I just want to say, I Love You...                            

  2003 (!)   

... dedicated to my beloved wife Lilian!
Magpakailanman, Mahal!

 I love, therefore I am - Ich liebe, also bin ich!
Nothing unites all people, all nations, all centuries, all peoples, all centuries.

 

Afrikaans

Afrikaans

Ek het jou lief(e), Ek is lief vir jou, Ek hejou liefe [spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa]

Akan / Twi ® Ashanti

Ashanti / Akan / Twi

Me dor wo

Albanisch

Albanian

Të dua: (anë) të dua → sq, (un) të duë → sq (Une) Te Dua, Te dua, Ti je zemra ime, te (dua te) dashuroj

Alentejano(Portugal)

Alentejano(Portugal)

Gosto De Ti, Porra! [dialect of Portuguese spoken in the Alentejo region of Portugal (the part of the country south of the river Tagus). I have put the entry here because I have received different information from several people.  I would like to hear from someone who is from Portugal to clear up this matter.  I do not wish to offend anyone over this. Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra! (pronounced Go'stu de' ti', po^rra!)

Altägyptisch

Egypt (old)

Úbe erá (Mann zu Frau), Úbe erákh (Frau zu Mann, kh ist zwar ein hartes k wird aber ausgehaucht.)http://www.infantologie.de/love/sprache.php

Altgriechisch

Greek (old)

(Ego) philo su (ego is only needed for emphasis), Philo se

Amharic (Äthiopien)

Amharic

Ewedishalehu (male/female to female), Ewedihalehu  (male/female to male) [Official language spoken in Ethiopia.  Just one of over 80 languages spoken there.] (Afekris[c]halehou)

Apache

Apache

Sheth she~n zho~n (Nasallaute) [North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the Canadian to Mexican borders]

Arabisch

Arabic

Hochsprache: أحبك (ana baibbak) → ar [æna bæħɪb bæk]) Ana Behebak (to a male), Ana Behebek (to a female), Ana Ba-heb-bak nhebuk, Ohiboke (male to female), Ohiboka (female to male), Ohibokoma (male or female to two males or two females), Nohiboke (more than one male or female to female), Nohiboka (male to male or female to male), Nohibokoma (m. to m. or f. to two males or two females), Nohibokom (m. to m. or f. to more than two males), Nohibokon (m. to m. or f. to more than two females), Bahibak (female to male), Arabic (not standard), Bahibik (male to female), Benhibak (more than one male or female to male), Benhibik (male to male or female to female), Benhibkom (m. to m. or female to more than one male), Moi tomak bhal, pau Basc, Nere Maitea, [language spoken in the Arab countries including but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and the region of Palestine.] (Ib'n hebbak).

Aramäisch

Aramaic

(verschiedene Dialekte): Ono korohamnach u.a.; lohamnulach (Mann zur Frau), lohamnoluch (Frau zu Mann); (irakisches Gebiet): Ana Kebin nach (Mann zu Frau), Ana Kebin nuch (Frau zu Mann); (türkisches Gebiet): Rochemnolach (Mann zu Frau);  Rochmaloch (Frau zu Mann)

Armenisch

Armenian

ես կեզ սիռւմեմ (es kez siŕumem) → hy Yes kez sirumen: Yes kez guh seerem (Westlicher Dialekt), Yes kez si´rumem (Östlicher Dialekt)

Aserbaidschanisch

Azerbaijanian

seni sevərəm → az = Seni sevirəm (Män säni sävirem)

Ashanti / Akan / Twi

Ashanti / Akan / Twi

Me dor wo [Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of many dialects spoken in Ghana.  The Ghanan language is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.]

Assamesisch

Assamese

Moi tomak bhal pau [language spoken in the state of Assam, India]

Äthiopisch

Ethiopian

Afgreki'

Bambara

Bambara

M'bi fe

Bangla(deschi)

Bangla

Ami tomake bhalobashi or Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi.  Ami tomake walobashi. (Aamee tuma ke bhalo aashi).

Baskisch

Basque, Basc

maite haut; maite zaitut, Nere Maitea

Bassa

Bassa

Mengweswe [language spoken in Africa]

Batak

Batak

Holong rohangku di ho [language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of Indonesia]

Bayrisch

Bavarian

 I lieb di, I mog di [narrisch gern], i hob di gearn

Belarussisch

Belarusian

Ya tabe kahayu

Bemba

Bemba

Ndikufuna [language spoken in Africa]

Bengalisch

Bengali

Ami tomAy bhAlobAshi, Ami tomake bahlobashi, Ami tomake bahlobashi, Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi [language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India, as well as almost all people of Bangladesh]

Berber

Berber

Lakh tirikh

Berlinerisch

Berlin dialectr

Ick liebe dir  (Old, very old), Ick liebe Dich

Berner Deutsch

German / Bern dialect

Ig liebe di

Bicol

Bicol

Namumutan ta ka [dialect spoken in the Philippines]

Bisaya

Bisaya

Nahigugma ako kanimo

Blindenschrift

Braille

:..:| ..:| |..-.. .:: :.., :.:;  [The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots. It is 'read' by touch.]

