I love you

English en Love Pronunciation en /aɪ ˈlʌv juː/ en en-us-I_love_you.ogg California en /aɪ ˈlʊv juː/ Northern England, Ireland Phrase phr An affirmation of affection or deep caring, especially to a family member. en "I love you, Mom," said Candace. 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.73: I love you, Lolly: I should have been saying it at the end of every one of those goddamn Sunday-evening calls. Should have been calling her. I love you: Why did that simple three-syllable sentence always get stuck in my throat? An affirmation of romantic feeling to a lover or spouse. en 1976 w:Take the Heat off Me w:Boney M. Sunny The dark days are gone and the bright days are here / My sunny one shines so sincere / Sunny, one so true / I love you A platonic expression of strong inclination or liking to a friend. en I love you, man, but you need some professional help. Synonyms en 143 pager slang en ILY initialism Translations affirmation of affection or deep caring Adangme: ada i suɔ mo Albanian: sq të dua Tosk; sq t' due Gheg Alutiiq: ems qunukamken American Sign Language: ase ILY@Side-PalmForward Amharic: am አፈቅርሻለሁ to a female ; am አፈቅርሀለሁ to a male Arabic: ar أُحِبُّكَ to a male; ar أُحِبُّكِ to a female Egyptian Arabic: arz بحبك baḥebbak to a male, arz بحبك baḥebbik to a female Gulf Arabic: afb اَحِبِّكْ əḥibbik to a male, afb اَحِبِّچْ əḥibbič to a female Hijazi Arabic: acw أحبك aḥubbak to a male, acw أحبك aḥubbik to a female Assamese: as মই তোমাক মৰম কৰোঁ Asturian: ast te quiero, ast quiérote Azerbaijani: az səni sevirəm South Azerbaijani: az من سنی سئویرم mən səni sevirəm Batak: Karo Batak: btx keleng ateku kam Simalungun Batak: bts holong do uhurhu bamu Toba Batak: bbc holong do rohangku tu ho Belarusian: be я цябе́ каха́ю Bengali: bn আমি তোমাকে মহব্বত করি, bn আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি Bikol: Central Bikol: bcl namumutan taka Breton: br da garan, br da garout a ran, br me da gar Bulgarian: bg оби́чам те Catalan: ca t'estimo, ca t'estime, ca t'estim Cebuano: ceb nahigugma ko nimo, ceb gihigugma ti ka Chichewa: ny ndimakukonda Chinese: Cantonese: yue 我愛你 ngo5 oi3 nei5 formal, written, yue 我好鍾意你 ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 nei5 colloquial Hakka: hak 𠊎愛你 ngài oi ǹ Hokkien: nan-hbl 我疼汝 goá thiàⁿ lí / góa thiàⁿ lír / góa thiàⁿ lú / óa thiàⁿ lí / óa thiàⁿ lír Mandarin: cmn 我愛你 wǒ ài nǐ Wu: wuu 我愛儂 Cornish: kw my a'th kar Czech: cs miluji tě Danish: da jeg elsker dig Dutch: nl ik hou van je, both romantic and platonic nl ik hou van jou Erzya: myv вечктян, myv мон тонь вечктян Esperanto: eo mi amas vin Estonian: et mina armastan sind, et ma armastan sind Faroese: fo eg elski teg Finnish: fi minä rakastan sinua, fi rakastan sinua Franco-Provençal: frp jo t'amo ben, frp jo vos amo ben French: fr je t'aime informal singular, fr je vous aime formal or plural Galician: gl quérote, gl quérovos p, gl ámote, gl ámovos p Georgian: ka მე შენ მიყვარხარ, ka მიყვარხარ German: de ich mag dich, de ich liebe dich, de ich habe dich lieb Greek: el σε αγαπώ, el σ' αγαπώ Ancient Greek: grc ἀγαπῶ σε Greenlandic: kl asavakkit Gujarati: gu હું