The phrase “I love you” is one of the most powerful expressions in the world.
People search for it because love is universal, but the way we say it changes from one culture to another.
Whether you’re traveling, learning a new language, or sending a romantic message to someone special, knowing how to say I love you in different languages makes the moment more personal and beautiful.
This guide will give you the translation, pronunciation, and usage examples of “I love you” in 70 different languages.
How to Say I Love You in 70 Different Languages
- English (🇺🇸) – I love you | Pronunciation: eye luv yoo
Example: I love you with all my heart. - Spanish (🇪🇸) – Te amo | Pronunciation: teh ah-moh
Example: Juan said, “Te amo” to Maria. - French (🇫🇷) – Je t’aime | Pronunciation: zhuh tem
Example: Elle lui dit: “Je t’aime.” (She told him: I love you.) - German (🇩🇪) – Ich liebe dich | Pronunciation: ikh lee-buh dish
Example: Er flüsterte: “Ich liebe dich.” (He whispered: I love you.) - Italian (🇮🇹) – Ti amo | Pronunciation: tee ah-moh
Example: Lucia said softly, “Ti amo.” - Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Eu te amo | Pronunciation: ay-oo chee ah-moo
Example: Ele disse: “Eu te amo.” (He said: I love you.) - Russian (🇷🇺) – Я тебя люблю (Ya tebya lyublyu) | Pronunciation: ya te-bya lyoo-blyoo
Example: Он сказал: “Я тебя люблю.” (He said: I love you.) - Chinese (Mandarin) (🇨🇳) – 我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ) | Pronunciation: wo eye nee
Example: 她说: “我爱你。” (She said: I love you.) - Japanese (🇯🇵) – 愛してる (Aishiteru) | Pronunciation: ai-shee-teh-roo
Example: 彼は彼女に “愛してる” と言った。 (He said: I love you.) - Korean (🇰🇷) – 사랑해 (Saranghae) | Pronunciation: sa-rang-hae
Example: 그는 말했다: “사랑해.” (He said: I love you.) - Arabic (🇸🇦) – أحبك (Uhibbuka [to male] / Uhibbuki [to female]) | Pronunciation: oo-heb-book / oo-heb-booki
Example: قال: “أحبك.” (He said: I love you.) - Hindi (🇮🇳) – मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ (Main tumse pyar karta hoon [male]) / करती हूँ (karti hoon [female]) | Pronunciation: main tum-se pyaar kar-ta hoon
Example: उसने कहा: “मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ।” (He said: I love you.) - Urdu (🇵🇰) – میں تم سے پیار کرتا ہوں (Main tum se pyar karta hoon [male]) | Pronunciation: main tum-se pyaar kar-ta hoon
Example: اس نے کہا: “میں تم سے پیار کرتا ہوں۔ (He said: I love you.) - Turkish (🇹🇷) – Seni seviyorum | Pronunciation: seh-nee seh-vee-yo-room
Example: O dedi: “Seni seviyorum.” (He said: I love you.) - Greek (🇬🇷) – Σ’ αγαπώ (S’agapo) | Pronunciation: sah-gah-po
Example: Μου είπε: “Σ’ αγαπώ.” (She told me: I love you.) - Dutch (🇳🇱) – Ik hou van jou | Pronunciation: ik how van yow
Example: Hij zei: “Ik hou van jou.” (He said: I love you.) - Polish (🇵🇱) – Kocham cię | Pronunciation: ko-ham chay
Example: On powiedział: “Kocham cię.” (He said: I love you.) - Swedish (🇸🇪) – Jag älskar dig | Pronunciation: yahg el-skar day
Example: Hon sade: “Jag älskar dig.” (She said: I love you.) - Finnish (🇫🇮) – Rakastan sinua | Pronunciation: rah-kah-stahn see-noo-ah
Example: Hän sanoi: “Rakastan sinua.” (He said: I love you.) - Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Szeretlek | Pronunciation: seh-ret-lek
Example: A fiú azt mondta: “Szeretlek.” (The boy said: I love you.) - Czech (🇨🇿) – Miluji tě | Pronunciation: mee-loo-yee tyeh
Example: Řekl: “Miluji tě.” (He said: I love you.) - Romanian (🇷🇴) – Te iubesc | Pronunciation: teh yoo-besk
Example: Ea i-a spus: “Te iubesc.” (She told him: I love you.) - Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אני אוהב אותך (Ani ohev otach [male to female] / Ani ohevet otcha [female to male]) | Pronunciation: ah-nee oh-hev oh-tach
Example: הוא אמר: “אני אוהב אותך.” (He said: I love you.) - Thai (🇹🇭) – ฉันรักคุณ (Chan rak khun) | Pronunciation: chan rak khun
