What Now My Love?
With Valentine’s days away, why not learn how to say I Love You around the world?
This tip is invaluable if you find the love of your life in a foreign country and feel the need to blurt the words before thinking. Love can happen anywhere if you let it. But, what if you can’t say I love you in the right language? Your love at first sight moment could turn into the one that got away.
Years ago I wanted to tell my housekeeper I appreciated the job she did and I wanted to give her some time off to reward her. The housekeeper spoke only Spanish and I only knew a few choice Spanish words. Read into this, I could not complete a coherent sentence in the housekeeper’s language. So, I used a free translation website so I could tell her just what I shared with you. How clever, right?
I wrote the words down on a clean sheet of paper, then shuffled across the house to tell her she’s done a great job and she deserved a holiday. After the words came out of my mouth in what I thought was a symphony of Spanish, she burst into tears, flung the dust cleaner across the room, then forcibly shoved the sofa against the wall with a crushing and deadly blow to my cat. Moments later she burst out the front door and I never saw her again.
Needless to say, the free translation website was wrong, which then meant I was wrong in what I said. I lost my cat. I lost the housekeeper. She was a bit moody on a normal day but had I known the language, or enough of it, the horrific day wouldn’t have happened. My example is a bit off the wall but explains the need to know the language when you’re trying to say something important. By the way, I miss my cat more.
To help you celebrate a successful Valentine’s Day, here are 49 ways to say I Love You in a foreign language. Whether you’re travelling or you simply want to impress your lover, you can now express your love and desire in a variety of ways.
English :: I Love You
French :: Je T’aime
Spanish :: Te Amo
Irish :: Gráim thú
Portugese :: Eu Te Amo
Dutch :: Ik Hou Van Jou
German :: Ich Liebe Dich
Italian :: Ti Amo
Maltese :: Inhobbok
Czech :: Miluji te
Slovenia :: Ljubim Te
Slovak :: Lúbim Ta
Croatian :: Volim Te
Hungarian :: Szeretlek
Romanian :: Te Uubesc
Bulgarian :: Obicam Te
Serbian :: Volim Te
Albanian :: Te Dua
Greek :: S’agapo
Turkish :: Seni Seviyorum
Estonian :: Ma Armastan Sind
Belursian :: Ja Ciabe Kakhaju
Ukranian :: Ya Tebe Kohayu
Polish :: Kocham Cię
Lithuanian :: As Tave Myliu
Latvian :: Es Tevi Milu
Norweigan :: Jeg Esker Deg
Danish :: Jeg Elsker Dig
Swedish :: Jak Älskar Dig
Icelandic :: Ég Elska Pig
Georgian :: Mikvarhar
Inuit :: Nagligivagit
Russian :: Ya Tebya Liubliu
Mandarin :: Wo Ai Ni
Japanese :: Aishiteru
Thai :: Pho Rak Khun
Indonesian :: Saya Cinta Kamu
Korean :: Sarang Hae
Vietnamese :: Anh Yêu Em
Bengali :: Ami Tomake Bhatobashi
Hindi :: Main Tumse Pyar Karta/i Hoon
Hebrew :: Ani Ohev Otach
Persian :: Duset Daram
Brazilian (Portugese) :: Amo Te
Afrikaans :: Ek Het Jou Lief