If you are dating, or married to someone who speaks Russian, or you are on the way to winning his or her heart, you will need some phrases that will help express your feelings. In this post you will learn different ways to say “I love you” in Russian and other words that you can use to address your loved ones.
The simplest and more common way to say “I love you” is with the words «Я люблю тебя». This phrase can be said to your girlfriend or boyfriend, to your spouse, and even to your friends or your children. Anyone who you care about, actually. Also, it doesn’t matter the gender of the person this is adressed to, it is written and pronounced the same for both genders.
Depending on the stage of your relationship, if you just fell in love, or if you are so close that you want to spend your whole life together, you can say the next phrases (on a scaling from less to more impactful):
«Ты мне нравишься» — is not really like «я люблю тебя», but it is a fitting phrase to express your romantic interest. It can be used when you like someone in a romantic way, but it is yet far from being love.
«Ты выйдешь за меня?» This words are traditionally said by men (but it doesn’t mean it can’t happen the other way around). By european traditions, the man gives the woman a ring.
Some more phrases to express your love and romantic interest:
But what to do if someone confesses first? What are you supposed to say next? How to answer? What words to choose? You are supposed to tell them something at least. Here are some popular answers. If you do feel the same, of course.
But if you are not ready to accept their feelings, you can answer by saying something like this:
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Romantic relationships wouldn’t be so romantic if you couldn’t call your loved one with a handful of cute little nicknames, wouldn’t it?
Names for men:
Names for women:
How to call anyone regardless of gender:
Almost all of them can be used with or without the pronouns «мой/моя». The pronoun can even be placed after the nickname!
Солнышко мое, я так тебя люблю! — My sweetie-pie, I love you so much!
Мой дорогой, я буду любить тебя всегда! — My dear, I will always love you!
If you would ever wan’t to express the whole spectrum of your feelings, but you are not good enough with Russian yet, a bunch of great Russian writers have got you covered. Take a look at some love quotes from their works:
В семейной жизни самый важный винт — это любовь (А. Чехов). — In family life, the most important screw is love (A. Chekhov).
Тот, кто любит, должен разделять участь того, кого он любит (М. Булгаков). — The one who loves must share the fate of the beloved person (M. Bulgakov).
Надо верить тому, кого любишь, — нет высшего доказательства любви (А. Грин). — You must believe the one you love as there is no higher proof of love (A. Green).
Тайны человеческой души велики, а любовь — самая недоступная из этих тайн (И. Тургенев). — The secrets of the human soul are great, and love is the most inaccessible of these secrets (I. Turgenev).
In this article you have discovered how to tell “I love you” in Russian, and also some common Russian phrases and expressions about love. But no matter how beautiful they are, you still have a long journey ahead if you trylly want to master your couple’s language.
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