તમને પ્રેમ કરું છું formal or plural, gu હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું singular and informal Hebrew: male to female he אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְ aní ohév otákh, female to male he אֲנִי אוֹהֵבֵת אוֹתְךָ aní ohévet otkhá, male to male he אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתְךָ aní ohév otkhá, female to female he אֲנִי אוֹהֵבֵת אוֹתָךְ aní ohévet otákh Hiligaynon: hil palangga ta ka Hindi: hi मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ m, hi मैं तुमसे प्यार करती हूँ f, hi मैं तुझसे प्यार करता हूँ m, hi मैं तुझसे प्यार करती हूँ f Hungarian: hu szeretlek, hu (én) szeretlek téged Icelandic: is ég elska þig Ido: io me amas tu Indonesian: id aku sayang kamu, id aku menyayangimu, id aku mengasihimu, id aku cinta padamu Ingrian: izh miä suvvaan sinnua Interlingua: ia io te adora, ia io vos adora Irish: ga tá grá agam duit, ga tá grá agam dhuit Italian: singular it ti voglio bene, polite singular it Le voglio bene, plural it vi voglio bene Japanese: ja 大好き だいすき, daisuki Kabyle: to a male kab Hamlaγk, to a female kab Hamlaγkem Kapampangan: pam kaluguran daka, pam palsintan daka, pam pangaibugan daka, pam pakamalan daka, pam pangairugan daka Kariri: Dzubukuá: kzw dzuka ado Kipeá: kzw dzucá ẽdohó Korean: ko 사랑해요 casual polite Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb من تۆم خۆش ئەوێ‌ Kyrgyz: ky мен сени сүйөм Latin: la tē amō Lithuanian: lt aš tave myliu Lombard: lmo te vòj ben, lmo te veuli ben Louisiana Creole: lou mo linm twa Lower Tanana: taa nek'a dest'a Luxembourgish: lb ech hunn dech gär Macedonian: mk те сакам, mk те љубам less common Malay: ms aku sayang akan engkau Maltese: mt nħobbok inħobbok Mandan: mhq minikíkiirasxte'sh m Mansi: Northern Mansi: mns-nor ам наӈын э̄руптылум Mi'kmaq: mic kesalul Nahuatl: nah tlazohtla nimitztlazohtla Navajo: nv ayóóʼánííníshʼní Nepali: ne मलाई तिम्रो माया लाग्छ (I care for you), I like you ne मलाई तिमी मन पर्छ Nheengatu: yrl asaisú indé Norwegian: Bokmål: nb jeg er glad i deg Nynorsk: nn eg er glad i deg Nǀuu: ngh na ǁʻâa a Ojibwe: oj gizaagi'in Old English: ang þē iċ lufiġe Old Norse: non ek elska þik, non ek ann þér Old Tupi: tpw oroaûsub Oneida: one kunolúkhwaʼ s Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira دوسْتَت دارَم, fa-ira دورِت بِگَرْدَم doret begardam I'll circumambulate you Sistani Persian: fa دل می‌باله ترا del me-bâle torâ Pipil: ppl nimetztasujta Polish: pl kocham cię Portuguese: pt adoro-te (eu) adoro-te Portugal, pt te amo (eu) te amo Brazil, pt amo você (eu) amo você Quechua: qu munayki Romani: rom kamav tut Romanian: ro te iubesc Romansh: rm jau hai tai gugent Russian: ru я тебя́ люблю́ Sami: Northern Sami: se mun ráhkistan dū Samoan: sm ʻou te alofa iate ʻoe Sanskrit: sa त्वयि प्रेम करोमि Scots: sco A loue ye Scottish Gaelic: singular gd tha gaol agam ort, plural gd tha gaol agam oirbh Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh волим те, sh ја те волим Latin: sh vȍlīm te, sh ja te volim Slovene: male speaker sl rad te imam, female speaker sl rada te imam, male speaker, two listeners sl rad vaju imam, female speaker, two