"i love you" in :

afrikaans : ek is lief vir jou

: ek het jou liefe
albanian : te dua
: te dashuroj
alentejano (portugal) : gosto de ti, porra!
alsacien : ich hoan dich gear
amharic : afekrishalehou
arabic (formal) : ooheboki (male to female)
: ooheboka (female to male)
: ohiboke (male to female)
: ohiboki (male to female)
arabic : ana behibak (female to male)
: ana behibek (male to female)
: ahebich (male to female)
: ahebik (female to male)
: ana ahebik
: ib'n hebbak
: ana ba-heb-bak
: nhebuk
: ohibokoma (male or female to two males
or two females)
: nohiboke (more than one male or females
to female)
: nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
: nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
males or two females)
: nohibokom (male to male or female to more
than two males)
: nohibokon (male to male or female to more
than two females)
arabic (non standard) : bahibak (female to male)
: bahibik (male to female)
: benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
: benhibik (male to male or female to female)
: benhibkom (male to male or female to more
than one male)
assamese : moi tomak bhal pau

basque : maite zaitut

batak : holong rohangku di ho
bavarian : i mog di narrisch gern
bengali : aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
: ami tomay bhalobashi
: ami tomake bahlobashi
berber : lakh tirikh
bicol : namumutan ta ka
bolivian quechua : qanta munani
brazilian/portuguese : eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
: amo te
bulgarian : obicham te
: as te obeicham
: as te obicham
burmese : chit pa de

cambodian : kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah

 : bon sro lanh oon
canadian french : j't'aime (pronounced 'sh'teme')
catalan : t'estimo (catalonian)
: t'estim (mallorcan)
: t'estime (valencian)
: t'estim molt ("i love you a lot")
cebuano : gihigugma ko ikaw
chamoru (or chamorro) : hu guaiya hao
chickasaw : chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
chinese : moi oiy neya (cantonese)
: ngo oi ney ( " )
: wa ai lu (hokkien)
: wo ai ni (mandarin)
: wo ie ni ( " )
: wuo ai nee ( " )
: wo ay ni ( " )
: wo ai ni (putunghua)
: ngo ai nong (wu)
corsican : ti tengu cara (male to female)
: ti tengu caru (female to male)
croatian (familiar) : ja te volim (used in proper speech)
: volim te (used in common speech)
croatian (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)
croatian (old) : ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
czech : miluji te
: miluju te! (colloquial form)

danish : jeg elsker dig

dutch : ik hou van je
: ik hou van jou
: ik bemin je (old fashioned)
: ik bemin jou ( " )
: ik ben verliefd op je
: ik ben verliefd op jou
: ik zie je graag

ecuador quechua : canda munani

english : i love you
: i adore you
esperanto : mi amas vin
estonian : mina armastan sind
: ma armastan sind

farsi : tora dust midaram

: asheghetam
farsi (persian) : doostat daram
: man ashe ghetam
filipino : mahal ka ta
: iniibig kita
: mahal kita
finnish : min� rakastan sinua
: rakastan sinua
french : je t'aime ("i love you")
: je t'adore ("i adore you")
friesian : ik hou fan dei (sp?)
: ik hald fan dei

gaelic : ta gra agam ort

german : ich liebe dich
greek : s'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
case 'gamma')
greek (old) : (ego) philo su ('ego', for emphasis)
greenlandic : asavakit
gujrati : hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
: hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
pronounced)

hausa : ina sonki

hawaiian : aloha i'a au oe
: aloha wau ia 'oe
hebrew : anee oheivet otkha (female to male)
: anee oheiv otakh (male to female)
: ani ohev otakh (male to female)
: ani ohevet otkha (female to male)
: ani ohev otach (male to female)
: ani ohevet otcha (female to male)
: ani ohev otcha (male to male)
: ani ohevet otach (female to female)
hindi : mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
: mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
: mai tumse pyar karta hoon
: mai tumse peyar karta hnu
: mai tumse pyar karta hoo
: mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
: main tumse pyar karta hoon
: main tumse prem karta hoon
: main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
pronounced)
hopi : nu' umi unangw�ta
hungarian : szeretlek te'ged
: szeretlek