Bolivianisch / Quechua

Bolivian Quechua

qanta munani

Bosnisch

Bosnisch

Volim te, Ja te volim (Steigerungsform) Ja te volim e nikom tenedam (was soviel heißt wie: Ich liebe Dich, und Du sollst keinem anderen gehören)

Braille

Braille

:..:| ..:| |..-.. .:: :.., :.:;  [The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots. It is 'read' by touch.]

Brasilianisch (Portugiesisch)

Brasilian ? (Portugese)

Eu te amo (ausgesprochen “eiu chee amu)

Bulgarisch

Bulgarian

obitscham te → bg Обичам те Obicham te (As te obeicham, As te obicham),

Burmesisch

Burmese

Chit pa te (~ de), Nin ko nga chit ta [French: Je t´adore]

Cajun

Cajun

Mi aime jou [French dialect spoken by people who migrated from Acadia, 
      Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area. 
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.]

Cebuano

Cebuano

Gihigugma ko ikaw. [language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu]

Chamoru / Chamorro

Chamoru / Chamorro

Hu guaiya hao

Cherokee

Cherokee

Aya gvgeyu'i nihi [North American Indian tribe]

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Ne mohotatse [North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache Nation]

Chichewa

Chichewa

Ndimakukonda [language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa]

Chickasaw

Chickasaw

Chi~holloli (Nasallaut) Chiholloli (first i nasalized) [North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)]

Chinesisch

Chinese

我爱你 (wǒ ai nǐWo ai ni (Putunghua) → zh Goa ai li     (Amoy), Ngo oi ney / Wo oi ney (Cantonese),  Ngai oi gnee / Ngai on ni (Hakka),  Wa ai lu      (Hokkien), Wo ai ni (Mandarin), Wo ai ni / Wo ie ni / Wuo ai nee / Wo ay ni (Mandarin) / Wo oi ney (Kantonesisch),   Ngo ai nong (Wu) (see the entries for mandarin or cantonese!)

Dänisch

Danish

Jeg elsker dig → da [jə ˈʔɛlskʁ̩ diː]

Deutsch

German

IPA: [ɪç ˈliːbə dɪç] Ich liebe dich (klassisch und konservativ), Ich hab Dich lieb (affectionate phrase)

Dusun

Dusun

Siuhang oku dia [language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest in North Borneo]

Ecuadorianisch / Quechua

Ecuador /  Quechua

Canda munani, Quechua canda munani

Elsässisch (Deutscher Dialekt)

Alsation

Ich hoan dich geer [French/German dialect (live in France, but speak like Germans)]

Elfisch

Elvish

Le melon (Lay mel-on)

Englisch

English

I love you, I adore you, (old): I love thee (poetisch, used only in Christian context)

Eskimoisch

Eskimo

Nagligivaget

Esperanto

Esperanto

mi amas vin → eo Mi amas vin [The International Language. An 'artificial' language.]

Estisch

Estonian

Ma [Mina] armastan sind

Färöisch

Faroese

Färöisch: [1] eg elski teg → fo Eg elski teg

Farsi (Iranische Dialekte in Afghanistan und Pakistan)

Farsi

Doset daram, Tora dost daram (I love you)  (also, Asheghetam) Asheghetam; Doostat daram   

(I'm in love with you) / Man asheghetam   (I'm in love with you) doostat dAram

Language spoken in Iran:  Dialects of Farsi spoken in Pakistan and Afghanestan. 

Farsi is sometimes called Persian.

Filipino ® Tagalog

Filipino ® Tagalog

Minamahal kita, Mahal kita, Mahal ka ta, Mahal kita,
(veraltet:) Iniibig Kita, Iniirog kita

Finnisch

Finnish

Minä rakastan sinua → fi Formal: Minä (Mina) rakastan sinua, Mina pidan sinusta (= I like you), 
Minä tykkään sinusta, (Mä) tykkään susta (Ich mag Dich) (Ma) rakastan 
sua(Ma) tykkaan susta,  (I like you)

Flämisch

Flemish

Ik zie oe geerne

Fränkisch

Franconian

Du gfällsd mer fai, Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a relationship), Mid dier mächerd ich a amol (sexually touched, ment as a compliment, not litterally) [German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area around Nuremberg]

