How to say "I love you" in Modern Standard Arabic
أُحِبُّكَ
u7ibbuka
- Without tashkeel
- أحبك
- Franco / chat alphabet
- o7ebbuka
- Literally
- I-love-you
When to use it
A single word: the verb "I love" with the pronoun "you" attached, here addressed to a man. To a woman it is u7ibbuki. This is the form used in poetry, songs, letters and films in Modern Standard Arabic; in daily life people say it in their own dialect.
Other ways to say it
to a woman
أُحِبُّكِ
u7ibbuki
I love you
Use when speaking to a woman.
to a group
أُحِبُّكُمْ
u7ibbukum
I love you all
Use for family or friends together.
stronger
أُحِبُّكَ كَثِيراً
u7ibbuka kathiran
I love you very much
Adds "a lot"; change the ending to -ki for a woman.
with the pronoun
أَنَا أُحِبُّكَ
ana u7ibbuka
I do love you
The extra "I" adds emphasis.
How people reply
وَأَنَا أُحِبُّكَ أَيْضاً
wa-ana u7ibbuka aydan
I love you too.
وَأَنَا كَذَلِكَ
wa-ana kadhalika
Me too.
أَنْتَ حَيَاتِي
anta 7ayati
You are my life.
In a sentence
أُحِبُّكَ يَا أَبِي.
u7ibbuka ya abi.
I love you, Dad.
أُحِبُّكِ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِي.
u7ibbuki min kulli qalbi.
I love you with all my heart.
قَالَ لَهَا: أُحِبُّكِ إِلَى الْأَبَدِ.
qala laha: u7ibbuki ila al-abadi.
He said to her: I love you forever.