icelandic : eg elska 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 ( " )
italian : ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
: ti voglio (friend/relative)
: ti voglio bene
iranian : mahn doostaht doh-rahm
irish : taim i' ngra leat

japanese : kimi o ai shiteru

: aishiteru
: chuu shiteyo
: ora omee no koto ga suki da
: ore wa omae ga suki da
 : suitonnen
: sukiyanen
: sukiyo
: watashi wa anata ga suki desu
: watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
: watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
: a-i-shi-te ma-su
: watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
: suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
javanese : kulo tresno

kannada : naanu ninnanu preethisuthene

: naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
kikongo : mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
kiswahili : nakupenda
klingon : qabang
: qaparh� (depends from where you are
in the galaxy)
korean : tangsinul sarang ha yo
: nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida
: nanun dangsineul saranghapnida
: nanun gdaega joa
: nanun gdaereul saranghapnida
: nanun neoreul saranghanda
: gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji
: joahaeyo
: saranghae
: saranghaeyo
: saranghapanida
: zaran ha yo
: no-rul sarang hae (male to female in casual
relationship)
: tangsinul sarang ha yo
: tangshin-ul sarang hae-yo
: tangshin-i cho-a-yo ("i like you, in a
romantic way")
: nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida
kurdish : ez te hezdikhem

lao : khoi huk chau

: koi muk jao
latin : te amo
: vos amo
latin (old) : (ego) amo te ('ego', for emphasis)
latvian : es milu tebi
: es milu tevi (pronounced 'ess tevy meeloo')
lebanese : bahibak
lingala : nalingi yo
lisbon lingo : gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
lithuanian : tsve myliu (ta-ve mee-lyu)
lojban : mi do prami
luo : aheri

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 : saya cintamu
: saya sayangmu
: saya cintakan mu
: saya sayangkan mu
: sayah chantikan awah
: aku sayang enkow
malay/bahasa : saya cinta mu
malay/indonesian : aku sayang enkow
: sayah chantikan awah
: saya sayangkan engkau
: saya cintakan awak
malayalam : ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
: njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
: njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
malaysian : saya cintamu
: saya sayangmu
: saya cinta kamu
marathi : mi tuzya var prem karato
: me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
: me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
mohawk : konoronhkwa
moroccan : kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
: kanhebek (in different cities)

navaho : ayor anosh'ni

ndebele : niyakutanda
norwegian : jeg elsker deg (bokmaal)
: eg elskar deg (nynorsk)
: jeg elsker deg (riksmaal)
: jag elsker die

op : op lopveop yopuop
osetian : aez dae warzyn

pakistani : mujhe tumse muhabbat hai

persian : tora dost daram
persian/farsi : man ashe ghetam
pig latin : ie ovele ouye
pilipino : mahal kita
: iniibig kita
polish : kocham cie
: yacha kocham
: kocham ciebie
: ja cie kocham
portuguese/brazilian : eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
: amo te
punjabi : main tainu pyar karna
: mai taunu pyar karda

quenya : tye-mel�ne

romanian : te iu besc
: te iubesc
: te ador
russian : ya vas lyublyu
: ya vas liubliu
 : ya vas loobloo
: ya tebya liubliu
: ya tebya lyublyu
: y'a liou-bliou tibya
: ya vac loobyoo
: ya tvi lyubliyoo
: ya tebya loobyoo
: ya tebia liubliu
: ya liubliu tebia
: ya l'ubl'u t'ebya
: ju ljublju tebja!
: ljublju tebja!
: ya lyublyu tebya
: ya polubeel s'tebya
: ya tebya ljublju
: yat vi lyubli yoo
russian (malincaya) : ya tibieh lublue
sakao : y�n amn�s i
scot gaelic : tha gradh agam ort
serbian (familiar) : ja te volim (used in proper speech)
: volim te (used in common speech)
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 (old) : ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
serbocroatian : volim te
: ljubim te
: ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in may)
shona : ndinokuda
singhalese : mama oyaata aadareyi
: mama oyata adarei
sioux : techihhila
slovak : lubim ta
slovene : ljubim te
spanish : te amo
: te quiero
srilankan : mama oyata arderyi
swahili : nakupenda
: naku penda (followed by the person's name)
swedish : jag aelskar dig
: jag �lskar dig
: jag :alskar dig
swiss-german : ch'ha di g�rn
syrian/lebanese : bhebbek (male to female)
: bhebbak (female to male)

