Love is universal — and so are the words that express it. Whether you’re traveling, in a long-distance relationship, writing a romantic note, or simply want to show love in someone else’s native tongue, knowing how to say “I love you” in different languages adds warmth, charm, and deeper connection. This guide gives you translations, easy pronunciations, and example sentences to help you say I love you — anywhere in the world.
🌐 How to Say I Love You in 70 Different Languages
- English (
) – I love you | Pronunciation: eye luhv yoo
I love you more every day. - Spanish (
) – Te amo | Pronunciation: tay AH-mo
Te amo con todo mi corazón. - French (
) – Je t’aime | Pronunciation: zhuh TEM
Je t’aime plus que tout. - German (
) – Ich liebe dich | Pronunciation: ikh LEE-buh dikh
Ich liebe dich für immer. - Italian (
) – Ti amo | Pronunciation: tee AH-mo
Ti amo con tutto il cuore. - Portuguese (
) – Eu te amo | Pronunciation: eh-ooh chee AH-mo
Eu te amo muito. - Russian (
) – Я тебя люблю | Pronunciation: ya tee-BYA lyu-BLYU
Я тебя люблю всем сердцем. - Mandarin Chinese (
) – 我爱你 | Pronunciation: wǒ ài nǐ
我爱你到永远。 - Japanese (
) – 愛してる | Pronunciation: eye-shee-teh-roo
君を愛してる。 - Korean (
) – 사랑해 | Pronunciation: sa-rahng-hae
나는 너를 사랑해. - Hindi (
) – मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ | Pronunciation: main tum-se pyaar karta hoon
मैं तुमसे बहुत प्यार करता हूँ। - Arabic (
) – أحبك | Pronunciation: ooh-HIB-bak (to male), ooh-HIB-bik (to female)
أنا أحبك كثيراً. - Turkish (
) – Seni seviyorum | Pronunciation: seh-nee seh-VEE-yo-room
Seni çok seviyorum. - Dutch (
) – Ik hou van jou | Pronunciation: ik how vahn yow
Ik hou heel veel van jou. - Swahili (
) – Nakupenda | Pronunciation: nah-koo-PEN-dah
Nakupenda sana. - Polish (
) – Kocham cię | Pronunciation: KO-ham chye
Bardzo cię kocham. - Greek (
) – Σ’ αγαπώ | Pronunciation: sah-gah-POH
Σε αγαπώ με όλη μου την καρδιά. - Ukrainian (
) – Я тебе кохаю | Pronunciation: ya te-BEH koh-KHA-yoo
Я тебе дуже кохаю. - Romanian (
) – Te iubesc | Pronunciation: teh yoo-BESK
Te iubesc enorm. - Hungarian (
) – Szeretlek | Pronunciation: SEH-ret-lek
Nagyon szeretlek. - Thai (
) – ฉันรักคุณ | Pronunciation: chan rak khun
ฉันรักคุณมาก. - Vietnamese (
) – Anh yêu em | Pronunciation: anh eeoo em (male to female)
Anh yêu em rất nhiều. - Indonesian (
) – Aku cinta kamu | Pronunciation: ah-koo CHEEN-tah kah-moo
Aku cinta kamu selamanya. - Filipino (
) – Mahal kita | Pronunciation: mah-HAHL kee-TAH
Mahal na mahal kita. - Malay (
) – Saya cinta padamu | Pronunciation: sah-yah CHIN-tah pah-dah-moo
Saya sangat mencintaimu. - Bengali (
) – আমি তোমায় ভালোবাসি | Pronunciation: aami tomay bhalo-bashi
আমি তোমায় অনেক ভালোবাসি। - Tamil () – நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் | Pronunciation: naan unnai kaa-da-li-kiren
நான் உன்னை மிக்க காதலிக்கிறேன். - Telugu () – నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను | Pronunciation: nenu ninnu pre-mis-thu-nanu
నేను నిన్ను చాలా ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను. - Kannada () – ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ | Pronunciation: naanu ninna pree-ti-su-thene
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ತುಂಬ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. - Marathi () – मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो | Pronunciation: mee tu-zhya-var prem kar-to
मी तुझ्यावर खूप प्रेम करतो. - Gujarati () – હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું | Pronunciation: hoon tane prem karu chhu
હું તને ખૂબ પ્રેમ કરું છું. - Punjabi () – ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ | Pronunciation: main tainoo pyaar karda haan
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਬੇਹੱਦ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। - Urdu (
