How do we say love in different languages?

by Target Language Translation Services

- January 28 2022

It is said that love makes the world go round. This can be a love for books, a person, a hobby or languages. And love is exactly what we’ll talk about today: love expressed in words. In the modern world of today, where more than 7000 languages are spoken, it often becomes difficult to understand and translate “love” in different languages. People have different ways to express their love.

At Target Language Translation, we made a short list of some of them to share with you. This way, if you find yourself traveling to any of the countries below, you’ll surely be able to use some of these words.

Words that speak of love in other languages

Dor (Romanian).

It means longing for a loved one.

Cheiro no cangote (Portuguese).

Brushing the tip of one’s nose against someone’s neck.

Flechazo (Spanish).

Love at first sight.

Geborgenheit (German).

Feeling of security by being with your loved ones.

Oodal (Tamil).

Fake annoyance between lovers.

Iktsuarpok (Inuit).

Yearning for someone to visit you.

Onsra (Bodo).

Bittersweet feeling that love won’t last.

Yuanfen (Chinese).

The force that draws two people together.

Forelsket (Danish).

Euphoria of falling in love.

Manabamaté (Rapa Nui).

Lack of appetite when you fall in love.

Hanyauku (Kwangali).

Walking barefoot across the sand.

Aay’Han (Mando’a).

Bittersweet moment of grief and happiness.

Gezlligheid (Dutch).

The warmth of being with loved ones.

Kilig (Tagalog).

That giddiness you feel when you see your beau.

Psithirisma (Greek).

Sound of the wind whispering through the leaves.

Odnoliub (Russian).

Someone who has only one love in their life.

Hai shi sahn meng (Chinese).

The promise of eternal love.

Mo Chuisle Mo Chroí (Gaelic).

The pulse of my heart.

Ya’Aburnee (Arabic).

Living without a lover would be no kind of life.

Naz (Urdu).

The pride you feel for being loved.

How people express their emotion of love in different countries and cultures all across the world:

love in English              love

love in Spanish          Amor

love in Hindi              mohabbat

love in Japanese          愛, or Ai

love in Mandarin Chinese  爱, or Ài

love in Bengali              Bhālabāsā

love in Punjabi              Pasada hai

love in Arabic              حب

love in Marathi          prēma

love in Italian              amore

love in Tamil              Anpu

love in Oriya                prēma

love in Portuguese          amor

love in Urdu                محبت

love in Malayalam          snēhaṁ

love in Vietnamese          yêu

love in German          liebe

love in Russian              люблю, or lyublyu

love in Gujarati          prēma

love in Kannada          Prīti

love in Korean              애정, or aejeong

love in Burmese          hkyithkyinnmayttar

love in Telugu              prēma

love in French              amour

love in Turkish              Aşk

love in Javanese          tresna

love in Thai              Khwām rạk

love in Polish              miłość

love in Ukrainian          любов, or lyubov

love in Persian              عشق

What “I love you” is called in different popular languages and how is it written in different languages:

Language Translation

I love you in French            Je t’aime

I love you in Spanish        Te amo

I love you in German        Ich liebe Dich

I love you in Mandarin Chinese 我爱你 (Wo ai ni)

I love you in Japanese        愛してる (Aishiteru)

I love you in Korean            사랑해 (Saranghae)

I love you in Arabic         ٲنَا بحِبَّك (Ana bahebak)

I love you in Greek            Σ΄αγαπώ (Se agapo)

I love you in Italian            Te amo

I love you in Russian        Я тебя люблю (Ya tebya liubliu)

I love you in Hebrew       “ani ohev otach” (said by male) “ohevet Otach” (said by female)

I love you in Cheyenne        Nemehotatse

I love you in Tagalog        Mahal kita

I love you in Inuktitut        ᓇᒡᓕᒋᕙᒋᑦ (Nagligivaget)

Here are the translations of “I love you” in other different languages:

