Imagine someone whispering to you "Je t'aime" or "Te amo" or "Aloha wau ia 'oe." You'd be intrigued, interested, and pleased, wouldn't you? Well, try several foreign language translations of "I Love You" with a special person in your life and see what happens.

Afrikaans - Ek is lief vir jou

American - Have a beer

Australian - 'ave another

Arabic - Ana Ahebak / Ana Bahibak

Cantonese - Ngo Oi Nei

Chinese - Gnoy oy na

Danish - Jeg eisker dig

Dutch - Ik hou van jou

English - I love you

Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua

French - Je t'aime / Je t'adore

German - Ich liebe Dich

Greek - S'agape

Hawaiian - Aloha wau ia 'oe

Hebrew - Ani ohevet ota

Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu

Italian - Ti amo

Japanese - Anata wa, dai suki desu

Korean - Sa Lang Hae / Na No Sa Lan Hei

Mandarin - Wo Ai Ni

Norwegian - Jeg eisker deg

Persian - Tora Doost Darem

Romanian - Te iubesc

Russian - Ya tebya liubliu

Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo / Yo amor tu

Swahili - Naku panda

Swedish - Jag alskar dig

Swiss German - Ch-ha di garn

Tagolog - Mahal kita / Inilbig kita

Turkish - Seni seviyorum

Vietnamese - Toi yeu em

Do some of the translations above look interesting? Pick out your favorites, then find a good pronouncing dictionary in order to get the sound of the phrase as accurate as possible.

After all, you don't want "Je t'adore" to sound like "Shut the door." That would have an entirely different meaning.

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Garry Gamber is a public school teacher and entrepreneur. He writes articles about real estate, health and nutrition, and internet dating services. He is the owner of http://www.Anchorage-Homes.com and http://www.TheDatingAdvisor.com.