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You want to say I love you in Polish.
Here are 20+ ways to say I love you in Polish, including ways to respond, plus similar phrases like “I like you.” Take a look!
1. Kocham Cię
- I love you
- Pronunciation: Koh-ham chyeh
This is the most common way to say “I love you” in Polish. It is a straightforward and direct way to express your love for someone.
- “Kocham” is the first-person singular form of the verb “kochać”, which means “to love” in English.
- “Cię” is the second-person singular object pronoun, which means “you” in English.
2. Uwielbiam Cię
- I adore you
- Pronunciation: Oo-vyel-bee-yam chyeh
– This phrase means “I adore you” or “I love you to bits”. It is a more intense way to express your love and admiration for someone.
3. Jestem zakochany w Tobie
- I am in love with you
- Pronunciation: Yes-tem za-koh-ha-ny v toh-byeh
This phrase means “I am in love with you”. It is a more romantic and passionate way to express your feelings.
4. Jesteś moim skarbem
- You are my treasure
- Pronunciation: Yes-tesh moy-im skar-bem
This translates to “You are my treasure”. It is a sweet and endearing way to express your love for someone.
5. Kocham Ciebie całym sercem
- I love you with all my heart
- Pronunciation: Koh-ham chyeh-byeh tsah-wim sehr-tsem
This means “I love you with all my heart”. It is a powerful and emotional way to express your love.
6. Jesteś moją miłością
- You are my love
- Pronunciation: Yes-tesh mo-yon mi-wo-shchaw
This phrase means “You are my love”. It is a simple and romantic way to express your feelings.
7. Kocham Cię nad życie
- I love you more than life
- Pronunciation: Koh-ham chyeh nad zhih-tsyeh
This translates to “I love you more than life”. It is a poetic and intense way to express your love.
8. Nie wyobrażam sobie życia bez Ciebie
- I can’t imagine life without you
- Pronunciation: Nyeh voh-brah-zhahm soh-byeh zhih-chyah behz chyeh-byeh
This means “I can’t imagine life without you”. Not exactly a direct way to say I love you in Polish, but it works.
It is a way to express your deep attachment and dependence on someone.
9. Serce mi bije dla Ciebie
- My heart beats for you
- Pronunciation: Ser-tse mi bee-yeh dla chyeh-byeh
This phrase translates to “My heart beats for you”. It is a romantic and poetic way to express your love.
10. Bez Ciebie nie jestem kompletny/a
- I am not complete without you
- Pronunciation: Behz chyeh-byeh nyeh yes-tem kom-pleht-ni/ah
This means “I am not complete without you”. It is a way to express how important someone is in your life.
11. Twoja miłość jest dla mnie życiem
- Your love is my life
- Pronunciation:
This phrase means “Your love is my life”. It is a way to express how important someone’s love is to you.
12. Zakochałem/am się w Tobie od pierwszego wejrzenia
- I fell in love with you at first sight
- Pronunciation:
This means “I fell in love with you at first sight”. It is a romantic way to express how strong your feelings are.
In addition to “I love you”, here are a few ways to say “I like you” in Polish:
13. Podobasz mi się
- I like you
- Pronunciatin: Po-doh-bash mi sh-ye
This means “I like you” or “I find you attractive”.
14. Lubię Cię
- I love you
- Pronunciatin: Loo-byeh chyeh
This literally means “I like you.”
“Lubię” is the first-person singular form of the verb “lubić”, which means “to like” in English. “Cię” is the second-person singular object pronoun, which means “you” in English.
15. Przyjemnie jest z Tobą
- It’s nice to be with you
- Pronunciation: Pzhi-yehm-nyeh yest z toh-bą
This means “It’s nice to be with you”. It is a way to express your enjoyment of someone’s company.
Responding to I Love You in Polish
16. Ja również Cię kocham
- I love you too
- Pronunciation: Yah yeh-ven-toh chyeh koh-ham
This means “I love you too”. It is a simple and straightforward way to reciprocate someone’s love.
17. Ja też Cię bardzo kocham
- I also love you very much
- Pronunciation: Yah tesh chyeh bar-dzo koh-ham
This phrase means “I also love you very much”. It is a way to express how deeply you love someone.
18. Kocham Cię bardziej
- I love you more
- Pronunciation: Koh-ham chyeh bar-jey
This means “I love you more”. It is a playful and loving way to express how much you love someone.
19. Jestem z Tobą szczęśliwy/a
- I am happy with you
- Pronunciation: Yes-tem z toh-bą sh-chen-shlee-vi/ah
This means “I am happy with you”. It is a way to express how much someone’s love means to you and how it contributes to your happiness.
20. Całe moje serce należy do Ciebie
- My whole heart belongs to you
- Pronunciation: Tsa-weh moy-eh sehr-tse nah-leh-zhi do chyeh-byeh
This translates to “My whole heart belongs to you”. It is a way to express how completely you love someone and how they have your heart.
21. “Nie kocham Cię”
- I don’t love you
- Pronunciation: Nyeh koh-ham chyeh
This phrase is a direct and clear way to express that you do not have romantic feelings for someone. I figure if you want to learn to say I love you in Polish, then you should also know the opposte of it! And having said that…
22. “Dziękuję”
- Thank you
- Pronunciation: Jen-koo-yeh
This is how to say thank you in Polish. is a polite and common way to express gratitude and appreciation for someone’s love and affection.
Back to You
Now you know a whole bunch of ways to say I love you in Polish.
But which of these is THE most important one to know?
The #1 most important phrase to know would be “Kocham Cię” Why? Because this is the most common and straightforward ways to say I love you in Polish. The rest are variations. Good to know when you’re fluent or want to show off. But, not exactly needed when you just need to know the basics.
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