How to Say I Love You in Different Languages & Countries
One of my favorite things about travel is experiencing the different languages around the world. When I visit new countries, I make a strong effort to learn a few words and phrases in the local language. This is helpful for getting around and connecting with local people. While it’s not the most used phrase, I think there’s something poetic about learning I Love You in different languages.
Although it’s a simple phrase, it holds so much meaning for people, regardless of the dialect or culture. Below, I have a comprehensive list of how to say I love you in 100 languages that are the most commonly spoken around the world.
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How to Say I Love You Different Languages
| Language | I Love You (English Spelling) | Phonetic Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| English | I love you | I love you |
| Mandarin Chinese | 我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ) | Wo ai ni |
| Hindi | मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ (Main tumse pyar karta hoon) | Main tum-se pyar kar-ta hoon |
| Spanish | Te amo | Teh ah-mo |
| French | Je t’aime | Zhuh tem |
| Standard Arabic | أحبك (Uḥibbuk) | Oo-heb-buk |
| Bengali | আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি (Āmi tōmākē bhālōbāsi) | A-mee to-ma-ke bha-lo-ba-shi |
| Russian | Я тебя люблю (Ya tebya lyublyu) | Ya teb-ya lyub-lyu |
| Portuguese | Eu te amo | Ew che ah-mo |
| Urdu | میں تم سے محبت کرتا ہوں (Main tum se mohabbat karta hoon) | Main tum se mu-hab-bat kar-ta hoon |
| Indonesian | Aku cinta kamu | Ah-koo chin-ta ka-moo |
| German | Ich liebe dich | Ikh lee-buh dikh |
| Japanese | 愛してる (Aishiteru) | Ai-shee-te-ru |
| Swahili | Nakupenda | Na-ku-pen-da |
| Marathi | मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvar prem karto) | Mee tooj-ya-var prem kar-to |
| Telugu | నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu) | Nenu nin-nu pre-mis-tun-nanu |
| Turkish | Seni seviyorum | Sen-ee sev-yo-room |
| Tamil | நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Nāṉ uṉṉai kādalikkiṟēṉ) | Naan un-nai ka-tha-li-ke-ren |
| Korean | 사랑해 (Saranghae) | Sa-rang-hae |
| Vietnamese | Anh yêu em / Em yêu anh | Anh yuh em / Em yuh anh |
| Italian | Ti amo | Tee ah-mo |
| Hausa | Ina son ki | Ee-na son kee |
| Thai | ฉันรักคุณ (Chan rak khun) | Chan rak khun |
| Cantonese | 我愛你 (Ngo oi nei) | Ngo oi nei |
| Persian | دوستت دارم (Dooset daram) | Doo-set da-ram |
| Gujarati | હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું (Huṁ tanē prēm karuṁ chuṁ) | Hum ta-ne prem ka-roo choom |
| Polish | Kocham cię | Ko-ham che |
| Ukrainian | Я тебе кохаю (Ya tebe kohayu) | Ya te-be ko-ha-yoo |
| Punjabi | ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ (Main tainū pyār kardā hāṁ) | Main tay-noo pyar kar-da haan |
| Dutch | Ik hou van je | Ik how van ye |
| Burmese | ငါ့ကိုယ်ငါချစ်တယ် (Ngākō ngā chit te) | Nga ko nga chit te |
| Filipino | Mahal kita | Ma-hal kee-ta |
| Romanian | Te iubesc | Te yoob-esc |
| Egyptian Arabic | بحبك (Bahebbak) | Ba-heb-bak |
| Malay | Saya cinta kamu | Sa-ya chin-ta ka-moo |
| Uzbek | Men seni sevaman | Men se-nee se-va-man |
| Sindhi | من توهان کي پيار ڪري ٿو (Mun tohan ki pyar kari tho) | Moon to-han kee pyar ka-ree tho |
| Amharic | እኔ እርስዎን እወዳለሁ (Ēne ērs’wōn ēwedalēhu) | E-ne er-soon ewe-da-le-hu |
| Oromo | Si jaalladha | See jaal-laa-dha |
| Igbo | A hụrụ m gị n’anya | Ah hoo-roo m ghee n’anya |
| Azerbaijani | Mən səni sevirəm | Men se-nee se-vee-rem |
| Sundanese | Abdi bogoh ka anjeun | Ab-dee bo-goh ka an-jeun |
| Kurdish | Ez hej te dikim | Ez hej te di-kim |
| Moroccan Arabic | كنبغيك (Kanbghik) | Kan-bghik |
| Cebuano | Gihigugma ko ikaw | Gee-hee-goo-ma ko ee-kaw |
| Nepali | म माया गर्छु (Ma maya garchu) | Ma ma-ya gar-choo |
| Serbo-Croatian | Volim te | Vo-leem te |
