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/aɪ ˈlʌv juː/
Ireland, Northern-England:/aɪ ˈlʊv juː/
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1
phrase
Meaning 1
An affirmation of affection or deep caring, especially to a family member.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
"I love you, Mom," said Candace.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
phrase
Meaning 2
An affirmation of romantic feeling to a lover or spouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
phrase
Meaning 3
A platonic expression of strong inclination or liking to a friend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I love you, man, but you need some professional help.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
647 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Adangme:
i suɔ mo
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Albanian:
të dua
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Alutiiq:
qunukamken
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
American Sign Language:
ILY@Side-PalmForward
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Amharic:
አፈቅርሻለሁ
(ʾäfäḳrəšalähu)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Amharic:
አፈቅርሀለሁ
(ʾäfäḳrəhälähu)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Arabic:
أُحِبُّكَ
(ʔuḥibbuka)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Arabic:
أُحِبُّكِ
(ʔuḥibbuki)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Arabic:
بحبك
(baḥebbak)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Arabic:
بحبك
(baḥebbik)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Arabic:
اَحِبِّكْ
(əḥibbik)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Arabic:
اَحِبِّچْ
(əḥibbič)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Arabic:
أحبك
(aḥubbak)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Arabic:
أحبك
(aḥubbik)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Assamese:
মই তোমাক মৰম কৰোঁ
(moi tümak morom korü̃)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Asturian:
te quiero
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Asturian:
quiérote
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Azerbaijani:
səni sevirəm
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
South Azerbaijani:
من سنی سئویرم
(mən səni sevirəm)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Karo Batak:
keleng ateku kam
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Simalungun Batak:
holong do uhurhu bamu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Toba Batak:
holong do rohangku tu ho
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Belarusian:
я цябе́ каха́ю
(ja cjabjé kaxáju)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Bengali:
আমি তোমাকে মহব্বত করি
(ami tōmake mohobbot kori)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Central Bikol:
namumutan taka
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Breton:
da garan
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Breton:
da garout a ran
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Breton:
me da gar
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Bulgarian:
оби́чам те
(obíčam te)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Catalan:
t'estimo
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Catalan:
t'estime
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Catalan:
t'estim
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Cebuano:
nahigugma ko nimo
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Cebuano:
gihigugma ti ka
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Chichewa:
ndimakukonda
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Chinese Cantonese:
我愛你 /我爱你
(ngo5 oi3 nei5)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Chinese Cantonese:
我好鍾意你 /我好钟意你
(ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 nei5)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hakka Chinese:
𠊎愛你 /𠊎爱你
(ngài oi ǹ)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Chinese:
我疼汝
(goá thiàn lí / góa thiàn lír / góa thiàn lú / óa thiàn lí / óa thiàn lír)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Chinese Mandarin:
我愛你 /我爱你
(wǒ ài nǐ)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Wu Chinese:
我愛儂 /我爱侬
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Cornish:
my a'th kar
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Czech:
miluji tě
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Danish:
jeg elsker dig
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Dutch:
ik hou van je
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Dutch:
ik hou van jou
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Erzya:
вечктян
(večkťan)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Erzya:
мон тонь вечктян
(mon toń večkťan)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Esperanto:
mi amas vin
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Estonian:
mina armastan sind
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Estonian:
ma armastan sind
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Faroese:
eg elski teg
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Finnish:
minä rakastan sinua
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Finnish:
rakastan sinua
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Franco-Provençal:
jo t'amo ben
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Franco-Provençal:
jo vos amo ben
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
French:
je t'aime
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
French:
je vous aime
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Galician:
quérote
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Galician:
quérovos
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Galician:
ámote
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Galician:
ámovos
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Georgian:
მე შენ მიყვარხარ
(me šen miq̇varxar)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Georgian:
მიყვარხარ
(miq̇varxar)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
German:
ich mag dich
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
German:
ich liebe dich
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
German:
ich habe dich lieb
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Greek:
σε αγαπώ
(se agapó)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Greek:
σ’ αγαπώ
(s’ agapó)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Ancient Greek:
ἀγαπῶ σε
(agapô se)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Greenlandic:
asavakkit
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Gujarati:
હું તમને પ્રેમ કરું છું
(hũ tamne prem karũ chũ)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Gujarati:
હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું
(hũ tane prem karũ chũ)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hebrew:
אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְ
(aní ohév otákh)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hebrew:
אֲנִי אוֹהֵבֵת אוֹתְךָ
(aní ohévet otkhá)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hebrew:
אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתְךָ
(aní ohév otkhá)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hebrew:
אֲנִי אוֹהֵבֵת אוֹתָךְ
(aní ohévet otákh)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hiligaynon:
palangga ta ka
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hindi:
मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ
(ma͠i tumse pyār kartā hū̃)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hindi:
मैं तुमसे प्यार करती हूँ
(ma͠i tumse pyār kartī hū̃)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hindi:
मैं तुझसे प्यार करता हूँ
(ma͠i tujhse pyār kartā hū̃)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hindi:
मैं तुझसे प्यार करती हूँ
(ma͠i tujhse pyār kartī hū̃)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hungarian:
szeretlek
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Hungarian:
(én) szeretlek téged
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Icelandic:
ég elska þig
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Ido:
me amas tu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Indonesian:
aku sayang kamu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Indonesian:
aku menyayangimu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Indonesian:
aku mengasihimu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Indonesian:
aku cinta padamu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Ingrian:
miä suvvaan sinnua
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Interlingua:
io te adora
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Interlingua:
io vos adora
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Irish:
tá grá agam duit
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Irish:
tá grá agam dhuit
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Italian:
ti voglio bene
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Italian:
Le voglio bene
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Italian:
vi voglio bene
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Japanese:
大好き
(daisuki)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Kabyle:
Hamlaγk
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Kabyle:
Hamlaγkem
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Kapampangan:
kaluguran daka
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Kapampangan:
palsintan daka
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Kapampangan:
pangaibugan daka
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Kapampangan:
pakamalan daka
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Kapampangan:
pangairugan daka
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Dzubukuá:
dzuka ado
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Kipeá:
dzucá ẽdohó
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Korean:
사랑해요
(saranghaeyo)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Central Kurdish:
من تۆم خۆش ئەوێ
(min tom xoş ewê)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Kyrgyz:
мен сени сүйөм
(men seni süyöm)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Latin:
tē amō
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Lithuanian:
aš tave myliu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Lombard:
te vòj ben
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Lombard:
te veuli ben
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Louisiana Creole:
mo linm twa
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Lower Tanana:
nek'a dest'a
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Luxembourgish:
ech hunn dech gär
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Macedonian:
те сакам
(te sakam)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Macedonian:
те љубам
(te ljubam)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Malay:
aku sayang akan engkau
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Maltese:
inħobbok
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Northern Mansi:
ам наӈын э̄руптылум
(am naňyn è̄ruptylum)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Mi'kmaq:
kesalul
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Nahuatl:
nimitztlazohtla
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Navajo:
ayóóʼánííníshʼní
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Nepali:
मलाई तिम्रो माया लाग्छ
(malāī timro māyā lāgcha)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Nepali:
मलाई तिमी मन पर्छ
(malāī timī man parcha)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Nheengatu:
asaisú indé
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Norwegian Bokmål:
jeg er glad i deg
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Nǀuu:
na ǁʻâa a
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Ojibwe:
gizaagi'in
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Old English:
þē iċ lufiġe
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Old Norse:
ek elska þik
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Old Norse:
ek ann þér
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Old Tupi:
oroaûsub
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Oneida:
kunolúkhwaʼ
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Iranian Persian:
دوسْتَت دارَم
(dustat dâram)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Persian:
دل میباله ترا
(del me-bâle torâ)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Pipil:
nimetztasujta
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Polish:
kocham cię
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Portuguese:
(eu) adoro-te
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Portuguese:
(eu) te amo
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Portuguese:
(eu) amo você
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Quechua:
munayki
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Romani:
kamav tut
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Romanian:
te iubesc
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Romansh:
jau hai tai gugent
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Russian:
я тебя́ люблю́
(ja tebjá ljubljú)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Northern Sami:
mun ráhkistan dū
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Samoan:
ʻou te alofa iate ʻoe
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Sanskrit:
त्वयि प्रेम करोमि
(tvayi prema karomi)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Scots:
A loue ye
