How to say “I love you” in 194 countries around the world

Journey with us as we unlock the universal language of love, crossing boundaries and breaking language barriers 💞 In our vibrant adventure, we’ll whisper ‘I love you’ in an astounding 194 tongues across the globe! Ready to spread the love and embrace a world of affection? From the poetic romance of French ‘Je t’aime’ to the heart-tugging Japanese ‘Aishiteru’, this voyage will warm your heart and tickle your curiosity.

Our list includes the 194 sovereign states that are members of the United Nations, as well as Vatican City and Palestine, which have observer status. There are also some disputed or partially recognized states that are not included in this list.

PS: How many of them did you already know? Tell me in the comments!

  1. Afghanistan (Dari): زما ته دوست دارم (Zama ta dost daram)
  2. Albania (Albanian): Te dua
  3. Algeria (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  4. Andorra (Catalan): T’estimo
  5. Angola (Portuguese): Eu te amo
  6. Antigua and Barbuda (English): I love you
  7. Argentina (Spanish): Te amo
  8. Armenia (Armenian): Ես քեզ սիրում եմ (Yes kez sirum em)
  9. Australia (English): I love you
  10. Austria (German): Ich liebe dich
  11. Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani): Mən səni sevirəm
  12. Bahamas (English): I love you
  13. Bahrain (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  14. Bangladesh (Bengali): আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি (Ami tomake bhalobashi)
  15. Barbados (English): I love you
  16. Belarus (Belarusian): Я цябе кахаю (Ya tsiabe kakhaiu)
  17. Belgium (Dutch): Ik hou van je
  18. Belize (English): I love you
  19. Benin (French): Je t’aime
  20. Bhutan (Dzongkha): ང་ཁྱེད་རང་འདའ་བརྩི། (nga khyed rang da brtse)
  21. Bolivia (Spanish): Te amo
  22. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian): Volim te
  23. Botswana (Tswana): Ke a go rata
  24. Brazil (Portuguese): Eu te amo
  25. Brunei (Malay): Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
  26. Bulgaria (Bulgarian): Обичам те (Obicham te)
  27. Burkina Faso (French): Je t’aime
  28. Burundi (Kirundi): Ndagukunda
  29. Cabo Verde (Portuguese): Eu te amo
  30. Cambodia (Khmer): ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់អ្នក (Knhom srolanh anak)
  31. Cameroon (French): Je t’aime
  32. Canada (English, French): I love you / Je t’aime
  33. Central African Republic (Sango): Na ti ko ti mo
  34. Chad (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  35. Chile (Spanish): Te amo
  36. China (Mandarin): 我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
  37. Colombia (Spanish): Te amo
  38. Comoros (Comorian): Naku penda
  39. Congo, Democratic Republic of the (French): Je t’aime
  40. Costa Rica (Spanish): Te amo
  41. Croatia (Croatian): Volim te
  42. Cuba (Spanish): Te amo
  43. Cyprus (Greek): Σ’ αγαπώ (S’ agapo)
  44. Czech Republic (Czech): Miluji tě
  45. Denmark (Danish): Jeg elsker dig
  46. Djibouti (French): Je t’aime
  47. Dominican Republic (Spanish): Te amo
  48. East Timor (Tetum): Hau hadomi o
  49. Ecuador (Spanish): Te amo
  50. Egypt (Arabic): أنا بحبك (Ana bahebak)
  51. El Salvador (Spanish): Te amo
  52. Equatorial Guinea (Spanish): Te amo
  53. Eritrea (Tigrinya): እወድሃለሁ (Ewedihalehu)
  54. Estonia (Estonian): Ma armastan sind
  55. Eswatini (Swazi): Ngiyakutsandza
  56. Ethiopia (Amharic): እወድሃለሁ (Ewedihalehu)
  57. Fiji (Fijian): Au lomani iko
  58. Finland (Finnish): Minä rakastan sinua
  59. France (French): Je t’aime
  60. Gabon (French): Je t’aime
  61. Gambia (English): I love you
  62. Georgia (Georgian): მიყვარხარ (Mikvarxar)
  63. Germany (German): Ich liebe dich
  64. Ghana (English): I love you
  65. Greece (Greek): Σ’ αγαπώ (S’ agapo)
  66. Grenada (English): I love you
  67. Guatemala (Spanish): Te amo
  68. Guinea (French): Je t’aime
  69. Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese): Eu te amo
  70. Guyana (English): I love you
  71. Haiti (Haitian Creole): Mwen renmen ou
  72. Honduras (Spanish): Te amo
  73. Hungary (Hungarian): Szeretlek
  74. Iceland (Icelandic): Ég elska þig
  75. India (Hindi): मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ (Main tumse pyar karta hoon)
  76. Indonesia (Indonesian): Saya cinta kamu
  77. Iran (Persian): دوستت دارم (Dooset daram)
  78. Iraq (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  79. Ireland (Irish): Tá grá agam duit
  80. Israel (Hebrew): אני אוהב אותך (Ani ohev otach)
  81. Italy (Italian): Ti amo
  82. Jamaica (English): I love you
  83. Japan (Japanese): 愛してる (Aishiteru)
  84. Jordan (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  85. Kazakhstan (Kazakh): Мен сені сүйемін (Men seni süyemin)
  86. Kenya (Swahili): Nakupenda
  87. Kiribati (Gilbertese): Te raoi ao
  88. Korea, North (Korean): 사랑해 (Saranghae)
  89. Korea, South (Korean): 사랑해 (Saranghae)
  90. Kosovo (Albanian): Të dua
  91. Kuwait (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  92. Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz): Мен сени сүйөм (Men seni süyöm)
