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<blockquote data-quote="Sujakshan" data-source="post: 587827" data-attributes="member: 1353">From: (various)Afrikaans&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ek is lief vir jou&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ek het jou liefAlbanian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Te dua&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Te dashuroj&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ti je zemra imeAlsacien (Elsass)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Ich hoan dich gearAmharic (Aethio.)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Afekrishalehou&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : AfekrischalehouAmharic (Ethiopian)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ewedihalehu&nbsp; (male/female to male)American Sign Language&nbsp; &nbsp; :&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; __&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; :&nbsp; __&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (&nbsp; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : (&nbsp; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |__|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : |__| __&nbsp; __ |&nbsp; |&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : |&nbsp; |(&nbsp; )(&nbsp; )|__|&nbsp;&nbsp; __&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : |__||__||__||&nbsp; |&nbsp; /&nbsp; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : |&nbsp;&nbsp; (__)(__)&nbsp;&nbsp; | /&nbsp; /&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : |&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |/&nbsp; /&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : |&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; /&nbsp; /&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : \&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; /Apache&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like French,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; '~n' as in French 'salon')Arabic (formal)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ohiboke&nbsp;&nbsp; (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ohiboki&nbsp;&nbsp; (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; or two females)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Nohiboke&nbsp; (more than one male or females&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Nohiboka&nbsp;&nbsp; (male to male or female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; males or two females)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Nohibokom&nbsp; (male to male or female to more&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; than two males)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Nohibokon&nbsp; (male to male or female to more&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; than two females)Arabic (proper)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ooheboki&nbsp; (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ooheboka&nbsp; (female to male)Arabic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ana behibak&nbsp; (female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ana behibek&nbsp; (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ahebich&nbsp; (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ahebik&nbsp;&nbsp; (female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ana ahebik&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ib'n hebbak&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ana ba-heb-bak&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Bahibak&nbsp; (female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Bahibik&nbsp; (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Benhibik&nbsp; (male to male or female to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; than one male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Nhebuk&nbsp; (spoken to someone of importance)Arabic (Umggs.)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ana hebbekArmenian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Yes kez si'rumemAshanti/Akan/Twi&nbsp; &nbsp; : Me dor woAssamese&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Moi tomak bhal pauAssyrian (east dialect) : ana buyanookh&nbsp; (female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : ana buyanaakh&nbsp; (male to female)Assyrian (west dialect) : ono korekhmalokh&nbsp; (female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : ono korekh-hamnolakh&nbsp; (male to female)Bangladeschi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ami tomake walobashiBasque&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Maite zaitut&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Nere maitea (&quot;My love/My darling&quot;)Bassa&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : MengwesweBatak&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Holong rohangku di hoBemba&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : NdikufunaBengali&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ami tomay bhalobashi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ami tomake bahlobashiBerber&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Lakh tirikhBetazed&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : ImzadiBicol&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Namumutan ta kaBinary code&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 011010010010000001101100011011110111011001100101&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00100000011110010110111101110101Bolivian Quechua&nbsp; &nbsp; : Qanta munaniBosnian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Volim teBraille&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::&quot;:.., :.:;Brazilian/Portuguese&nbsp; &nbsp; : Eu te amo&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; /Galician&nbsp; &nbsp; : Querote&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Amo-te (pronounced &quot;Amu'-tee&quot;)Breton&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ho karet a ran&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Karet a ran ac'hanoc'h&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Me a gar ac'hanoc'h&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Da garet a ran&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Karet a ran ac'hanout&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Me a gar ac'hanoutBulgarian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Obicham te&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : As te obeicham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : As te obicham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Obozhavam te (&quot;I love you very much&quot;)Burmese&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Chit pa deCajun&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mi aime jouCambodian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Bon sro lanh oonCanadian French&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ch't'aime&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ch'trip su' toe'&nbsp; (&quot;I'm crazy for you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : J'capote su' toe' (&quot;I'm turned upside-down for you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Je t'aime&nbsp;&nbsp; (&quot;I like you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Je t'adore&nbsp; (&quot;I love you&quot;)&nbsp; (not really used in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a romantic or