| Hungarian | Szeretlek | Ser-et-lek |
| Algerian Arabic | نحبك (Nhebbek) | Neh-bek |
| Sinhala | මම ඔයාට ආදරේ කරනවා (Mama oyāṭa ādarē karanawā) | Ma-ma o-ya-ta a-da-re ka-ra-na-wa |
| Northern Kurdish | Ez te hezdikhem | Ez te hez-dik-hem |
| Czech | Miluji tě | Mee-loo-yee te |
| Greek | Σ’ αγαπώ (S’ agapó) | S’ a-ga-po |
| Chittagonian | আমি তোমাকে ভালবাসি (Āmi tōmākē bhālōbāsi) | A-mee to-ma-ke bha-lo-ba-si |
| Zulu | Ngiyakuthanda | Ngee-ya-koo-tan-da |
| Khmer | ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់អ្នក (Khnhom sralanh anak) | Khnom sra-lanh ah-nak |
| Turkmen | Men seni söýärin | Men se-nee soy-yarin |
| Kannada | ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninnannu prītisuttēne) | Naa-nu nin-nan-nu pree-ti-sut-teen |
| Xhosa | Ndiyakuthanda | N-dee-ya-koo-tan-da |
| Pashto | زه ستا سره مينه لرم (Za sta sara meena laram) | Zha sta sa-ra mee-na la-ram |
| Somali | Waan ku jeclahay | Wan koo jec-lah-hai |
| Malayalam | ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (Ñān ninne snēhikkunnu) | Njan nin-ne sne-hik-kun-nu |
| Saraiki | میں توانوں پیار کردا پیاں (Main tawanu pyar karda peyaan) | Main ta-wa-noo pyar kar-da pe-yan |
| Hausa (Ghanaian) | Ina son ka | Ee-na son ka |
| Uzbek (Northern) | Men seni sevaman | Men se-nee se-va-man |
| Yoruba | Mo nifẹẹ rẹ | Mo nee-fay ray |
| Oriya | ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲପାଏ (Muṁ tumaku bhalapa’e) | Mun tu-ma-ku bha-la-pa-e |
| Fula | Mi yidi ma | Mee yee-dee ma |
| Romanian (Moldovan) | Te iubesc | Te yoob-esc |
| Balochi | من توهان سے پيار کناں (Man tohan se pyar kana) | Man to-han se pyar ka-nan |
| Kazakh | Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsy köremіn) | Men se-nee zhak-sy ko-rem-in |
| Sindhi (Singaporean) | من توهان کي پيار ڪري ٿو (Mun tohan ki pyar kari tho) | Moon to-han kee pyar ka-ree tho |
| Hebrew | אני אוהב אותך (Ani ohev otach) | Ah-nee o-hev o-takh |
| Lao | ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (Khoi hak jao) | Khoi hak jao |
| Bulgarian | Обичам те (Obicham te) | O-bee-cham te |
| Tunisian Arabic | نحبك (Nhebbek) | Neh-bek |
| Slovak | Ľúbim ťa | Lyoo-bim ta |
| Belarusian | Я цябе кахаю (Ya tsyabe kahayu) | Ya tsa-be ka-ha-yoo |
| Sesotho | Kea u rata | Ke-a oo ra-ta |
| Lithuanian | Aš tave myliu | Ash ta-ve mee-lyoo |
| Slovenian | Ljubim te | Lyoo-bim te |
| Latvian | Es tevi mīlu | Es te-vi mee-loo |
| Tajik | Ман туро дӯст медорам (Man turo dūst medoram) | Man too-ro doost me-do-ram |
| Bosnian | Volim te | Vo-leem te |
| Catalan | T’estimo | Tes-tee-mo |
| Croatian | Volim te | Vo-leem te |
| Georgian | მიყვარხარ (Miqvarxar) | Mee-kvar-khar |
| Ewe | Me lɔ wo | Me lo wo |
| Macedonian | Те сакам (Te sakam) | Te sa-kam |
| Fijian | Au domoni iko | Au do-mo-nee ee-ko |
| Maltese | Inħobbok | In-hob-bok |
| Tigrinya | እወድሃለይ (Ewedhalehu) | E-wed-ha-le-hu |
| Greenlandic | Asavakit | A-sa-va-kit |
| Montenegrin | Volim te | Vo-leem te |
| Tibetan | ང་རང་ཁྱེད་ལ་བརྩེ་དོ་དམ། (Nga rang khyed la brtse do dam) | Nga rang khyed la brtse do dam |
| Tswana | Ke a go rata | Ke a go ra-ta |
| Luxembourgish | Ech hunn dech gär | Eh hoon dekh gaer |
| Quechua | Qanta munani | Kan-ta moo-na-nee |
| Shona | Ndinokuda | N-dee-no-ku-da |
| Guarani | Rohechaga’u | Ro-he-cha-ga’oo |
How to Pronounce I Love You in Other Languages
I am painfully horrible at pronouncing words in other languages. While the above phonetic spelling can help, the below video makes it much easier how to pronounce “I love you” in different languages.
How To Say "I LOVE YOU!" In 60 Different Languages
Before You Go…
Although learning to say I love you in other languages is very romantic, it doesn’t come up in everyday conversation. One word that does come up often, is “hello.”
Read my guide to saying hello in 100 languages to learn how to greet people all around the world.
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