How to say 'I love you' in nearly every language

Any self-respecting love letter ends with the sweet words "I love you." How many ways do you already know to say "I love you"? Check out the essential phrase in all (or almost all) the languages of the world!

Here's the important phrase in one of the most spoken languages in the world: both the written version and its pronunciation: "我爱你" (wǒ ài nǐ).

In India they say: "मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ" (main tumse pyar karta hoon).

Another language many people know. In Spanish, they say "Te quiero" or "Te amo."

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It always sounds so romantic in French: "Je t'aime."

A language spoken in many countries in the world, Arabic translates "I love you" with "أنا أحبك" ('ana 'uhibuk).

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Do you want to say "I love you" in Bengalese? It's like this: "আমি তোমায় প্রেম করি" (Āmi tōmāẏa prēma kari).

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"I love you" in Russian is like this: "Я люблю тебя" (Ya lyublyu tebya). Piece of cake, right?

In this lovely idiom, "I love you" means "Eu te amo."

It sounds much sweeter than you might expect: "Ich liebe Dich," they say in German.

There are several ways to say it in Japanese, for example: "愛してます" (Aishitemasu).

In Swahili, they say: "Nakupenda!"

If you want to express yourself in Turkish, you say: "Seni seviyorum." Sounds beautifully, doesn't it?

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Another wonderful language in which to say "I love you:" the Polish "Kocham cię."

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The Thai language in written form says: "ฉันรักเธอ" and it sounds like C̄hạn rạk ṭhex.

And how do we write or say it in Korean? "사랑해요" (salanghaeyo).

And why not say "I love you" in Bulgarian? This is how you do it: "Обичам те" (Obicham te).

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A very romantic way to say the words to your loved one is to use the Croatian language: "Volim te."

Another Slavic language in which to say "I love you:" Ukrainian. "Я тебе кохаю" (Ya tebe kokhayu).

If you'd prefer to say it in Czech, here's the phrase: "Miluji tě."

In Denmark, people like to tell each other: "Jeg elsker dig."

Check out how they say "I love you" in Finnish: "Minä rakastan sinua." Very cute!

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Want to surprise your partner with an original "I love you" in Estonian? Say: "Ma armastan sind."

There are so many romantic places in Greece, that it's not surprising they have a beautiful way of expressing their love: "Σ' αγαπώ" (S'agapò).

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It's the national language of the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland. So remember: "I love you" is "Tá grá agam duit" over there.

In Latvia, instead of "I love you," they say "Es tevi mīlu," and we think that's wonderful.

Another Indo-European language belonging to the Baltic group. "Aš tave myliu" they say there, when they love someone.

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Do you want to learn a bit of Romanian? Here's a basic phrase: "Te iubesc."

Belonging to the Scandinavian language subgroup, Swedish is spoken by more than ten million people in Sweden and parts of Finland. They tell their loved ones: "Jag älskar dig."

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As King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands always tells his wife, Queen Máxima: "Ik hou van jou."

In Hungarian, or Magyar, they say: "Szeretlek." Easy, right?

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The Maltese language is derived from Siculo-Arabic. If you want to tell someone "I love you" there, try "Inhobbok."

In the South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia, "I love you" means "Ljubim te."

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