German love phrases and German love quotes
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Here you can learn common German love words and phrases. I've also listed common German love sayings and famous German love quotes.
I'm not sure what it is about loving in Germany that gets people so loved up. Perhaps it's the reputation of the German Love Parade festival. It could also be the influence of the great German love poets and poems or even cheesy German love song lyrics. Whatever the reason, it seems that people just can't get enough German love words. (And I always thought it was the Italians and the French with the reputation for love and romance.)
German Love Theme Index
Liebe - the German word for love
How do you say "I love you" in German?
Many of you are asking how to say I love you in German so let's start with the basics, the German for "I love you", "to fall in love", "to be in love" and "to make sweet loving".
Say I love you in English |
Say I love you in German |
| love
I love you. (I love you too.) I'm crazy about you. I love you with all my heart. |
die
Liebe
Ich liebe dich. (Ich dich auch.) Ich bin verrückt nach dir. Ich liebe dich von ganzem Herzen. |
| to fall in
love with s.o.
I have fallen in love with you. |
sich in jmdn.
verlieben
Ich habe mich in dich verliebt. |
| to be in love
with s.o.
I am in love with you. |
in jmdn.
verliebt sein
Ich bin in dich verliebt. |
| to make
love
They made love for hours. |
sich lieben;
miteinander schlafen
Sie haben sich stundenlang geliebt. |
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List of German love words and phrases
Example love phrases with German translations
A list of German love words for the love bunnies out there together with the German translation of example love phrases.
English words / phrases |
German words / phrases |
| love
affair
She is having a love affair with an older man. |
das
Verhältnis / das Techtelmechtel
(coll.)
Sie hat ein Verhältnis mit einem älteren Mann. |
| love
bite
Is that a love bite on your neck? |
der
Knutschfleck
Ist das ein Knutschfleck an deinem Hals? |
| love
crazed
The love crazed man seemed to be following her. |
liebestoll
Der liebestolle Mann schien sie zu verfolgen. |
|
loved-up
John and Julia are loved up. |
verliebt
John and Julia sind verliebt. |
| love
handles
Steffi loves everything about Matthias, including his love handles. |
der
Rettungsring
Steffi liebt alles an Matthias, sogar seinen Rettungsring. |
|
love-hate
Simon and Anita are bound by a strange love-hate relationship. |
die
Hassliebe
Simon and Anita verbindet eine seltsame Hassliebe. |
| love
letter
Her love letters are scented with perfume. |
der
Liebesbrief
An ihren Liebesbriefen ist Parfüm. |
| love
life
She wanted nothing more than a fulfilled love life. |
das
Liebesleben
Sie wünschte nichts sehnlicher als ein erfülltes Liebesleben. |
| love
nest
She's bought herself a little love nest where she can hide away with her lovers. |
das
Liebesnest
She hat sich ein Liebesnest gekauft, in das sie sich mit Ihren Liebhabern zurückziehen konnte. |
| love of one's
life
You only meet the love of your life once, if at all. |
die große
Liebe
Die große Liebe trifft man - wenn überhaupt - nur einmal im Leben. |
| love
poem
He had written her hundreds of love poems |
das Liebes
gedicht
Er hat ihr schon hunderte Liebesgedichte geschrieben. |
| love
potion
She mixed him a love potion to get him in the mood. |
der
Liebestrank
Sie mixte ihm einen Liebesgetränk, um ihn in Stimmung zu bringen. |
|
lover
Her husband found her lover in the wardrobe. |
der
Liebhaber
Ihr Ehemann hat den Liebhaber im Schrank gefunden. |
|
lovers
They've been lovers for over ten years now. |
das
Liebespaar
Seit über zehn Jahren sind sie jetzt schon ein Liebespaar. |
| love
sick
She's lovesick and lying in bed crying. |
liebeskrank,
liebeskummer haben
Sie liegt liebeskrank im Bett und heult. |
| love
song
He sang love songs before her balcony. |
das Liebes
lied
Er sang vor ihrem Balkon Liebeslieder. |
| love
spell
Could you not perform a love spell on him to make him fall in love with me? |
der
Liebeszauber
Könnten Sie ihn nicht mit einem Liebeszauber in mich verliebt machen? |
| love
story
Their love story began in the supermarket check-out queue. |
die
Liebesgeschichte
Ihre Liebesgeschichte begann in der Schlange an der Supermarktkasse. |
| love to
bits
Sally loves her husband to bits. |
zum Fressen
gern haben
Sally hat ihren Mann zum Fressen gern. |
|
matchmaking
Matchmaker.com is a cool website for matchmaking. |
die
Verkuppelung
Matchmaker.com ist eine tolle Verkuppelungseite. |
| love
triangle
In the confines of the mountain cabin the love triangle flourished until its senseless end. |
die
Dreiecksgeschichte
In der enge der Berghütte blüht die Dreiecksgeschichte auf, bis zum sinnlosen Ende. |
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German love quotes
A list of common German love sayings
Most languages have a wealth of love quotes, love sayings and love proverbs - German is no exception. I've listed some of the most common German love sayings below. Most of these sayings are very similar to their English counterparts. If you know of other common German love sayings, let me know and I'll add them to our quote list.
English quotes/ sayings |
German quotes/ sayings |
| True love never dies. | Alte Liebe rostet nicht. |
| Love is blind. | Liebe macht blind. |
| Love will find a way. | Liebe macht erfinderisch. |
| The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. | Liebe geht durch den Magen. |
| Die Liebe wächst mit der Entfernung. | Absence makes the heart grow fonder. |
| Die Liebe besiegt alles. | Love conquers all. |
| The love of money is the root of all evil. | Die Liebe zum Geld ist die Wurzel allen Übels. |
| Love at first sight. | Liebe auf den ersten Blick. |
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More vocabulary themes with example German phrases, quotes and sayings coming soon! In the meantime check out our podcasts...
Season 3 : podcasts 27 - 39
Words / phrases 37- LUCK
Words / phrases 36- HOUSE-HUNT2
Words / phrases 35- HOUSE-HUNT1
Words / phrases 34 - BAR SCENE
Words / phrases 33 - ELECTIONS
Words / phrases 32- KITCHEN
Words / phrases 31- SIXTH SENSE
Words / phrases 30- KNOWLEDGE
Words / phrases 29- HANGOVER
Words / phrases 28- OKTOBERFEST
Words / phrases 27- PARENT
Season 2 : podcasts 14 - 26
Funny slang 26- TEENAGER
Funny slang 25- 2CENTS
Funny slang 24- CODSWALLOP
Funny slang 23- GOBSMACKED
Funny slang 22- WHO GIVES?
Funny slang 21- HITCHED
Funny slang 20- LIKE CLOCKWORK
Funny slang 19- FED UP
Funny slang 18- PEAR-SHAPED
Funny slang 17- INDECISION
Funny slang 16- MONEY 2
Funny slang 15- PARTY
Funny slang 14- FEAR
Season 1 : podcasts 1 - 13
Sayings / idioms 13- COMPREHENSION
Sayings / idioms 12- SPOILSPORT
Sayings / idioms 11- FEELING GOOD
Sayings / idioms 10- NO PROBLEM
Sayings / idioms 9- NEIGHBOUR
Sayings / idioms 8- FOOD
Sayings / idioms 7- ANIMALS
Sayings / idioms 6- BUSINESS
Sayings / idioms 5- INFATUATION
Sayings / idioms 4- STUDENT
Sayings / idioms 3- MONEY
Sayings / idioms 2- HAIR
Sayings / idioms 1- SPEAK
