How to say "I Love You" in 100 languages...

Maharlika · Post by **Maharlika** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 9:05 am

M just COMMunicating...

...hope you can make good use of these...

...peace

Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief
Albanian - Te dua
Arabic - Ana behibak (to male)
Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)
Armenian - Yes kez sirumen
Bambara - M'bi fe
Bangla - Aamee tuma ke bhalo aashi
Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu
Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Cambodian - Soro lahn nhee ah
Cantonese Chinese - Ngo oiy ney a
Catalan - T'estimo
Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse
Chichewa - Ndimakukonda
Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)
Creol - Mi aime jou
Croatian - Volim te
Czech - Miluji te
Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig
Dutch - Ik hou van jou
English - I Love You
Esperanto - Mi amas vin
Estonian - Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian - Afgreki'
Faroese - Eg elski teg
Farsi - Doset daram
Filipino - Mahal kita
Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua
French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore
Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort
Georgian - Mikvarhar
German - Ich liebe dich
Greek - S'agapo
Gujarati - Hoo thunay prem karoo choo
Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw
Hawaiian - Aloha wau ia oi
Hebrew - Ani ohev otah (to female)
Hebrew - Ani ohev et otha (to male)
Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae
Hmong - Kuv hlub koj
Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian - Szeretlek
Icelandic - Eg elska tig
Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw
Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu
Inuit - Negligevapse
Irish - Taim i' ngra leat
Italian - Ti amo
Japanese - Ai****eru
Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene
Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka
Kiswahili - Nakupenda
Konkani - Tu magel moga cho
Korean - Sarang Heyo
Latin - Te amo
Latvian - Es tevi miilu
Lebanese - Bahibak
Lithuanian - Tave myliu
Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu
Mandarin Chinese - Wo ai ni
Marathi - Me tula prem karto
Mohawk - Kanbhik
Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl - Ni mits neki
Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni
Norwegian - Jeg Elsker Deg
Pandacan - Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan - Inaru Taka
Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo
Persian - Doo-set daaram
Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay
Polish - Kocham Ciebie
Portuguese - Eu te amo
Romanian - Te ubesk
Russian - Ya tebya liubliu
Scot Gaelic - Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbian - Volim te
Setswana - Ke a go rata
Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
Sioux - Techihhila
Slovak - Lu`bim ta
Slovenian - Ljubim te
Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo
Swahili - Ninapenda wewe
Swedish - Jag alskar dig
Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di
Tagalog - Mahal kita
Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li
Tahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil - Nan unnai kathalikaraen
Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
Thai - Chan rak khun (to male)
Thai - Phom rak khun (to female)
Turkish - Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu
Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo
Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em (to female)
Vietnamese - Em ye^u anh (to male)
Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garu
Yiddish - Ikh hob dikh
Yoruba - Mo ni fe
Sign Language - ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing 'I Love You')

Have a Meaningful Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!

Delacroix · Post by **Delacroix** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 10:26 am

Originally posted by Maharlika:


Have a Meaningful Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!

Nice post

.

Thanks,

Feliz Natal! Feliz Ano Novo! ("Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!")

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 10:26 am

You forgot:

Amazonese: Marry me or die!
Ancient Piratese: Har, wench!
Breton: Te a garan
Cayapa (Ecuador): Nunu estenve
Cotabato Manobo (Philippines): Mehidewan ku kuna
Cro-Magnon: Groggg
High Schoolese: Heeeeyyy!!! Bayyyyy-beeee!!! Ayooooooo!
Joey Tribianese: How you doin'
Macedonian: Sakan te
Morse Code: dit-dit dit-dah-dit-dit dah-dah-dah dit-dit-dit-dah dit dah-dit-dah-dah dah-dah-dah dit-dit-dah
Mozabite: Chusrach wayloo
Mura-Piraha (Brazil): Tshiga ogibaai
Stalloneese: Yo! Adrian!
Tarahumara (Mexico): Nihe nimi gare
Wandamen (Indonesia): Isanemi vesie au
Zapoteco: Chacda chio

CM · Post by CM » Fri Dec 21, 2001 10:38 am

Love the Joey one!!

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 11:51 am

The most simple thing - is "Say it with flower" no language needed here

Also try to show her some interest - not the interst of your saving account !

Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 12:01 pm

*Throws in that the Japanese one was censored, but is aish!teru*

If you really meant it a lot romantically, use "Koish!teru". I think it's Koi, anyway.