Example: เธอกล่าวว่า: “ฉันรักคุณ.” (She said: I love you.) - Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Anh yêu em (man to woman) / Em yêu anh (woman to man) | Pronunciation: anh yew em / em yew anh
Example: Cô ấy nói: “Em yêu anh.” (She said: I love you.) - Swahili (🇰🇪) – Nakupenda | Pronunciation: nah-koo-pen-dah
Example: Alisema: “Nakupenda.” (He said: I love you.) - Zulu (🇿🇦) – Ngiyakuthanda | Pronunciation: ngiyah-koo-tan-dah
Example: Uthe: “Ngiyakuthanda.” (He said: I love you.) - Afrikaans (🇿🇦) – Ek het jou lief | Pronunciation: ek het yow leaf
Example: Hy sê: “Ek het jou lief.” (He said: I love you.) - Malay (🇲🇾) – Saya cinta padamu | Pronunciation: sah-yah chin-tah pah-dah-moo
Example: Dia berkata: “Saya cinta padamu.” (He said: I love you.) - Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Aku cinta kamu | Pronunciation: ah-koo chin-tah kah-moo
Example: Dia bilang: “Aku cinta kamu.” (He said: I love you.) - Filipino/Tagalog (🇵🇭) – Mahal kita | Pronunciation: ma-hal kee-tah
Example: Sinabi niya: “Mahal kita.” (He said: I love you.) - Bengali (🇧🇩) – আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি (Ami tomake bhalobashi) | Pronunciation: a-mee to-ma-ke bha-lo-baa-shee
Example: সে বলল: “আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি।” (He said: I love you.) - Punjabi (🇮🇳) – ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ (Main tenu pyar karda haan [male]) | Pronunciation: main ten-oo pyaar kar-da haan
Example: ਉਸ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: “ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।” (He said: I love you.) - Tamil (🇮🇳) – நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan unnai kaadhalikkiren) | Pronunciation: naan un-nai kaa-tha-li-kiren
Example: அவன் சொன்னான்: “நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன்.” (He said: I love you.) - Telugu (🇮🇳) – నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nenu ninnu premisthunnanu) | Pronunciation: nay-noo nin-noo preh-mis-thoo-nah-noo
Example: అతను అన్నాడు: “నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను.” (He said: I love you.) - Kannada (🇮🇳) – ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Naanu ninna preetisuttēne) | Pronunciation: naa-noo nin-na pree-ti-soot-tene
Example: ಅವನು ಹೇಳಿದ: “ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.” (He said: I love you.) - Gujarati (🇮🇳) – હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું (Huṁ tane prem karuṁ chuṁ) | Pronunciation: hu tan-e prem kar-oon choon
Example: તેણે કહ્યું: “હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું।” (He said: I love you.) - Marathi (🇮🇳) – मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mee tuzhyavar prem karto [male]) | Pronunciation: mee too-zhya-var prem kar-to
Example: त्याने म्हटले: “मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो।” (He said: I love you.) - Persian/Farsi (🇮🇷) – دوستت دارم (Dooset daram) | Pronunciation: doo-set da-ram
Example: او گفت: “دوستت دارم.” (He said: I love you.) - Pashto (🇦🇫) – زه تا سره مینه لرم (Za ta sara meena laram) | Pronunciation: za ta sa-ra mee-na la-ram
Example: هغه وویل: “زه تا سره مینه لرم.” (He said: I love you.) - Dari (🇦🇫) – من ترا دوست دارم (Man tora doost daram) | Pronunciation: man to-ra doost da-ram
Example: او گفت: “من ترا دوست دارم.” (He said: I love you.) - Kurdish (🇮🇶) – Ez hej te dikim | Pronunciation: ez hej te dee-keem
Example: Ew got: “Ez hej te dikim.” (He said: I love you.) - Serbian (🇷🇸) – Волим те (Volim te) | Pronunciation: voh-leem te
Example: Он је рекао: “Волим те.” (He said: I love you.) - Croatian (🇭🇷) – Volim te | Pronunciation: voh-leem te
Example: On je rekao: “Volim te.” (He said: I love you.) - Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Volim te | Pronunciation: voh-leem te
Example: Rekao je: “Volim te.” (He said: I love you.) - Slovak (🇸🇰) – Ľúbim ťa | Pronunciation: lyoo-beem tya
