Love is one of the most powerful and universal emotions. Across cultures, continents, and languages, the word “love” may sound different, but its meaning remains beautifully human.
Whether you’re learning a language or expressing affection, here are 70 ways to say “love” in different languages, with pronunciation and example sentences.
Love Around the World 🌍
- English – Love
I love you. - Spanish – Amor (ah-MOHR)
El amor es lo más importante. - French – Amour (ah-MOOR)
L’amour est éternel. - German – Liebe (LEE-buh)
Ich fühle viel Liebe. - Italian – Amore (ah-MOH-reh)
L’amore è bello. - Portuguese – Amor (ah-MOHR)
O amor é essencial. - Russian – Любовь (lyu-BOHV’)
Любовь спасёт мир. - Chinese (Mandarin) – 爱 (ài)
我爱你。 - Japanese – 愛 (あい, ai)
愛はすべてです。 - Korean – 사랑 (sarang)
사랑해요. - Hindi – प्यार (pyār)
मुझे तुमसे प्यार है। - Arabic – حب (ḥubb)
الحب جميل. - Turkish – Aşk (ashk)
Aşk her şeydir. - Swahili – Upendo
Upendo hushinda. - Greek – Αγάπη (ah-GAH-pee)
Η αγάπη είναι παντού. - Hebrew – אהבה (ah-ha-VAH)
אהבה אמיתית לעולם לא מתה. - Dutch – Liefde (LEEF-duh)
Liefde maakt alles beter. - Polish – Miłość (MEE-wohshch)
Miłość to życie. - Finnish – Rakkaus (RAH-kah-oos)
Rakkaus on kaunista. - Swedish – Kärlek (SHAIR-lek)
Kärlek är stark. - Norwegian – Kjærlighet (SHAIR-lee-heht)
Kjærlighet er viktig. - Danish – Kærlighed (KAYR-lee-hel)
Kærlighed varer evigt. - Ukrainian – Любов (lyu-BOHV)
Любов змінює все. - Hungarian – Szerelem (SEH-reh-lehm)
A szerelem csodálatos. - Romanian – Dragoste (DRAH-gos-teh)
Dragostea învinge totul. - Czech – Láska (LAHS-kah)
Láska je krásná. - Slovak – Láska
Láska je všetko. - Bulgarian – Любов (lyu-BOHV)
Любовта е сила. - Serbian – Љубав (lyu-BAHV)
Љубав покреће свет. - Croatian – Ljubav (LYU-bav)
Ljubav je život. - Bosnian – Ljubav
Ljubav nema granice. - Persian (Farsi) – عشق (eshq)
عشق زیباترین احساس است. - Thai – รัก (rạ́k)
ฉันรักคุณ. - Vietnamese – Tình yêu
Tình yêu là vĩnh cửu. - Indonesian – Cinta
Cinta itu indah. - Malay – Cinta
Cinta sejati tidak mati. - Tagalog (Filipino) – Pag-ibig
Ang pag-ibig ay mahalaga. - Javanese – Tresna
Tresna iku tulus. - Zulu – Uthando
Uthando luyaphila. - Xhosa – Uthando
Uthando luyaqinisa. - Amharic – ፍቅር (fikir)
ፍቅር ያለው ሰው ያምራል። - Yoruba – Ìfẹ́
Ìfẹ́ jẹ́ ohun gbogbo. - Hausa – Soyayya
Soyayya tana da ƙarfi. - Somali – Jacayl
Jacayl waa nolosha. - Tigrinya – ፍቕሪ (fıqri)
ፍቕሪ ኣለዎ ሰብ ይኹን በለና። - Mongolian – Хайр (khair)
Хайр хамгийн чухал. - Tibetan – དགའ་བ (ga-wa)
དགའ་བ་ནུས་པ་རེད། - Bengali – ভালোবাসা (bhalobasha)
ভালোবাসা সব কিছু জয় করে। - Tamil – காதல் (kādal)
காதல் அழகு. - Telugu – ప్రేమ (prēma)
ప్రేమ గొప్పది. - Kannada – ಪ್ರೇಮ (prēma)
ಪ್ರೇಮ ಶಕ್ತಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. - Marathi – प्रेम (prem)
प्रेम हे सर्वकाही आहे. - Gujarati – પ્રેમ (prem)
પ્રેમ અનમોલ છે. - Punjabi – ਪਿਆਰ (pyaar)
ਪਿਆਰ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਹੈ। - Urdu – محبت (muhabbat)
محبت سب کچھ ہے۔ - Pashto – میینه (meyna)
میینه ژوند ته معنی ورکوي. - Kazakh – Сүйіспеншілік (soo-yee-spen-shi-lik)
Сүйіспеншілік — ең асыл сезім. - Uzbek – Sevgi
Sevgi — hayotning ma’nosi. - Kurdish (Kurmanji) – Evîn
Evîn jiyana me ye. - Armenian – Սեր (ser)
Սերը կյանք է: - Georgian – სიყვარული (sik’varuli)
სიყვარული მშვენიერია. - Basque – Maitasuna
Maitasuna indartsua da. - Catalan – Amor
L’amor ho pot tot. - Galician – Amor
O amor é fermoso. - Welsh – Cariad
Cariad yw’r ateb. - Irish – Grá (graw)
Is é an grá an neart is mó. - Scottish Gaelic – Gaol (guh-al)
Tha gaol agam ort. - Maori – Aroha
Aroha is powerful. - Hawaiian – Aloha
Aloha is love and respect. - Esperanto – Amo
Amo unuigas nin.
💌 Final Thought
The word love is a bridge between hearts, no matter how it’s spoken. From amour to arohā, each translation reflects the shared emotional fabric of humanity. Learning how to say “love” in different languages is not only enriching but also a reminder that connection knows no borders.
