Love is a transcendent force that knows no borders, uniting hearts across cultures and continents. In this extraordinary linguistic odyssey, we present a collection of "I Love You" in 247 languages, a harmonious symphony celebrating the universal power of love.
From ancient whispers to modern rhythms, love's expression takes on a kaleidoscope of forms, each as unique and captivating as the cultures that birthed them. Brace yourself for a linguistic adventure that will ignite your senses, as we explore the nuances and cadences that shape the phrase "I Love You" in every corner of the world.
Prepare to be enchanted by a tapestry of emotions woven into words, where the depth of affection finds its voice in the most unexpected of dialects.
1. Achuar: Wẽ̌awai ̃̃̌ ãmẽ
2. Afghan Persian: ما تهنه دوستدارم (Ma tana dost daram)
3. Afrikaans: Ek het jou lief
4. Aguaruna: Ayujmayĩ ̃̃́ ami
5. Ahtena: C'aahxbar isinghi sadzi?
6. Ainu: Chiri rashiku an
7. Akha: Akhaya yang
8. Akuntsu: Arura
9. Albanian: Të dua
10. Aleut: Anĝaadakhunĝaan
11. Algeria (Arabic): أحبك (Ana bhebak)
12. Andi: Уно дав резу беза
13. Angami: Kevi pvieje
14. Angika: आपनकनऍआदरसेप्रेमकरुॅछी (Aapnkanai aadar se prem karu chhi)
15. Aoheng: Me mai songlo lolao
16. Apache: Shí ̃̃́ gokʉ́ʉnáshį́į́
17. Arabic: أنا أحبك (Ana 'aḥibbuki)
18. Arabana: Ngato nnara
19. Aramaic: Окhedĕkhә
20. Arapaho: Neneehinoubetzeen
21. Arara: Tãnerã
22. Arawak: Tuwáyuhušŏn
23. Armenian: Ես քեզ սիրում եմ (Yes qez sirum em)
24. Aromunian: Ńľami te
25. Asheninka: Nogemisanaqui
26. Assiniboine: Chihcthetun
27. Assyrian: ܗܵܘ ܚܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܟ
28. Asturian: Quierote
29. Avar: Дун муна бокьула
30. Aymara: Juma munañäma
31. Azerbaijani: Mən səni sevirəm
32. Baatombu: Navëuji
33. Babungo: Me kʉ̀n vɛ́
34. Bachama: Mi ri ɓɛ
35. Bafia: Mè kʉ́ nè wɔ́
36. Bafut: Ngùrî wâ
37. Bagirmi: Hàu wūulbày
38. Bahinemo: Ye beeruanu
39. Baidoa: Waan ku jeclahay
40. Bakundu: Āna m̀bòrí nū
41. Balom: Kʉdjɔlә masɛmә
42. Bambara: Né bɔ́ ì ye sɔ̀rɔ
43. Bamileke: Mi hì'ù
44. Banda: Ngeyāā
45. Bangla: আমি তোমায় ভালোবাসি (Ami tomay valobashi)
46. Baniwa: Raỹtsakapithẽẽrã
47. Bankon: Kókó pʊlʊ
48. Bapounou: M̀béré kɔ́
49. Bardi: Ngadyu ngulyurnmanha
50. Baré: Terārnihiri
51. Barok: Kalòò
52. Basque: Maite zaitut
53. Batak Toba: Hualului
54. Batanga: Wɔ́ ya ndí
55. Bati: Mây re̍_ku
56. Batviken: Ge'er lomano kee
57. Batu: Put kamíɞaɓa
58. Baure: Ye kuchitara
59. Bayungu: Dziéndōōdụ́
60. Beezen: Shǔtun mini
61. Belarus: Я цябе кахаю (Ya tsiabe kakhaiu)
62. Belgian French: Je t'aime
63. Bemba: Ndakufwaya
64. Bena: Unonigatìle
65. Bengali: আমি তোমায় ভালোবাসি (Āmi tomāẏ bhālōbāsi)
66. Berta: Otro mlà
67. Bete: Ṃ́ hò wâ
68. Bicolano: Ta iibig
69. Bidyogo: É hu vë
70. Biko: Oťúm máwud
71. Bilala: Análâ
72. Bilua: Nćiśәná nńenée
73. Binukid: Ginahgugma taka
74. Bisaya: Gihigugma ta ikaw
75. Blackfoot: Kitsīkomisuaau
76. Bora: Bárobǎrãitjʉra
77. Bose: M̀buru namu
78. Bosnian: Volim te
79. Brazilian Portuguese: Eu te amo
80. Breton: Emaun ac'hanont
81. Bukusu: Nkulendere
