I love you in 100 different languages

As someone who traveled to many countries and met people from all around the world, it never ceases to amaze me how different cultures and different languages express love differently.

In some places, such as Latin America, people tend to be very loving in nature. It probably explains why the Spanish language has many ways of expressing love, such as “te amo” or “te quiero.”

On the other hand, some languages have a limited vocabulary when it comes to love. For example, in Persian, the phrase for “I love you” is “Dooset Daram,” which - translated literally - means “I know you as a friend.”

Similarly, in Navajo, the phrase used to mean “I love you” is “Ayóó anííníshní.” Yet, none of the words in this phrase actually mean “love.” When translated literally, “Ayóó anííníshní” can mean “I adore you” or “I have a regard for you.”

But regardless of the vocabulary limitations of a given language, people will always find ways to express their feelings towards their loved ones. So, here’s how to say “I love you” in 100 different languages. We also included the word “love” in different languages.

LanguageLoveI love you
AfrikaansLiefdeEk het jou lief
AlbanianDashuriUnë të dua
Amharicፍቅር (Fik’iri)እወድሻለሁ (iwedishalehu)
Arabic(Alhubu) الحبأحبك (uhibek)
ArmenianՍեր (ser)Ես քեզ սիրում եմ (Yes k’ez sirum yem)
AymaraMunañaMunsmawa
AzerbaijaniSevgiMən səni sevirəm
BasqueMaitasunaMaite zaitut
BelarusianКаханне (kahannie)я цябе кахаю (ja ciabie kahaju)
Bengaliভালবাসা (Bhālabāsā)আমিতোমায়ভালোবাসি (Ami tomake bhalobashi)
BosnianLjubavVolim te
BulgarianЛюбов (Lyubov)Обичам те (Obicham te)
Burmeseအချစ် (Aahkyit)မင်းကိုချစ်တယ် (Mainnkohkyittaal)
Cantonese愛 (ngoi)我愛你 (Ngo oiy ney a)
CatalanAmorT'estimo
CebuanoGugmaGihigugma tika
ChichewaChikondiNdimakukondani
CorsicanAmoreTi tengu caru
CroatianLjubavVolim te
CzechLáskaMiluji tě
DanishKærlighedenJeg elsker dig
DutchLiefdeIk houd van je
EnglishLoveI love you
EstonianArmastusMa armastan sind
Ewelɔ̃Melɔ̃ wò
Farsi (Persian)(eshgh) عشق( dooset daram) دوستت دارم
FijianLolomaAu domoni iko
FilipinoPag-ibigMahal kita
FinnishRakkausMinä rakastan sinua
FrenchAmourJe t’aime
Gaelic (Irish)GráIs breá liom tú
GalicianAmorQuérote
GeorgianᲡიყვარული (siq’varuli)Მიყვარხარ (Miq’varkhar)
GermanLiebeIch liebe dich
GreekΑγάπη (agápi)Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó)
GuaraniMborayhuRohayhu
Haitian CreoleLanmouMwen renmen ou
HawaiianAlohaAloha wau iā ʻoe
Hebrewאהבה (ahava)אני אוהב אותך (ani ohev otkha)
Hindiप्यार (pyaar)मैं आपसे प्यार करती हूँ (main aapase pyaar karatee hoon)
HmongKev hlubKuv hlub koj
HungarianSzeretetSzeretlek
IcelandicÁstÉg elska þig
IgboIhunanyaA hụrụ m gị n'anya
IlocanoAyatAy-ayaten ka
IndonesianCintaAku mencintaimu
ItalianAmoreTi amo
Japanese愛 (ai)愛してます (Aishitemasu)
KazakhМахаббат (maxabbat)Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)
Khmerសេចក្ដីរសលាញ់ (sechakdei rsa lea nh)ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់អ្នក (khnhom sralanh anak)
KinyarwandaUrukundoNdagukunda
Korean사랑 (salang)사랑해요 (salanghaeyo)
KurdishEvînEz hej te dikim
Laoກາມາຣົມ (kamarom)ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
LatinAmorTe amo
LatvianMīlestībaEs mīlu Tevi
LithuanianMeilėAš tave myliu
LuxembourgishLéiftEch hunn dech gär
MalagasyFitiavanaTiako ianao
MalayCintaSaya sayang awak
MalteseImħabbaInħobbok
Mandarin爱情 (Àiqíng)我愛你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
MaoriArohaAroha ana ahau ki a koe
MongolianХайртай (khairtai)Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
NahuatlTlazohtiliztliNimitztlazohtla Nimitznequi
NavajoÁnííníshní’Ayóó'ánííníshní
Nepaliमाया (māyā)म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु (Ma timīlā'ī māyā garchu)
NorwegianKjærlighetJeg elsker deg
Pashto(meena) مينه(zaa sta are meena laram) زه ستا سره مینه لرم
PolishMiłośćKocham cię
PortugueseAmorTe amo
Punjabiਪਿਆਰ (pi'āra)ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ (Maiṁ tuhānū pi'āra karadā hāṁ)
OromoJaalalaSin jaalladha
QuechuaKuyayKuyaykim
RomanianDragosteTe iubesc
RussianЛюбовь (lyubov')Я тебя люблю (Ya tebya lyublyu)
SamoanAlofaOute alofa ia oe
SepediLeratoKe a go rata
SerbianЉубав (ljubav)Волим те (Volim te)
SesothoLeratoKea u rata
SlovakLáskaĽúbim ťa
SlovenianLjubezenLjubim te
SomaliJacaylkaWaan ku jeclahay
SpanishAmorTe amo
SwahiliUpendoNakupenda
SwedishKärlekjag älskar dig
TagalogPag-ibigMahal kita
TahitianHereUua here vau ia oe
Taiwanese愛情(ai cheng)我愛你 (góa ài li)
Tamilஅன்பு (Aṉpu)நான் உன்னை நேசிக்கிறேன் (Nāṉ uṉṉai nēcikkiṟēṉ)
Thaiรัก (rak)ฉันรักคุณ (C̄hạn rạk khuṇ)
Tibetanདགའ་པོ (dga' po)ང་ཁྱོད་ལ་དགའ། (Nga cheo la ga)
TonganʻOfaOku ou 'ofa au 'ia koe
TsongaRirhandzuNdza ku rhandza
TurkishAşkSeni seviyorum
UkrainianЛюбов (lyubov)я тебе люблю (ya tebe lyublyu)
UzbekSevgiMen sizni sevaman
VietnameseYêu và quýTôi yêu bạn
WelshCariadRwy'n dy garu di
XhosaUthandoNdiyakuthanda

