Ways to say "I love you" in Hungarian

With Valentine's Day approaching, let's discover different ways to express love in Hungarian! 😁 Even if you're not the romantic type, this Mini Lesson will be useful for your language learning. Keep reading to find out why. 😉

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“I love you”

The most basic way to say "I love you." is “Szeretlek.”, as you can see in this excerpt of one of our daily CLASSIC dialogues in our Daily Dose of Hungarian program:

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• Megőrülök. Napok óta megy egy dal a fejemben. És nem tudom, mi az.
• Énekeld el, hátha felismerem!
• Dehogy énekelem el! Szörnyű hangom van.
• Tényleg? Még soha nem is hallottalak énekelni.
• Mert szeretlek, és nem szeretnélek megsüketíteni.

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• I'm going crazy. There's been a song in my head for days. And I don't know what it is.
• Sing it, I might recognize it.
• I definitely won't sing it. I have a terrible voice.
• Really? I've never heard you sing before.
• Because I love you and I don't want to deafen you.

Romantic Expressions in Hungarian

But besides “Szeretlek.”, Hungarian offers many beautiful expressions to convey your feelings.

• Te vagy életem szerelme. = You are the love of my life.
• Te vagy az egyetlen szerelmem. = You are my only love.
• Megőrülök érted. = I'm crazy about you.
• Mindennél jobban szeretlek. = I love you more than anything.
• Teljes szívemből szeretlek. = I love you with all my heart.
• Örökké szeretni foglak. = I will love you forever.
• Nem tudok nélküled élni. = I can't live without you.
• Te vagy a mindenem. = You are my everything.
• A szívem örökké a tiéd. = My heart is yours forever.
• Őrülten szerelmes vagyok beléd. = I'm madly in love with you.
• A szívem csak érted dobog. = My heart beats only for you.

Study Tip

Even if you're not the romantic type and might never use these exact phrases, they contain valuable language patterns. For example:

• The noun "szerelem" is irregular: az én szerelmem, a te szerelmed, “az életem szerelme”. (Learn more about irregular nouns here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/102530004 )
• The -lak/-lek ending is used in future tense, too: “Örökké szeretni foglak.” (Learn more about the -lak/-lek suffix here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37669990 )
• “te” + “nélkül” (i.e. without you) is “nélküled”: Nem tudok nélküled élni. (Learn more about personal pronouns + nélkül here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/87238906 )

This is why it's so important to see many examples of the language in use. The more you encounter these grammar patterns, the better you'll understand them and the more naturally you'll be able to use them. Our Daily Dose of Hungarian program provides short, 10-12 line dialogues every weekday, each packed with useful language patterns.