hindi |
Pyaar |
Hum tumhe pyaar karte hai |
Hopi |
Shima |
Nu' umi unangw'ta |
Hungarian |
Szerelem |
Szerelmes vagyok beled |
Icelandic |
Elska |
Eg elska tig |
Indonesian |
Cinta |
Saya cinta padamu |
Innuit |
Naglingnerk |
Nagligivaget |
Irish |
Gra |
Taim i' ngra leat |
Italian |
Amore |
Ti amo |
Japanese |
Ai/koi |
Aishiteru |
Javanese |
Kulo tresno |
Aku tresno kowe |
Kannada |
Priye |
Naanu ninna preetisuttene |
Korean |
Salang |
Sarang Heyo |
Latin |
Amare |
Te amo |
Latvian |
Milestiba |
Es tevi miilu |
Lithuanian |
Meile |
Tave myliu |
Macedonian |
ljubov |
Te sakam |
Mandarin |
Ai |
Wo ai ni |
Malay |
Cinta |
Aku cinta padamu |
Malayalam |
Premam |
Njan ninne premikkunnu |
Maltese |
Imhabba |
Inhobbok |
Norwegian |
Elsker |
Jeg Elsker Deg |
Language |
Love |
I Love You |
Polish |
Milosc |
Kocham ciebie |
Portuguese |
Amor |
Eu te amo |
Romanian |
Dragoste |
Te iubesc |
Russian |
Lyubof |
Ya tebya lyubliu |
Serbian |
Ljubav |
Volim te |
Sindhi |
Pyaar |
Maa tokhe pyaar kendo ahyan |
Sioux |
Techihhila |
Techihhila |
Slovak |
Laska |
Lu`bim ta |
Slovenian |
Ljubezen |
Ljubim te |
Spanish |
Amor |
Te amo |
Swahili |
Upendo |
Ninapenda wewe |
Swedish |
Karlek |
Jag alskar dig |
Taiwanese |
Ai |
Wa ga ei li |
Tamil |
Kadhal |
Naan unnai kadhalikiren |
Thai |
Rak |
Phom rak khun |
Turkish |
Sevda |
Seni seviyorum |
Ukrainian |
lyubyty |
Ya tebe kahayu |
Urdu |
Pyaar |
Mai aap say muhabbat karta hoo |
Vietnamese |
Yeu |
Anh yeu em |
Welsh |
Caru |
Rwy'n dy garu di |
Yiddish |
Leiba |
Ikh hob dikh |
So, go ahead and impress your loved one by whispering those 3 magic words in any of the above given languages. You never know when you may need them, especially if you are traveling around the world.