Saying I love you in constructed languages

Being able to say I love you in 100 languages is a huge accomplishment! But if you’re an avid language lover like us, you won’t want to stop there. And for a good reason, because aside from over 7,100 languages spoken in the world, there are also around 900 constructed languages.

So, here’s how to say “I love you” in some of the most popular conlangs (constructed languages).

Constructed languageI love you
EsperantoMi amas vin
IntelinguaIo te ama
Lingua Franca NovaMe ama tu
NovialMe ama vu
IdoMe amas vu/ Me amoras tu
VolapukLelöfob oli
LojbanMi prami do
EuropantoIch amorante van toi
Lingwa de planetaMe lubi-te

Saying I love you in fantasy languages

Are you a fan of Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings? If so, you know that the authors of these motion pictures created entirely new languages to make their imaginary worlds seem more realistic.

In some cases, the fictional languages were created by a linguist hired for this purpose. In other cases, the fans developed the bits and pieces of the languages created by the authors into fully constructed languages.

If you’re a fan of fantasy books, TV shows, and movies, you’d be excited to learn how to say “I love you” in some of the most popular fantasy languages.

Fantasy languageI love youBook/movie/showLanguage created by
DothrakiAnha zhilak yeraGame of ThronesDavid Peterson
ValyrianAvy jorrāelanGame of ThronesDavid Peterson
KlingonBangwi’ sohStar TrekDr. Marc Okrand
VulcanI ashaya duStar TrekDr. Marc Okrand
HutteseUma ji munaStar WarsBen Burtt
SindarinGi melinLord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien
Quenya (Elvish)MelinyelLord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien
Na’viNga yawne lu oerAvatarDr. Paul Frommer
DovahzulU’u ag fah hiSkyrimAdam Adamowicz

Love songs in different languages

It’s hard to imagine a world without love songs. There’s everywhere, and it’s no surprise: love is such a deep feeling that many people feel the need to be expressed with music.

Chances are that even if you’re not a native English speaker, most love songs you can think of are in English. But what about love songs in other languages? While they may not be as widely known, every language has a huge amount of beautiful songs about love.

So, we’ve created a list of popular love songs in other languages.

Love songs in French:

Love songs in Spanish:

Love songs in German:

Love songs in Polish:

Love songs in Turkish:

Love songs in Arabic:

We just called to say we love you

Now that you know how to say “I love you” in 100 languages, 9 constructed languages, and 9 fantasy languages, you’re armed with plenty of vocabulary to express your love for someone.

We hope that this article has inspired you to do that. We know that’s sometimes easier said than done, but in the words of Barbara de Angelis, “You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.”

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