passionated way, it is mostly used&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in family context, or for a pet, or a meal etc.)Catalan&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : T'estimo&nbsp; (Catalonian)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : T'estim&nbsp;&nbsp; (Mallorcan)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : T'estime&nbsp; (Valencian)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : T'estim molt (&quot;I love you a lot&quot;)Cebuano&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Gihigugma ko ikawCentral Yup'ik&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Assiramken ('r' is a voiced uvular fricative,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; kind of like a German 'ch', except&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; voiced and pronounced a little&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; farther back in the mouth, nearer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to the throat)Chaldean&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Kibinakh (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Kibanokh (female to male)Chamoru (or Chamorro)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Hu guaiya haoCherokee&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aya gvgeyu'i nihiCheyenne&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ne mohotatseChichewa&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : NdimakukondaChickasaw&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)Chinese&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Gwa ai li&nbsp; &nbsp; (Amoy)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ngo oi nei&nbsp; &nbsp; (Cantonese)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Wo oi nei&nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ngai oi gnee&nbsp; &nbsp; (Hakka)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ngai on ni&nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ai oi ngee&nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Wa ai lu&nbsp; &nbsp; (Hokkien)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Wo ai ni&nbsp; &nbsp; (Mandarin/Putonghua)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ngo ai nong&nbsp; &nbsp; (Wu)Common Eldarin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Melinje^ edje^ (I love thee)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Melinye^ edye^ (I love thee)Corsican&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ti tengu cara (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ti tengu caru (female to male)Creol&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mi aime jouCroatian (familiar)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Ja te volim&nbsp; &nbsp; (used in proper speech)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Volim te&nbsp; &nbsp; (used in common speech)Croatian (formal)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Ja vas volim&nbsp; &nbsp; (used in proper speech)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Volim vas&nbsp; &nbsp; (used in common speech)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ljubim te&nbsp; (in todays useage, &quot;I kiss you&quot;,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)Croatian (old)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ljubim te&nbsp; (may still be found in poetry)Czech&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Miluji te&nbsp; (a downwards pointing arrowhead&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; on top of the 'e' in te, which is&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; pronounced 'ye')&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Miluju te! (colloquial form)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, &quot;I like&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; you (very much)&quot;, often&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; used and prefered)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)Danish&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Jeg elsker digDhivehi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Varrah loabi vey&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aharen, kalaa-dheke loabi-vameve&nbsp; (I love you)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aharen, kalaa-dheke varahh loabi-vameve&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (I love you very much)Dusun&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Siuhang oku diaDutch&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik hou van je&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik hou van jou&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik bemin je&nbsp; &nbsp; (old fashioned)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik bemin jou&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik heb je lief&nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik ben verliefd op je (&quot;I am in love with you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik ben verliefd op jou&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik houd erg veel van jou (&quot;I love you very&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik houd erg veel van je&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; much&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik vind je leuk&nbsp; &nbsp; (&quot;I like you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik vind je aardig&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik vind je heel erg leuk&nbsp; (&quot;I like you very&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik vind je heel aardig&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; much&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik zie je graag&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik mag jou wel&nbsp; (&quot;I like you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik mag jou heel graag (&quot;I like you very much&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (the last two are more superficial, thus more&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; suitable for male to male)Ecuador Quechua&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Canda munaniEnglish&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : I love you&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : I adore you&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : I love thee&nbsp;&nbsp; (used only in Christian context)Eritrean / Tigrinya&nbsp; &nbsp; : Afkireki&nbsp; (as said to a female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Afkireka&nbsp; (as said to a male)Esperanto&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mi amas vinEstonian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mina armastan sind&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ma armastan sindEthiopian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Afgreki'Farsi (old)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Tora dust mi daramFarsi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Tora dost daram&nbsp; (&quot;I love you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Asheghetam&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Doostat daram&nbsp; &nbsp; (&quot;I'm in love with you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Man asheghetam&nbsp;&nbsp; (&quot;I'm in love with you&quot;)Fijian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Au lomani iko&nbsp; (I love you)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Au lomani iko vakalevu&nbsp; (I love you very much!)