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How to say
“I love you!”
in many, many languages
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Afrikaans
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Ek het jou lief
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Afrikaans
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Ek is lief vir jou
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Albanian
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te dua
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Albanian
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te dashuroj
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Albanian
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ti je zemra ime
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Alentejano (Portugal)
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Gosto De Ti, Porra!
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Alsacien (Elsass)
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Ich hoan dich gear
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Amharic
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Afekrishalehou
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Amharic
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Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
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Amharic
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Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
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Arabic (formal)
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Ohiboke (male to female)
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Arabic
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Ohiboki (male to female)
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Arabic
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Ohibokoma (male or female to two males or two females)
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Arabic
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Nohiboke (more than one male or females to female)
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Arabic
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Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
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Arabic
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Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two males or two females)
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Arabic
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Nohibokom (male to male or female to more than two males)
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Arabic
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Nohibokon (male to male or female to more than two females)
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Arabic (proper)
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Ooheboki (male to female)
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Arabic
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Ooheboka (female to male)
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Arabic
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Ana behibak (female to male)
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Arabic
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Ana behibek (male to female)
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Arabic
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Ahebich (male to female)
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Arabic
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Ahebik (female to male)
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Arabic
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Ana ahebik
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Arabic
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Ib'n hebbak
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Arabic
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Ana ba-heb-bak
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Arabic
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Bahibak (female to male)
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Arabic
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Bahibik (male to female)
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Arabic
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Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
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Arabic
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Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
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Arabic
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Benhibkom (male to male or female to more than one male)
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Arabic
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Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
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Arabic (umggs.)
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Ana hebbek
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Armenian
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Kez sirum em
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Ashanti/Akan/Twi
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Me dor wo
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Assamese
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Moi tomak bhal pau
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Assyrian (east dialect)
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ana buyanookh (female to male)
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Assyrian (east dialect)
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ana buyanaakh (male to female)
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Assyrian (west dialect)
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ono korekhmalokh (female to male)
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Assyrian (west dialect)
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ono korekh-hamnolakh (male to female)
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Bangladeschi
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Ami tomake walobashi
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Basque
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Maite zaitut
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Basque
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Nere maitea ("My love/My darling")
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Bassa
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Mengweswe
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Batak
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Holong rohangku di ho
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Bavarian
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I mog di narrisch gern
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Bemba
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Ndikufuna
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Bengali
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Ami tomAy bhAlobAshi
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Bengali
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Ami tomake bhalobashi
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Bengali
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Ami tomay bhalobashi
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Berber
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Lakh tirikh
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Betazed
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Imzadi
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Bicol
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Namumutan ta ka
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Bolivian Quechua
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Qanta munani
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Bosnian
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Volim te
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Brazilian/Portuguese
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Eu te amo
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Brazilian/Galician
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Querote
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Breton
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Ho karet a ran
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Breton
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Karet a ran ac'hanoc'h
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Breton
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Me a gar ac'hanoc'h
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Breton
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Da garet a ran
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Breton
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Karet a ran ac'hanout
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Breton
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Me a gar ac'hanout
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Bulgarian
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Obicham te
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Bulgarian
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As te obeicham
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Bulgarian
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As te obicham
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Bulgarian
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Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
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Burmese
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Chit pa de
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Cajun
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Mi aime jou
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Cambodian
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Bon sro lanh oon
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Cambodian
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Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
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Canadian French
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Ch'trip su' toe' ("I'm crazy for you")
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Canadian French
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J'capote su' toe' ("I'm turned upside-down for you")
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Canadian French
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Je t'aime ("I like you")
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Canadian French
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e t'adore ("I love you") (it is mostly used in family context, or for a pet, or a meal etc., not really used in a romantic way)
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Catalan
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T'estim (mallorcan)
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Catalan
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T'estim molt (“I love you a lot”)
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Catalan
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T'estime (valencian)
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Catalan
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T'estimo (catalonian)
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Cebuano
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Gihigugma ko ikaw
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Central Yup'ik
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Assiramken ('r' is a voiced uvular fricative, kind of like a German 'ch', except voiced and pronounced a little farther back in the mouth, nearer to the throat)
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Ceqli
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Go pyar zi
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Chamoru (or Chamorro)
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Hu guaiya hao
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Cherokee
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Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
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Cheyenne
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Ne mohotatse
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Chichewa
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Ndimakukonda
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Chickasaw
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Chiholloli (first "i" nasalized)
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Chinese
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Gwa ai li (Amoy)
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Chinese