Französisch

French

Je t´aime, Je t´adore (Ich liebe Dich - stärker, zwischen Liebenden), J' t´aime bien (Ich mag Dich - gemeint für Freunde und Familienangehörige - nicht für Liebende), (formal): Je vous aime [language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant- Walloon (Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium]

Friesisch

Friesian

Ik hou fan dei (sp?), Ik hald fan die [language spoken in northern Holland, northern Germany, and in some parts of Denmark(mainly west coast)]

Gälisch (gesprochen in Irland)

Gaelic

Ta gra agam ort (Tha gradh agam ort) [scot gaelic];  Moo graugh hoo [Ireland]

Galizisch / Brasilianisch

Galician / Brazilian

Querote

Galizisch / Portugiesisch

Galician / Portuguese

Eu te amo (pronounced Eiu chee amu), Amote (I love you), Querote moito (I love you a lot)

Gebärdensprache

Sign Language

Mittel- und Ringfinger einknicken und mit der Handfläche nach außen zum Gesprächspartner zeigen. Daumen zur Seite raus und der Zeigefinger und der kleine Finger nach oben. (signed with right hand)

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Georgisch

Georgian

Mikvarhar, Me schen mirq`var char

Griechisch

Greek

σ'αγαπώ (S'agapó) → el (new Greek) s'ayapo (spoken s'agapo, 3rd letter is lower case 'gamma'), Eime eroteumenos mazi sou (you, male to female; I'm in love with), Eime eroteumenos me 'sena (you, male to female); Eime eroteumeni mazi sou (you, female to male; I'm in love with), Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you, female to male); Se latrevo (I adore you), Se thelo (I want you, denotes sexual desire) - Eime eroteumenos mazi sou

Gronings

Gronings

Ik hol van die [Dutch dialect]

Grönländisch

Greenlandic

Asavakit

Guarani'

Guarani'

rohayhu → gn Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu) [language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and Pakistan]

Gujarati

Gujarati

Hoo thunay prem karoo choo, Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon, Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not pronounced)

Hakka ® Chinesisch

Hakka ® Chinese

® [Chinese dialect from Manchuria]

Hausa

Hausa

Ina sonki [language spoken in Nigeria]

Hawaiianisch

Hawaiian

Aloha au ia 'oe, Aloha I'a Au Oe, Aloha wau ia oi nui loa (Ich liebe Dich sehr), Aloha wau ia oi (la Oe)

Hebräisch

Hebrew

Ani ohev otach / ot (to female) Ani ohevet otcha [otah] (to male) Ani ohev otach (M zu F) Ani ohevet otcha (F zu M) ('kh' pronounced like Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to French 'r') [language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people].

Hessisch

Hessian

Ei, isch du Disch doch liebbe, gelle, Isch habb disch libb, isch lib disch

Hiligaynon

Hiligaynon

Palangga ko ikaw, Guina higugma ko ikaw

Hindi (gesprochen in den nördlichen Staaten Indiens)

Hindi (spoken in the northern parts of India)

Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae, Mae tumko peyar kia, Mai tumase pyar karata hun (männlich zu weiblich), Mai tumase pyar karati hun (weiblich zu männlich), Main Tumse Prem Karta Hoon, Mai Tumhe Pyar Karta Hoon, Main Tumse Pyar Karta Hoon, Mai Tumse Peyar Karta Hnu, Mai tumse pyar karta hoo, Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not pronounced) [in the northern states of India]

Hmong

Hmong

Kuv hlub koj

Hokkien

Hokkien

Wa ai lu

Holländisch

Dutch

Ik hou[d] van jou [je], Ik ben verliefd op je, old fashioned:  (old): Ik bemin je, Ik bemin jou. Ik heb je lief; Ik ben verliefd op je (I am in love with you), Ik ben verliefd op jou,   Ik houd erg veel van jou [je] (I love you very much“), Ik vind je leuk / Ik vind je aardig (I like you), Ik vind je heel erg leuk, Ik vind je heel aardig         (I like you very much“), Ik zie je graag, Ik mag jou wel  (I like you), Ik mag jou heel graag (I like you very much)(the last two are more superficial, thus more suitable for male to male) [language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium]

Hopi

Hopi

Nu' umi unangwa'ta [North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)]

Ibaloi

Ibaloi

Pip-piyan tana, Pipiyan ta han shili (
I like/love you very much
) [dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot natives, specifically the Ibaloi's]

Ilocano

Ilocano

Ay ayating ka [dialect spoken in the Philippines]

Ilonggo

Ilonggo

Palangga ko ikaw

Indi

Indi

Mai Tujhe Pyaar, Kartha Ho

Indianisch ® Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Ne mohotatse [North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache Nation]

Indianisch ® Chickasaw

Chickasaw

Chi~holloli (Nasallaut) Chiholloli (first i nasalized)

Indianisch ® Mohawk

Mohawk

Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken), Kanhebek (in different cities), Konoronhkwa [North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of the Seven Nations/Iriquois?))

