Watch Your Language Blog

Those three magic words

Yes, Valentine's Day has come and gone, but we all still like to hear how much others care, don't we? So let's go with a fun classic for this month's article: how to say I love you in eleven different (and exciting!) languages:

French

Je t'aime.

Swahili

Ninakupenda.

Spanish

Te amo.

Mandarin Chinese

我爱你.
Wǒ ài nǐ.

Hebrew

.אני אוהב אותך
Ani ohev otach. (man to a woman)

.אני אוהבת אותך
Ani ohevet otchah. (woman to a man)

Modern Greek

Σε αγαπάω.
Se aghapáo.

Icelandic

Ég elska þig.

Hindi

main tumse pyaar karti huun. (to a man)

main tumse pyaar karta huun. (to a woman)

Arabic

أنا أحبكَ
anaa uHibbuka (to a man)

أنا أحبكِ
anaa uHibbuki (to a woman)

Latvian

Es tevi mīlu.

Russian

Я тебя люблю.
Ya tebya lyublyu.

Tags: foreign language, I love you, newsletter, Valentine's Day
February 20, 2009