Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you very much") Ibo (Igbo) : A hurum gi nanya Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig') Ilocano : Ay ayating ka Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used) : Saya cinta kamu ( " ) : Saya kasih saudari ( " ) : Saja kasih saudari ( " ) : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used) : Aku cinta padamu ( " ) : Aku cinta kamu ( " ) Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse) : Ti voglio bene (between friends) : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want you", refering to other person's body) Irish : Taim i' ngra leat Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
Japanese : Kimi o aishiteiru (mostly male to female but can be used female to male) : Aishiteiru (both male and female use this) : Chuu shiteyo (literally "Please give me a kiss" mostly female to male) : Ora, omee no koto ga suki da (very informal, male to female) : Ore wa omae ga suki da (informal, male to female) : Sukiyo ("I like you.", informal,female to male) : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu (literally "I like YOU.", female to male) : Watashi wa anata o hontooni aishite imasu (formal meaning "I REALLY love you.", female to male) : A-i-shi-te ma-su(both male and female use this) : Watakushi-wa anata-o aishimasu (very formal meaning "I will love you.", future tense, female to male) : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers, both male and female use this) Javanese : Kulo tresno
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene Kapampangang : Kaluguran daka
(or Pampangang) Kekchi : Nactinra Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge') Kiswahili : Nakupenda : Nakupenda wewe : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel") Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved") : qamuSHa' ("I love you") : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much") : qaparHa' ("I like you") : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!") (words are often unnecessary as the thought is most often conveyed nonverbally with special growlings) Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you") : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect) : (Tangsinul) Saranghamnida ( " ) : Nanun dangsineul saranghamnida ( " ) : Tangsinul : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear") : Dangsinul saranghee yo : Saranghee : Nanun dangsineul joahamnida ("I like you") : Nanun dangsineul mucheok joahamnida ("I like very much") : Nanun dangsineul mucheok saranghamnida ("I love you very much") : Nanun geudae joa ("I like him" or "I like her") : Nanun geudae saranghamnida ("I love him" or "I love her") : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how much I love him/her") : Nanun neoreul saranghanda : Joahaeyo ("I like you") : Saranghaeyo (more formal) : Saranghapanida (more respectful) : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual relationship) : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic way") Kpele : I walikana Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
Lao : Khoi hak jao : Khoi mak jao lai ("I like you very much") : Khoi hak jao lai ("I love you very much") : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you", but is used for "I love you".) Latin : Te amo : Vos amo Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis) Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu') ('i in 'milu' has a line over it, a 'long i') : Es milu tevi (less common) Lebanese : Bahibak Lingala : Nalingi yo Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha! Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu) : Ash mir lutavah Lojban : Mi do prami Luo : Aheri Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
Maa : Ilolenge Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you") : Te ljubam ("I really love you") : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May) : Pozdrav ("Greetings") Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca! Maiese : Wa wa Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct) : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above) : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct) : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version) : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation) : Saya cintakan awak : Aku cinta pada kau : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used) : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should only be used if you know the person _really_ well) : Saya sayang pada mu : Aku sayangkan engkau : Saya sayang pada mu : Aku menyintai mu : Aku menyayangi mu : Aku kasih pada mu : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu Maltese : Jien inhobbok Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female) : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male) Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha, literally "Love to you, my friend") Mikmaq : Kesalul Mohawk : Konoronhkwa Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken) : Kanhebek (in different cities) Morse Code : .. ._.. ___ ..._ . _.__ ___ .._ : ___.. ___.. (Literally "88", a Morse Code shorthand meaning "Love, hugs & kisses to you.") : __... ...__ (Literally "73", a Morse Code shorthand for non romantic friends meaning "Best regards.")
Nahuatl : Ni mitz tla-zo-tla (the 'a's are "schwa"s) Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni Ndebele : Niyakutanda Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk) Nyanja : Ninatemba
Op : Op lopveop yopuop Oriya : Mun tumaku bhala pae ('n' is nasal and not pronounced) Osetian : Aez dae warzyn
Pampangang : Kaluguran daka
(or Kapampangang) Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye Polish : Kocham cie : Kocham ciebie : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used) Portuguese : Eu amo-te (pronounced "Eu amu'-tee") : Estou apaixonado por ti (male to female, "I'm in love with you", pronounced "Esto^ hapa'isho^na'duu puur ti'") : Estou apaixonada por ti (female to male, "I'm in love with you", pronounced "Esto^ hapa'isho^na'daa puur ti'") : Eu adoro-te ("I adore you.") : Tu e's o meu amor ("You are my love.") : Eu gosto de ti ("I like you.") : Quero-te ("I want you", understood as romantic feelings but may have sexual tones) : Eu desejo-te ("I desire you", may have sexual tones) : Eu preciso de ti ("I need you.") : Eu quero fazer amor contigo ("I want to make love with you.") Portuguese lingo : Gramo-te `a brava! ("I love you very much", literally "I love you wildly") Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma) (Pronounced as two words, "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second 'd' have bars through the stems indicating affrication, the ':' indicate minute pauses) Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna : Mai taunu pyar karda : Mein nu terey na^l piyaar ay (pronounced: "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath) ' = stressed syllable Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'") : Pa ta mayan yem
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
Raetoromanisch : Te amo Romanian : Te iubesc : Te ador (stronger) Rotuman : Gou 'oaf se 'a"e (The ' mark is the "glottal stop" as in Hawaiian. The G is actually the "ng" sound, as in "singing".) Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned) : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best) : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned) : Ya lyublyu tyebya
Saami : Mun ra'hkistan du Samoan : Ou te alofa outou : Ou te alofa ia te oe : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you") Sanskrit : Tvayi snihyaami : Mama tvayi aasaktirasti (I have love/longing in you) Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech) : Volim vas (used in common speech) : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you", 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish) Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech) : Volim te (used in common speech) Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry) Serbocroatian : Volim te : Ljubim te : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May) Sesotho(Southern Sotho) : Ke a mo rata Shona : Ndinokuda Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei Sioux : Techihhila Slovak : Lubim ta (L pronounced similarly to 'll' in Spanish) : Mam ta rad (male to female) : Mam ta rada (female to male) : Milujem ta (all 't's spoken softly like 'ty') Slovene : Ljubim te Solresol : do-re mi-la-si do-mi Somali : Waan ku Jecelahay Spanish : Te amo : Te quiero : Te adoro ("I adore you") : Te deseo ("I desire you") : Me antojis ("I crave you") Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi Swahili : Nakupenda : Naku penda (followed by the person's name) : Ninikupenda : Dholu'o Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day') Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female) : Bhebbak (female to male)