Expressing negative emotions, such as hatred, is a part of human communication, albeit a less pleasant one. While we hope for a world where such sentiments are less common, understanding how these emotions are expressed in different languages can offer insights into cultural nuances and emotional expression globally. Below, we embark on a linguistic journey to explore how the phrase “I hate you” is conveyed across a spectrum of languages. This exploration not only sheds light on linguistic diversity but also on the varied ways emotions are articulated around the world.
Here is a list of how to say “I hate you” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Te urrej | Pronunciation: Teh oo-ray
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – أنا أكرهك (Ana akrahuka) | Pronunciation: Ah-na ak-ra-huk
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ես ատում եմ քեզ (Yes atum em qez) | Pronunciation: Yes ah-toom em kez
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Səni nifrət edirəm | Pronunciation: Sen-nee nee-fret eh-dee-rem
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Zuk gorroto zaitut | Pronunciation: Zook gor-ro-to zai-tut
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Я цябе ненавіжу (Ya tsyabe nenavizhu) | Pronunciation: Ya tsa-be ne-na-vi-zhoo
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – আমি তোমাকে ঘৃণা করি (Ami tomākē ghr̥ṇā kari) | Pronunciation: Ah-mee to-ma-ke ghri-na ko-ree
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Mrzim te | Pronunciation: M-rzeem teh
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Мразя те (Mrazya te) | Pronunciation: Mra-zya te
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Et odio | Pronunciation: Et oh-dee-oh
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Nesnáším tě | Pronunciation: Nes-nah-sheem tye
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Jeg hader dig | Pronunciation: Yay ha-der dey
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Ik haat je | Pronunciation: Ik haht yuh
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – I hate you | Pronunciation: I hate you
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ma vihkan sind | Pronunciation: Ma vih-kahn seend
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – من از تو متنفرم (Man az to motenaferam) | Pronunciation: Man az to mo-te-na-fer-am
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Vihaan sinua | Pronunciation: Vee-haan see-noo-a
- French (🇫🇷) – Je te déteste | Pronunciation: Zhuh tuh de-test
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – შენიძულება (Shenidzuleba) | Pronunciation: She-nee-dzoo-le-ba
- German (🇩🇪) – Ich hasse dich | Pronunciation: Ich has-seh dich
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Σε μισώ (Se miso) | Pronunciation: Seh mee-so
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אני שונא אותך (Ani sone otcha) | Pronunciation: Ah-nee so-neh otakh
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – मैं तुमसे नफरत करता हूँ (Main tumse nafrat karta hoon) | Pronunciation: Main tum-se na-frat kar-ta hoon
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Utállak | Pronunciation: Oo-tah-lak
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Ég hata þig | Pronunciation: Yeg ha-ta thig
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Aku benci kamu | Pronunciation: Ah-koo ben-chee ka-moo
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Is fuath liom tú | Pronunciation: Iss foo-ah lum too
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Ti odio | Pronunciation: Tee oh-dee-oh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 君が嫌いです (Kimi ga kirai desu) | Pronunciation: Kee-mee ga kee-rai des
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сені жек көремін (Seni zhek köremіn) | Pronunciation: Seh-nee zhek koh-reh-min
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ខ្ញុំស្អប់អ្នក (Khnhom sa’ob anak) | Pronunciation: Khnom sah-ob ah-nak
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 너를 미워해 (Neoreul miwohae) | Pronunciation: Noh-reul mee-wo-hae
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Ez te nefret dikim | Pronunciation: Ez teh nef-ret dee-keem
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Сени жек көрөм (Seni jek körom) | Pronunciation: Seh-nee jek koh-rom
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈບໍ່ດີກັບເຈົ້າ (Khony khao chai baw dee gap chao) | Pronunciation: Khaw-ny khao chai baw dee gap jao
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Es tevi ienīstu | Pronunciation: Es teh-vee ie-nee-stu
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Aš tave nekenčiu | Pronunciation: Ash tah-veh neh-ken-chyoo
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Ech haassen dech | Pronunciation: Ekh ha-sen dekh
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Те мразам (Te mrazam) | Pronunciation: Teh mrah-zam
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Aku benci kamu | Pronunciation: Ah-koo ben-chee ka-moo
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Nibgħatek | Pronunciation: Neeb-għa-tek
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 我讨厌你 (Wǒ tǎoyàn nǐ) | Pronunciation: Woh tao-yan nee
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – मी तुझ्यावर नफरत करतो (Mī tujhyāvar nafrat karto) | Pronunciation: Mee tooj-ya-var naf-rat kar-to
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Би чамд дургүй (Bi chamd durgui) | Pronunciation: Bee chamd dur-goo-y
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – म तिमीलाई घृणा गर्छु (Ma timīlāī ghr̥ṇā garchu) | Pronunciation: Ma tee-mee-lai ghri-na gar-chu
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Jeg hater deg | Pronunciation: Yay ha-ter dey
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – زه تا سره نفرت کوم (Za ta sara nafrat kawom) | Pronunciation: Zah tah sah-rah naf-rat kaw-um
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – من از تو متنفرم (Man az to motenaferam) | Pronunciation: Man az to mo-te-na-fer-am
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Nienawidzę cię | Pronunciation: Nye-na-vee-jeh chyeh
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Eu te odeio | Pronunciation: Eh-oo che oh-day-oo
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Te urăsc | Pronunciation: Teh oo-rask
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Я тебя ненавижу (Ya tebya nenavizhu) | Pronunciation: Ya teh-bya neh-na-vee-zhoo
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Мрзим те (Mrzim te) | Pronunciation: M-rzeem teh
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – මම ඔයාව වෛර කරනවා (Mama oyāwa vaira karanawā) | Pronunciation: Ma-ma o-ya-wa vy-ra kar-a-nawa
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Neznášam ťa | Pronunciation: Nez-nah-sham tya
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Sovražim te | Pronunciation: So-vrah-zim teh
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Waan ku necebahay | Pronunciation: Wahn koo neh-seh-bah-hay
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Te odio | Pronunciation: Teh oh-dee-oh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Nakuchukia | Pronunciation: Nah-koo-choo-kee-ah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Jag hatar dig | Pronunciation: Yahg ha-tar dey
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Ман туро мекинам (Man turo mekinam) | Pronunciation: Man too-ro meh-kee-nam
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – உன்னை வெறுக்கிறேன் (Unnai verukkiren) | Pronunciation: Oo-nai ve-ru-ki-ren
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నేను నిన్ను ద్వేషిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu dvēṣistunnānu) | Pronunciation: Nay-nu nin-nu dve-shis-tun-nanu
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ฉันเกลียดคุณ (Chan gliat khun) | Pronunciation: Chan glee-at koon
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Seni nefret ediyorum | Pronunciation: Seh-nee neh-fret eh-dee-yo-room
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Я тебе ненавиджу (Ya tebe nenavizhu) | Pronunciation: Ya teh-beh neh-na-vee-zhoo
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – میں تم سے نفرت کرتا ہوں (Main tum se nafrat karta hoon) | Pronunciation: Main tum say naf-rat kar-ta hoon
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Seni yomon ko’raman | Pronunciation: Seh-nee yo-mon ko-ra-man
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tôi ghét bạn | Pronunciation: Toy get ban
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Dw i’n dy gasáu | Pronunciation: Doo een duh gas-eye