| Afrikaans | Ek is lief vir jou |
| Albanian | Te dua Te dashuroj Ti je zemra ime |
| American Indian | (North American Native) |
| Apache | Sheth she~n zho~n (nazalized vowel sounds) |
| Cheyenne | Ne mohotatse |
| Chickasaw | Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized) |
| Hopi | Nu' umi unangw'ta |
| Mohawk | Konoronhkwa |
| Navajo | Ayor anosh'ni |
| Sioux | Techihhila |
| Zuni | Tom ho' ichema |
| Arabic | Ana behibak (female to male) Ana Behibek (male to female) Ana ahebik Ib'n hebbak Ana ba-heb-bak Nhebuk (spoken to someone important) |
| Armenian | Yes kez guh seerem (Western dialect) Yes kez si'rumem (Eastern dialect) |
| Bangladeschi | Ami tomake valobashi |
| Basque | Nere maitea |
| Bengali | Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi |
| Bolivian Quechua | Qanta munani |
| Bosnian | Volim te |
| Brazilian (Portuguese) | Eu te amo (pronounced "eiu chee amu") |
| Bulgarian | Obicham te As te obeicham As te obicham |
| Burmese | Chit pa te |
| Cambodian | Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah |
| Canadian (French) | Sh'teme (spoken) Je t'aime (I like you) Je t'adore (I love you) |
| Chinese | Ngo oi ney (Cantonese) Wo oi ney (Cantonese) Wo ai ni (Mandarin) Wo ie ni (Mandarin) Wuo ai nee (Mandarin) Wo ay ni (Mandarin) |
| Creol | Mi aime jou |
| Croation (familiar) | Volim te (used in common speech) |
| Czech | Miluji te |
| Danish | Jeg elsker dig |
| Dutch | Ik hou van je Ik hou van jou |
| Equador Quechua | Canda munani |
| English | I love you I adore you I love thee (poetic) |
| Estonian | Mina armastan sind Ma armastan sind |
| Ethiopian
| ewedishalew (Male to Female) ewedihalew (Female to Male) |
| Farsi (Iran-dialects in Afghanistan/Pakistan) | Tora dost daram |
| Filipino (Phillipino) | Mahal ka ta Iniibig kita Mahal kita |
| Finnish | Mina rakastan sinua Rakaastan sinua ("Ma") tykka"a"n susta (I like you) |
| French | Je t'aime (I love you) Je t'adore (I love you - stronger between lovers) J' t'aime bien (I like you - meant for friends, family members - not for lovers) |
| Gaelic (Language of Ireland) | Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic): Tá mé i ngrá leat (literally: Am I in love with-you / meaning: I'm in love with you) Pronounced: taa may ee ngraw lat Tá grá agam ort (literally: Is love at-me on-you / meaning: I love you) Pronounced: taa graw aggam orret Is grá liom thú (literally: Is love with-me you meaning: You are love in me) Pronounced: es graw lom who (The Irish language is generally a very idiomatic and metaphorical one.) Gàidhlig (Scots Gaelic): Tha gaol agam ort (literally: Is love at-me on-you / meaning: I love you) Pronounced: ha gewl aggam orsht |
| German | Ich liebe dich (classic & conservative) Ich hab dich lieb |
| Swiss (German) | Ch'ha di ga"rn |
| Greek | S'ayapo (spoken s'agapo) |
| Greenlandic | Asavakit |
| Hawaiian | Aloha wau ia oi Aloha wau ia oi nui loa (I love you very much) |
| Hebrew | Ani ohevet otcha (female to male) Ani ohev otach (male to female) |
| Hindi (language of northern states of India) | Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female) Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male) |
| Hungarian | Szeretlek |
| Icelandic | Eg elska thig (pronounce "yeg l-ska thig") |
| Indonesia | Saya cinta padamu Saya cinta kamu Saya kasih saudari |
| Italian | Ti amo (relationship - lover or spouse) Ti voglio bene (between friends) Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning of desire) |
| Irish (see also Gaelic) | Taim i' ngra leat |
| Japanese | Kimi o ai shiteru Aishiteru Chuu shiteyo Ore wa omae ga suki da Watashi wa anata ga suki desu Suki desu (used at the beginning of a relationship - no intimacy yet) |
| Korean | Dangsinul saranghee yo Saranghee Joahaeyo Norul sarang hae |
| Kurdish | Ez te hezdikhem |
| Kyrgyz | Men Seni Suyom! |
| Lao | Khoi hak jao |
| Latin | Te amo |
| Latvian | Es tevi milu (pronounced "es tevy meelu") |
| Lebanese | Bahibak |
| Lithuanian | Tave myliu (pronounced "ta-ve mee-lyu") |
| Luganda (language of Uganda) | Nkwagala Nyo |
| Luo (language of Kenya) | Aheri |
| Luxembourgish | Ech hun dech ga"r |
| Macedonian | Te sakam (a bit stronger than "I like you") Te ljubam (I really love you) |
| Malay (Indonesian) | Saya cintakan kamu Saya cinta pada mu (best and most commonly used) |
| Maltese | IN¨¤OBBOK |
| Moroccan | Kanbhik |
| Norwegian | Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk) |
| Oshiwambo (Northern Namibia) | Ondi Kuhole |
| Pakistani | Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai Muje se mu habbat hai |
| Polish | Kocham cie Kocham ciebie Ja cie kocham |
| Portuguese | Eu amo te (pronounced "eiu amu chee") |
| Punjabi (language of N. Punjab, India) | Main tainu pyar karna Nai taunu pyar karda |
| Romanian | Te iubesc Te ador |
| Rukwangali (Northeastern Namibia) | (Ame) na kuhara |
| Russian | Ya tyebya lyublyu |
| Samoan | Ou te alofa outou |
| Serbian (familiar) | Volim te |
| Slovene | Ljubim te |
| Slovak | Lubim ta |
| Somali | Waan ku gealahay |
| Spanish | Te amo Te quiero Te adoro (I adore you) Te deseo (I desire you) Me antojis (I crave you) |
| Srilankan | Mama oyata arderyi |
| Swahili | Nakupenda Naku penda (followed by the person's name) |
| Swedish | Jag a"lskar dig |
| Syrian/Lebanese | Bhebbek (male to female) Bhebbak (female to male) |
| Tagalog (a dialect of the Philippines) | Mahal kita |
| Tahitian | Ua here au ia oe Ua here vau ia oe |
| Thai (language of Thailand) | Chan raak ther |
| Tunisian | Ha eh bak |
| Turkish | Seni seviyorum |
| Ukranian | Ya tebe kokhayu Ja pokokhav tebe |
| Urdu (spoken in Pakistan and India) | Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai Kam prem kartahai |
| Vietnamese | Anh ye^u em (male to female) |
| Em ye^u anh (female to male) | |
| Welsh (language spoken in Wales, UK) | Rwy'n dy garu di |
| Yiddish | Ikh hob dikh lib Ich libe dich Ich han dich lib |
| Yugoslavian | Ja te volim |
| Zulu | Mena tanda wena Ngiyakuthanda |
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