listeners sl rada vaju imam, male speaker, more than two listeners sl rad vas imam, female speaker, more than two listeners sl rada vas imam Sotho: st ke a go rata Spanish: es te adoro informal singular, es te amo informal singular, es os adoro informal plural, es os amo informal plural, es los amo informal plural masculine or mixed, es los adoro informal plural masculine or mixed Sranan Tongo: srn mi lobi yu Sundanese: su abdi nyaah ka anjeun Swahili: sw ninakupenda Swazi: ss ngiyakutsandza Swedish: sv jag älskar dig Sylheti: syl ꠝꠥꠁ ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠝꠣꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ / syl ꠀꠝꠤ ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠝꠣꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ, syl ꠝꠥꠁ ꠔꠞꠦ ꠝꠣꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ, syl ꠀꠝꠤ ꠔꠞꠦ ꠝꠣꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ Tagalog: tl mahal kita, tl iniibig kita Thai: th ฉันรักเธอ chǎn rák təə Traveller Norwegian: rmg miro asjar låsjano an diro Turkish: tr seni seviyorum, tr sana aşığım Udmurt: udm мон тонэ яратӥсько Ukrainian: uk я тебе́ коха́ю Unami: unm ktaholël Uyghur: ug مەن سئىزنئى سئۆيئىمەن Uzbek: uz men sizni sevaman Vietnamese: (pronoun for speaker) + vi thương + (pronoun for listener), e.g., vi bố thương con father to child, vi con thương bố child to father, vi mẹ thương con mother to child, vi con thương mẹ child to mother, vi ông thương cháu grandfather to grandchild, vi cháu thương ông grandchild to grandfather, vi bà thương cháu grandmother to grandchild, vi cháu thương bà grandchild to grandmother, vi anh thương em older brother to younger sibling, vi em thương anh younger sibling to older brother, vi chị thương em older sister to younger sibling, vi em thương chị younger sibling to older sister, vi tớ thương cậu informal, to a male friend Welsh: cy rydw i'n dy garu di Xhosa: xh ndiyakuthanda Yakut: sah Мин эйигин таптыыбын Yoruba: yo mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ yín honorific or plural, yo mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ casual Yup'ik: esu kenkamken Zazaki: zza Ez to sinena Zulu: zu ngiyakuthanda affirmation of romantic feeling Adangme: ada i suɔ mo Afrikaans: af ek het jou lief, af ek is lief vir jou Akan: ak mo dow Fanti Albanian: sq të dua, sq të dashuroj Altai: Southern Altai: alt мен сени сӱӱп јадым Alutiiq: ems qunukamken American Sign Language: ase ILY@Side-PalmForward Amharic: to a man am እወድሻለሁ, to a woman am እወድሃለሁ Arabic: ar أُحِبُّكَ to a male, ar أُحِبُّكِ to a female Egyptian Arabic: arz بحبك baḥebbak to a male, arz بحبك baḥebbik to a female Moroccan Arabic: ary كنبغيك kanebḡīk, ary كنحبك kanḥabbak North Levantine Arabic: apc بحبك bḥebbek Aragonese: an te quiero Armenian: hy ես քեզ սիրում եմ, hy ես սիրում եմ քեզ, Western Armenian hy ես քեզ կը սիրեմ, Western Armenian hy ես կը սիրեմ քեզ Assamese: as মই তোমাক ভাল পাওঁ Asturian: ast te quiero, ast quiérote Azerbaijani: az səni sevirəm Bashkir: ba мин һине яратам Basque: informal eu maite haut, eu maite zaitut, plural eu maite zaituztet Belarusian: informal be я цябе́ каха́ю, formal be я вас