Indianisch ® Sioux

Sioux

Techihhila [North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)]

Indianisch ® Zuni

Zuni

Tom ho' ichema [North American Indian tribe]

Indianisch Apache

Apache

Sheth she~n zho~n (Nasallaute)

Indianisch Navajo

Navajo

Ayor anosh´ni

Indisch ® Hindi

Hindi

My tumse pyaar kartha hun

Indonesisch

Indonesian

saya cinta kamu → id Saya cinta padamu (Saya, commonly used), Saya cinta kamu, Saya kasih saudari, Aku tjinta padamu (Aku, not often used), Aku cinta padamu, Aku cinta kamu

Isländisch

Icelandic

ég elska þig → is

Interglossa

Interglossa

Mi esthe philo tu [An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben, circa 1940.]

Internet

Internet

Internet: I <3 U ^_^

Inuit

Inuit

Negligevapse

Iranisch (Persisch)

Iranian

Mahn doostaht doh-rahm / Dusse daram

Irisch ® Gälisch

Irish ® Gaelic

Thaim In Grabh Leat, Taim i' ngra leat; t'a gr'a agam dhuit

Isländisch

Icelandic

'Eg elska Þig (ausgesprochen “yeg l-ska thig”)

Italienisch

Italian

Ti amo (in romantischer Beziehung - zwischen Geliebten oder Ehepartnern), Ti voglio bene (zwischen Freunden oder Familie /between friends or family members); Ti voglio, Ti desidero (starke sexuelle Bedeutung von Begierde), ti voglio bene assai

Japanisch

Japanese

愛してる (あいしれる, ai shite'ru) → ja Sukiyo. Aishiteru (deep expression of love), Ai shite imasu Aishiteru, Chuu shiteyo, Kimi o ai shiteru, Ore wa omae ga suki da, Watashi wa anata ga suki desu,
Suki desu
(gebräuchlich am Anfang einer Beziehung - noch keine Intimität), Ora omee no koto ga suki da, Ore wa omae ga suki da, Suitonnen, Sukiyanen, Anata Wo Aishithe Imasu Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu, Kulo tresno, Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers)

Javanesisch

Javanese

Kulo tresno

Jugoslawisch

Yugoslavian

Ya te volim, Ja te volim

Kambodianisch

Cambodian

Soro lahn nhee ah, kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah, Bon sro lanh oon, Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah

Kambodschanisch ?

Cambodian

Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah, Bon sro lanh oon

Kanadisch (Französisch)

Canadian (French)

Je t´aime (Ich mag Dich, ausgesprochen “sh´teme”), Je t´adore (Ich liebe Dich)

Kankana

Kankana

Laylaydek sik a [dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's]

Kannada

Kannada

Naanu ninna preetisuttene, Naanu Ninnanu, Preethisuthene, Naanu Ninnanu, Mohisuthene [language spoken in the state of Karnataka, southern India]

Kantonesisch (Chinesisch)

Cantonese Chinese

Ngo oi(y) ney (a) Moi oiy neya

Kapampangan

Kapampangan (or Pampangang)

Kaluguran daka [Filipino dialect]

Kasachisch

Казахский

Мен сени сюймын / Мэн сэни жаратам

Katalanisch

Catalan

t'estimo → ca T'estimo, Testimo molt, Testeme molt, T'estim (mallorcan), T'estime (valencian), T'estimo (catalonian)

Kikongo

Kikongo

Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge') [language spoken in Zaire, Africa]

Kiswahili

Kiswahili

ninakupenda → sw, nakupenda → sw Nakupenda, Nakupenda wewe, Nakupenda malaika (
I love you, (my) angel
)

Klingonisch

Klingon

Qabang qaparHa' (depends where in the galaxy you are); bangwI' SoH     (You are my beloved), qamuSHa'  (I love you), qamuSHa'qu'  (I love you very much), qaparHa' (I like you), qaparHa'qu' (I like you very much!), (words are often unnecessary as the thought is most often conveyed nonverbally with special growlings) [Spoken in Star Trek.  Proper term for the language is tlhIngan Hol.  The Klingon homeworld is Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.]

