How to Say 'I Love You' in French and 13 Other Languages
To help you express your romantic side across the globe, we’ve gathered up how to say “I love you” in French, Japanese and 11 other languages.
How to Say ‘I Love You’ in Different Languages
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Love is universal. It transcends all cultural, socioeconomic and language barriers. But while you can express your love with actions, sometimes you just want to utter those three words. Or in the case of Hindi and Japanese, five.
To help you express your romantic side across the globe, we've rounded up how to say “I love you” in French, Spanish, Japanese and 12 other different languages.
How to Say 'I Love You' in Mandarin Chinese
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "wo ài ni."
Note: While this is the direct translation of “I love you” in Mandarin Chinese, native Mandarin speakers typically show their love with their actions more than their words. So, this expression isn’t as common as you may think in Chinese culture.
How to Say 'I Love You' in Hindi
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "main tumase pyaar karata hoon."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Arabic
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "'ahbak."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Malay
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Check out Word Hippo for audio on how to pronounce "saya sayang awak."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Russian
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "ya lyublyu tebya."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Portuguese
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "eu te amo."
How to Say 'I Love You' in French
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "je t’aime."
How to Say 'I Love You' in German
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "ich liebe dich."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Japanese
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "watashi wa, anata o aishiteimasu."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Swahili
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "nakupenda."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Vietnamese
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "tôi men ban."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Italian
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "ti amo."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Korean
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "salanghae."
How to Say 'I Love You' in Dutch
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Check out Google Translate for audio on how to pronounce "ik hou van je" or to learn how to say ‘I Love You’ in even more languages of the world.