I love you

[Encolpius]

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[mongmong]

In Korean 사랑해요 - saranghaeyo

 

[sscdownsouth]

in Bahasa Indonesia: Aku Cinta Kamu (aa-qu ceen-da qa-moo)in Teochew (Eastern Guangdong dialect, also use in parts of East Asia): 我 爱 你 : wa ai le OR : 我 爱 您 : wa ai naeng (polite form)in Hokkian (Fujian dialect, also use in parts of East Asia) :我 爱 你 : wa ai luin Hakka (Eastern Guang dialect, also use in parts of East Asia) :我 爱 你 : ngai oi ngi (ngae oi ngee)

 

[810senior]

I would like to introduce something a bit interesting because most used Japanese phrases were already mentioned above.

Japanese has something poetic to express the love conceived by famous Japanese writer Soseki Natsume(夏目漱石).
He translated this ordinary English sentence(I love you) into Japanese in a queer way like this.

月が綺麗ですね。tsuki ga kirei desune.
tsuki=the moon
ga=nom. particle
kirei=beautiful
desune=ending particle, expressing the interjection or the agreement.

Full translation: "How beautiful the moon is, huh?"

 

[bibax]

Swahili: nakupenda, ninakupenda

Nakupenda is my favourite. It resembles the Czech word nákup = shopping with a Latin suffix -enda (na-kup- = Germ. ein-kauf- < Lat. caupo, cupo = tradesman, shopkeeper). I and my friends often use nakupenda for shopping.

 

[123xyz]

In albanian Te dua
In macedonian te sakam
Turkish seni seviyorum

The Macedonian translation should be Cyrillic, so "те сакам". To expand:

те сакам - I love you (informal)
Ве сакам - I love you (formal)
те/Ве љубам - I love you (much stronger, only to be used among lovers, rather than family members, for instance; it sound's a bit archaic and poetic, though)

 

[Encolpius]

I find the word nakupenda funny, too. and now will remember it...

 

[Yanky]

Hey RomI love youI spanish : Te amo ( te a-mo) Te quiero( te kie-ro)In korean: 사랑해요 (sa-rang-he-yo)In french: Je t'aime (Jeo tem)In italian : Ti amo (Ti a-mo)Do you like it?I hope.It is a pleasure help you.

 

[kimsoon]

Hi All,
I come from Vietnam. If you want to say "I love you" in Vietnamese, you say: "Tôi yêu bạn"

 

[Porcelfis]

We have Esperanto, why not other conlangs?

Quenya: Melenyet. (I think.)

For sure!

I LOVE YOU

Verdurian: se lübao eř.
Varga: tett havasoyu. (tett is ti "you" in accusative form)

Note: I wrote both phrases above by hand (no "cristalized forms" found on their site)

In Varga, you could also do havasoyu (while standing before your beloved one -- in the intimate sense).

 

[Penyafort]

I LOVE YOU

Catalan
General Standard

T'ESTIMO

[təs'timu] (tussTEEmoo) - Central pronunciation
[tes'timo] (tessTEEmoh) - Western pronunciation​

Balearic, Algherese, Old Catalan

T'ESTIM

[təs'tim/tas'tim] (tussTEEM)​

Northern ("French") Catalan

T'ESTIMI

[təs'timi] (tussTEEmee)​

Valencian Standard

T'ESTIME

[tes'time] (tessTEEmeh)
​

- ET VULL [ed'vuʎ] may be used as a synonym in Valencia.
- The more pan-Romance T'AMO exists in Catalan but is never heard and may only be seen in poetry.


Spanish
General Standard

TE QUIERO

[te'kjeɾo] (tehKYEHroh)​

TE AMO

[te'amo] (tehAHmoh)
​

- The second form may sound more dramatic, literary or solemn to speakers, particularly in Spain.​

 

[Sardokan1.0]

I LOVE YOU

northern Sardinian (Logudoresu/Nugoresu) :
Ti Querzo, Quelzo, Querjo : lit. I Want You (pronounce : Ti Kérdzo, Kéldzo, Kéryo)
Ti Istímo : lit. I Esteem You, but actually means I Love You or I Care You, but not referring to a partner, it's more used to refer to someone you care

southern Sardinian (Campidanesu) :
Ti (B)ollu : lit. I Want You
Ti Stimu : lit. I Esteem You


Both verbs Quérrere and Istimare can be translated as I Love You, but they are used in different situations :

- If you fall in love with someone :
Mary loves Peter -> Maria quéret a Pedru

- If you care someone :
Mary loves/cares Antony like a brother -> Maria istímat ad Antóni que unu frade

Like in Catalan, also "Ti Amo" exists, but it's more used in poetry than in every day speech


p.s.
The ending T in 3rd singular person is pronounced with a sound between T and D in Logudoresu, like a T in Nugoresu, like a D in Campidanesu, and changes to R in the Campidanesu spoken in Cagliari and hinterland

 

[Rani_Author]

Good question. I'll try and give the literal meanings to try and help:

Mein tumsey pyar karta hoon. "I am doing love towards you" or maybe just "I have love towards you"
Mein tumhe chahta hoon "I want you"/"I have desire of you"
Mein tumse ishq karta hoon. (same as first one, ishq is just another word for love)
Mujhe tumse mohobaat hein. "I have love towards you"

ishq, mohabbat and pyaar are all words for love.
To be honest, there's very little difference.

Nice to read your translations.

So, each sentence above would produce the different sense? I meant, if I use all of them in one poem to confirm the "I love you", is it Ok? Or it's better if I just choose one of the sentences above and changing the structure?

 

[Rani_Author]

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

Don't you think that "te amo" and "te quiero" have the different uses? Aren't they just like "ti amo" and "ti voglio bene" in Italian? When I used "ti amo" to Italian close friends, they were so upset because I didn't use it properly. Although, my Latin American (Argentinian, Uruguayan, Chilean, Mexican, Bolivian) close friends were Ok when I used "te amo".

 

[Andy16]

"Kocham Cię" in Polish ("coham cje" - I suppose there aren't any sounds similar to "ć" / "ci" or "ę" in English; and by the way - we write "You" with the great letter because it's impolite to write it with the small letter)

 

[Delima]

Hye.. in malay, it will sound like this

"Saya sayang awak" or "saya cinta awak"

 

[clamor]

I don't know if it has been posted somewhere by @Gavril but in Western Armenian it's
քեզ կը uիrեմ : thou.accusative present.particle love-1st sing.
('kʰez gə si'ɾem)

 

[Depty Dawg]

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

Mi amas vin in Esperanto

 

[apmoy70]

In greek letters:
σ'αγαπώ/σ'αγαπάω

[s̠a.ɣa.ˈpa.o̞] (uncontracted), [s̠a.ɣa.ˈpo̞] (contracted):
Apocopic «σ'» [s̠] (when the next word beɡins with a vowel), the accusative sinɡular «σε» [s̠e̞] of «συ» [s̠i], the second person singular personal pronoun you, thou + v. «αγαπάω/αγαπώ» [a.ɣa.ˈpa.o̞] (uncontracted), [a.ɣa.ˈpo̞] (contracted) --> to love < Classical v. «ἀγαπάω/ἀγαπῶ» ăɡăpắō (uncontracted)/ăɡăpô (contracted).
The Greek Cypriot dialect retains the usage of the ancient enclitic pronoun: «αγαπώ σε» [a.ɣa.ˈpo̞.s̠e̞]