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how do you say I LOVE YOU in your own language...

In Filipino: Mahal Kita. <3 and for me it's still more romantic and soulful to say "I Love You" in our own language. It feels different. Sincerity can be felt more I guess... :)
In Italy we say "Ti amo" to the partner, if we are a couple;
we say "ti voglio bene" if we fell affection for you but is not LOVE: to our dad, our friends,  and sometimes our pets  XD
Te quiero.   Spanish
In Dutch: Ik Hou Van Jou.
tunisie : Nhebek
in my Tunisian accent nhebek  :)
In my country (Congo DRC )we have many languages and dialects ,in swahili we say " Na kupenda" ,in lingala "Na lingi yo" and in french "je t'aime"!
Now i understand the meaning of the song "Caruso" :) !
In Arabic: Ahebbik
In our dialect here in Iloilo, Philippines. We say it Palangga ta ka or Ginahigugma ko ikaw <3
"Abdi bogoh kasalira " in Sundanese one of Indonesian ethnics
Swedish: Jag älskar dig.
In Bulgarian : Обичам те! / Obicham te! :P
In Switzerland we say: I lieb di!
in korea : saranghe
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
my question do love need any words?
In Albanian : TE DUA
:kiss:  Я люблю тебя  :heart:
Corinthians

Anneke 14 wrote:

As Adam said to Eve, "Ek het you lief"


I thought he said, "mooi boude", I would have.

أحبك arabic
من تو را دوست دارم in Persian
In my language,  we don't say, we just do
In italia: ti a mo - i love you
Ti amo amore mio - i love you, my love ^.^
When it really happen  there is no word to express it ... but  action and atitude ... hug, kiss, proud, confidence,  happyness....
in my familys language...mother says i love you with a serving of a big bowl of bitter herbs soup....
you say i love you too by clearing it up to the last drop lol
in my familys language...mother says i love you with a serving of a big bowl of bitter herbs soup....
you say i love you too by clearing it up to the last drop lol
action speaks louder then worlds
Spanish: te amo
Ethiopian. ..
           "እወድሻለሁ..ewedeshalehu" man for woman
            "እወድሀለሁ..ewedehalehu" woman for man

Different for group also 👪 like family ...
"እወዳቹሀለሁ.... Ewedachualehu"

Cheers
Corsican:
Ti tengu cara (male to female)
Ti tengu caru (female to male)
Mine is plain an simple
I LOVE YOU
An words r not always felt , it's by showing
Taking time out from your bzy day to send a message or a short call to show ur thinking about that person that u do love them as much as she loves you
I love you in Edo is: I wen wen weh
I love you in Yoruba is: Mo feran e or Mo nife e
I love you in Spanish is: te amo (to a male) and te ama (to a female)
I love you in Pidgin English is: Me love u wella.
in Germany ... ich liebe dich :)
Croatian: VOLIM TE ...
it;s Kocham Cie in polish:)
In Chinese / English dialect:
Hi mis see! Yu mee wan tu may key han key pan key?  ;)

El_Jost wrote:

In Chinese / English dialect:
Hi mis see! Yu mee wan tu may key han key pan key?  ;)


Well, that gave me my laugh of the day, El! (I wondered what the heck you were doing on this thread, and just had to check.)

Bahasa Indonesia : aku cinta (pronounced - chinta) padamu - this is spoken among lovers
Among siblings and friends and bff :
Aku/saya sayang kamu
Towards parents : father - saya sayang papa/ayah
Mother - .... mama/ibu 😊
In creole Mauritian: mo contant twa