i love you in Esperanto

“I love you” in Esperanto is Mi amas vin (mee AH-mahs veen). Mi is “I”, amas is the present tense of ami “to love”, and vin is “you” with the object ending -n. It is the same for any gender and for one or several people, because vi means both “you” (singular) and “you” (plural).

Other ways to say it

• Mi ankaŭ amas vin.I love you too.
• Mi tre amas vin.I love you very much.
• Mi amegas vin.I love you so much. (-eg- makes it stronger)
• Mi ŝatas vin.I like you.

How to reply

• Mi ankaŭ amas vin.I love you too.

Example sentences

• Mi amas vin!I love you!
• Mi amos vin ĉiam.I will always love you.

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Ami is “to love” and ŝati is “to like”. Use Mi ŝatas vin for a friend or a new crush, and Mi amas vin for deep affection.

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