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Au vinakati iko&nbsp; (I want you)Filipino&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Iniibig kita&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mahal kitaFinnish (formal)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Mina&quot; rakastan sinua&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Rakastan sinua&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mina&quot; pida&quot;n sinusta (&quot;I like you&quot;)Finnish&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : (Ma&quot;) rakastan sua&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : (Ma&quot;) tykka&quot;a&quot;n susta&nbsp; (&quot;I like you&quot;)French&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Je t'aime&nbsp;&nbsp; (&quot;I love you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Je t'adore&nbsp; (&quot;I love you&quot;, stronger meaning&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; between lovers)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : J' t'aime bien (&quot;I like you&quot;, meant for friends&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and family, not for lovers)French (formal)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Je vous aimeGaelic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ta gra agam ort&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Moo graugh hooGalician/Portuguese&nbsp; &nbsp; : Eu te amo&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; /Brazilian&nbsp; &nbsp; : QueroteGeorgian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Miqvarhar (familiar)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Me shen miqvarhar [MEh SHEN MI-(q pronounced&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; between k and g)-VURR-HURR]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Miqvarharth (more respectful)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Me thkven miqvarharth [MEh (t in breathing out)-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; KVEN MI-(k/g)-VURR-HURR-(the same)]German (formal)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ich liebe Sie&nbsp; (rarely used)German&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ich liebe dich&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ich hab' dich lieb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; conservative)German dialects:&nbsp;Bavarian (Bayrisch)&nbsp; &nbsp; : I moag di gern&nbsp; &nbsp; (Bavaria/Bayern)&nbsp; &nbsp; : I mog di&nbsp; (right answer: &quot;I di a&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : I lieb di&nbsp;Berlin dialect&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ick liebe dir&nbsp; (Old, very old)&nbsp; &nbsp; (Berlinerisch)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Ick liebe Dich&nbsp;Berner-Deutsch&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ig liebe di&nbsp;Bochumer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ich lieb Dich!&nbsp;Franconian (Fra&quot;nkisch): Du gfa&quot;llsd mer fai&nbsp; &nbsp; (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; relationship)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mid dier ma&quot;cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ment as a compliment, not litterally)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (the above 3 entries really mean &quot;I like you&quot;,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; a Franke would never say &quot;I love you&quot;)&nbsp;Friesian (Friesisch)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik hald fan dei&nbsp;Hessian (Hessisch)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Isch habb disch libb&nbsp;Ostfriesisch&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ick heb di leev&nbsp;Saarla&quot;ndisch&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Isch hann disch lieb&nbsp;Saxon (Sa&quot;chsisch)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Isch liebdsch&nbsp;Swabian (Schwa&quot;bisch)&nbsp; &nbsp; : I mog di fei sauma&quot;ssich (Literally &quot;I like&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; you like a pig.&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : I mog di ganz arg (More formal, literally&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I like you very much!&quot;)&nbsp;Swiss German&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ch'ha di ga&quot;rn&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (Schweizerdeutsch)&nbsp;Vorarlberg dialect&nbsp; &nbsp; : I stand total uf di&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (Vorarlbergerisch)Gilbertese&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Itangiriko (g is pronounced like &quot;ng&quot; in &quot;singing&quot;)Greek&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Se agapo&nbsp; (spoken &quot;s'agapo&quot;, g is lower case gamma)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou&nbsp; (&quot;I'm in love with)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena&nbsp; (you&quot;, male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou&nbsp; (&quot;I'm in love with)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena&nbsp; (you&quot;, female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Se latrevo&nbsp; &nbsp; (&quot;I adore you&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Se thelo&nbsp; (&quot;I want you&quot;, denotes sexual desire)Greek (Arhea/Ancient)&nbsp; &nbsp; : Philo seGreenlandic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : AsavakitGronings&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ik hol van dieGuarani'&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)Gujrati&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; pronounced)Hausa&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ina sonka&nbsp; &nbsp; (female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ina sonki&nbsp; &nbsp; (male to female)Hawaiian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aloha wau ia 'oe&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa (&quot;I love you very much&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (The ' mark is the &quot;glottal stop&quot;.)Hebrew&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Anee ohev otakh&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Anee ohevet otkha&nbsp;&nbsp; (female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Anee ohev otkha&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (male to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Anee ohevet otakh&nbsp;&nbsp; (female to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ('kh' pronounced like&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g',&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; or similiar to French 'r')Hindi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mai tumase pyar karata hun&nbsp; (male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mai tumase pyar karati hun&nbsp; (female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mae tumko peyar kia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Main tumse pyar karta hoon&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Main tumse prem karta hoon&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; pronounced)Hopi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Nu' umi unangwa'taHungarian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Szeretlek&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Te'gedet szeretlek&nbsp;&nbsp; (&quot;It's you I love and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; no