Dear VJers,

I am interested in knowing how people from different parts of the world say "I love you" in their native or mother
tongue.

Mine is " AHURUM GI NANYA " (Ibo Language - Eastern Part of Nigeria)

Aww ya a bonza chick, by crickey

Country: Philippines
Language: Tagalog

Iniibig kita (old fashion)
Mahal kita (modern)

Russia: Я люблю тебя.
(Yah lyooblyoo tyebyah.)

Ya Lublu Tebya

That's what I said.

Country: Ghana
Language: Hausa

Inasso Ka me to Bassi
Inasso Ki Bassi to me

nothing says i love you like a bj

German...

Ich liebe dich.

Bassi,

I didn't know you speak Hausa. It is one of my favorite language even though I can't speak it.
I am Ibo, but that language is so fluid and smooth, yet entertaining. [size="5"]Inakwana?[/size]

Namomot an taka - Bicol Region - Philippines

yo beatch gimme anudder beer!

that's not it.........

blasen meir einen (sing along like manner sind schwine)

Lafia lo. I've been learning hausa. My fiance is from the Bandago tribe. I started with BYKI and now I'm moving to Rosetta. It's fun every time I learn something new and surprise my future mother in law. She thinks I'm brilliant! I must admit, I really do love my in-laws, they're really awesome people.

PS, I'm Zainab. lol The woman.

Charles and Nessa have a VH1 kind of love. Maybe you can get your own reality show!

Or
Я тебя люблю!
Either is correct.

we got one, it's called vj

HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!! INDEED!!!!!
So good to have a relief from some of the stufiness around here!!

"Jeg elsker deg"

in Norwegian!!

Word order is not very important in Russian, is it?

How about тебя люблю Я! люблю тебя Я! тебя Я люблю?

Oh... was I suppose to answer too? You guys are too cute!

arohanui ....in New Zealand Maori language

Philippines, Tacloban (Waray- Waray)

Ginhigugma Ta Ikaw (I Love You)

Word order is quite flexible! But, I think (and may be wrong) If you wanted the "you" first you would need to say, "Ты я люблю!"

I can't tell you exactly why, but you have to put "Я" at the beginning of the sentence. I asked that same question. I was told why, but I have a tiny brain capacity, and that information was overwritten by thoughts of pie.

The thing about word order in Russian is that there are "normal" word orders, and because cases are handled with suffixes, you can mix them around. But I'm told that it has a lot to do with context, and that for more complex sentences than "I love you" (in which, as Djyeffree points out, you can switch the last two words) you have to understand when you can do this, and when it's technically correct but sounds wrong in context.

If I sound like I know what I'm talking about, it's purely coincidental.


You're probably right. It seems a bit awkward though. Say it to Alla and see what she says.

To my husband = Bahebak

My husband to me = Bahebek

Country - Bulgaria

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"gg". It's "blas mir einen" but you got real close. I can't say that to my husband though cause there is not much you can blow on me

Try to say it real fast:

Bahebak Bahebek Bahebak Bahebek Bahebak Bahebek Bahebak Bahebek

nessa I agree with you!

Italian...

Ti amo (for lovers only, you don't say this to friends or family, in that case it would be 'Ti voglio bene")

I will try it this weekend!

ngo oi nei = Cantonese

my native language: I love you.
The languange my husband uses with me: J t'adore.
His native languages: ?
The language my daughter understands most: Wo ai ni. Or: Mama ai ni. (Mandarin)

The money is at Western Union.

Urdu - Mai aap say pyaar karta hoo- I love you.

Совсем невозможно!!!! Никогда!!!

Your sentence would have two different subjects and one transitive first-person verb and no direct object! COLLAPSE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.

Te amo

Да, я понял.

I looked afterward. It can't be done. Sorry for the error.

pwned.

I almost understood that.

(And can I just say...this is the largest concentration of Russian filers I've seen outside the Russian forum since...never. Mr. Ewok, tear down this wall!)

Turkish........Seni seviyorum

Russia forum: dragging every post off-topic since 1991.

By the way... you can say Тебя я люблю. Here is an example i found: Как сильно тебя я люблю! It seems to be ok when it is attached to как or что...

Dutch: Ik hou van je / Ik hou van jou

gee Nessa.. thanks for making people think that Portuguese language is all about sex

Amo voce or te amo

Hubster to me - get ya kit off

Me to hubster - you want another beer with that

Well I'm the USC so you say "I love you" in my native tongue.

My husband says "Te amo".

I love you... in my language... sounds kinda boring now...

Correct me if I am wrong also but I *believe* Hawaiian is "Aloha au la oe" and Japanese is "Aishiteru"

it isn't?

This keeps getting funnier!