“I love you!” around the world (and beyond)

Notes: Many languages have multiple ways to say this (formal/informal, romantic/familial, gendered forms, dialect variants). I’m giving widely used, generally understood versions where possible. For sign languages, I’ll describe the common sign/gloss.

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🌍 Widely spoken languages

• English — I love you.
• Spanish — Te amo. / Te quiero.
• French — Je t’aime.
• Portuguese — Eu te amo. (Brazil) / Eu amo-te. (Portugal)
• Italian — Ti amo.
• German — Ich liebe dich.
• Dutch — Ik hou van jou.
• Swedish — Jag älskar dig.
• Norwegian — Jeg elsker deg.
• Danish — Jeg elsker dig.
• Icelandic — Ég elska þig.
• Finnish — Minä rakastan sinua.
• Estonian — Ma armastan sind.
• Polish — Kocham cię.
• Czech — Miluji tě.
• Slovak — Milujem ťa.
• Hungarian — Szeretlek.
• Romanian — Te iubesc.
• Greek (Modern) — Σ’ αγαπώ (S’agapó)
• Russian — Я тебя люблю (Ya tebya lyublyu)
• Ukrainian — Я тебе кохаю (Ya tebe kokhayu)
• Belarusian — Я цябе кахаю (Ya tsyabe kakhayu)
• Bulgarian — Обичам те (Obicham te)
• Serbian — Волим те (Volim te)
• Croatian — Volim te.
• Bosnian — Volim te.
• Slovenian — Ljubim te.
• Albanian — Të dua.
• Lithuanian — Aš tave myliu.
• Latvian — Es tevi mīlu.
• Turkish — Seni seviyorum.
• Georgian — მიყვარხარ (Miqvarkhar)
• Armenian — Ես քեզ սիրում եմ (Yes k’ez sirum em)
• Persian (Farsi) — دوستت دارم (Dooset dâram)
• Kurdish (Kurmanji) — Ez ji te hez dikim.
• Azerbaijani — Səni sevirəm.
• Hebrew — אני אוהב אותך (Ani ohev otakh / ohevet otkha)
• Arabic (MSA) — أحبك (Uḥibbuka / uḥibbuki)
• Hindi — मैं तुमसे प्यार करता/करती हूँ (Main tumse pyaar karta/karti hoon)
• Urdu — میں تم سے محبت کرتا/کرتی ہوں (Main tum se mohabbat karta/karti hoon)
• Bengali — আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি (Ami tomake bhalobashi)
• Punjabi — ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ/ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ (Main tainū̃ pyār kardā/kardī hā̃)
• Marathi — मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो/करते (Mi tujyāvar prem karto/karte)
• Gujarati — હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું (Huṁ tane prem karuṁ chuṁ)
• Tamil — நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Nāṉ uṉṉai kātalikkiṟēṉ)
• Telugu — నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
• Kannada — ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninnannu prītisuttēne)
• Malayalam — ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (Ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
• Sinhala — මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (Mama oyāṭa ādarei)
• Nepali — म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु (Ma timilai māyā garchu)
• Pashto — زه تا سره مینه لرم (Za ta sara mina laram)
• Chinese (Mandarin) — 我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
• Chinese (Cantonese) — 我愛你 (Ngo5 oi3 nei5)
• Japanese — 愛してる (Aishiteru) / 大好き (Daisuki)
• Korean — 사랑해 (Saranghae)
• Vietnamese — Anh yêu em / Em yêu anh (gendered)
• Thai — ฉันรักคุณ (Chan rak khun)
• Indonesian — Aku cinta kamu.
• Malay — Saya cintakan awak.
• Filipino (Tagalog) — Mahal kita.
• Swahili — Nakupenda.
• Amharic — እወድሃለሁ (Ewedihalehu)
• Hausa — Ina son ka/ki.
• Yoruba — Mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ.
• Igbo — A hụrụ m gị n’anya.
• Zulu — Ngiyakuthanda.
• Xhosa — Ndiyakuthanda.
• Afrikaans — Ek is lief vir jou.

