Hey, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day!!!!! What to do?
What to say?
How to express?
While I was writing this post, different ideas came to my mind, several times I have typed and retyped the first sentence.
But later there was a sparkle, remembered my friend who pronnounced “I Love You” to her sweetheart in all languages that exist in the world. Do not you think it is just perfect?!
We have only one day before St. Valentine’s Day but for the sake of Love, those who really love can remember “I Love You ” in:
AFRIKAANS ek het jou lief / ek is lief vir jou
ALBANIAN të dua
ALSATIAN ir liàb dir Dialectal
ARABIC (North African) n'bghick Dialectal
ARABIC (Eastern) bahebbak (à un homme) / bahebbik (à une femme) Literary
ARABIC ouhibbouka (à un homme) / ouhibbouki (à une femme)
ARMENIAN yes kez siroumem
ASTURIAN quiérote
AZERI men seni sevirem
BAMBARA né bi fè
BASQUE maite zaitut
BAOULE mi klôa
BELARUSIAN Кахаю цябе (kahaju ciabie)
BENGALI aami tomakey bhalo basi
BERBER righ kem
BOBO ma kia bé nà
BOSNIAN volim te
BRETON karout a ran ac'hanout / da garout a ran / me az kar
BULGARIAN обичам те
BURMESE nga nin ko chit te
CATALAN t'estimo
CHEYENNE néméhotâtse
CHINESE wo ai ni
CORSICAN amu tè / ti tengu caru
CROAT volim te
CZECH miluji tě
DANISH jeg elsker dig
DIOULA mi fê
DUTCH ik hou van jou
ESPERANTO mi amas vin
ESTONIAN ma armastan sind
FAROESE eg elski teg
FINNISH minä rakastan sinua
FLEMISH ik hou van jou / ik heb je lief
FRENCH je t'aime
FRISIAN ik hâld fan dy
FRIULAN o ti vuei ben
GALICIAN amo-te / ámote / quero-te / quérote
GEORGIAN me shen mikvarkhar
GERMAN ich liebe Dich
GREEK s'agapo
GUARANÍ rojhayhû
GUJARATI hun tane prem karun chhun
HAITIAN CREOLE mwen renmen'w / mouin rinmin'w
HAWAIAN aloha wau ia oi
HEBREW ani ohev otakh (man to woman)ani ohevet otkha (woman to man)
HINDI main tumse pyar karta hoo
HUNGARIAN szeretlek
ICELANDIC ég elska þig
INDONESIAN saya cinta padamu / saya cinta kamu
IRISH GAELIC tá grá agam duit
ITALIAN ti amo
JAPANESE aishitemasu / aishiteru (barely used) anata ga daisuki desu ("cute")
KABYLIAN hamlagh-kem (man to woman) hamlaghk (woman to man)
KANNADA naanu ninnanna pritisutteney
KHMER bang srolaïgn ôn (man to woman) ôn srolaïgn bang (woman to man)
KINYARWANDA ndagukunda
KOREAN saranghe
KURDISH ez te hez dikim
LAO khoi hak tchao lai
LATIN te amo
LATVIAN es tevi mīlu
LEBANESE b'hibik (man to woman) b'hibak (woman to man)
LIGURIAN mi te amu
LINGALA na lingi yo
LITHUANIAN aš tave myliu
LOW SAXON ik hou van ju
LUXEMBOURGEOIS ech hun dech gäer
MACEDONIAN te sakam
MALAGASY tiako ianao / tia anao aho (stronger)
MALAY aku cinta padamu
MALAYALAM yenikku ninne estamaanu
MALTESE inhobbok
MANX ta graih aym ort
MAORI kei te aroha au i a koe
MONGOLIAN Би чамд хайртай (bi chamd khairtai)
MORÉ mam nong-a fo
NAPOLETANO t'ammo
NDEBELE niya ku tanda
NEPALI ma timilai prem garchhu
NORWEGIAN jeg elsker deg
OCCITAN t'aimi
PAPIAMENTU mi ta stima bo
PERSIAN dustat dâram (formal) / duset dâram (informal)
POLISH kocham cię
PORTUGUESE eu te amo / amo-te (informal)
PUNJABI mein tenu pyar karda han (male speaker) mein tenu pyar kardi han (female speaker)
QUECHUA de CUZCO munakuyki
RAPA NUI hanga rahi au kia koe
ROMANI kamaù tut ROMANIAN te iubesc
RUSSIAN Я тебя люблю (ia tibia lioubliou)
SAMOAN ou te alofa ia te oe SANGO mbi yé mô
SARDINIAN deo t’amo (logudorese) / deu t’amu (campidanese)
SCOTTISH GAELIC tha gaol agam ort / tha gaol agam oirbh
SERBIAN volim te
SHONA ndinokuda
SINDHI moon khay tu saan piyar aahay
SLOVAK ľúbim ťa / milujem ťa
SLOVENIAN ljubim te / rad te imam (male speaker) / rada te imam (female speaker)
SOBOTA volim te / se te volime (lit.)