каха́ю, informal be я цябе́ люблю́, formal be я вас люблю́ Bengali: bn আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি Bhojpuri: bho हमके तोहसे लगाव हो गइल बा Bikol: Central Bikol: bcl padaba taka, bcl padangat taka Breton: br me da gar, br me 'gar ac'hanout Bulgarian: bg оби́чам те Burmese: my ခင်ဗျားချစ်တယ် said by a man, my ရှင်ကိုချစ်တယ် said by a woman, my နင်ကိုငါချစ်တယ် generic, informal, my ချစ်ပါတယ် Buryat: bua би шамдаа дуратайб Caló: rmq te camelo Catalan: ca t'estimo, ca t'estime, ca t'estim Cebuano: ceb gihigugma ko ikaw Chechen: to female ce суна хьо еза, to male ce суна хьо веза Cherokee: chr ᎬᎨᏳᎯ Chichewa: ny ndimakukonda Chickasaw: cic chiholloli Chinese: Cantonese: yue 我愛你 ngo5 oi3 nei5 formal, written, yue 我好鍾意你 ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 nei5 colloquial Dungan: dng вә нэ ни Hakka: hak 𠊎愛你 ngài oi ǹ Hokkien: nan-hbl 我疼汝 goá thiàⁿ lí / góa thiàⁿ lír / góa thiàⁿ lú / óa thiàⁿ lí / óa thiàⁿ lír, nan-hbl 我愛汝 góa ài lí / góa ài lír / góa ài lú / óa ài lí / óa ài lír Mandarin: cmn 我愛你 wǒ ài nǐ Wu: wuu 我愛儂 ngu e non Chittagonian: ctg আঁই তুয়ানরে বেশি গোম লাগে ām̐i tuẏānarē bēśi gōma lāgē Chukchi: ckt гымнан гыт ы’ԓгу тыԓгыркынигыт ɣəmnan ɣət əʔɬɣu təɬɣərkəniɣət Chuvash: cv эпӗ сана юрататӑп Cia-Cia: cia indau pe'elu iso'o Circassian: East Circassian: kbd фӏыуэ узолъагъу Cornish: kw My a'th kar Corsican: to female co ti tengu cara, to male co ti tengu caru Czech: cs miluji tě, colloquial cs miluju tě, formal cs miluji vás, cs miluju vás Danish: da jeg elsker dig Dhivehi: dv ކަލާ ދެކެ ވރަހ ލޯބިވޭ Dolgan: dlg мин энигин таптыыбын min enigin taptııbın Dutch: nl ik houd van je, nl ik hou van je, nl ik houd van jou, emphasizes you nl ik hou van jou, poetic nl ik heb je lief, nl ik zie je graag, Flemish nl ik zie u graag ik zie u graag , Flemish nl ik hou van u Egyptian: male to female mr.j ṯn U7:r-A2-A1-T:n, female to female mr.j ṯn U7:r-A2-B1-T:n, male to male mr.j ṯw U7:r-A2-A1-T-w, female to male mr.j ṯw U7:r-A2-B1-T-w Erzya: myv вечктян, myv мон тонь вечктян Esperanto: eo mi amas vin Estonian: et mina armastan sind, et ma armastan sind Ewondo: ewo ma ding wa Faroese: fo eg elski teg Finnish: fi minä rakastan sinua, fi rakastan sinua Franco-Provençal: frp jo t'amo, frp jo vos amo French: fr je t'aime informal singular, fr je vous aime formal and plural, fr je t'adore informal singular, fr je vous adore formal and plural Old French: fro je t'aim Frisian: West Frisian: fy ik hâld fan dy Galician: gl ámote Georgian: ka მე შენ მიყვარხარ, ka მე თქვენ მიყვარხართ (plural), ka მიყვარხარ, ka მიყვარხართ German: de ich liebe dich, de ich habe dich lieb, plural de ich liebe euch, plural de ich habe euch lieb, formal, sg and pl de ich liebe Sie, de ich habe Sie lieb Alemannic German: gsw ich lieb dich, gsw i liäbä di, gsw i ha di gärn, gsw ich han dich gärn Alsatian Alemannic German: ich hoan dich gear Bavarian: bar i mog di narrisch gern Colognian: isch han dich leev, isch han dich jään High Saxonian: isch hab dsch gerne Swabian: i mog di, i han di oifach gern Greek: el σε αγαπώ Ancient Greek: grc σὲ φιλῶ, grc σὲ ἀγαπῶ, grc ἐγὼ σὲ φιλῶ, grc ἐγὼ σὲ ἀγαπῶ Greenlandic: kl asavakkit Guarani: Paraguayan Guarani: gug rohayhu Haitian Creole: ht mwen renmen ou Hausa: ha ina sonki Hawaiian: haw aloha wau iāʻoe Hebrew: male to female he אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְ aní ohév otákh, female to male he אֲנִי אוֹהֵבֵת אוֹתְךָ aní ohévet otkhá, male to male he אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתְךָ aní ohév otkhá, female to female he אֲנִי אוֹהֵבֵת אוֹתָךְ aní ohévet otákh Hiligaynon: hil ginahigugma ko ikaw, hil palangga ta ka Hindi: hi मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ informal, male speaker, hi मैं तुमसे प्यार करती हूँ informal, female speaker, hi मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहता हूँ m, hi मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहती हूँ f Hmong: White Hmong: mww kuv hlub koj Hopi: hop nu’ umi unangwa’ta Hungarian: hu szeretlek, hu (én) szeretlek téged, formal hu (én) szeretem önt/magát Ibaloi: ibl pipiyam taka Icelandic: is ég elska þig Ido: io me amoras tu Igbo: ig afulu m gi na anya, ig Ahuru m gi na anya Indonesian: id aku cinta kamu, id aku sayang kamu, id aku suka sama kamu, id saya cinta kamu polite, formal, id aku cinta padamu poetic, id aku cinta kepadamu poetic, id gua suka sama lu Jakarta slang, id aku mencintaimu Interlingua: ia io te ama Inuktitut: iu ᓇᒡᓕᒋᕙᒋᑦ Irish: ga tá grá agam duit, ga tá grá agam dhuit, ga mo ghrá thú Italian: informal singular it ti amo, plural or formal it vi amo Jamaican Creole: jam mi love yuh, jam mi check fi yuh Japanese: ja 大好き daisuki, ja 君を愛している kimi o ai-shite iru, ja 愛してる ai-shiteru, ja 俺はお前のことが好きだ ore wa omae no koto ga suki da man to his wife, ja 俺はお前が好きだ ore wa omae ga suki da man to his wife, ja 好きよ suki yo girlish, ja 私はあなたが好きだ watashi wa anata ga suki da, ja アイ・ラブ・ユー ai-rabu-yū Kansai+: ja 好いとんねん suitonnen, ja 好きやねん sukiyanen Javanese: jv kula tresna sampeyan, jv aku tresna sampeyan Jingpho: kac nang hpe ngai tsaw ra ai Kabyle: to a male kab Hamlaγk, to a female kab Hamlaγkem Kalmyk: xal би чамд дуртав Kankanaey: kne laylaydek sik-a Kannada: kn ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ, kn ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಇಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟಿರುವೆ Kapampangan: pam kaluguran daka, pam palsintan daka Karachay-Balkar: krc мен сени сюеме Karelian: krl minä armastan sindai Kashmiri: ks مےٚ چھِ چٲنؠ ماے me chi cạ̄n' māy Kazakh: kk мен сені сүйемін, kk мен сені жақсы көремін, kk мен саған ғашықпын Khakas: kjh мин сағаа хынчам, kjh мин сағаа кӧӧленчем Khmer: man to woman km បងស្រឡាញ់អូន, woman to man km អូនស្រឡាញ់បង, km ខ្ញុំ​ស្រលាញ់​អ្នក khñom srɑlañ nĕək gender neutral Komi: Komi-Zyrian: kpv ме тэнӧ радейта Korean: ko 좋아해요, ko 사랑해, ko 사랑해요, ko 사랑합니다 Koryak: kpy гымнан гыччи ылӈу тыкулӈыги ɣəmnan ɣəčči əlŋu təkulŋəɣi Kristang: mcm Em t' amo'b Kumyk: kum мен сени сюемен Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb من حەزم لێتە‌, ckb من عاشقی تۆم, ckb من عاشقتم Northern Kurdish: kmr te dievînim, kmr hez ji te dikim, kmr ez ji te hez dikim, kmr evîndarê te me m, kmr evîndara te me f, kmr min tu divê, kmr aşiqê te me m, kmr aşiqa te