I love you in Russian: How to say?
To say I love you in Russian you can use this phrase:
– Я тебя́ люблю́.
[ya tee-byá lyub-lyú]
In Russian, you can change the order or words in the sentence without losing the meaning, so you can also say:
– Я люблю́ тебя́.
[ya lyub-lyú tee-byá]
Both phrases mean the same: I love you.
To say I love you too use:
– Я то́же тебя́ люблю́.
[ya tó-zhe tee-byá lyub-lyú]
Let’s try to be more verbose. Here are some more useful romantic Russian phrases:
– Я люблю́ тебя́ всем се́рдцем.
[ya lyub-lyú tee-byá fsyem syér-tsem]
I love you from the bottom of my heart.
– Я люблю́ тебя́ бо́льше всего́ на све́те.
[ya lyub-lyú tee-byá bol’-she fsee-vó na svyé-tye]
I love you more than anything.
– Я тебя́ обожа́ю.
[ya tee-byá a-ba-zhá-yu]
I adore you.
– Я не могу́ без тебя́ жить.
[ya nye ma-gú byes tee-byá zheet’]
I can’t live without you.
– Я хочу́ быть с тобо́й.
[ya ha-chú byt’ s ta-bóî]
I want to be with you.
– У меня́ к тебе́ чу́вства.
[u mee-nya k tee-byé chúst-va]
I have feelings for you.
Listen to "I love you" in Russian
The audio recording includes all the examples (in bold and blue) listed above.