If there were ever a perfect time to spread love throughout the entire world, now would be precisely that time. But what do you do when the traditional “I love you” just isn’t enough? Or maybe the way you say “I love you” doesn’t translate?
Well, you could try writing a sonnet or renting a skywriting plane—but if you’re looking for something in between this extravagance and the dull, traditional, three words, try saying “I love you” in different languages!
Here are 57 ways to say I love you, in different languages, one for each week of the year (and some extras, because we couldn’t help ourselves).
(Pro tip: Wanna kick it up a notch? Write “I love you” on the back of every playing card in a deck, each in a different language!)
How to say “I love you” in:
- Albanian — Unë të dua
- Arabic (to male) — ana behibak (أحبك)
- Arabic (to female) — ana behibek (أحبك)
- Armenian — Yes k’ez sirum yem (Ես քեզ սիրում եմ)
- Bengali — Āmi tōmāẏa bhālōbāsi
- Bosnian — volim te
- Bulgarian — obicham te (обичам те)
- Burmese — mainnkohkyittaal
- Catalna — T’estimo
- Chinese — Wǒ ài nǐ (我愛你)
- Creol — Mwen renmen ou
- Croatian — Volim te
- Czech — Miluji tě
- Danish — Jeg elsker dig
- Dutch — Ik hou van jou
- Ethiopia – Amharic (to female) —Afekirishalehu
- Ethiopia – Amharic (to male) — Afekirahalehu
- Farsi/Persian — Ashegh et am (دوستت دارم)
- Finnish — Minä rakastan sinua
- French — Je t’aime
- Galician — Quérote
- Georgian — miq’varkhar (მიყვარხარ)
- German — ich liebe dich
- Greek — Se agapó (Σε αγαπώ)
- Hawaiian — aloha wau iā ‘oe
- Hebrew (to female) — Ani ohev otach
- Hebrew (to male) — Ani ohevet otcha
- Hindi — main tumase pyaar karata hoon (मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ)
- Hungarian — Szeretlek
- Icelandic — ég elska þig
- Indonesian — Aku cinta kamu
- Irish — Is breá liom tú
- Italian — Ti amo
- Japanese — Watashi wa, anata o aishiteimasu (わたしは、あなたを愛しています)
- Korean — Salanghae (사랑해)
- Lebanese — ana bahibak
- Lithuanian — Aš tave myliu
- Mandarin — Wǒ ài nǐ
- Old English — Iċ lufie þē
- Polish — kocham Cię
- Portuguese — Eu te amo
- Punjabi — maiṁ tuhānū pi’āra karadā hāṁ
- Romanian — Te iubesc
- Russian — YA lyublyu tebya (Я люблю тебя)
- Spanish — Te amo
- Swahili — nakupenda
- Swedish — jag älskar dig
- Tajik — Man turo dūst medoram
- Thai — P̄hm rạk khuṇ (ผมรักคุณ)
- Telugu — Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu (నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను)
- Turkish — Seni Seviyorum
- Ukrainian — ya tebe lyublyu (я тебе люблю)
- Vietnamese (to female) — Anh yêu em
- Vietnamese (to male) — Em yêu anh
- Welsh — Rwy’n dy garu di
- Yiddish — ikh hab dir lib
- Zimbabwe — Ndinokuda
Bonus!
- Millennial — I want to go Facebook official
- Dothraki (Game of Thrones) — Anha zhilak yera
- High Valyrian (Game of Thrones) — Avy jorrāelan
- Orcish (World of Warcraft) — go as sd d a p
- Potterverse (Harry Potter) — Always
Never forget, no matter where you are in the world, love can be found, and love will overcome all hatred.