Kölsch

Cologne dialect

isch han disch jään, isch han disch lev

Konkani

Konkani

Tu magel moga cho

Koreanisch

Korean

사랑하에 (Saranghae→ ko Sarang-Ham nida (more formal), Sarang Heyo, Dangsinul saranghee yo, Saranghee Joahaeyo, Norul sarang hae, Tangsinul sarang hayo No-rul sarang hae (man to woman in casual relation), Tangsinul sarang ha yo, Tangshin-ul sarang hae-yo, Tangsinul, Sarang Ha Yo, Tangshin-i cho-a-yo (i like you, in a romantic way), Nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida; Nanun Dangsineul Mucheog Joahapnida Nanun Dangsineul Saranghapnida, Nanun Gdaega Joa, Nanun Gdaereul, Saranghapnida; Nanun Neoreul, Saranghanda Gdaereul, Hjanghan Naemaeum Alji Joahaeyo, Saranghaeyo, Saranghapanida(Tangsinul) Saranghae (I love you) (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)

Korsisch

Corsican

Ti tengu caru (to male) Ti tengu cara (to female)

Kpele

Kpele

I walikana [language spoken in Africa]

Kreolisch

Creolic

Mi aime jou [French dialect spoken by people from Haiti.  It is basicly French with a little English and German.]

Krio

Krio

Arugi na anya [Krio I(g)bo / Sierra Leone]

Kroatisch

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), familiar:    : Ja te volim    (used in proper speech), Volim te       (used in common speech), old         : Ljubim te  (may still be found in poetry), lim te, LJUBim te

Kurdisch

Kurdish

Ez te hezdikhem

laams

laams

Ik hue van ye

Ladinisch

Ladinisch

te ei gen 

Laotisch

Lao

Khoi huk chau, Koi muk jao (This means I prefer you but is used for I love you.),, Khoi hak jao lai (I like you very much) [language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people]

Lateinisch

Latin

Te amo, ego amo te; vos amo

Lettisch

Latvian

es tevi mīlu → lt Es tevi miilu (mîlu) (ausgesprochen “es tevy meelu”), Es milu tevi (less common)

Letzeburgisch ® Luxemburgisch

Luxembourgish

Ech hun dech gär [language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany. A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on German.] [gesprochen in Luxemburg]

Libanesisch

Lebanese

Bahibak

Lingala

Lingala

Nalingi yo

Lisbon lingo

Lisbon lingo

gramo-te bue', chavalinha!

Litauisch

Lithuanian

aš tave myliu → lt Tave myliu (ausgesprochen “ta-ve mee-lyu”), Ash mir lutavah

Lojban

Lojban

mi do prami mi prami do → jbo

Luo (gesprochen in Kenia)

Luo (Kenia)

Aheri [language spoken in Kenya]

Luxembourgisch = Letzeburgisch

Luxembourgish

Ech hun dech gär  [language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany. A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on German.]

Maa

Maa

Ilolenge [language spoken in Africa]

Madegassisch

Malagasy

Tiko anao [Thanks to Josette Stein!]

Madrid lingo

Madrid lingo

Me molas, tronca!

Maiese

Maiese

Wa wa

Malay

Malay

Saya cintakan mu, Saya sayangkan mu

Malayalam

Malayalam

Njan Ninne Premikunnu Njyaan Ninne' Preetikyunnu, Njyaan Ninne' Mohikyunnu, Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu [language spoken in the state of Kerala, India]

Malayisch

Malaysian

Saya Cintamu, Saya Sayangmu, Saya Cinta Kamu

Malayisch (Indonesisch)

Malay Indonesian

Saya cinta pada mu (am besten und am häufigsten) Aku cinta [pada]mu, Saya cintamu, Saya sayangmu, Saya cintakan [ka]mu, Sayah Chantikan Awah, Aku sayang enkow, Saya sayangkan engkau, Saya cintakan awak, Aku menyintai mu¸ Aku menyayangi mu, Aku kasih pada mu, Aku jatuh cinta pada mu

Maltesisch

Maltese

inhobbok → mt [J]ien Inhobbok [language spoken on Malta, a small independent island in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around 400,000 inhabitants.  Maltese is a mixture of Arabic and Italian mostly.]

Mandarin-Chinesisch

Mandarin Chinese

Wo ai ni (Wo3 ai4 ni3 in tonal notation)

Marathi

Marathi

Me tula prem karto, me tujhashi prem karto (male to female), me tujhashi prem karte (female to male), Mi tuzya var prem karato [language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India (Bombay is the capital city)

Marokkanisch

Moroccan

Kanbhik, Ana moajaba bik [language spoken in Morocco, North Africa]

Marshallese

Marshallese

Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha, literally Love to you, my friend) [language spoken on the Marshall Islands]

Mazedonisch

Macedonian

SAKAM TE!, Te sakam (ein bisschen stärker als “Ich mag Dich”) Te ljubam (Ich liebe Dich wirklich sehr) Te ljubam  (I really love you), Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May), Pozdrav (Greetings)

Megrelisch

Megrelian ?