SOMALI waan ku jecelahay
SONINKÉ na moula
SPANISH te amo / te quiero
SUSU ira fan ma
SWAHILI nakupenda
SWEDISH jag älskar dig
TAGALOG mahal kita
TAHITIAN ua here vau ia oe
TAJIKI jigarata bihrum duhtari hola (man to woman) tra lav dorum (woman to man)
TAMIL naan ounnai kadali-karen
TATAR min sine yaratam
TELUGU nenu ninnu premisthunnanu
TETUN hau hadomi o
THAI ผมรักคุณ (phom rak khun) - man speaking ฉันรักคุณ (chan rak khun) - woman speaking TIBETAN na kirinla gaguidou
TURKISH seni seviyorum
TURKMEN seni söýärin
UDMURT mon tone jaratiśko
UKRAINIAN Я тебе кохаю (ia tebe kohaiu)
URDU mein tumse mohabbat karta hoon (man to woman)main tumse mohabbat karti hoon (woman to man)mujhe tum se pyar heh
UZBEK seni sevaman
VENETIAN t'amo
VIETNAMESE anh yêu em (man to woman)em yêu anh (woman to man)
WALOON (orthographe à betchfessîs) dji vs voe voltî
WELSH rydw i'n dy garu di
WEST INDIAN CREOLE mwen enmen
WOLOF nob nala
YIDDISH ich hob dir lib
Though “I love you” only in Georgian is absolutely enough for me, may be in Russian, too, or French, Spanish, Italian. Well in other languages I will need this list that is provided by My Opera.
As for the business and statistics view of the Valentine’s Day, that is expected to be on the 14th of February, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reveals the results of the study and announces that the average consumer plans to spend $122.98 on Valentine's Day, up from $119.67 in 2007. Total retail spending for the Feb. 14 holiday is expected to reach $17.02 billion. Interested whether you will be given a gift day after tomorrow or not? Well, NRF says that of the 61 percent of consumers who are planning to celebrate Valentine's Day this year, nine of ten will spend the most on their significant others or spouses.
But what about other loved ones? NFR will not disappoint those loved ones too and six in ten plan to buy something for their family members, and two in ten said they would send a gift to friends.
According the NRF, this year, over 48% plan to celebrate the day by taking their significant others for a special night out, up from 45% in 2007, The same source says that nearly 48% of consumers plan to purchase candy, 36% buy flowers, and 17% - jewelry.
Of course, it is important that the recipient knows who his or her special admirer is - 57% of those surveyed plan on buying a card for their Valentine, the NRF said.
"Valentine's Day is a great time to get creative with gift options," said NRF President and CEO Tracy Mullin. "Most people agree that it's the thought that counts, but shelves will also be filled with traditional gifts for those who want to celebrate the old-fashioned way."
Study shows that men will outspend women this year, spending an average of $163.37 on gifts and cards, compared to an average of $84.72 spent by women. And I like this. ;-)
Everyone knows how to express it :) so not in all lenguages :)
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