Example: Povedal: “Ľúbim ťa.” (He said: I love you.) - Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Ljubim te | Pronunciation: lyoo-beem te
Example: Rekel je: “Ljubim te.” (He said: I love you.) - Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Обичам те (Obicham te) | Pronunciation: oh-bee-cham te
Example: Той каза: “Обичам те.” (He said: I love you.) - Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Я тебе люблю (Ya tebe lyublyu) | Pronunciation: ya te-be lyoo-blyoo
Example: Він сказав: “Я тебе люблю.” (He said: I love you.) - Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Я цябе кахаю (Ya tsyabe kakhayu) | Pronunciation: ya tsya-be ka-ha-yoo
Example: Ён сказаў: “Я цябе кахаю.” (He said: I love you.) - Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai) | Pronunciation: bi chamd khair-tai
Example: Тэр хэлэв: “Би чамд хайртай.” (He said: I love you.) - Nepali (🇳🇵) – म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु (Ma timilai maya garchu) | Pronunciation: ma ti-mi-lai ma-ya gar-chu
Example: उसले भन्यो: “म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु।” (He said: I love you.) - Sinhala (🇱🇰) – මම ඔයාව ආදරෙයි (Mama oyāva ādarayi) | Pronunciation: mama o-yaa-va aa-da-ra-yi
Example: ඔහු කිව්වා: “මම ඔයාව ආදරෙයි.” (He said: I love you.) - Amharic (🇪🇹) – እወድሃለሁ (Ewedihalehu) | Pronunciation: e-we-dee-ha-le-hoo
Example: እሱ አለ: “እወድሃለሁ.” (He said: I love you.) - Yoruba (🇳🇬) – Mo nifẹ rẹ | Pronunciation: mo nee-feh reh
Example: Ó sọ pé: “Mo nifẹ rẹ.” (He said: I love you.) - Igbo (🇳🇬) – A hụrụ m gị n’anya | Pronunciation: ah hoo-rah m gee n-an-ya
Example: Ọ sịrị: “A hụrụ m gị n’anya.” (He said: I love you.) - Hausa (🇳🇬) – Ina son ka (to male) / Ina son ki (to female) | Pronunciation: ee-na son kah/kee
Example: Ya ce: “Ina son ki.” (He said: I love you.) - Somali (🇸🇴) – Waan ku jeclahay | Pronunciation: waan koo jeck-la-hai
Example: Wuxuu yidhi: “Waan ku jeclahay.” (He said: I love you.) - Khmer (🇰🇭) – ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់អ្នក (Khnhom sralanh anak) | Pronunciation: khnyom sra-lanh anak
Example: គាត់និយាយថា: “ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់អ្នក।” (He said: I love you.) - Lao (🇱🇦) – ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (Khoi hak chao) | Pronunciation: khoi hak chao
Example: ລາວກ່າວວ່າ: “ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ.” (He said: I love you.) - Georgian (🇬🇪) – მე შენ მიყვარხარ (Me shen miqvarxar) | Pronunciation: me shen mee-kvar-khar
Example: მან თქვა: “მე შენ მიყვარხარ.” (He said: I love you.) - Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’ez) | Pronunciation: yes see-room yem kez
Example: Նա ասաց: “Ես սիրում եմ քեզ.” (He said: I love you.) - Maltese (🇲🇹) – Inħobbok | Pronunciation: in-hob-bok
Example: Huwa qal: “Inħobbok.” (He said: I love you.) - Irish (🇮🇪) – Taim i’ ngra leat | Pronunciation: tom in grah lat
Example: Dúirt sé: “Taim i’ ngra leat.” (He said: I love you.) - Welsh (🇬🇧) – Rwy’n dy garu di | Pronunciation: roo-een duh gah-roo dee
Example: Dywedodd: “Rwy’n dy garu di.” (He said: I love you.) - Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Ég elska þig | Pronunciation: yeg els-ka thig
Example: Hann sagði: “Ég elska þig.” (He said: I love you.) - Maori (🇳🇿) – Aroha ahau ki a koe | Pronunciation: ah-ro-ha ah-hau kee ah koy
Example: Ka mea ia: “Aroha ahau ki a koe.” (He said: I love you.) - Samoan (🇼🇸) – Ou te alofa ia te oe | Pronunciation: oo teh ah-lo-fa ee-ah teh oh-eh
Example: Na ia fai mai: “Ou te alofa ia te oe.” (He said: I love you.) - Tongan (🇹🇴) – ‘Ofa atu | Pronunciation: oh-fah ah-too
Example: Na‘a ne pehē: “‘Ofa atu.” (He said: I love you.)
Conclusion
No matter where you go in the world, the phrase “I love you” always carries love and respect.
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