me, kmr ez ji te hez dikim, kmr ez hez ji te dikim, kmr ez hej te dikim Kyrgyz: ky мен сени сүйөм Lao: lo ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ Latin: singular la te amo, plural la vos amo, old la amo te, old, emphasis la ego amo te Latvian: lv es mīlu tevi, lv es tevi mīlu Lezgi: lez заз вун кӏанзава Lingala: ln nalingí yɔ̌ Lithuanian: lt aš tave myliu, lt aš myliu tave, lt myliu tave Lombard: lmo tə vöri bén, lmo të vöri bén Louisiana Creole: lou mo laime toi Low German: German Low German: nds-de ik leev di, nds-de ik heff di geern, nds-de ik heff di leef Luo: luo aheri Lushootseed: lut ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tubicid čəd Luxembourgish: lb Ech hunn dech gär Macedonian: mk те сакам, mk те љубам less common Malay: ms saya cintakan mu, ms saya sayangkan mu, ms saya sayangkan engkau, ms saya cintakan awak, ms saya cintamu, ms saya sayangmu, ms saya cinta kamu, ms aku cinta padamu Malayalam: ml ഞാൻ നിന്നെ പ്രേമിക്കുന്നു, ml ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു Maltese: mt nħobbok inħobbok Manx: gv ta graih aym ort Māori: mi kei te aroha au i a koe Marathi: mr माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे Mari: Eastern Mari: mhr мый тыйым йӧратем Mohawk: moh konoronhkwa Moksha: mdf келькте, mdf мон тонь келькте Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn би чамд хайртай Moore: mos mam nonga fo Navajo: nv ayóóʼánííníshʼní Neapolitan: nap ti amo Nepali: I love you ne म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु। Norwegian: Bokmål: nb jeg elsker deg Bokmål Riksmål romantic Nynorsk: nn eg elskar deg Nynorsk romantic Occitan: oc t'aimi, oc que t'aimi, oc t'estimi Odia: or ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲପାଏ Ojibwe: oj gizaagi'in Old English: ang iċ lufiġe þē Old Tupi: tpw oroaûsub, tpw ixé oroaûsub Oneida: one kunolúkhwaʼ s Pangasinan: pag inaro taka Papiamentu: pap mi stima bo Pashto: ps تا سره مينه کوم tā sara mina kawəm Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira عاشِقِتَم, fa-ira دوسْتَت دارَم Phuthi: bnt-phu Giyakutshadza Pipil: ppl nimetztasujta, ppl nimetzneki Polish: pl kocham cię Portuguese: pt amo-te, pt te amo (eu) te amo, pt amo você (eu) amo você Brazil Punjabi: Gurmukhi: pa ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ male speaker, pa ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ female speaker Shahmukhi: pa میں تُہانوں پیار کردا ہاں ma͠i tuhānũ pyār karda hā̃ male speaker, pa میں تُہانوں پیار کردی ہاں ma͠i tuhānũ pyār kardī hā̃ female speaker Quechua: Bolivia qu qanta munani, Ecuador qu Canda munani Romanian: ro te iubesc Romansh: rm jau hai tai gument Russian: ru я вас люблю́ formal or plural, ru я люблю тебя ru я тебя́ люблю́ intimate, informal Sami: Inari Sami: smn mun rähistâm tuu Northern Sami: se mun ráhkistan du Skolt Sami: sms mon rääʹǩǩstam tuu Sanskrit: sa त्वयि स्निह्यामि Scots: sco A luive ye Dundee: sco Eh loe ye Scottish Gaelic: intimate gd tha gràdh agam dhut, intimate gd tha gaol agam ort, formal, plural gd tha gràdh agam dhuibh Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh во̏лӣм те, sh ја те во̏лӣм Latin: sh vȍlīm