82. Bulgarian: Обичам те (Obicham te)
83. Buli: Ánén fónné
84. Bunun: ʀisdamuaz sami
85. Burundi: Ndagukunda
86. Buryat: Би чамайг хайрлаям
87. Bwatye: Mù ngù kpànu wi
88. Cambodian: ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់អ្នក (Khnhom sralanh neak)
89. Camling: ཁྲོ་ཁྱོད་རང་ཆ་ཤོག་འབད་མི་ཅིག་ཨིནམ།
90. Cantonese: 我愛你 (Ngo oi nei)
91. Cape Verdean: Ami ta amadje bó
92. Carrier: Sèlhunih
93. Catalan: T'estimo
94. Catawba: IgíyádᎥ
95. Cauca: Ngüemeỹ
96. Cayuga: Gihswanó'öhs
97. Cebuano: Gihigugma ta ikaw
98. Chadian Arabic: Bḥibbik
99. Chamorro: Hu prihilebbok
100. Chancay: Müngükü
101. Chantyal: मलाई तिमीलाई माया छ (Malāì timīlāì māyā chha)
102. Chechen: Соьху хьо
103. Cherokee: Ꭿꭶꮢꭿᏻꭿ (Higadzvgi)
104. Cheyenne: Né'ėhåxhoómåtse
105. Chibcha: Acsandauachǘ
106. Chichewa: Ndimakukonda
107. Chilcotin: Xwezōlin
108. Chilean Spanish: Te amo
109. Chimbu: Yĕ nĕ yue
110. Chinantec: Ñañe'e
111. Chinese: 我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
112. Chitonga: Ndakutemwa
113. Chiwere: Enóyhāthēnā
114. Chokwe: Eme nguyoli
115. Chontal: Kwhwawāyāwā
116. Chortí: ̌Aṉne'̌umāyanh
117. Chulym: Seny xujazym
118. Church Slavonic: Азъ любѫ тѧ
119. Cibemba: Nkulefela
120. Comanche: Úbono
121. Coptic: ϯⲙⲉϥⲣⲓ
122. Cornish: Ȳn kevūn whī
123. Corsican: Tì tengu caru
124. Croatian: Volim te
125. Cuiba: Áiña'iva
126. Cuicatec: Ña'ā tàñá
127. Cuman: Mėn ̃ṣawa ̃qy ̃
128. Czech: Miluji tě
129. Dagaara: Me jeɣe nu
130. Dagbani: N zɔ̀hiri
131. Dagur: Би чамайг Хайрладаг
132. Danish: Jeg elsker dig
133. Dargwa: Дусмурхьулра
134. Dazaga: Bāīnpāīpātwāslāā'
135. Dehu: Ndeke ndɔɔ
136. Delaware: K'chelenúwi
137. Dena'ina: Tsuggeshtudą́
138. Dendi: Nyun pəinəm
139. Dhudhuroa: Ayangkinay ngipāngayau ninga
140. Dida: Ár'lím
141. Diegueño: Ňuhuącą
142. Dihya: Ɓuɓuy kam mál
143. Dinka: Ŋa hẽ yi kɔ̌c
144. Diola: Añōrēn ŭj
145. Diri: M̄ ham̰ mōg gē
146. Diu: म मा ना हू कुरू छू (Ma nu hūr kurũ chhu)
147. Dogon: Anmennāŋā
148. Dogrib: Įłe-xeɂā
149. Dolgan: Эhиги саатым
150. Dravidian: Nāṉ unnaittāṉ kātal seyvēṉ
151. Dungan: Вә сўни ҳөр бәр
152. Dusun: Nohuliko ko'
153. Duxil: K'im ul'ik aval
154. Dutch: Ik hou van je
155. Dyirbal: Ŋaygu nhunanda ya'l
156. Efik: Mmahwok ke nnyenme
157. Egyptian Arabic: Ana bahebak
158. Emilian: At vô ben
159. English: I love you
160. Enindhilyagwa: Enindjìliangtje
161. Enxet: Ñanága'amhagáynatàk
162. Erzya: Он весе седейсэ вечкса
163. Estonian: Ma armastan sind
164. Ewe: Mèlọ̀ nu
165. Ewondo: Madzamessi nè wene
166. Extremaduran: Te quieru
167. Extremenyo: Te quiero
168. Eyak: Taką́xt' iḵidéx
169. Faifi: Ama u
170. Faka-Rāylịy: Bámihǒ
171. Falam: Ka na nun fahrieh
172. Fana: Àmā ràwú lō
173. Fanti: Me dɔ wɔ
174. Faroese: Eg elski teg
175. Fijian: Au lomani iko
176. Filipino: Mahal kita
177. Finnish: Rakastan sinua
178. Fon: Yáwò
179. French: Je t'aime
180. Friulian: O ai vût cheste di te
181. Fur: Awu erəngac cini
182. Futa Jallon: N murā mɔ
183. Fyer: Nǔye žīžōng
184. Gabi: Amēžērē-nō
185. Gaelic: Tha gràdh agam ort
186. Galician: Quéroche
187. Gamilaraay: Ngadhu ngana winanga nyula