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Ngo oi nei (Cantonese)
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Chinese
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Wo oi nei ( " )
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Chinese
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Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
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Chinese
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Ngai on ni ( " )
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Chinese
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Ai oi ngee ( " )
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Chinese
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Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
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Chinese
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Wo ai ni (Mandarin/Putonghua)
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Chinese
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Ngo ai nong (Wu)
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Corsican
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Ti tengu cara (to female)
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Corsican
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Ti tengu caru (to male)
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Croatian (familiar)
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Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
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Croatian
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Volim te (used in common speech)
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Croatian (formal)
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Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
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Croatian
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Volim vas (used in common speech)
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Croatian
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Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",'lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
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Croatian (old)
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Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
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Czech
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Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead on top of the 'e' in te, which is pronounced 'ye')
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Czech
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Miluju te! (colloquial form)
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Czech
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Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like you (very much)", often used and prefered)
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Czech
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Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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Danish
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Jeg elsker dig
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Dhivehi
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Varrah loabi vey
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Dhivehi
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Aharen, kalaa-dheke loabi-vameve (I love you)
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Dhivehi
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Aharen, kalaa-dheke varahh loabi-vameve(I love you very much)
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Dusun
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Siuhang oku dia
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Dutch
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Ik hou van je
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Dutch
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Ik hou van jou
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Dutch
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Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
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Dutch
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Ik bemin jou ( " )
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Dutch
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Ik heb je lief ( " )
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Dutch
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Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
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Dutch
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Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
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Dutch
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Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very much")
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Dutch
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Ik houd erg veel van je ("I love you very much")
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Dutch
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Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
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Dutch
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Ik vind je aardig ( " )
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Dutch
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Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very much")
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Dutch
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Ik vind je heel aardig ("I like you very much")
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Dutch
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Ik zie je graag
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Dutch
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Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
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Dutch
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Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much") (more suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua
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Canda munani
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English
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I love you
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English
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I adore you
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English
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I love thee (used only in Christian context)
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Eritrean / Tigrinya
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Afkireki (as said to a female)
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Eritrean / Tigrinya
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Afkireka (as said to a male)
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Esperanto
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Mi amas vin
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Estonian
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Mina armastan sind
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Estonian
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Ma armastan sind
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Farsi
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Tora dust midaram
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Farsi
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Asheghetam
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Farsi
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Doostat dAram
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Farsi
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Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
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Fijian
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Au lomani iko (I love you)
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Fijian
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Au lomani iko vakalevu (I love you very much!)
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Fijian
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Au vinakati iko (I want you)
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Filipino
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Mahal ka ta
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Filipino
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Iniibig Kita
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Finnish (formal)
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Mina" rakastan sinua
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Finnish
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Rakastan sinua
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Finnish
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Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
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Finnish
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(Ma") rakastan sua
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Finnish
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(Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
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Flemish
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Ik zie oe geerne
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French
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e t'aime ("I love you")
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French
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Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning between lovers)
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French
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J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends and family, not for lovers)
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French (formal)
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Je vous aime
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Friesian
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Ik hald fan dei
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Gaelic
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Ta gra agam ort
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Gaelic
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Moo graugh hoo
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Georgian
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Miqvarhar (familiar)
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Georgian
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Me shen miqvarhar [MEh SHEN MI-(q pronounced between k and g)-VURR-HURR]
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Georgian
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Miqvarharth (more respectful)
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Georgian
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Me thkven miqvarharth [MEh (t in breathing out)-KVEN MI-(k/g)-VURR-HURR-(the same)]
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German
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Ich liebe dich
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German
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Ich hab' dich lieb
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German
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Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and conservative)
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Gilbertese
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Itangiriko (g is pronounced like "ng" in "singing")
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Greek
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S'ayapo (spoken S' agapo, stressed on the "po" 3rd letter is lower case 'gamma')
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Greek
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Se agapo (spoken "s'agapo", g is lower case gamma)
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Greek
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Eime eroteumenos me 'sena (male to female)
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Greek
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Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with...”)
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Greek
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Eime eroteumenos me 'sena (male to female)
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Greek
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Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with...”)