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 12:50 pm

Originally posted by HighLordDave:
You forgot:

Amazonese: Marry me or die!
Ancient Piratese: Har, wench!
Breton: Te a garan
Cayapa (Ecuador): Nunu estenve
Cotabato Manobo (Philippines): Mehidewan ku kuna
Cro-Magnon: Groggg
High Schoolese: Heeeeyyy!!! Bayyyyy-beeee!!! Ayooooooo!
Joey Tribianese: How you doin'
Macedonian: Sakan te
Morse Code: dit-dit dit-dah-dit-dit dah-dah-dah dit-dit-dit-dah dit dah-dit-dah-dah dah-dah-dah dit-dit-dah
Mozabite: Chusrach wayloo
Mura-Piraha (Brazil): Tshiga ogibaai
Stalloneese: Yo! Adrian!
Tarahumara (Mexico): Nihe nimi gare
Wandamen (Indonesia): Isanemi vesie au
Zapoteco: Chacda chio

LMAO!

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 1:40 pm

what about..."would you like to share my beer?"

The ultimate sacrifice for love

Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 2:14 pm

Oh yeah, sorry if you think my typing the Japanese love phrases with the "!" is avoiding the censor, I am not trying to, it's just that in Japanese, sh!teru does NOT mean poop...

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 3:07 pm

You forgot the traditional Korean one...

"Me love you long time! You pay now! Five dolla! you pay now!"

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 3:44 pm

Originally posted by Shadow Sandrock:
Oh yeah, sorry if you think my typing the Japanese love phrases with the "!" is avoiding the censor, I am not trying to, it's just that in Japanese, sh!teru does NOT mean poop...

I think we all fully understand the principle of avoiding the censor to post a relevant comment. When someone avoids the filter to post something lewd or offensive to someone else, then there is a problem.

Does anyone need clarification on this issue?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 4:50 pm

Originally posted by Maharlika:
<snip>
Russian - Ya tebya liubliu
<snip>

IIRC it should be (in european letters)
Menja lublu tebja.
(only thing I can remember from my classes

)

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 5:00 pm

Originally posted by Maharlika:
French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore

Er...I believe "Je t'aime" is "I like you" whereas "Je t'adore" is "I love you." That's about all I remember from my French classes, but I do remember it!

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 5:03 pm

Originally posted by Shadow Sandrock:
If you really meant it a lot romantically, use "Koish!teru". I think it's Koi, anyway.

Yeah, it is Koi, and I'm pretty sure, though not certain, that they would be written(romanized) as "Koi sh!teru" and "Ai sh!teru" rather than "Koish!teru" and "Aish!teru" though it may not matter.

Though, if you're not careful, someone might think you were saying "I carp you" when you say "Koi sh!teru."

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 5:11 pm

Originally posted by Sailor Saturn:
Er...I believe "Je t'aime" is "I like you" whereas "Je t'adore" is "I love you." That's about all I remember from my French classes, but I do remember it!

Well IIRC it'd expect it to be the other way around

Je t'adoe = I adore you
Je t'aime = I love you

- but then again I'm rather intoxicated and maybe be wrong

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Fri Dec 21, 2001 6:55 pm

Originally posted by Maharlika:
Japanese - Ai****eru

LMFAO

Originally posted by Sailor Saturn:
Yeah, it is Koi, and I'm pretty sure, though not certain, that they would be written(romanized) as "Koi sh!teru" and "Ai sh!teru" rather than "Koish!teru" and "Aish!teru" though it may not matter.

Indeed, it doesn't matter.

Koi sh!teru is more like "I'm in love (with him/her)" or "I fancy him/her", whereas Ai sh!teru is "I love you".

Mind you, almost no one in Japan ever says either of them, except in letters, novels, TVs and movies.

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Sat Dec 22, 2001 11:59 am

Originally posted by Aegis:
You forgot the traditional Korean one...

"Me love you long time! You pay now! Five dolla! you pay now!"

LMAO - I believe that also applies to Singaporean too

@Minerva : Then how Japanese know if a man and woman were involved in this relation ?

[ 12-22-2001: Message edited by: KidD01 ]

Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Sun Dec 23, 2001 8:35 pm

I gotta ask, Minerva... what do they say then? *is rather clueless...*

I like learning.

@Kid = Thanks for the little card thingy!!!

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sun Dec 23, 2001 8:36 pm

Yeah, thanks to both Kid, and Ysh.

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Sun Dec 23, 2001 10:32 pm

Originally posted by Xandax:
Well IIRC it'd expect it to be the other way around
Je t'adoe = I adore you
Je t'aime = I love you
- but then again I'm rather intoxicated and maybe be wrong

I did some checking with a friend who speaks French.

"adorer" is "to love" and "aimer" is "to like."

My friend says that "je t'aime' is often commonly used as a casual way of saying "I love you," which isn't surprising to me, since "like" is used in English in place of "love" sometimes as well.