te, sh ja te volim Shona: sn Ndinokuda Shor: cjs мен саға кӧленчам men sağa kölençam Sindhi: sd man tokhe prem karyan to to female, sd man tokhe prem karyan ti to male Sinhalese: si මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි, si මම ඔබට ආදරෙයි Slovak: sk ľúbim ťa, sk milujem ťa, sk mám ťa rád, sk mám ťa rada Slovene: sl ljubim te, sl ljubim vaju, sl ljubim vas Somali: so Waan ku jeclahay Sotho: st ke a go rata Spanish: often romantic es te quiero, usually romantic es te amo Sumerian: sux 𒆠 𒈬𒊏𒉘𒂗 ki murag̃en Sundanese: su Abdi bogoh ka anjeun Swahili: sw nakupenda, sw ninakupenda Swedish: sv jag älskar dig Sylheti: syl ꠝꠥꠁ ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠙꠣꠁ, syl ꠀꠝꠤ ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠙꠣꠁ Tabasaran: tab узуз уву ккунжазуз Tagalog: tl mahal kita, tl iniibig kita, tl iniirog kita Tahitian: ty ua here vau ia oe Tajik: tg ман туро дӯст медорам, tg туро нағз мебинам, tg дӯстат дорам, tg ошиқатам Tamil: ta நான் உன்னைக் காதலிக்கிறேன், ta நான் உன்னைக் காதலிக்கின்றேன் Tatar: tt мин сине яратам Telugu: te నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను Thai: th ผมรักคุณ informal, male speaker, th ฉันรักคุณ informal, female speaker, th ฉันรักเธอ chǎn rák təə generic, colloquial, th รักนะ informal Tok Pisin: tpi mi lavim yu Tswana: tn ke a go rata Tumbuka: tum nkhukutemwa Turkish: tr seni seviyorum Turkmen: tk men seni söýýärin Udmurt: udm мон тонэ яратӥсько Ukrainian: uk я тебе́ коха́ю intimate, uk я вас коха́ю formal, plural, uk я тебе́ люблю́, uk я вас люблю́ Urdu: ur مُجھے تُم سے پْیار ہَے no gender, ur میں تُم سے پْیار کَرْتا ہُوں more literal, male, intimate, ur میں آپ سے پْیار کَرْتی ہُوں more literal, female, intimate, ur میں آپ سے پْیار کَرْتا ہُوں more literal, male, ur میں آپ سے پْیار کَرْتی ہُوں more literal, female Uzbek: uz men seni sevaman, uz men seni yaxshi koʻraman Venetan: vec te amo, vec te vojo ben Vietnamese: (pronoun for speaker) + vi yêu + (pronoun for listener), e.g., vi em yêu anh wife to husband, girlfriend to boyfriend, vi anh yêu em husband to wife, boyfriend to girlfriend, vi tớ yêu cậu to a male friend, vi mình yêu bạn somewhat impersonal, vi ngộ ái nị slang, humorous Volapük: vo Löfob oli Welsh: cy 'Rwy'n dy garu di, cy Yr wyf i yn dy garu di, cy Yr wyf i yn dy garu di chwi, cy Dw i'n dy garu, cy caru chdi Northern, informal Xhosa: xh ndiyakuthanda Yakut: sah мин эйигин таптыыбын мин эйиги́н тапты́ыбын Yiddish: yi איך ליבע דיך, yi איך האָב דיך ליב Yoruba: yo mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ yín honorific or plural, yo mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ casual Yup'ik: esu kenkamken Zazaki: zza ez to sinena Zulu: zu ngiyakuthanda platonic expression of inclination or liking Albanian: sq të kam xhan American Sign Language: ase ILY@Side-PalmForward Basque: eu Maite haut, plural eu Maite zaituztet Catalan: ca t'estimo, ca t'estime, ca t'estim Chinese: Cantonese: yue 我鐘意你 ngo5 zung1 ji3 nei5 Hokkien: nan-hbl 我愛汝 góa ài lí / góa ài lír / góa ài lú / óa ài lí / óa ài lír Mandarin: cmn 我很喜歡你 wǒ hěn xǐhuan nǐ Danish: da jeg kan godt lide dig Dutch: Flemish nl ik