An inexpensive, heart-felt alternative to someone special ... For those who may need redemption for failing to buy valentine candies :->> you can pick one or more from the following (English is included) - ********************* DISCLAIMER & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ************************ =========================================================================== The following is the work of someone nice. The effort is much appreciated. =========================================================================== a' -> a with the acute accent (') over it a" -> " above a (umlaut) e^ -> ^ above e =========================================================================== Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou : Ek het jou liefe Albanian : Te dua : Te dashuroj Alentejano (Portugal) : Gosto de ti! Alsacien : Ich hoan dich gear Amharic : Afekrishalehou American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand) : __ ( ) : ( ) |__| : |__| __ __ | | : | |( )( )|__| __ : |__||__||__|| | / ) : | (__)(__) | / / : | |/ / : | / / : \ / Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female) : Ohiboki (male to female) : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males or two females) : Nohiboke (more than one male or females to female) : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male) : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two males or two females) : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more than two males) : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more than two females) Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female) : Ooheboka (female to male) Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male) : Ana behibek (male to female) : Ahebich (male to female) : Ahebik (female to male) : Ana ahebik : Ib'n hebbak : Ana ba-heb-bak : Bahibak (female to male) : Bahibik (male to female) : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male) : Benhibik (male to male or female to female) : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more than one male) : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance) Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau Basque : Nere maitea Batak : Holong rohangku di ho Bavarian : I mog di narrisch gern : I lieb di Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi : Ami tomay bhalobashi : Ami tomake bahlobashi Berber : Lakh tirikh Bicol : Namumutan ta ka Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu') : Amo te Bulgarian : Obicham te : As te obeicham : As te obicham Burmese : Chit pa de Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah : Bon sro lanh oon Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this) : Je t'aime ("I like you") : Je t'adore ("I love you") Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian) : T'estim (Mallorcan) : T'estime (Valencian) : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot") Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao Chichewa : Ndimakukonda Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized) Chinese : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese) : Wa ai lu (Hokkien) : Wo ai ni (Mandarin) : Wo ie ni ( " ) : Wuo ai nee ( " ) : Wo ay ni ( " ) : Wo ai ni (Putunghua) : Ngo ai nong (Wu) Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female) : Ti tengu caru (female to male) Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech) : Volim te (used in common speech) Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech) : Volim vas (used in common speech) : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you", 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish) Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry) Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead on top of the 'e' in te) : Miluju te! (colloquial form) : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like you (very much)", often used and prefered) : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker) Danish : Jeg elsker dig Dutch : Ik hou van je : Ik hou van jou : Ik bemin je (old fashioned) : Ik bemin jou ( " ) : Ik ben verliefd op je : Ik ben verliefd op jou : Ik zie je graag Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani English : I love you : I adore you : I love thee (used only in Christian context) Esperanto : Mi amas vin Estonian : Mina armastan sind : Ma armastan sind Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you") : Asheghetam : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you") : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you") Filipino : Mahal ka ta : Iniibig kita : Mahal kita Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua (a" = 'a' with two dots) : Rakastan sinua : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you") Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua : (Ma") tykkaan susta ("I like you") French : Je t'aime ("I like you") : Je t'adore ("I love you") French (formal) : Je vous aime Friesian : Ik hou fan dei (sp?) : Ik hald fan dei Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used) German : Ich liebe dich Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower case 'gamma') Greek (old) : (Ego) Philo su ('ego', for emphasis) Greenlandic : Asavakit Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon. : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not pronounced) Hausa : Ina sonki Hawaiian : Aloha i'a au oe : Aloha wau ia 'oe Hebrew : Anee oheivet otkha (female to male) : Anee oheiv otakh (male to female) : Ani ohev otakh (male to female) : Ani ohevet otkha (female to male) : Ani ohev otach (male to female) : Ani ohevet otcha (female to male) : Ani ohev otcha (male to male) : Ani ohevet otach (female to female) Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female) : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male) : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo : Main tumse pyar karta hoon : Main tumse prem karta hoon : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not pronounced) Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta Hungarian : Szeretlek te'ged : Szeretlek Icelandic : Eg elska thig Ilocano : Ay ayating ka Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used) : Saya cinta kamu ( " ) : Saya kasih saudari ( " ) : Saja kasih saudari ( " ) : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used) : Aku cinta padamu ( " ) : Aku cinta kamu ( " ) Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse) : Ti voglio (friend/relative) : Ti voglio bene Irish : Taim i' ngra leat Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru : Aishiteru : Chuu shiteyo : Ora omee no koto ga suki da : Ore wa omae ga suki da : Suitonnen : Sukiyanen : Sukiyo : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu : A-i-shi-te ma-su : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers) Javanese : Kulo tresno Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge') Kiswahili : Nakupenda Klingon : SoHvaD vIghajtaH bang : qaparHa'qu'taH ("I like you!") Korean : Tangsinul sarang ha yo : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida : Nanun gdaega joa : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida : Nanun neoreul saranghanda : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji : Joahaeyo : Saranghae : Saranghaeyo : Saranghapanida : Zaran ha yo : No-rul sarang hae (male to female in casual relationship) : Tangsinul sarang ha yo : Tangshin-ul sarang hae-yo : Tangshin-i cho-a-yo ("I like you, in a romantic way") : Nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem Lao : Khoi huk chau : Koi muk jao Latin : Te amo : Vos amo Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis) Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu') ('i in 'milu' has a line over it, a 'long i') : Es milu tevi (less common) Lebanese : Bahibak Lingala : Nalingi yo Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha! Lithuanian : Tsve myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu) Lojban : Mi do prami Luo : Aheri Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you") : Te ljubam ("I really love you") : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May) : Pozdrav ("Greetings") Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca! Maiese : Wa wa Malay : Saya cintamu : Saya sayangmu : Saya cintakan mu : Saya sayangkan mu : Sayah chantikan awah : Aku sayang enkow Malay/Bahasa : Saya cinta mu Malay/Indonesian : Aku sayang enkow : Sayah chantikan awah : Saya sayangkan engkau : Saya cintakan awak Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu Malaysian : Saya cintamu : Saya sayangmu : Saya cinta Kamu Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female) : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male) Mohawk : Konoronhkwa Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken) : Kanhebek (in different cities) Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni Ndebele : Niyakutanda Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk) : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal) Op : Op lopveop yopuop Osetian : Aez dae warzyn Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye Pilipino : Mahal kita : Iniibig kita Polish : Kocham cie : Yacha kocham : Kocham ciebie : Ja cie kocham Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu') : Amo te Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna : Mai taunu pyar karda Quenya : Tye-mela'ne Romanian : Te iubesc : Te ador (stronger) Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned) : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best) : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned) : Ya lyublyu tyebya Scot Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech) : Volim vas (used in common speech) : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you", 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish) Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech) : Volim te (used in common speech) Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry) Serbocroatian : Volim te : Ljubim te : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May) Shona : Ndinokuda Singhalese : Mama oyaata aadareyi : Mama oyata adarei Sioux : Techihhila Slovak : Lubim ta Slovene : Ljubim te Spanish : Te amo : Te quiero Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi Swahili : Nakupenda : Naku penda (followed by the person's name) Swedish : Jag aelskar dig : Jag a"lskar dig : Jag :alskar dig Swiss-German : Ch'ha di ga"rn Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female) : Bhebbak (female to male) Tagalog : Mahal kita Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe : Ua here vau ia oe Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me") : N^an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you") Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female) : Ch'an rak khun (female to male) Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving) Tunisian : Ha eh bak Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum Turkish : Seni seviyorum : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you") (g has a bar on it) Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love) : Ja vas kokhaju : Ja pokokhav tebe : Ja pokokhav vas Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai Vietnamese : Anh ye^u em (male to female) : Em ye^u anh (female to male) : Toi yeu em Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi) Wolof : Da ma la nope Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib : Ich libe dich : Ich han dich lib Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?) Zulu : Mena tanda wena : Ngiyakuthanda! Zuni : Tom ho' ichema Explanation of Languages ------------------------ Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak like Germans) Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and the region of Palestine. Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India Batak -> northern Sumatra province of Indonesia Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern Germany (actually a German dialect) Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India, as well as almost all people of Bangladesh Bicol -> Philipino dialect Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma) Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium Esperanto -> The International Language Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called Persian. French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant- Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern Germany, and in some parts of Denmark (mainly west coast) Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona) Ilocano -> Filopino dialect Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka, southern India Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos. Letzeburgisch -> language spoken in Luxemburg, a mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on German Luo -> language spoken in Kenya Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India (Bombay is the capital city) Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of the Seven Nations/Iriquois?) Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest) Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India Quechua -> language spoken by Mayan Indians (South America) Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings". Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe Sinhalese -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of Sri Lanka Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest) Tagalog -> Philipino dialect Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India (eleventh most spoken language in the world) Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used French dialect with certain German influences spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal Zazi -> Kurdic dialect