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Scottish Gaelic:
tha gaol agam ort
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Scottish Gaelic:
tha gaol agam oirbh
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Serbo-Croatian:
волим те
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Serbo-Croatian:
ја те волим
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Serbo-Croatian:
vȍlīm te
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Serbo-Croatian:
ja te volim
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Slovene:
rad te imam
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Slovene:
rada te imam
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Slovene:
rad vaju imam
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Slovene:
rada vaju imam
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Slovene:
rad vas imam
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Slovene:
rada vas imam
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Sotho:
ke a go rata
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Spanish:
te adoro
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Spanish:
te amo
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Spanish:
os adoro
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Spanish:
os amo
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Spanish:
los amo
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Spanish:
los adoro
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Sranan Tongo:
mi lobi yu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Sundanese:
abdi nyaah ka anjeun
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Swahili:
ninakupenda
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Swazi:
ngiyakutsandza
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Swedish:
jag älskar dig
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Sylheti:
ꠝꠥꠁ ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠝꠣꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ
(mui tumare maea xori)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Sylheti:
ꠀꠝꠤ ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠝꠣꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ
(ami tumare maea xori)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Sylheti:
ꠝꠥꠁ ꠔꠞꠦ ꠝꠣꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ
(mui tore maea xori)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Sylheti:
ꠀꠝꠤ ꠔꠞꠦ ꠝꠣꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ
(ami tore maea xori)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Tagalog:
mahal kita
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Tagalog:
iniibig kita
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Thai:
ฉันรักเธอ
(chǎn rák təə)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Turkish:
seni seviyorum
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Turkish:
sana aşığım
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Udmurt:
мон тонэ яратӥсько
(mon tone jaratiśko)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Ukrainian:
я тебе́ коха́ю
(ja tebé koxáju)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Unami:
ktaholël
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Uyghur:
مەن سئىزنئى سئۆيئىمەن
(men s'izn'i s'öy'imen)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Uzbek:
men sizni sevaman
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
e.g.
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
bố thương con
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
con thương bố
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
mẹ thương con
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
con thương mẹ
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
ông thương cháu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
cháu thương ông
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
bà thương cháu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
cháu thương bà
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
anh thương em
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
em thương anh
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
chị thương em
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
em thương chị
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Vietnamese:
tớ thương cậu
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Welsh:
rydw i'n dy garu di
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Xhosa:
ndiyakuthanda
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Yakut:
Мин эйигин таптыыбын
(Min eyigin taptïïbïn)
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Yoruba:
mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ yín
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Yoruba:
mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Yup'ik:
kenkamken
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Zazaki:
Ez to sinena
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Zulu:
ngiyakuthanda
— affirmation of affection or deep caring
Adangme:
i suɔ mo
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Afrikaans:
ek het jou lief
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Afrikaans:
ek is lief vir jou
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Akan:
mo dow (Fanti)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Albanian:
të dua
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Albanian:
të dashuroj
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Southern Altai:
мен сени сӱӱп јадым
(men seni süüp ǰadïm)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Alutiiq:
qunukamken
— affirmation of romantic feeling
American Sign Language:
ILY@Side-PalmForward
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Amharic:
እወድሻለሁ
(ʾəwädšalähu)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Amharic:
እወድሃለሁ
(ʾəwädhalähu)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Arabic:
أُحِبُّكَ
(ʔuḥibbuka)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Arabic:
أُحِبُّكِ
(ʔuḥibbuki)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Arabic:
بحبك
(baḥebbak)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Arabic:
بحبك
(baḥebbik)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Arabic:
كنبغيك
(kanebḡīk)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Arabic:
كنحبك
(kanḥabbak)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Aragonese:
te quiero
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Armenian:
ես քեզ սիրում եմ
(es kʻez sirum em)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Armenian:
ես սիրում եմ քեզ
(es sirum em kʻez)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Armenian:
ես քեզ կը սիրեմ
(es kʻez kə sirem)
— affirmation of romantic feeling
Armenian:
ես կը սիրեմ քեզ
(es kə sirem kʻez)
— affirmation of romantic feeling