I just want to say, “I Love You...”
... 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 baḥibbak) → 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 |
|
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 nǐ) Wo 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, |
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) tykka“a”n 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) __ __ ( ) ( ) |__| |__| __ __ | | | |( )( )|__| __ |__||__||__|| | / ) | (__)(__) | / / : | |/ / | / / \ / |
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 ( |
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 |
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, |
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 ( |
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 |
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 |
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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) |
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 |
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 |
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Te amo |
Redneck (!) |
Redneck (!) |
Nice Tits (!!) |
Römische Nummern |
Roman Numerals |
333 |
Rumänisch |
Romanian |
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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 |
|
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) |
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Slowakisch |
Slovak |
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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) |
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.] |
mi olin e sina |
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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, |
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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