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I love you

/aɪ ˈlʌv juː/

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Ireland/aɪ ˈlʊv juː/

I love you phrase: an affirmation of affection or deep caring, especially to a family member.

Phrase

I love you

  1. An affirmation of affection or deep caring, especially to a family member.
    • "I love you, Mom," said Candace.
    • I love you, Lolly: I should have been saying it at the end of every one of those goddamn Sunday-evening calls. Should have been calling her. I love you: Why did that simple three-syllable sentence always get stuck in my throat?2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.73
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    143, ILY
  2. An affirmation of romantic feeling to a lover or spouse.
    • The dark days are gone and the bright days are here / My sunny one shines so sincere / Sunny, one so true / I love you1976, Boney M., “Sunny”, in Take the Heat off Me
  3. A platonic expression of strong inclination or liking to a friend.
    • I love you, man, but you need some professional help.

I love you meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

I love you in Hindi

affirmation of affection or deep caring
मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ ma͠i tumse pyār kartā hū̃, मैं तुमसे प्यार करती हूँ ma͠i tumse pyār kartī hū̃, मैं तुझसे प्यार करता हूँ ma͠i tujhse pyār kartā hū̃, मैं तुझसे प्यार करती हूँ ma͠i tujhse pyār kartī hū̃
affirmation of romantic feeling
मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ ma͠i tumse pyār kartā hū̃, मैं तुमसे प्यार करती हूँ ma͠i tumse pyār kartī hū̃, मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहता हूँ ma͠i tumha͠i bahut cāhtā hū̃, मैं तुम्हैं बहुत चाहती हूँ ma͠i tumha͠i bahut cāhtī hū̃

I love you in Tamil

affirmation of romantic feeling
நான் உன்னைக் காதலிக்கிறேன் nāṉ uṉṉaik kātalikkiṟēṉ, நான் உன்னைக் காதலிக்கின்றேன் nāṉ uṉṉaik kātalikkiṉṟēṉ

I love you in Marathi

affirmation of romantic feeling
माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे mājha tujhyāvar prem āhe

I love you in Urdu

affirmation of romantic feeling
مُجھے تُم سے پْیار ہَے mujhe tum se pyār hai, میں تُم سے پْیار کَرْتا ہُوں mẽ tum se pyār kartā hū̃, میں آپ سے پْیار کَرْتی ہُوں mẽ āp se pyār kartī hū̃, میں آپ سے پْیار کَرْتا ہُوں mẽ āp se pyār kartā hū̃
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I love you in Bengali
আমি তোমাকে মহব্বত করি ami tōmake mohobbot kori, আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি ami tōmake bhalōbaśi
I love you in Telugu
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu
I love you in Malayalam
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ പ്രേമിക്കുന്നു ñāṉ ninne prēmikkunnu, ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു ñāṉ ninne snēhikkunnu
I love you in Kannada
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ nānu ninnannu prītisuttēne, ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಇಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟಿರುವೆ nānu ninnannu iṣṭapaṭṭiruve
I love you in Punjabi
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ maĩ tainū̃ piāra kardā hā̃, ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ maĩ tainū̃ piāra kardī hā̃, میں تُہانوں پیار کردا ہاں ma͠i tuhānũ pyār karda hā̃, میں تُہانوں پیار کردی ہاں ma͠i tuhānũ pyār kardī hā̃
I love you in Gujarati
હું તમને પ્રેમ કરું છું hũ tamne prem karũ chũ, હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું hũ tane prem karũ chũ
I love you in Odia
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲପାଏ mũ tumaku bhalapāe
I love you in Sanskrit
त्वयि प्रेम करोमि tvayi prema karomi, त्वयि स्निह्यामि tvayi snihyāmi
I love you in Sinhala
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි mama oyāṭa ādareyi, මම ඔබට ආදරෙයි mama obaṭa ādareyi
I love you in Assamese
মই তোমাক মৰম কৰোঁ moi tümak morom korü̃, মই তোমাক ভাল পাওঁ moi tümak bhal paü̃
I love you in Nepali
मलाई तिम्रो माया लाग्छ malāī timro māyā lāgcha, मलाई तिमी मन पर्छ malāī timī man parcha, म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु। ma timīlāī māyā garchu.
I love you in Pashto
تا سره مينه کوم tā sara mina kawəm
I love you in Tagalog
mahal kita, iniibig kita, iniirog kita
I love you in Arabic
أُحِبُّكَ ʔuḥibbuka, أُحِبُّكِ ʔuḥibbuki
I love you in Malay
aku sayang akan engkau, saya cintakan mu, saya sayangkan mu, saya sayangkan engkau
I love you in Indonesian
aku sayang kamu, aku menyayangimu, aku mengasihimu, aku cinta padamu
I love you in Persian
دل میباله ترا del me-bâle torâ
I love you in Thai
ฉันรักเธอ chǎn rák təə, ผมรักคุณ pǒm rák kun, ฉันรักคุณ chǎn rák kun, รักนะ
I love you in Vietnamese
e.g., bố thương con, con thương bố, mẹ thương con
I love you in Myanmar
ခင်ဗျားချစ်တယ် hkangbya:hkyactai, ရှင်ကိုချစ်တယ် hrangkuihkyactai, နင်ကိုငါချစ်တယ် nangkui-ngahkyactai, ချစ်ပါတယ် hkyacpatai
Kashmiri
مےٚ چھِ چٲنؠ ماے me chi cạ̄n' māy

Synonyms of I love you

Questions about I love you

What does I love you mean?
I love you means an affirmation of affection or deep caring, especially to a family member.
What is I love you in Hindi?
I love you in Hindi is मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ (ma͠i tumse pyār kartā hū̃), मैं तुमसे प्यार करती हूँ (ma͠i tumse pyār kartī hū̃), मैं तुझसे प्यार करता हूँ (ma͠i tujhse pyār kartā hū̃). See I love you meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is I love you?
I love you is a phrase.
How do you pronounce I love you?
I love you is pronounced /aɪ ˈlʌv juː/.

Words near I love you in the dictionary

  1. I lost my bag
  2. I lost my glasses
  3. I lost my handbag
  4. I lost my keys
  5. I lost my wallet
  6. I love you
  7. I mean
  8. I miss you
  9. I must go
  10. I must love you and leave you
  11. I must say

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