I love you in Afrikaans        Ek het jou lief

I love you in Albanian        Te dua

I love you in Armenian        Yes kez sirumem

I love you in Bambara        M’bi fe

I love you in Bengali        Ami tomake bhalobashi

I love you in Belarusian        Ya tabe kahayu

I love you in Bisaya            Nahigugma ako kanimo

I love you in Bulgarian        Obicham te

I love you in Cambodian        Soro lahn nhee ah

I love you in Catalan        T’estimo

I love you in Cherokee        Tsi ge yu i

I love you in Chichewa        Ndimakukonda

I love you in Cantonese        Ngo oiy ney a

I love you in Comanche        U kamakutu nu

I love you in Corsican        Ti tengu caru

I love you in Cree            Kisakihitin

I love you in Creole            Mi aime jou

I love you in Croatian        Volim te

I love you in Czech            Miluji te

I love you in Danish            Jeg Elsker Dig

I love you in Dutch            Ik hou van jou

I love you in Elvish            Amin mela lle

I love you in Esperanto        Mi amas vin

I love you in Estonian        Ma armastan sind

I love you in Ethiopian        Afgreki’

I love you in Faroese        Eg elski teg

I love you in Farsi            Doset daram

I love you in Filipino        Mahal kita

I love you in Finnish            Mina rakastan sinua

I love you in Frisian            Ik hald fan dy

I love you in Gaelic            Ta gra agam ort

I love you in Georgian        Mikvarhar

I love you in Gujarati        Hoo thunay prem karoo choo

I love you in Hiligaynon        Palangga ko ikaw

I love you in Hawaiian        Aloha Au Ia`oe

I love you in Hmong        Kuv hlub koj

I love you in Hopi            Nu’ umi unangwa’ta

I love you in Hungarian        Szeretlek

I love you in Icelandic        Eg elska tig

I love you in Ilonggo        Palangga ko ikaw

I love you in Indonesian        Saya cinta padamu

I love you in Inuit            Negligevapse

I love you in Irish            Taim i’ ngra leat

I love you in Kannada        Naanu ninna preetisuttene

I love you in Kapampangan    Kaluguran daka

I love you in Kiswahili         Nakupenda

I love you in Konkani        Tu magel moga cho

I love you in Latin            Te amo

I love you in Latvian        Es tevi miilu

I love you in Lebanese        Bahibak

I love you in Lithuanian        Tave myliu

I love you in Luxembourgeois    Ech hun dech gaer

I love you in Macedonian    Te Sakam

I love you in Malay            Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu

I love you in Malayalam        Njan Ninne Premikunnu

I love you in Maltese        Inhobbok

I love you in Marathi        Me tula prem karto

I love you in Mohawk        Kanbhik

I love you in Moroccan        Ana moajaba bik

I love you in Nahuatl        Ni mits neki

I love you in Navaho        Ayor anosh’ni

I love you in Ndebele        Niyakutanda

I love you in  Bokmaal        Jeg elsker deg

I love you in Nyonrsk        Eg elskar deg

I love you in Pandacan        Syota na kita!!

I love you in Pangasinan        Inaru Taka

I love you in Papiamento        Mi ta stimabo

I love you in Persian        Doo-set daaram

I love you in Pig Latin        Iay ovlay ouyay

I love you in Polish            Kocham Ciebie

I love you in Portuguese        Eu te amo

I love you in Romanian        Te iubesc

I love you in Scot Gaelic        Tha gra\dh agam ort

I love you in Serbian        Volim te

I love you in Setswana        Ke a go rata

I love you in Sindhi            Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan

I love you in Sioux            Techihhila

I love you in Slovak            Lu`bim ta

I love you in Slovenian        Ljubim te

I love you in Swahili           Ninapenda wewe

I love you in Swedish        Jag alskar dig

I love you in Swiss-German    Ich lieb Di

I love you in Surinam        Mi lobi joe

I love you in Taiwanese        Wa ga ei li

I love you in Tahitian        Ua Here Vau Ia Oe

I love you in Tamil            Nan unnai kathalikaraen

I love you in Telugu            Nenu ninnu premistunnanu

I love you in Thai            Phom rak khun

I love you in Tunisian         Ha eh bak

I love you in Turkish            Seni Seviyorum

I love you in Ukrainian        Ya tebe kahayu

I love you in Urdu            mai aap say pyaar karta hoo

I love you in Vietnamese        Anh ye^u em

I love you in Welsh            ‘Rwy’n dy garu di

I love you in Yiddish            Ikh hob dikh

I love you in Yoruba            Mo ni fe

I love you in Zazi             Ezhele hezdege

I love you in Zuni            Tom ho’ichema

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