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Greek
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Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (female to male)
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Greek (old)
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Se latrevo
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Greek
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Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
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Greenlandic
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Asavakit
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Gronings
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Ik hol van die
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Guarani'
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Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
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Gujrati
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Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
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Haitian Creole
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Mwen renmen'w
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Hausa
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Ina sonka (female to male)
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Hausa
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Ina sonki (male to female)
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Hawaiian
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Aloha au ia 'oe
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Hawaiian
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Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you very much"
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Hebrew
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Ani ohev otach (male to female)
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Hebrew
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Ani ohev otcha (male to male)
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Hebrew
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Ani ohevet otach (female to female)
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Hebrew
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Ani ohevet otcha (female to male)
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Hindi
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Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
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Hindi
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Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
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Hindi
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Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
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Hindi
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Mai Tumse Peyar Karta Hnu
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Hindi
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Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
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Hindi
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Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
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Hindi
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Mae tumko peyar kia
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Hindi
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Main tumse pyar karta hoon
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Hindi
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Main tumse prem karta hoon
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Hindi
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Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not pronounced)
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Hokkien
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Wa ai lu
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Hopi
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Nu' umi unangwa'ta
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Hungarian
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Szeretlek
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Hungarian
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Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and no one else")
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Hungarian
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Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know, you", a reinforcement)
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Ibaloi
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Pip-piyan tana
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Ibaloi
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Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you very much")
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Ibo (Igbo)
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A hurum gi nanya
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Icelandic
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Eg elska thig
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Ilocano
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Ay ayating ka
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Indonesian
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Saya cinta padamu (Saya, commonly used)
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Indonesian
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Saya cinta kamu ( " )
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Indonesian
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Saya kasih saudari ( " )
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Indonesian
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Aku tjinta padamu (Aku, not often used)
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Indonesian
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Aku cinta padamu ( " )
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Indonesian
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Aku cinta kamu ( " )
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Interglossa
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Mi esthe philo tu
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Iranian
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Mahn doostaht doh-rahm
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Irish
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Taim i' ngra leat
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Irish/Gaelic
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t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Italian
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Ti amo (if it's a relationship/lover/spouse)
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Italian
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Ti voglio bene (if it's a friend, or relative)
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Japanese
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Kimi o ai shiteru
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Japanese
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Aishiteru
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Japanese
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Chuu shiteyo
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Japanese
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Ora omee no koto ga suki da
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Japanese
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Ore wa omae ga suki da
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Japanese
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Suitonnen
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Japanese
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Sukiyanen
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Japanese
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Sukiyo
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Japanese
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Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
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Japanese
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Watashi wa anata o aishite-imasu
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Japanese
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Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
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Japanese
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Suki desu (used at 1st time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers)
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Javanese
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Kulo tresno
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Kankana
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Laylaydek sik a
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Kannada
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Naanu Ninnanu Preethisuthene
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Kannada
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Naanu Ninnanu Mohisuthene
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Kapampangang
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Kaluguran daka
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Kekchi
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Nacatinra
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Kikongo
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Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
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Kiswahili
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Nakupenda
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Kiswahili
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Nakupenda wewe
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Kiswahili
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Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
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Klingon
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bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
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Klingon
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qamuSHa' ("I love you")
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Klingon
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qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
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Klingon
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qaparHa' ("I like you")
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Klingon
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qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much")
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Korean
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No-rul sarang hae (man to woman in casual relation)
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Korean
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Tangsinul sarang ha yo
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Korean
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Tangshin-ul sarang hae-yo
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Korean
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Tangsinul Sarang Ha Yo
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Korean
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Tangshin-i cho-a-yo (“I like you”, in a romantic way)
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Korean
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Nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida
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Korean
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Nanun Dangsineul Mucheog Joahapnida
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Korean
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Nanun Dangsineul Saranghapnida
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Korean
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Nanun Gdaega Joa
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Korean
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Nanun Gdaereul Saranghapnida
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Korean
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Nanun Neoreul Saranghanda
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Korean
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Gdaereul Hjanghan Naemaeum Alji
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Korean
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Joahaeyo
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Korean
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Saranghae
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Korean
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Saranghaeyo
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Korean
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Saranghapanida
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Kpele
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I walikana
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Kurdish
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Ez te hezdikhem
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Lao
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Khoi hak jao
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Lao
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Khoi mak jao lai ("I like you very much")
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Lao
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Khoi hak jao lai ("I love you very much")
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Lao
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Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you", but is used for "I love you".)
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Latin
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Te amo
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Latin
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Vos amo
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Latin (old)
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(Ego) amo te (ego, for emphasis)
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Latvian
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Es milu tevi (pronounced "Ess tevy meeloo")
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Lebanese
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Bahibak
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Lëtzebuergesch
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Ech hunn dech gär
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Lingala
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Nalingi yo
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Lisbon lingo
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gramo-te bue', chavalinha
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Lithuanian
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TAVE MYLIU (ta-ve mee-lyu)
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Lojban
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mi do prami
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Luo
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Aheri
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Luxembourgish
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Ech hun dech ga"r
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Macedonian
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SAKAM TE!