188. Ganda: Nkwagala
189. Gare: dā siǹí nī gɔ́
190. Garre: Wā'an kügiňň'iňňahď
191. Gata': Na gǎa həŋ ju̲
192. Geez: ፍቅረከ በሐዘንብርሀን
193. Georgian: მიყვარხარ (Miqvarkhar)
194. German: Ich liebe dich
195. Ghana: Me dɔ wo
196. Gilbertese: Ātaron bʷam
197. Gilyak: Ńing mik̓ľo-se
198. Gogodala: Ne loneüo
199. Gokana: M̀ dyè wɔ́
200. Gondi: Nej̀ī tor̀ī ās̥ā
201. Gourma: Nāṭāṃā nā
202. Greek: Σ' αγαπώ (S'agapó)
203. Greenlandic: Asavakit
204. Guarani: Roahayhu
205. Guatuso: IsrûēṣrucuūẒihuo
206. Gude: Gēgēwūnēpēdē
207. Gugada: Yaggunjewalu
208. Gujarati: હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું (Huṁ tane prem karũ chhu)
209. Gullah: Ah lov ya
210. Gulmancema: Da quelé ça
211. Gun: Bɛ̋ɛnə wɛʼrə
212. Gundungurra: Niya nginyi winanga winanga
213. Gurani: أي بزرگەئينٓەيمم (Ay buzurrägäinäimm)
214. Gur: M bōr la fãa
215. Gurindji: Ngaju ngunggu-nyanyi nyuntunya
216. Gurung: मोरोलौ माया गर्छु (Morolau māyā garchu)
217. Gusilay: Hanāmjābtān
218. Guugu Yimidhirr: Nganhdhanu wuuya nggaaluu nggaadna
219. Haida: Nan ḵ'aadánggang
220. Haitian Creole: Mwen renmen ou
221. Hausa: Inā sonki da kai
222. Hawaiian: Aloha wau iā 'oe
223. Hayu: Tâké kafèâ-kú
224. Hebrew: אני אוהב/ת אותך (Ani ohev/ohevet otcha)
225. Heiban: M̄bońɨ́ŋā ŋgīā?hí
226. Herero: Ami ame ñunde kē
227. Hidatsa: Ąąhc'ąąnaruą́ą́waarąąhiia
228. Hiligaynon: Palangga ta gid
229. Hindi: मैं तुमसे प्यार करता/करती हूं (maiṁ tumase pyār karatā/karatī hūn̄)
230. Hindustani: मैं तुम से प्यार करता/करती हूं (Maiṁ tum se pyār karatā/karatī hūn)
231. Hiri Motu: Lau ura henimuamu oi
232. Hittite: Ku-wa-at-ta-an ku-un-na-mi
233. Hmong Daw: Kuv hlub koj
234. Hñähñu: Ra di mädi
235. Ho: ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱪ ᱪᱟᱹ ᱢᱟᱹᱫ (akan am hoch caḥ mad)
236. Hocak: Hįįcra'ąniwǐžǐ
237. Hocąk: Aara'ą hišjanäire
238. Hopi: Umuy nūmangwunu'
239. Huambisa: Ājāktɛ ́ru
240. Huastec: Kʼanab ak'eʼeɦøn
241. Huautla Mazatec: XkaXhuàʼā
242. Huave: Ndyongbese
243. Huichol: Sïkäri ne'u
244. Huitoto: Niñje cafianǐje
245. Huli: Nāne lā ranogoyāna
246. Hungarian: Szeretlek
247. Hutterite German: I hòb di gærn
With each entry, you'll discover not only the phrase itself but also a tantalizing glimpse into the rich cultural tapestry that surrounds it. From the poetic elegance of Persian to the melodic cadence of Swahili, this lexicon of love is a true celebration of our shared humanity.
This linguistic tapestry is a harmonious symphony, weaving together the voices of nations into a chorus that transcends language barriers, uniting us all in the universal language of love. As you journey through this collection, let the melodies of affection wash over you, for in these words lie the key to unlocking the depths of human connection, one tender utterance at a time.
In our increasingly interconnected world, embracing the diversity of love's expression has never been more vital. This comprehensive compendium serves as a bridge, fostering understanding and appreciation for the myriad cultures that contribute to the rich mosaic of our global community.