Ma si miyork

Mohawk

Mohawk

Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken), Kanhebek (in different cities), Konoronhkwa [North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of) the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)

Mokilese

Mokilese

Ngoah mweoku kaua [language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)]

Nahuatl

Nahuatl

Ni mits neki

Navaho

Navaho

Ayor anosh'ni [North American Indian tribe (southwest)]

Navajo

Navajo

Ayor anosh´ni

Ndebele

Ndebele

Niyakutanda [language spoken in Zimbabwe]

Niederländisch

Dutch

Ik hou van je, Ik hou van jou ik hou van jou → nl, ik hou van je → nl

Norwegisch

Norwegian

jeg elsker deg → no [jɛɪ̯ ˈɛlskər dɛɪ̯] Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) (pronouncedyai elske dai) Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk), Jeg elsker deg  (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly used by upper-class and conservative people)

Novial

Novial

me ama vu → nov

Nyanja

Nyanja

Ninatemba [language spoken in Africa]

Nyanja

Nyanja

Ninatemba [language spoken in Africa]

Oberösterreichisch

Upper Austrian

i hob di voi liab oder i hob di gern

Obersächsisch, Thüringisch-

Thuringian-Upper Saxon

ich hab'd'ch lieb oder  ich hab'd'ich gerne (männlich)

Odenwälderisch

Odenwald dialect (Germany)

isch häb disch lieb

Ojibwa

Ojibwa

Gi zah gin

Op

Op

Op Lopveop yopuop

Osetisch

Osetian

Aez dae warzyn

Ostfriesisch

East Frisian

Ick heb di leev

Pakistanisch

Pakistani

Muje se mu habbat hai, Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai

Pampangang

Pampangang

Kaluguran daka (or Kapampangang)

Pandacan

Pandacan

Syota na kita!!

Pangasinan

Pangasinan

Inaru Taka

Papiamento

Papiamento

Mi ta stima’bo [language spoken on the island of Aruba]

Persisch (Farsi)

Persian (Farsi)

من تورا دوست دارم (man torā dust dāram) → fa Du stet daram, Doo-set daaram, Tora dost daram (also, Asheghetam)

Pfälzisch

Palatine

isch hab disch lieb

Philipinisch (Filipino)

Pilipino (Filipino)

Minamahal kita, Mahal kita, Iniirog kita, Iniibig kita (vgl. Tagalog!)

Pig Latin

Pig Latin

Iay ovlay ouyay, Ie Ovele Ouye

Plattdeutsch / Plattdüütsch

Low Saxon+East Low German

ick heb / heff di leev

Polnisch

Polish

kocham cie, (Ja) kocham ciebie, Ja cie kocham kocham Cię → pl, [1] kocham Ciebie → pl, [1] ja kocham Ciebie → pl,

Portugiesisch

Portuguese

Eu te amo (standard in both Brazil and Portugal); Eu amo-te → pt, eu adoro-te → pt,Eu te amo (ausgesprochen “eiu chee amu”), Eu amo-te (pronounced Eu amu'-tee), Estou apaixonado por ti (male to female, I'm in love with you, pronounced Esto^ hapa'isho^na'duu puur ti'), Estou apaixonada por ti (female to male, I'm in love with you
, pronounced Esto^ hapa'isho^na'daa puur ti'), Quero-te (I want you, denotes sexual desire); Te amo,
te quero; amo-te; quero-te [language spoken in Portugual]

Pulaar

Pulaar

Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma) (Pronounced as two words, Mbe deyidma.  'b' and second'd' have bars through the stems indicating affrication, the ':' indicate minute pauses) [dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people]

Punjabi (gesprochen im Punjab, Nord-Indien)

Punjabi

Main tainu pyar karna, Nai taunu pyar karda, Mai taunu pyar karda, Main Tainu Pyar Karna, Mein nu terey na^l piyaar ay (pronounced: meinu therei naal piya'rei,  th  as in bath) ' = stressed syllable [language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India]

Pushto

Pushto

Mung jane' (pronounced: puxto: mu'ng jane')

Quechua

Quechua

??? [language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)]

Quenya

Quenya

Tye-mela'ne [Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his books.  Notably, The Lord of the Rings.]

Raetoromanisch

 

Te amo

Redneck (!)

Redneck (!)

Nice Tits (!!)

Römische Nummern

Roman Numerals

333

Rumänisch

Romanian

te iubesc, /, Te ubesk, Te ador

Russisch

Russian

Ya tyebya lyublyu, Ya lyublyu tyebya, Ya tebya liubliu, Ya vas liubliu (old fashioned), Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned), Ya tebya liubliu, Ya polubeel s'tebya я люблю тебя (ja ljubljú tebjá) → ru

Russisch (malincaya)

Russian (malincaya)

Я тебя люблю, Ya tebya lyublyu, Ya Tibieh Lublue

Saarländisch

Saarlandian

Isch hann disch lieb; isch hann disch aarisch gäär

Sächsisch

Saxon

Isch liebdsch; ich hoab düsch lüb

Sammi

Sammi

Mun ra~hkistan du [Language of an indigenous people living in Northern Scandinavia.  Formerly known as Lapps.  They have several dialects, but this is the main one, Northern Sammi.  Their language is related to Finnish.]

