How to Say I Love You in 40 Different Languages!

Last Updated on 17th April 2026 by Sophie Nadeau

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Love is a universal human emotion. It’s a language we all speak and it’s something we could always do with a little more of in the world. So with Valentine’s day just around the corner (*gulp*, um what?), and the world as it is today, everyone could do with a little more love in their lives. So, whether you’re planning to spend time with a partner, or planning an anti-Valentine’s evening with your best friends, here’s how to say I love you in 50 different languages:

reasons to pick up a camera

All across the world, there’s numerous ways to say ‘I love you’. One of the best ways to see just how this is demonstrated across over 250 languages is by heading to the ‘I Love You’ wall in Montmartre, Paris, France. Otherwise, read on for how to say ‘I love you’ in other languages…


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    Afrikaans: Ek het jou lief



  2. Albanian: Unë të dua



  3. Alsacien: Ichhoan dich gear



  4. Amharic: እወድሃለሁ (iwedihalehu)



  5. Arabic: أحبك (‘ahabak)



  6. Armenian: Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)



  7. Binary: 01001001 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101



  8. Bosnian: volim te



  9. Breton: Me az kar (informal use). More Breton Words and Phrases.



  10. Bulgarian: Обичам те (Obicham te)



  11. Czech: miluji tě



  12. Dutch: ik hou van jou More Dutch Words and Phrases.



  13. English: I love you.



  14. Finnish: rakastan sinua



  15. French: Je t’aime (informal use) More French Words and Phrases.



  16. Georgian: მიყვარხარ (miqvarkhar)



  17. German: ich liebe dich



  18. Hawaiian: aloha oe



  19. Icelandic: ég elska þig



  20. Irish: Is breá liom tú



  21. Nepali: म तिमीलाई माया (Ma timīlā’ī māyā)



  22. Italian: Ti amo(informal use)



  23. Latin: Te amo (informal use). More Latin Words and Phrases.



  24. Luxembourgish: Ech hun dech gaer



  25. Malay: I love you



  26. Maori: aroha i a koutou



  27. Slovak: milujem ťa



  28. Southern Sotho: kea u rata



  29. Spanish: Te amo (informal use)



  30. Swahili: Ninapenda wewe



  31. Swiss German: Ich lieb Di



  32. Thai: ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)



  33. Turkish: seni seviyorum



  34. Ukranian: я тебе люблю (ya tebe lyublyu)



  35. Uzbek: Men seni sevaman



  36. Vietnamese: Tôi yêu bạn



  37. Welsh: fi cariad i chi



  38. Xhosa: ndiyakuthanda



  39. Yiddish: איך ליבע איר (ikh libe ir)



  40. Zulu: Ngiyakuthanda


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Sophie Nadeau is a full time travel writer and photographer focused on cultural experiences in Europe and beyond. When she's not chasing after the sunset (or cute dogs she sees on her travels) she can be found reading, playing video games, and going on long hikes with her husband.

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5 Comments

  1. Aw, this is too cute! Going to be saying I Love You to my dog and my imaginary cats on Valentine’s Day in multiple languages now :p.

    Also the neat freak in me is completely in love with the fact that you alphabetized this list.

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  3. sorry but the Yugoslavian language does not exist and never did! it was referred to as Serbo-Croatian before, but those are two languages actually so the people in former Yugoslavia spoke several languages: Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Macedonian 🙂 and in Croatian I love you is Volim te , you don’t need to add Ja (I).

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