) – میں تم سے محبت کرتا ہوں | Pronunciation: main tum se mohabbat karta hoon
میں تم سے دل و جان سے محبت کرتا ہوں۔ - Persian (
) – دوستت دارم | Pronunciation: doos-tat DAH-ram
من خیلی دوستت دارم. - Pashto (
) – زه تا سره مینه لرم | Pronunciation: za ta sara meena laram
زه تا ډیرې مینه لرم. - Hebrew (
) – אני אוהב אותך | Pronunciation: a-nee o-hev o-takh (to female), o-tkha (to male)
אני מאוד אוהב אותך. - Swedish (
) – Jag älskar dig | Pronunciation: yahg EHL-skar day
Jag älskar dig så mycket. - Norwegian (
) – Jeg elsker deg | Pronunciation: yay EHL-sker dai
Jeg elsker deg av hele mitt hjerte. - Danish (
) – Jeg elsker dig | Pronunciation: yay EHL-sker dai
Jeg elsker dig mere end noget andet. - Finnish (
) – Rakastan sinua | Pronunciation: RAH-kas-tan SEE-noo-ah
Rakastan sinua ikuisesti. - Icelandic (
) – Ég elska þig | Pronunciation: yeg EHL-ska thig
Ég elska þig svo mikið. - Czech (
) – Miluji tě | Pronunciation: MEE-loo-yee tye
Miluji tě celým srdcem. - Slovak (
) – Ľúbim ťa | Pronunciation: LOO-beem tya
Veľmi ťa ľúbim. - Croatian (
) – Volim te | Pronunciation: VOH-leem teh
Volim te više od svega. - Serbian (
) – Волим те | Pronunciation: VOH-leem teh
Ја те волим највише. - Bosnian (
) – Volim te | Pronunciation: VOH-leem teh
Volim te puno. - Slovenian (
) – Ljubim te | Pronunciation: LYOO-beem teh
Zelo te ljubim. - Estonian (
) – Ma armastan sind | Pronunciation: mah ar-mas-tan sind
Ma armastan sind väga. - Latvian (
) – Es tevi mīlu | Pronunciation: es TEH-vee MEE-loo
Es tevi mīlu no visas sirds. - Lithuanian (
) – Aš tave myliu | Pronunciation: ahsh tah-VEH mee-LYOO
Aš tave labai myliu. - Bulgarian (
) – Обичам те | Pronunciation: o-BEE-cham teh
Много те обичам. - Macedonian (
) – Те сакам | Pronunciation: teh SAH-kam
Те сакам од срце. - Albanian (
) – Të dua | Pronunciation: tuh DOO-ah
Të dua shumë. - Georgian (
) – მიყვარხარ | Pronunciation: mee-KVAR-khar
ძალიან მიყვარხარ. - Armenian (
) – Ես սիրում եմ քեզ | Pronunciation: yes seer-oom yem k’ez
Ես շատ եմ սիրում քեզ։ - Kazakh (
) – Мен сені жақсы көремін | Pronunciation: men seh-nee zhak-suh koh-reh-min
Мен сені өте қатты жақсы көремін. - Uzbek (
) – Men seni sevaman | Pronunciation: men seh-nee seh-vah-man
Men seni juda yaxshi ko‘raman. - Tajik (
) – Ман туро дӯст медорам | Pronunciation: man too-ro doost meh-do-ram
Ман туро аз дил дӯст медорам. - Mongolian (
) – Би чамд хайртай | Pronunciation: bee chamd khire-tai
Би чамд маш их хайртай. - Lao (
) – ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ | Pronunciation: khoy hak chao
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າຫຼາຍ. - Khmer (
) – ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់អ្នក | Pronunciation: khnhom sralanh anak
ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់អ្នកខ្លាំងណាស់។ - Sinhala (
) – මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි | Pronunciation: mama oyata aadarayi
මම ඔයාට ගොඩක් ආදරෙයි. - Nepali (
) – म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु | Pronunciation: ma timilai maya garchu
म तिमीलाई धेरै माया गर्छु। - Tibetan () – ང་ཁྱེད་ལ་དགའ་པོ་ཡོད | Pronunciation: nga khyö la ga po yö
ང་ཁྱེད་ལ་མི་ཚེ་འདི་ཡོད་ནས་དགའ་པོ་ཡོད། - Basque () – Maite zaitut | Pronunciation: MY-teh ZY-toot
Maite zaitut bihotzez. - Catalan () – T’estimo | Pronunciation: tes-TEE-moo
T’estimo moltíssim. - Galician () – Quérote | Pronunciation: KAY-roh-teh
Quérote con todo o corazón. - Haitian Creole (
) – Mwen renmen ou | Pronunciation: mweh ren-men oo
Mwen renmen ou anpil. - Esperanto (🌍) – Mi amas vin | Pronunciation: mee AH-mas veen
Mi vere amas vin. - Zulu (
) – Ngiyakuthanda | Pronunciation: ngee-yah-koo-THAN-dah
Ngiyakuthanda kakhulu.
💞 Final Thought:
No matter the country or the tongue, “I love you” is the most powerful phrase in the world.