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🏝️ Indigenous, regional, and less-common languages

• Irish (Gaeilge) — Tá grá agam duit.
• Scottish Gaelic — Tha gaol agam ort.
• Welsh — Rwy’n dy garu di.
• Breton — Me az kar.
• Basque (Euskara) — Maite zaitut.
• Catalan — T’estimo.
• Galician — Quérote.
• Sardinian — Ti amo / (varies by dialect)
• Maltese — Inħobbok.
• Luxembourgish — Ech hunn dech gär.
• Frisian (West) — Ik hâld fan dy.
• Sámi (Northern) — Mun ráhkistan du.
• Yiddish — איך האָב דיך ליב (Ikh hob dikh lib)
• Scots — Ah luve ye.
• Haitian Creole — Mwen renmen ou.
• Tok Pisin — Mi laikim yu.
• Samoan — Ou te alofa ia te oe.
• Tongan — ’Oku ou ’ofa ’iate koe.
• Maori (Te Reo Māori) — Aroha ahau ki a koe.
• Hawaiian — Aloha au iā ‘oe.
• Tahitian — Ua here vau ia ‘oe.
• Fijian — Au lomani iko.
• Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) — Asavakkit.
• Inuktitut — (varies by dialect; commonly expressed with “I care/love you” phrasing)
• Navajo (Diné bizaad) — Ayóó anííníshní.
• Cherokee — (varies; often expressed with “I care for you” forms)
• Quechua — Kuyayki. / Kuyaykita munani.
• Aymara — Munastwa. (dialectal variation)
• Guarani — Rohayhu.
• Nahuatl — (varies by community; often “I love you” is expressed per local norms)
• Somali — Waan ku jeclahay.
• Berber (Tamazight) — (varies by variety; commonly “I love you” is expressed with regional forms)
• Malagasy — Tiako ianao.
• Shona — Ndinokuda.
• Sesotho — Kea u rata.
• Tswana — Ke a go rata.
• Kinyarwanda — Ndagukunda.
• Kirundi — Ndagukunda.
• Lingala — Nalingi yo.
• Luganda — Nkukunda.
• Ewe — Melɔ̃ wò.
• Wolof — Dama la bëgg.
• Fula (Fulfulde) — Mi yidi ma. (varies)

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🏛️ Ancient & classical languages (bonus)

• Latin — Tē amō.
• Ancient Greek (Classical) — σὲ φιλῶ (se philō) / ἀγαπῶ σε (agapō se)
• Sanskrit — त्वां प्रेम्णा स्पृहयामि (varies; Sanskrit has many poetic options)
• Biblical Hebrew — (love expressions vary; modern “ani ohev/ahavti” differs from biblical phrasing)
• Akkadian — (attested love/affection phrases exist, but “I love you” isn’t a single fixed modern-style formula)
• Old Norse — (reconstructed/attested phrasing varies; not a single standardized “I love you”)
• Classical Chinese — (often expressed indirectly/poetically rather than a direct modern equivalent)

If you want, I can do a “strictly attested” list for ancient languages only (with sources), since some are reconstruction-dependent.

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🧪 Constructed languages (conlangs)

• Esperanto — Mi amas vin.
• Ido — Me amas tu.
• Interlingua — Io te ama.
• Volapük — O löfob oli.
• Klingon (tlhIngan Hol) — qamuSHa’. (“I love you”)
• Quenya (Tolkien) — Melinyel. (“I love you” — forms vary by grammar/person)
• Sindarin (Tolkien) — (varies; often expressed with “I love” + object forms)
• Lojban — mi prami do.
• Toki Pona — mi olin e sina.
• Na’vi — Nga yawne lu oer. (“You are beloved to me”)
• Dothraki — (fan-compiled; not fully standardized across sources)
• High Valyrian — (attested phrases exist; “I love you” depends on available canon forms)

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🤟 Sign languages (bonus)

Because sign languages aren’t written the same way, here are common gloss/description equivalents:

• ASL (American Sign Language) — I-LOVE-YOU (often the “ILY” handshape), or ME LOVE YOU.
• BSL (British Sign Language) — typically signed as I LOVE YOU (separate signs; not the ASL “ILY” handshape).
• LSF (French Sign Language) — JE T’AIME (signed; structure differs from spoken French).
• ISL (International Sign) — commonly I LOVE YOU using widely understood signs (varies by community/context).

If you tell me which sign language(s) you want, I can describe the exact handshapes/movements more precisely.

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Want more?

If you’d like, I can:

1. expand this into 200+ languages,
2. group by continent/family, or
3. tailor for romantic vs. family/friend love (since many languages use different verbs).