Terms and Phrases of Endearment

You never know who you might fall in love with and you never know what language they'll speak. Here are just a few European translations of phrases that you can share with your partners. And just in case you need it, we've thrown in a couple of other useful phrases.

English I love you.
You make me so happy.
German Ich liebe dich.
Du machst mich sehr glucklisch.
Spanish Te quiero.
Me haces my feliz.
French Je t'aime.
Tu me rends tres (male) heureaux / (female) heureuse.
Italian Ti voglio bene.
Tu mi rendi cosi felice.
Portuguese Eu te amo.
Voce me faz muito feliz.
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English I can't live without you.
My love.
German Ich kann ohne dich nicht leben (male) Lieber / (female) Liebe.
Spanish No puedo vivir sin ti. Mi amor.
French Je peux pas me passer do toi. Mon amour.
Italian Non posso vivere senza te. Amore mio.
Portuguese Eu nao posso viver sem voce. Meu amor.
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English I like you, but this isn't working. I want us to stay friends.
German Ich mag dich, aber es geht nicht. Ich mochte, dab wir Freunde bleiben.
Spanish Me justas, pero esto no funciona. Quiero que seamos amigos.
French Tu me plais, mais ca marche plus. On peut rester copains.
Italian Mi piaci, ma non funziona. Voglio che rimaniamo amici.
Portuguese Eu gosto de voce, mas nao esta dando certo.
Eu quero que continuemos amigos.

Source: Hot! International. Edited by David Appell and Paul Balido, published by BabelCom, Inc.


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