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Madrid lingo
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Me molas, tronca
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Malay
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Saya cintakan mu
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Malay
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Saya sayangkan mu
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Malay/Indonesian
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Saya sayangkan engkau
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Malay/Indonesian
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Saya cintakan awak
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Malayalam
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Njyaan Ninne' Preetikyunnu
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Malayalam
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Njyaan Ninne' Mohikyunnu.
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Malayalam
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Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu
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Malaysian
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Saya Cintamu
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Malaysian
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Saya Sayangmu
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Malaysian
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Saya Cinta Kamu
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Mandarin
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Wo ai ni (Wo3 ai4 ni3 in tonal notation)
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Marathi
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me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
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Marathi
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me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
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Marathi
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Mi tuzya var prem karato
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Mohawk
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Konoronhkwa
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Navaho
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Ayor anosh'ni
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Ndebele
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Niyakutanda
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Norwegian
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Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
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Norwegian
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Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal) (pronounced “yai elske dai”)
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Op
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Op Lopveop Yopuop
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Oriya (India-Orissa)
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Mun tumaku bhala pae
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Osetian
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Aez dae warzyn
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Pakistani
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Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat Hai
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Persian
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Tora dost daram
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Pig Latin
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Ie Ovele Ouye
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Polish
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Kocham Cie
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Polish
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Ja cie kocham
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Polish
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Yacha kocham
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Polish
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Kocham Ciebie
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Portuguese
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Amo-te
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Portuguese (Brazilian)
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Eu te amo
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Punjabi
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Mai taunu pyar karda
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Punjabi
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Main Tainu Pyar Karna
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Quenya
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Tye-mela'ne
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Romanian
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Te iubesc
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Romanian
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Te Ador
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Russian
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Ya vas liubliu
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Russian
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Ya lyublyu tebya
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Russian
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Ya polubeel s'tebya
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Russian (malincaya)
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Ya Tibieh Lublue
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Sanskrit
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tvayi snihyaami
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Scot Gaelic
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Tha gra\dh agam ort
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Serbian
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ljubim te (“I kiss you/love you”, lj' pronounced like 'll' in Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
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Serbocroatian
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Volim te
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Serbocroatian
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Ljubim te
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Shona
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Ndinokuda
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Sinhalese
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Mama oyata adarei
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Sioux
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Techihhila
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Slovak
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lubim ta
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Slovene
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ljubim te
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Spanish
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Te quiero
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Spanish
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Te amo
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Srilankan
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Mama Oyata Arderyi
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Swahili
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Nakupenda (followed by the person's name)
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Swedish
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Jag a"lskar dig
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Swiss-German
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Ch'ha di ga"rn
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Syrian/Lebanese
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BHEBBEK (to a female)
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Syrian/Lebanese
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BHEBBAK (to a male)
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Tagalog
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Mahal kita
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Tahitian
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Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
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Tamil
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Ni yaanai kaadli karen (You love me)
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Tamil
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n^An unnaik kAthalikkinREn (I love you)
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Tamil
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Naan Unnai Kadalikiren
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Tcheque
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MILUJI TE^
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Telugu
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Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
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Telugu/india
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Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu
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Thai
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Phom Rak Khun (formal, male to female)
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Thai
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Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male)
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Thai
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Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
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Thai
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Phom Rak Khun
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Tunisian
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Ha eh bak
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Turkish
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Seni seviyo*rum (o* means o)
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Turkish
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Seni Seviyurum
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Turkish
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Seni Seviyorum
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Ukrainian
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ja tebe koKHAju (real true love)
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Ukrainian
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ja vas koKHAju
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Ukrainian
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ja pokoKHAv tebe
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Ukrainian
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ja pokoKHAv vas
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Vietnamese
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Em ye^u anh (woman to man)
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Vietnamese
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Toi yeu em
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Vietnamese
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Anh ye^u em (man to woman)
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Vlaams
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Ik hou van je
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Vulcan
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Wani ra yana ro aisha
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Volapük
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Löfob oli.
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Welsh
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Rwy'n dy garu di.
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Welsh
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Yr wyf i yn dy garu di.
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Welsh
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Yr wyf i yn eich caru chwi.
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Yiddish
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Ich libe dich
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Yiddish
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Ich han dich lib
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Yiddish
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Ikh Hob Dikh Lib
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Yugoslavian
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Ya te volim
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Zazi
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Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
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Zulu
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Mena Tanda Wena
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Zulu
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Ngiyakuthanda!
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Zuni
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Tom ho' ichema
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