Oh … Valentine’s Day. The dinner reservations made months in advance, the perfect piece of jewelry, the immaculately-arranged bouquet of flowers … the annual pressure to out-do your previous romantic gesture.
But ultimately, what is it about? The answer is obvious: love.
Especially for students on a tight budget, creativity goes a long way when cooking up the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. And what can be more romantic than learning how to say (or write!) those three magic words in another language?
Memorize a few of these translated declarations of love and surprise your sweetie with how worldly and romantic you are:
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Language |
“I love you”
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Albanian |
Të dua |
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Arabic |
أحبك |
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Chinese (simplified) |
我爱你 (informal) 我爱您 (formal) |
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Chinese (traditional) |
我愛你 (informal) 我愛您 (formal) |
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Dutch |
Ik hou van jou |
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French |
Je t’aime |
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German |
Ich liebe dich |
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Greek |
Σε αγαπώ |
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Hebrew |
(male speaker): אני אוהב אותך (female speaker): אני אוהבת אותך |
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Hungarian |
Szeretlek |
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Italian |
Ti amo |
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Japanese |
あなたを愛しています。 |
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Latin |
te amō |
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Portuguese (Brazil) |
Eu te amo |
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Portuguese (Portugal) |
Eu te amo |
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Romanian |
Te iubesc |
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Russian |
я люблю Вас (formal) я тебя люблю (informal) |
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Slovak |
Milujem ta |
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Spanish |
Te quiero, Te amo |
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Turkish |
Seni seviyorum |
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Ukrainian |
Я кохаю тебе |