Samoanisch

Samoan

Ou te alofa outou, Ou te alofa ia te oe, Talo'fa ia te oe (Hello, from me to you)

Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music, or art)

Schottisches Gälisch

Scot Gaelic

Tha gradh agam ort

Schwäbisch

Swabian

i mog di, i lieb de

Schwedisch

Swedish

Jag älskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day') jag älskar dig → sv

Schweizerdeutsch

Swiss German

Ch'ha di gärn

Schwyzerdütsch (Schweizerdeutsch)

Swiss German

Ch´ha di gärn, I lieb di; i ha di gärn, ich ha dich gärn, i liäbä di, ich liäbä dich, ich lieb di

Serbisch

Serbian

волим те (volim te) → sr
Ja te volim (used in proper speech), (formal): Ja vas volim (used in proper speech), 
Volim vas (used in common speech); 
Volim te, (familär), LUBim te, ljubim te (I kiss you/love you, 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound,
'ly'ish); (old): Ljubim te  (may still be found in poetry)

Serbokroatisch

Serbocroatian

volim te, Ljubim te, Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)

Setswana

Setswana

Ke a go rata

Shona

Shona

Ndinokuda [language spoken in Zimbabwe]

Sindarin

Sindarin

gen milin  [Sprache der Elben in Mittelerde] gen milin → sjn

Sindhi

Sindhi

Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan

Singhalesisch (gesprochen in Sri Lanka)

(Sri Lanka)

Mama oyata arderyi, Mama oyata adarei

Sinhala

Sinhala

Mama oya'ta a'darei [Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of Sri Lanka.  Also spoken in Ceylon.]

Sioux

Sioux

Techihhila [North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)]

Slovenisch

Slovenian (Slovene)

Ljubim te

Slowakisch

Slovak

Lubim ta, Lu`bim ta, milujem ťa → sk, ľúbim ťa → sk

Solresol

Solresol

Solresol: do-re mi-la-si do-mi do-re mi-la-si do-mi [An artificial musical language composed of sequences of notes on the diatonic scale (do, re, mi,...) sung by name for comprehensibility to the tone deaf.  The 7 notes could also be mapped into colors so that writing would be a series of colored squares.]

Spanisch

Spanish

Te amo (romantic), Te quiero [mucho], Te adoro (Ich verehre Dich), Te deseo (Ich begehre Dich), Me antojis (Ich sehne mich nach Dir) (I crave you)

Steirisch

Styrian

i hob di vui lieb

Srilankanisch

Srilankan

Mama Oyata, Arderyi; Mama oyata arderyi ?

Südafrika

South Africa

There are several official languages listed in the Constitution of South Africa.  They are: Afrikanns, English, Ndebele(Sindebele, isiNdebele), saLeboa, Sesotho, Swazi(Siswathi, siSwati), Tsonga(Xitsonga), Setswana, Tshivenda, Venda(Tshivenda)]

Swahili

Swahili

[language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East Africa]

Swahili Swahili (Suhaeli) (Afrika)

Swahili Swahili (Suhaeli)
(Afrika)

Ninapenda wewe, Naku penda (gefolgt vom Namen der angesprochenen Person), Ninikupenda, Dholu'o

Syrisch / Libanesisch

Syrian/Lebanese

Bhebbek (männlich zu weiblich) Bhebbak (weiblich zu männlich)

Tagalog (Filipino)

Tagalog (Filipino)

Minamahal kita, Mahal kita, (veraltet:) Iniibig Kita, Iniirog kita

Tahitianisch

Tahitian

Ua Here Vau Ia Oe, Ua here [v]au ia oe

Taiwanesisch

Taiwanese

Wa ga ei li

Tamil

Tamil

Nan unnai kathalikaraen, Ni yaanai kaadli ken (You love me), N^an unnaik kathalikkinren (I love you), Naan Unnai Kadalikiren, Nam vi'rmberem [language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people), Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus]

Telugu / Indien

Telugu/india

Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu, Nenu ninnu premistunnanu [language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India (eleventh most spoken language in the world)]

Thai (gesprochen in Thailand)

Thai

Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving), Phom rak khun chan rak khun (to male), Phom rak khun (to female); (formal): Phom rak khun [koon] (male to female), Ch'an rak khun  (female to male), Chun ruk koon   ฉันรักเธอ → th [ʧan rak tʰɤː]

Thüringisch-Obersächsisch

Thuringian-Upper Saxon

ich hab'd'ch lieb oder  ich hab'd'ich gerne (männlich)

Timerio

Timerio

1-80-17 [An artificial language using only numbers.  The idea was that each language has a different word for each concept, so if the concepts were numbered, automatic translation would be possible.]

