I love you

[rom_itn]

Hi all!
I'd love to know how to say I love you in as many languages as possible.
It would be much better if you can give the english pronunciation as well.
Thanks in advance
Rom

 

[flinkman]

In Russian: я люблю тебя (not sure if you will be able to see the russian characters in your browser if you don't have the correct font)
pronounced: ya lyub-lyu ti-bya ("y" as in "yo-yo")

 

[mari.kit]

hi rom!

In Filipino:

I love you :

Mahal Kita (pronounced as: Ma-hal ki-ta)
Iniibig kita (pronounced as: I-{like = igloo} ni-i-big ki-ta)

 

[rob.returns]

LOCal languages of the Philippines:
tausog- Mabaya aku kaimu
cebuano- naibog ko nimo, ginagugma tika
ilonggo-nagkagusto ko sa imo
chavacano-ta ama yo contigo

 

[MingRaymond]

Mandarin: 我愛你 wo3 ai4 ni3
Cantonese: 我愛你 ngo5 oi3 nei5
Also, check this out. http://internist.nwy.at/love.html

 

[Jana337]

Czech:
Miluji Tě. - Meeluhyi tye.

Jana

 

[Honeylhanz]

Spanish: te amo
Filipino: mahal kita

 

[chiaro]

In Armenian: yes kez sirum em

 

[Eempje]

In Dutch:

Ik hou van jou.

 

[MingRaymond]

Italian: Ti amo.

 

[belén]

Check here


I love you

 

[calzetin]

Hey, Be they even have it in Asturian

QUIEROTE

(for those who dont know: Asturian is a language spoken by some crazy inhabitants in a small green spot in the north of Spain)

From those that I've heard, the Swedish expression is the one I love the most

JAG ÄLSKAR DIG

(for the Catalan speakers: do you really use "t'estimo"?)

 

[annettehola]

In Danish it's JEG ELSKER DIG. (Pronounced: yai ailsker dy). Annette

 

[Vanda]

In Portuguese:


Te amo! (most used)

Amo você!

 

[cochagua]

Ljubim te, en esloveno

 

[belén]

(for the Catalan speakers: do you really use "t'estimo"?)

Yes, we do
In Mallorquin, my dialect, we pronounce it "T`estim"

Salu2
Be

 

[calzetin]

You liar

In your language you pronounce it "cua cuacua cuaaaaaaaaaa!"

 

[anlifa]

Hi

yes, in catalan we use "T'estimo", and the pronunciation can change, for example in Barcelona : "t'astimu", or in Lleida "t'éstimo"....

I've seen "te amo" for spanish, but I think that "te quiero" (te kiero) it's more usual

 

[Whodunit]

German:

Ich liebe dich.

Arabic:

احبك (uhibuk for masculine address; uhibuki for feminine address)

French:

Je t'aime.

Italian:

Ti amo.

It would be much better if you can give the english pronunciation as well.

English:

I - ay
love -loof (not like in pool)
you - ju

Check this out: http://www.research.att.com/projects/tts/demo.html

 

[Tisia]

In formal Persian:
.من تو را دوست دارم
Man tu ra dust daram.

In colloquial Persain:
دوست دارم
Duset daram.
Which is easier to remember and say.

Regards
Tizha

 

[Tabac]

Turkish:

Seni seviorum. Vowels sound here as in Latin or Spanish. Consonants as in English.

 

[Roi Marphille]

You liar

In your language you pronounce it "cua cuacua cuaaaaaaaaaa!"

nope, we use this "cua cuacua cuaaaaaaaaaa!" to ask for a plate of spaghetti alla carbonara in a restaurant

 

[beatrizg]

In Greek:

S'agapó / s'agapáo
(I cannot use the Greek alphabet in this computer, sorry!)

In Spanish I prefer "te quiero". (I never use "te amo" -a matter of personal taste.)

 

[rom_itn]

English:

I - ay
love -loof (not like in pool)
you - ju

Check this out: http://www.research.att.com/projects/tts/demo.html

Hi Whodunit!
I don't think you really understood what I meant by "English pronunciation" I already know how to pronounce " I love you" in English, otherwise I would have clearly mentioned it. But sorry if my English was confusing. I'm not a native speaker so I always make mistakes. Thanks for the help by the way.
Ciao

 

[rom_itn]

Check here
I love you

Hi belen!
You're link was great!! Thank you so much.
Thanks for each and everyone for your very kind responses..
See you soon
Ciao
Rom

 

[Honeylhanz]

LOCal languages of the Philippines:
tausog- Mabaya aku kaimu
cebuano- naibog ko nimo, ginagugma tika
ilonggo-nagkagusto ko sa imo
chavacano-ta ama yo contigo

ilonggo is pertaining to people who speak hiligaynon.
much prepare to say in hiligaynon: ginapalanga taka (i love you) than nagkagusto ko sa imo (i like you).