one else&quot;)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Szeretlek te'ged&nbsp;&nbsp; (&quot;It's you I love, you know,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; you&quot;, a reinforcement)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (The above two entries are never heard in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; a normal context.)Ibaloi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Pip-piyan tana&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Pipiyan ta han shili (&quot;I like/love you&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; very much&quot;)Ibo (Igbo)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : A hurum gi nanyaIcelandic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')Ilocano&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ay ayating kaIndonesian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Saya cinta padamu&nbsp; &nbsp; ('Saya', commonly used)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Saya cinta kamu&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Saya kasih saudari&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Saja kasih saudari&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aku tjinta padamu&nbsp; &nbsp; ('Aku', not often used)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aku cinta padamu&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aku cinta kamu&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ( &quot; )Interglossa&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Mi esthe philo tuItalian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ti amo&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (relationship/lover/spouse)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ti voglio bene&nbsp; (between friends)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, &quot;I want you&quot;,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; refering to other person's body)Irish&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Taim i' ngra leatIrish/Gaelic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : t'a gr'a agam dhuitJapanese&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Kimi o aishiteiru (mostly male to female but&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; can be used female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Aishiteiru (both male and female use this)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Chuu shiteyo (literally &quot;Please give me a kiss&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; mostly female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ora, omee no koto ga suki da (very informal,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; male to female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Ore wa omae ga suki da (informal, male to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; female)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Sukiyo (&quot;I like you.&quot;, informal,female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (literally &quot;I like YOU.&quot;, female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Watashi wa anata o hontooni aishite imasu&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (formal meaning &quot;I REALLY love you.&quot;,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : A-i-shi-te ma-su(both male and female use this)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Watakushi-wa anata-o aishimasu&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (very formal meaning &quot;I will love you.&quot;,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; future tense, female to male)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; start, when you are not yet real lovers,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; both male and female use this)Javanese&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : Kulo tresno</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sujakshan, post: 587827, member: 1353"] From: (various) Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou : Ek het jou lief Albanian : Te dua : Te dashuroj : Ti je zemra ime Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou : Afekrischalehou Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female) : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male) American Sign Language : __ : __ ( ) : ( ) |__| : |__| __ __ | | : | |( )( )|__| __ : |__||__||__|| | / ) : | (__)(__) | / / : | |/ / : | / / : \ / Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like French, '~n' as in French 'salon') Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female) : Ohiboki (male to female) : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males or two females) : Nohiboke (more than one male or females to female) : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male) : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two males or two females) : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more than two males) : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more than two females) Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female) : Ooheboka (female to male) Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male) : Ana behibek (male to female) : Ahebich (male to female) : Ahebik (female to male) : Ana ahebik : Ib'n hebbak : Ana ba-heb-bak : Bahibak (female to male) : Bahibik (male to female) : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male) : Benhibik (male to male or female to female) : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more than one male) : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance) Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau Assyrian (east dialect) : ana buyanookh (female to male) : ana buyanaakh (male to female) Assyrian (west dialect) : ono korekhmalokh (female to male) : ono korekh-hamnolakh (male to female) Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi Basque : Maite zaitut : Nere maitea ("My love/My darling") Bassa : Mengweswe Batak : Holong rohangku di ho Bemba : Ndikufuna Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi : Ami tomay bhalobashi : Ami tomake bahlobashi Berber : Lakh tirikh Betazed : Imzadi Bicol : Namumutan ta ka Binary code : 011010010010000001101100011011110111011001100101 00100000011110010110111101110101 Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani Bosnian : Volim te Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:; Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo /Galician : Querote : Amo-te (pronounced "Amu'-tee") Breton : Ho karet a ran : Karet a ran ac'hanoc'h : Me a gar ac'hanoc'h : Da garet a ran : Karet a ran ac'hanout : Me a gar ac'hanout Bulgarian : Obicham te : As te obeicham : As te obicham : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much") Burmese : Chit pa de Cajun : Mi aime jou Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah : Bon sro lanh oon Canadian French : Ch't'aime : Ch'trip su' toe' ("I'm crazy for you") : J'capote su' toe' ("I'm turned upside-down for you") : Je t'aime ("I like you") : Je t'adore ("I love you") (not really used in a romantic or passionated way, it is mostly used in family context, or for a pet, or a meal etc.) Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian) : T'estim (Mallorcan) : T'estime (Valencian) : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot") Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw Central Yup'ik : Assiramken ('r' is a voiced uvular fricative, kind of like a German 'ch', except voiced and pronounced a little farther back in the mouth, nearer to the throat) Chaldean : Kibinakh (male to female) : Kibanokh (female to male) Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse Chichewa : Ndimakukonda Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized) Chinese : Gwa ai li (Amoy) : Ngo oi nei (Cantonese) : Wo oi nei ( " ) : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka) : Ngai on ni ( " ) : Ai oi ngee ( " ) : Wa ai lu (Hokkien) : Wo ai ni (Mandarin/Putonghua) : Ngo ai nong (Wu) Common Eldarin : Melinje^ edje^ (I love thee) : Melinye^ edye^ (I love thee) Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female) : Ti tengu caru (female to male) Creol : Mi aime jou Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech) : Volim te (used in common speech) 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) Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry) Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead on top of the 'e' in te, which is pronounced 'ye') : Miluju te! (colloquial form) : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like you (very much)", often used and prefered) : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker) Danish : Jeg elsker dig Dhivehi : Varrah loabi vey : Aharen, kalaa-dheke loabi-vameve (I love you) : Aharen, kalaa-dheke varahh loabi-vameve (I love you very much) Dusun : Siuhang oku dia Dutch : Ik hou van je : Ik hou van jou : Ik bemin je (old fashioned) : 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 ("I love you very : Ik houd erg veel van je much") : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you") : Ik vind je aardig ( " ) : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very : Ik vind je heel aardig 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) Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani English : I love you : I adore you : I love thee (used only in Christian context) Eritrean / Tigrinya : Afkireki (as said to a female) : Afkireka (as said to a male) Esperanto : Mi amas vin Estonian : Mina armastan sind : Ma armastan sind Ethiopian : Afgreki' Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you") : Asheghetam : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you") : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you") Fijian : Au lomani iko (I love you) : Au lomani iko vakalevu (I love you very much!) : Au vinakati iko (I want you) Filipino : Iniibig kita : Mahal kita Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua : Rakastan sinua : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you") Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you") French : Je t'aime ("I love you") : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning between lovers) : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends and family, not for lovers) French (formal) : Je vous aime Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort : Moo graugh hoo Galician/Portuguese : Eu te amo /Brazilian : Querote Georgian : Miqvarhar (familiar) : Me shen miqvarhar [MEh SHEN MI-(q pronounced between k and g)-VURR-HURR] : Miqvarharth (more respectful) : Me thkven miqvarharth [MEh (t in breathing out)- KVEN MI-(k/g)-VURR-HURR-(the same)] German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used) German : Ich liebe dich : Ich hab' dich lieb : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and conservative) German dialects: Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a") : I lieb di Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old) (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich! Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a relationship) : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched, ment as a compliment, not litterally) (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you", a Franke would never say "I love you") Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?) : Ik hald fan dei Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : I mog di fei sauma"ssich (Literally "I like you like a pig.") : I mog di ganz arg (More formal, literally "I like you very much!") Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn (Schweizerdeutsch) Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di (Vorarlbergerisch) Gilbertese : Itangiriko (g is pronounced like "ng" in "singing") Greek : Se agapo (spoken "s'agapo", g is lower case gamma) : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with) : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena (you", male to female) : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("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) Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se Greenlandic : Asavakit Gronings : Ik hol van die Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu) Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon. : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not pronounced) Hausa : Ina sonka (female to male) : Ina sonki (male to female) Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you very much") (The ' mark is the "glottal stop".) Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female) : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male) : Anee ohev otkha (male to male) : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female) ('kh' pronounced like Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to French 'r') Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female) : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male) : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo : Mae tumko peyar kia : Main tumse pyar karta hoon : Main tumse prem karta hoon : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not pronounced) Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta Hungarian : Szeretlek : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and no one else") : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know, you", a reinforcement) (The above two entries are never heard in a normal context.) Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you very much") Ibo (Igbo) : A hurum gi nanya Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig') Ilocano : Ay ayating ka Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used) : Saya cinta kamu ( " ) : Saya kasih saudari ( " ) : Saja kasih saudari ( " ) : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used) : Aku cinta padamu ( " ) : Aku cinta kamu ( " ) Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse) : Ti voglio bene (between friends) : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want you", refering to other person's body) Irish : Taim i' ngra leat Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit Japanese : Kimi o aishiteiru (mostly male to female but can be used female to male) : Aishiteiru (both male and female use this) : Chuu shiteyo (literally "Please give me a kiss" mostly female to male) : Ora, omee no koto ga suki da (very informal, male to female) : Ore wa omae ga suki da (informal, male to female) : Sukiyo ("I like you.", informal,female to male) : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu (literally "I like YOU.", female to male) : Watashi wa anata o hontooni aishite imasu (formal meaning "I REALLY love you.", female to male) : A-i-shi-te ma-su(both male and female use this) : Watakushi-wa anata-o aishimasu (very formal meaning "I will love you.", future tense, female to male) : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers, both male and female use this) Javanese : Kulo tresno [/QUOTE]

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