How to say “I love you” in different languages
“I love you” in 25 languages, written in each language's own script with a romanised pronunciation. Press play to hear it with your device's voice. Some languages change the phrase depending on who is speaking or who is listening; notes explain which form is shown.
| Language | “I love you” | Pronunciation / romanisation | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | I love you | — | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ | wǒ ài nǐ | |
| Hindi | मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ ma͠i tumse pyār kartā hū̃ said by a man; a woman says करती (kartī) | ma͠i tumse pyār kartā hū̃ | |
| Spanish | te amo | — | |
| Arabic | أُحِبُّكَ ʔuḥibbuka to a man | ʔuḥibbuka | |
| French | je t'aime | — | |
| Bengali | আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি ami tōmake bhalōbaśi | ami tōmake bhalōbaśi | |
| Portuguese | te amo | — | |
| Russian | я тебя́ люблю́ ja tebjá ljubljú | ja tebjá ljubljú | |
| Indonesian | aku cinta padamu | — | |
| German | ich liebe dich | — | |
| Japanese | 大好き daisuki | daisuki | |
| Swahili | ninakupenda | — | |
| Turkish | seni seviyorum | — | |
| Persian | دوسْتَت دارَم dustat dâram | dustat dâram | |
| Korean | 사랑해요 saranghaeyo | saranghaeyo | |
| Thai | ฉันรักเธอ chǎn rák təə | chǎn rák təə | |
| Italian | ti amo | — | |
| Polish | kocham cię | — | |
| Ukrainian | я тебе́ коха́ю ja tebé koxáju | ja tebé koxáju | |
| Dutch | ik hou van je | — | |
| Greek | σ' αγαπώ s’ agapó | s’ agapó | |
| Serbian | волим те volim te | volim te | |
| Hebrew | אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְ aní ohév otákh said by a man to a woman | aní ohév otákh | |
| Welsh | rydw i'n dy garu di | — |
Words checked against Wiktionary translation tables; romanisation from Wiktionary transliteration modules where the script is not Latin.
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How do you say I love you in Spanish, French, Japanese and Arabic?
Spanish: te amo; French: je t'aime; Japanese: 大好き (daisuki); Arabic: أُحِبُّكَ (ʔuḥibbuka).
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