  93. Laos (Lao): ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (Khoy huk jao)
  94. Latvia (Latvian): Es tevi mīlu
  95. Lebanon (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  96. Lesotho (Sotho): Ke a u rata
  97. Liberia (English): I love you
  98. Libya (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  99. Liechtenstein (German): Ich liebe dich
  100. Lithuania (Lithuanian): Aš tave myliu
  101. Luxembourg (Luxembourgish): Ech hunn dech gär
  102. Madagascar (Malagasy): Tiako ianao
  103. Malawi (Chichewa): Ndimakukonda
  104. Malaysia (Malay): Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
  105. Maldives (Dhivehi): މިނުގެއް މަނުމާނުވެފައި (Mihehunehugéfáshi)
  106. Mali (French): Je t’aime
  107. Malta (Maltese): Inħobbok
  108. Marshall Islands (Marshallese): Jikir ilo
  109. Mauritania (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  110. Mauritius (English): I love you
  111. Mexico (Spanish): Te amo
  112. Micronesia (English): I love you
  113. Moldova (Romanian): Te iubesc
  114. Monaco (French): Je t’aime
  115. Mongolia (Mongolian): Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
  116. Montenegro (Montenegrin): Volim te
  117. Morocco (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  118. Mozambique (Portuguese): Eu te amo
  119. Myanmar (Burmese): ကျွန်တော်ကိုယ်စားပြုသူအကြောင်းကြားလို့ချင်ပါတယ် (Kyauṁtau khui saru pru a kau kau laui chauṁpa tau)
  120. Namibia (English): I love you
  121. Nauru (Nauruan): Ibinasara iai
  122. Nepal (Nepali): म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु (Ma timilai maya garchhu)
  123. Netherlands (Dutch): Ik hou van je
  124. New Zealand (English): I love you
  125. Nicaragua (Spanish): Te amo
  126. Niger (French): Je t’aime
  127. Nigeria (Hausa): Ina son ka
  128. North Macedonia (Macedonian): Те сакам (Te sakam)
  129. Norway (Norwegian): Jeg elsker deg
  130. Oman (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  131. Pakistan (Urdu): میں تم سے محبت کرتا ہوں (Main tumse mohabbat karta hoon)
  132. Palau (Palauan): Ak mesulang
  133. Palestine (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  134. Panama (Spanish): Te amo
  135. Papua New Guinea (Tok Pisin): Mi lusim yu
  136. Paraguay (Spanish): Te amo
  137. Peru (Spanish): Te amo
  138. Philippines (Filipino): Mahal kita
  139. Poland (Polish): Kocham cię
  140. Portugal (Portuguese): Eu te amo
  141. Qatar (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  142. Romania (Romanian): Te iub
  143. Russia (Russian): Я тебя люблю (Ya tebya lyublyu)
  144. Rwanda (Kinyarwanda): Ndagukunda
  145. Saint Kitts and Nevis (English): I love you
  146. Saint Lucia (English): I love you
  147. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (English): I love you
  148. Samoa (Samoan): Ou te alofa ia te oe
  149. San Marino (Italian): Ti amo
  150. Sao Tome and Principe (Portuguese): Eu te amo
  151. Saudi Arabia (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  152. Senegal (Wolof): Da ma la noppi
  153. Serbia (Serbian): Volim te
  154. Seychelles (Seychellois Creole): Mon kontan ou
  155. Sierra Leone (Krio): Ah de go lak u
  156. Singapore (Malay): Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
  157. Slovakia (Slovak): Ľúbim ťa
  158. Slovenia (Slovenian): Ljubim te
  159. Solomon Islands (English): I love you
  160. Somalia (Somali): Waan ku jeclahay
  161. South Africa (Zulu): Ngiyakuthanda
  162. South Sudan (English): I love you
  163. Spain (Spanish): Te amo
  164. Sri Lanka (Sinhala): මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (Mama oyaṭa ādarēyi)
  165. Sudan (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  166. Suriname (Dutch): Ik hou van je
  167. Sweden (Swedish): Jag älskar dig
  168. Switzerland (German): Ich liebe dich / (French): Je t’aime / (Italian): Ti amo / (Romansh): Te amo
  169. Syria (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  170. Taiwan (Mandarin): 我愛你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
  171. Tajikistan (Tajik): Ман туро дӯст медорам (Man toro dust midaram)
  172. Tanzania (Swahili): Nakupenda
  173. Thailand (Thai): ฉันรักคุณ (Chan rak khun)
  174. Togo (French): Je t’aime
  175. Tonga (Tongan): ‘Ofa atu
  176. Trinidad and Tobago (English): I love you
  177. Tunisia (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  178. Turkey (Turkish): Seni seviyorum
  179. Turkmenistan (Turkmen): Seni söýärin
  180. Tuvalu (Tuvaluan): Aku alofa ia tebe
  181. Uganda (Swahili): Nakupenda
  182. Ukraine (Ukrainian): Я тебе кохаю (Ya tebe kokhayu)
  183. United Arab Emirates (Arabic): أنا أحبك (Ana uhibbuka)
  184. United Kingdom (English): I love you
  185. United States of America (English): I love you
  186. Uruguay (Spanish): Te amo
  187. Uzbekistan (Uzbek): Sizni sevaman
  188. Vanuatu (Bislama): Mi lusim yu
  189. Vatican City (Latin): Te amo
  190. Venezuela (Spanish): Te amo
  191. Vietnam (Vietnamese): Anh yêu em (to a woman) / Em yêu anh (to a man)
  192. Yemen (Arabic): أحبك (Uhibbuka)
  193. Zambia (Bemba): Nalikutemwa
  194. Zimbabwe (Shona): Ndinokuda

