Amharic አማርኛ am
ፍቅር (Fikir)
fi-kir
Use 'ፍቅር' for general love and 'እወድሃለሁ/እወድሻለሁ' for romantic love. Note the gendered forms for 'I love' (ewedihalehu for male, ewedishalehu for female).
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How to say
Love
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Arabic العربية ar
حب (Ḥubb)
huhb
Use 'Ḥubb' for general love and 'أحبك' for romantic love.
Bangla বাংলা bn
ভালোবাসা (Bhalobasa)
bha-lo-ba-sha
Use 'ভালোবাসা' for general love and 'আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি' for romantic love.
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Catalan català ca
Amor
ah-MOR
Use 'Amor' for general love and 'T'estimo' (Balearic/Valencian) or 'T'estime' (Catalan) for romantic love.
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Czech čeština cs
Láska
LAA-ska
Use 'Láska' for general love and 'Miluji tě' for romantic love.
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Danish dansk da
Kærlighed
KAIR-li-heth
Use 'Kærlighed' for general love and 'Jeg elsker dig' for romantic love.
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German Deutsch de
Liebe
LEE-beh
Use 'Liebe' for general love and 'Ich liebe dich' for romantic love.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Αγάπη (Agápi)
a-GA-pee
Use 'Αγάπη' for general love and 'Σ'αγαπώ' for romantic love.
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Spanish Español es
Amor
ah-MOR
Use 'Amor' for general love, 'Te quiero' for familial or friendly love, and 'Te amo' for romantic love.
Estonian eesti et
Armastus
AHR-mus-tus
Use 'Armastus' for general love and 'Ma armastan sind' for romantic love.
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Basque Basque eu
Maitasuna
my-TAH-soo-na
Use 'Maitasuna' for general love and 'Maite zaitut' for romantic love.
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Persian فارسی fa
عشق (Eshgh)
eshk
Use 'Eshgh' for romantic love and 'محبت' for general love and affection.
Finnish suomi fi
Rakkaus
RAHK-kaws
Use 'Rakkaus' for general love and 'Minä rakastan sinua' for romantic love.
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French Français fr
Amour
ah-MOOR
Use 'Amour' for general love, 'Je t'aime' for romantic love and strong affection.
Galician Galician gl
Amor
ah-MOR
Use 'Amor' for general love and 'Quérote' for romantic love.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
પ્રેમ (Prem)
prem
Use 'પ્રેમ' for general love and 'હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું' for romantic love.
Hausa Hausa ha
Soyayya
so-ya-ya
Use 'Soyayya' for general love and 'Ina son ka/ki' for romantic love. Note the gendered forms for 'I love' (ka for male, ki for female).
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Hebrew עברית he
אהבה (Ahava)
a-ha-VAH
Use 'אהבה' for general love and 'אני אוהב/אוהבת אותך' for romantic love. Note the gendered forms for 'I love' (ohev for male, ohevet for female).
Hindi हिन्दी hi
प्यार (Pyār)
pyaar
Use 'प्यार' for general love, 'इश्क़' for romantic love, and 'स्नेह' for affection. Note the gendered forms for 'I love' (karta for male, karti for female).
Hungarian magyar hu
Szerelem
SER-eh-lem
Use 'Szerelem' for general love and 'Szeretlek' for romantic love.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Cinta
chin-ta
Use 'Cinta' for general love and 'Aku cinta kamu' for romantic love.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Ást
OWST
Use 'Ást' for general love and 'Ég elska þig' for romantic love.
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Italian Italiano it
Amore
ah-MO-reh
Use 'Amore' for general love, 'Ti voglio bene' for friendly love and 'Ti amo' for romantic love.
Japanese 日本語 ja
愛 (Ai)
ah-ee
Use '愛' for general love and '愛してる' for romantic love, though '好き' is more common for liking.
Korean 한국어 ko
사랑 (Sarang)
sah-rahng
Use '사랑' for general love and '사랑해' for romantic love.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Meilė
MAY-leh
Use 'Meilė' for general love and 'Aš tave myliu' for romantic love.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Mīlestība
MEE-les-tee-ba
Use 'Mīlestība' for general love and 'Es tevi mīlu' for romantic love.
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Marathi मराठी mr
प्रेम (Prem)
prem
Use 'प्रेम' for general love and 'मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो/करते' for romantic love. Note the gendered forms for 'I love' (karto for male, karte for female).
Malay Melayu ms
Cinta
chin-ta
Use 'Cinta' for general love and 'Saya cinta awak' for romantic love.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Liefde
LEEF-duh
Use 'Liefde' for general love and 'Ik hou van je' for romantic love.
Norwegian norsk no
Kjærlighet
CHAIR-li-het
Use 'Kjærlighet' for general love and 'Jeg elsker deg' for romantic love.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਪਿਆਰ (Pyār)
pyaar
Use 'ਪਿਆਰ' for general love and 'ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ/ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ' for romantic love. Note the gendered forms for 'I love' (karda for male, kardi for female).
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Polish polski pl
Miłość
MEE-woshch
Use 'Miłość' for general love and 'Kocham cię' for romantic love.
Portuguese Português pt
Amor
ah-MOR
Use 'Amor' for general love, 'Eu gosto de você' for friendly love and 'Eu te amo' for romantic love.
Romanian română ro
Dragoste
dra-GOS-teh
Use 'Dragoste' for general love and 'Te iubesc' for romantic love.
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Russian русский ru
Любовь (Lyubov')
lyoo-BOV
Use 'Любовь' for general love and 'Я люблю тебя' for romantic love.
Swedish svenska sv
Kärlek
SHARE-lek
Use 'Kärlek' for general love and 'Jag älskar dig' for romantic love.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Upendo
oo-PEN-doh
Use 'Upendo' for general love and 'Nakupenda' for romantic love.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
அன்பு (Anbu)
un-boo
Use 'அன்பு' for general love and 'நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன்' for romantic love.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
ప్రేమ (Prēma)
pray-MA
Use 'ప్రేమ' for general love and 'నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను' for romantic love.
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Thai ไทย th
ความรัก (Khwaam rak)
kwaam-rak
Use 'ความรัก' for general love and 'รัก' for romantic love.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Pag-ibig
pag-EE-big
Use 'Pag-ibig' for general love and 'Mahal kita' (I love you) for romantic love.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Aşk
ashk
Use 'Aşk' for romantic love and 'Sevgi' for general love.
Ukrainian українська uk
Любов (Lyubov)
lyoo-BOV
Use 'Любов' for general love and 'Я кохаю тебе' for romantic love.
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Urdu اردو ur
محبت (Mohabbat)
mu-ha-bat
Use 'محبت' for general love and 'میں تم سے محبت کرتا ہوں/کرتی ہوں' for romantic love. Note the gendered forms for 'I love' (karta for male, karti for female).
Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tình yêu
ting ee-oo
Use 'Tình yêu' for general love and 'Yêu' for romantic love.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ifẹ
ee-FEH
Use 'Ifẹ' for general love and 'Mo fẹ́ràn rẹ' for romantic love.
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Chinese 中文 zh
爱 (Ài)
eye
Use '爱' for general love and '我爱你' for romantic love.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
愛 (Oi)
oy (as in boy, but with a falling tone)
Use '愛' for general love and '我愛你' for romantic love.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Uthando
oo-THAN-doh
Use 'Uthando' for general love and 'Ngiyakuthanda' for romantic love.
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