Toki Pona

Toki Pona

mi olin e sina

Tschechisch

Czech / Tcheque

Miluji te  (a downwards pointing arrowhead , on top of the 'e' in te, which is pronounced 'ye'), miluji te, Miluju te! (colloquial form), Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker,
I like you (very much)
, often used and prefered), Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker),  MILUJU TE! (colloquial form)
miluji tě 
→ cs [miluji tʲe]

Tswana

Tswana

Dumela [language spoken in Africa]

Tunesisch

Tunisian

Ha eh bak

Türkisch

Turkish

(Ben) Seni seviyorum,  Seni beğeniyorum  (I adore you), Senden hos[ch]lanıyorum [point under 'S']

Twi ® Ashanti / Akan

Ashanti / Akan / Twi

Me dor wo

Twi (Twi/Akan)

Twi (Twi/Akan)

Me dowapaa [language spoken in Ghana.  See also Ashanti.]

Ukrainisch

Ukrainian

Я тебе кохаю, ja tebe kokhaju (real true love), ja vas kokhaju, ja pokokhav tebe, ja pokokhav vas;

я люблю тебе (ja ljublju tebe) → uk, я тебе кохаю (ja tebe kochaju) → uk

Ungarisch

Hungarian

Se Ret Lay / Szeretlek (te'ged) Szeretlek te'ged  (It's you I love, you know, you, a reinforcement), Te'gedet szeretlek  (It's you I love and no one else) The above two entries are never heard in a normal context.) szeretlek → hu [ˈsɛrɛtlɛk]

Urdu (gesprochen in Pakistan und Indien)

Urdu

Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon, Mujge tumae mahabbat hai, Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai, Kam prem kartahai, mai aap say pyaar karta hoo; Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced: mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e), Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced: mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e,  th  as in bath, ' = stressed syllable, Oo' =  o  like in bold [language spoken in Pakistan and India]

Vai

Vai

Na lia [language spoken in Africa]

Vdrmldndska

Vdrmldndska

Du dr gvrgo te mdg [language spoken in the Vdrmland (Vaermland), Sweden, region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people, 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother language.  It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian people who went there to work as engineers in the mining industry during the 17th century.]

Venezianisch

Venetian

Te vogio ben

Vietnamesisch

Vietnamese

Em yêu(ê) anh (or anh yêu(ê) em; woman to man!), Toi yeu em; Anh yêu em (man to woman)

Vlaams

Vlaams

Ik hue van ye

Volapäk

Volapäk

Läfob oli [An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer, circa 1880.]

Vorarlbergerisch

Vorarlberg dialect

I stand total uf di

Vulcan (!)

Vulcan (!)

Wani ra yana ro aisha [Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from the planet Vulcan]

Wallonisch

Walloon

? [literally Welsh (not English Welsh), a little used French dialect with certain German influences spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon (Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium]

Weißrussisch

Белорусский / Belarus

Я цябе кахаю

Welsch (gesprochen in Wales, UK)

Welsh (Wales, UK)

'Rwy'n dy garu (di), Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi) 

Wolof

Wolof

Da ma la nope, Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop) [dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people]

Xhosa (isiXhosa)

Xhosa (isiXhosa)

? [Zulu(isiZulu), Sepedi]

Yiddisch (gesprochen in z.B. Israel)

Yiddish

Ikh hob dikh lib, Ich libe dich, Ich han dich lib, Kh'hob dikh lib, Kh'ob dikh holt, Ikh bin in dir farlibt

Yoruba

Yoruba

Mo ni fe

Yucatec Maya

Yucatec Maya

'in k'aatech  (the love of lovers), 'in yabitmech  (the love of family, which lovers can also feel; it indicates more a desire to spoil and protect the other person) [language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico]

Zaza

Zazi

Ezhele hezdege (sp?) [Kurdic dialect]

Zeichensprache

Sign Language

,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing'I Love You')

Zulu / Zulu ni

Zulu / Zulu ni

Mena tanda wena, Ngiyakuthanda!

Zuni

Zuni

Tom ho' ichema [North American Indian tribe]

 

Schützt Kinder vor Sextouristen! Protect children from sex tourists!

 

Acknowledgement: Julia Schindler (Sign Language, Braille)

http://www.info-galaxy.com/Valentine/Languages/languages.html

http://www.humormatters.com/holidays/Valentines/valentines.htm

http://www.planetpals.com/IKC/IKC_ILUdictionary.html

http://users.skynet.be/bk316876/textpage4.htm

http://www.infantologie.de/love/sprache.php

 

 

 

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