Nelson Mandela once said, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”
It is a distinct possibility that while traveling, you will meet someone and fall in love. That is one of the joys of traveling. This person that has captured your heart might not speak English as a first language. That can definitely add to the excitement and attraction that you feel. When the time comes and you would like to profess your love to this person, wouldn’t you like it to go to his or her heart? Learn how to say “I love you” in these helpful languages.
Language |
I love you |
French |
Je t’aime |
Spanish |
Te quiero |
German |
Ich Liebe dich |
Norwegian |
Jeg elsker deg |
Portuguese |
Te amo |
Italian |
Ti amo |
Chinese (Mandarin) |
我爱你 (wo ai ni) |
Indonesian |
Saya cinta kamu |
Dutch |
Ik hou van je |
Afrikaans |
Ek het jou lief |
Russian |
Я тебя люблю! (ya tebya loobloo) |
Polish |
Kocham cię |
Hungarian |
Szeretlek |
Icelandic |
Ég elska þig |
Swedish |
Jag älskar dig |
Danish |
Jeg elsker deg |
Finnish |
Mä rakastan sua |
Greek |
Σ΄αγαπώ (S’agapo) |
Turkish |
Seni seviyorum |
Hebrew |
(Ani Ohev Otach – to woman) אני אוהב אותך (Ani Ohevet Otcha – to man) אני אוהבת אותך |
Arabic |
(uḥibbuk) أحبك |
Swahili |
Ninakupenda |
Zulu |
Ngiyakuthanda |
Yoruba |
Mo nifẹẹ rẹ |
Vietnamese |
Em yêu anh (>m) Anh yêu em (>f) |
Korean |
사랑해 (sarang hae) |
Japanese |
愛してるよ |
Tagalog |
Mahal Kita |
Tahitian |
Ua here vau ia oe |
Hawaiian |
Aloha Au Ia ʻOe |
Written by Joseph Ramsey for TheEssentialDestination.com
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