 

[Milkyway]

In korean, "sa rang hae"

In japanese, "ai siteru" or "daisukiyo"

 

[Outsider]

In Portuguese:
Te amo! (most used)
Amo você!

And in European Portuguese: Amo-te.

 

[julienne]

LOCal languages of the Philippines:
tausog- Mabaya aku kaimu
cebuano- naibog ko nimo, ginagugma tika
ilonggo-nagkagusto ko sa imo
chavacano-ta ama yo contigo

Hello... Little correction please Rob...
Ilonggo:
"i love you" = ginapalangga ta ikaw / ginahigugma ta ikaw
"i like you" = naluyag ko sa imo

And for HoneyLhanz... Ilonggo would be the language in the island of Panay, Hiligaynon in the Occidental side of the island of Negros.. the difference is not easily noticed , they are so similar to each other that non-native speakers tend to get them mixed up .. but that's alright with me...

 

[Honeylhanz]

thanks for the correction.....

 

[Mei]

nope, we use this "cua cuacua cuaaaaaaaaaa!" to ask for a plate of spaghetti alla carbonara in a restaurant

Què vol dir això? ¿Qué significa esto? What it means this?

Mei

 

[dejan123]

volim te (croatia)
sakam te (Macedonia)

piši kao što govoriš,

 

[yasemin]

another little correction

turkish --> seni seviyorum.

 

[alby]

Volim te - croatian

 

[Jana337]

Volim te - croatian

This is actually very sweet. In Czech this would mean "I vote for you" (in the political sense of the word).

Jana

 

[youngNtrendy]

i would like to add something in the arabic translation
what u wrote whodunit is in the formal way of pronuncing eeven in arabic
we say "i love you "
i = ana
love u = bahibak

 

[Bímis Gáire Libh]

In Irish:

Gráim thú. (roughly "grawum hu," but you have to hear it spoken to give it justice)

 

[Isis]

In Bahasa Malaysia:

Saya Cinta Padamu - ( sa-ya chi'n-ta pa-da-mu )

 

[Ruaidhrí]

In Irish:

This woul translate directly as either: Gráim thú (lit. I love you - but not really used)
or: Tá grá agam duit (lit. I have love for you - not really used either)

or: Goirim thú...(the chorous of a famous song)

But really it should be : "Grá mo chroí thú" (you are the love of my heart) which is commonly used in Irish speaking areas.

 

[lepanto]

in Turkish: seni seviyorum

 

[Hakro]

Finnish:
Minä rakastan sinua

It's strange that in a word like 'love' there's a hard Finnish 'r' to begin with. We do have another verb, and in a little poetic way you could say:
Ma lemmin sua

... which sounds much softer, more loving. Unfortunately this verb nowadays means more 'to make love' than 'to love.

 

[kmaro]

kurdish: ez ji te hez dikim (in badini kurdish)
min te hoswam (in kirmanji and sorani kurdish)
latvian: es tevi milu
turkish: seni seviyorum
sana tapıyorum (i adore you)

 

[ceann-feachd]

Tha gaol agam ort. (Scottish Gaelic)
Ég elska þig. (Icelandic)
Ich liebe dich. (German)

 

[Chaska Ñawi]

Muna cuyqui. (Bolivian Quechua)

Warning: Quechua spelling has many variations - there isn't an exact convention.

 

[Nineu]

In basque (euskera):

Maite zaitut.

 

[Hlias]

In Greece it is:

Σ' αγαπώ!!
(S' agapo)

 

[¿Qué?]

Dutch: Ik hou van jou

 

[George Z]

Bulgarian:

Az te obicham !

 

[¿Qué?]

I have done some research on the subject. Here is what I found out:

Polish: Kocham cie
Latin: Te amo
Pronunciation for Mandarin Chinese: Wo ai ni (Don't know how to do the symbols).
Esperanto: Mi amas vin
Urdu: Mai aap se pyar karte hoon
Farsi: Doset daram!
Maylay: Saya Mencintai Anda!
Hope this helps!

Ciao,
¿Qué?

 

[Pivra]

Thai
female = Chan rak kun na ka
male= Pom rak kun krab
I typed it down phonetically separating the line into syllables but in Thai we would write everything in one long line
eg.
female= ฉันรักคุณนะคะ
male= ผมรักคุณครับ