tagalog : mahal kita

tahitian : ua here au ia oe
: ua here vau ia oe
tamil : naan unnai kadalikiren
: ni yaanai kaadli karen ("you love me")
: n^an unnaki kathalikkinren ("i love you")
telugu : ninnu premistunnanu
: neenu ninnu pr�mistu'nnanu
: nenu ninnu premistunnanu
thai (formal) : phom rak khun (male to female)
 : ch'an rak khun (female to male)
thai : khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
tolomako : i nau a netseigho
tunisian : ha eh bak
turkish : seni seviyurum
: seni seviyorum

ukrainian : ya tebe kokhayu

: ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
: ja vas kokhaju
: ja pokokhav tebe
: ja pokokhav vas
urdu : main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
: mujhe tumse mohabbat hai

vietnamese : anh y�u em (male to female)

: em y�u anh (female to male)
: toi yeu em
vulcan : wani ra yana ro aisha

welsh : rwy'n dy garu di

: yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)

yiddish : ikh hob dikh lib

: ich libe dich
: ich han dich lib

zazi : ezhele hezdege (sp?)

zulu : mena tanda wena
: ngiyakuthanda!
zuni : tom ho' ichema

explanation of languages
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afrikaans -> people of dutch heritage in south africa
alsacien -> french/german dialect (live in france, but speak
like germans)
assamese -> language spoken in the state of assam, india
batak -> northern sumatra province of indonesia
bavarian -> language spoken in the state of bavaria, southern
germany (actually a german dialect)
bengali -> language spoken in the state of west bengal, india,
as well as almost all people of bangladesh
bicol -> philipino dialect
cebuano -> language spoken in philipines near the town of cebu
chickasaw -> north american indian tribe (southeastern oklahoma)
dutch -> language spoken in the netherlands and the provinces
of east- and west-flanders, belgium
esperando -> the international language
friesian -> language spoken in northern holland, northern
germany, and in some parts of denmark
(mainly west coast)
gaelic -> irish
gujrati -> language spoken in the state of gujrat, india
hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of india
hopi -> north american indian tribe (southwest, arizona)
ilocano -> filopino dialect
kannada -> language spoken in the state of karnataka,
southern india
kikongo -> language spoken in zaire, africa
klingon -> spoken in star trek
luo -> kenya
malayalam -> language spoken in the state of kerala, india
marathi -> language spoken in the state of maharastra, india
(bombay is the capital city)
mohawk -> north american indian tribe (new england, maybe one of
the seven nations/iriquois?)
moroccan -> language spoken in morocco, north africa
navaho -> north american indian tribe (southwest)
ndebele -> zimbabwe
punjabi -> language spoken in the state of punjab, northern india
quechua -> language spoken by mayan indians (south america)
quenya -> elvish language invented by j. r. r. tolkien for his
books. notably, "the lord of the rings"
shona -> zimbabwe
sinhalese -> language of the non-tamil (majority) people of
sri lanka
sioux -> north american indian tribe (upper midwest)
tagalog -> philipino dialect
tamil -> language spoken in the state of tamil nadu, india,
and in sri lanka, singapore, malaysia, mauritus
telugu -> language spoken in the state of andhra pradesh, india
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
urdu -> language spoken in pakistan
vulcan -> spoken in star trek
zazi -> kurdic dialect

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(no guarantee for correctness though....)