heb u graag Esperanto: eo mi amas vin Estonian: et sa meeldid mulle Finnish: fi minä rakastan sinua, fi rakastan sinua Greek: el σε αγαπώ Ido: io me amas vu Irish: ga tá mé go maith duit, ga tá cion agam ort, ga is breá liom thú Italian: singular informal it ti voglio bene, plural or formal it vi voglio bene Kapampangan: pam buri daka, pam buri raka Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb تۆم خۆش ئەوێ Mauritian Creole: mfe mo kontan twa Navajo: nv ayóóʼánííníshʼní Norwegian: Bokmål: nb jeg er glad i deg Old Tupi: tpw oroaûsub, tpw ixé oroaûsub Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira دوسْتَت دارَم Polish: pl kocham cię Portuguese: pt gosto de ti (eu) gosto de ti Portugal, pt gosto de você (eu) gosto de você Romanian: ro te ador Russian: ru ты мне нра́вишься informal, ru вы мне нра́витесь formal Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh волим те, sh ја те волим Latin: sh vȍlīm te, sh ja te volim Sotho: st ke a go rata Spanish: es me caes bien, es me gustas Swedish: sv jag gillar dig, sv jag tycker om dig Yup'ik: esu kenkamken Zazaki: zza ez to ra hes kena Acholi: ach amari Akan: ak me dor wo Antillean Creole: gcf men ainmainw Awadhi: awa मइँ तोहसे पिरेम करत हउँ Aymara: ay mûnsmawa Baluchi: bal tu mana doost biyeh Bambara: bm né bi fè Bari: bfa man nyanyar do Batak: Alas-Kluet Batak: btz holong do rohangku tu ho Angkola Batak: akb holong do rohangku tu ho Dairi Batak: btd holong do rohangku tu ho Mandailing Batak: btm holong do rohangku tu ho Bemba: bem nalikutemwa Bulu (Cameroon): bum ma nye'e wo Chakma: ccp 𑄟𑄪𑄭 𑄖𑄧𑄬𑄢 𑄇𑄮𑄌𑄴 𑄛𑄋𑄴 mui tare koc pāṅ Chamorro: ch hu guaiya hao Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb n'game handzo Duala: dua muléma Dusun: Central Dusun: dtp siuhang oku dia Franco-Provençal: frp jhe t'âmo, frp t'ame, frp ti vouòli ben Friulian: fur o ti vuei ben Fula: ff mbe de yid ma Pulaar dialect Gujarati: gu હૂન તુનૈ છઊન છહૂન Ibaloi: ibl pip-piyan taha Ik: ikx tsamia bi Ilocano: ilo ipatpategka Indonesian: id aku suka kamu Kongo: kg mono ke zola nge, kg ni kou zololo San Salvador Kongo, kg na lingui yo Kpelle: kpe iwalikana Ladin: lld te ei gen Ligurian: lij mi te amo Low German: Dutch Low Saxon: nds-nl ik hol van die Gronings Luba-Kasai: lua ndi musua wewe Luganda: lg nkuyagala Maithili: mai हम तोहरा सँ प्रेम करै छि ham tohara sã prem karai chi Malagasy: mg tiako ianao Ndebele: Northern Ndebele: nd niyakutanda Southern Ndebele: nr Niyakutanda Neapolitan: nap io t'ammo Oromo: om Sinjaldha Ossetian: os ӕз дӕ варзын Q'eqchi: kek nactinra Réunion Creole French: rcf mi aime a ou Romani: rom kamav tut Rukiga: cgg Ninkukunda iwe Rwanda-Rundi: rw Ndagukunda Sami: Northern Sami: se mun ráhkistan dū Santali: sat ᱫᱩᱞᱟᱲ ᱢᱮ ᱚ ᱤᱝ Sinhalese: si මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි Swahili: followed by a name sw naku penda Telugu: te నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను Tibetan: bo ང་ཁྱེད་རང་ལ་དགའ་པོ་ཡོད Tupuri: tui ndi damo Walloon: wa dji vs voe voltî Wolof: wo nob nala Zhuang: za gou gyaez mwngz See also en I'm in love with you en do you love me? 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