How to Say “I Love You” Throughout Africa

Next time you’re travelling to Africa with a loved one and want to tell them how you feel, use one of these terms – depending on the country you’re in. This is how to say “I love you” in the different parts of Africa.

Botswana

 Setswana: Ke a go rata

Kenya

 Swahili: Nakupenda

Madagascar

 Malagasy: tiako ianao

 French: Je t’aime

Malawi

 Chichewa: Ndimakukonda

Mozambique

 Portuguese: Eu amo-te

Namibia

 Damara/Nama: INam tsi ta ge a (from Female to Male)/ INam si ta ge a (From Male to Female)

 Herero: Mbeku suvera

 Oshivambo: Ondiku hole

 Afrikaans: Ek is lief vir jou

 German: Ich liebe dich

Rwanda

 French: Je t’aime

South Africa

 Zulu: Mena tanda wena

 Xhosa: ndiyakuthanda

 Afrikaans: Ek is lief vir jou

Swaziland

 Swati: Ngiyakutsandza

Tanzania

 Swahili: Nakupenda

Uganda

 Swahili: Nakupenda

 Luganda: Nkwagala

 English: I love you

Zambia

 Nyanja: Ndikufuna

 Bemba: ni nkutemwa

Zimbabwe

 Shona: Ndinokuda

 Ndebele: Ngiyakuthanda

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