Countries where you can say „Ich liebe dich“

These are the German-speaking countries on my list: Germany (ok, that’s not surprising!), Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.


In which countries do you say “I love you”?

You can see from this long list of countries that English is widely spoken. In Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Namibia, New Zealand, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Sudan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom and the United States of America (USA) it is “I love you”.


In which countries is it “Te amo”?

In the countries of Equatorial Guinea, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela it is “Te amo”.


In which countries is it “Je t’aime”?

In the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea, Cameroon, Congo, Mali, Togo and the Central African Republic it is “Je t’aime”.


FAQ

Why are some countries listed in English in this article?

Many countries, particularly in Africa and the Caribbean, have English as an official language or widely used lingua franca. Therefore, in these instances, the English phrase “I love you” was used.

How was it determined which language to use in multilingual countries?

For multilingual countries, the most widespread or official language was attempted to be used. Please note that this does not cover all languages and dialects within a particular country.

Are there differences in context of saying "I love you" in different languages?

Yes, in some cultures and languages, “I love you” is not used as frequently or in the same way as in Western countries. In some Asian languages, for instance, the phrase is used less often and is often more profound and meaningful when said. Therefore, it’s always important to consider cultural context when expressing love in a different language.

How can I ensure I'm pronouncing these phrases correctly?

The best method is to ask a native speaker for help or to look for audio recordings in the target language. There are many resources online, including language-learning apps and websites, that provide audio recordings from native speakers. Please note that the spellings provided here may be phonetic and do not reflect the actual spelling in the original script.

Why are Taiwan and Kosovo included in the list even though they are not officially recognized as UN member states?

Although Taiwan and Kosovo are not recognized by all as independent states, they were included due to their political reality and cultural influence. Both have their own unique languages and cultures, and this diversity was honored in the list.

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I am an absolute travel enthusiast with a great love for the USA, Spain and Italy. And England. And France. I regularly share lots of travel inspiration on our YouTube channel.

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