I Hate You in Different Languages: 70 Ways to Dislike

Learning how to say “I hate you” in different languages can help you understand foreign films, songs, conversations, literature, and everyday expressions. The phrase is emotionally strong, so its tone can vary significantly depending on the language, relationship, and situation.

Below, you’ll find 70 translations of “I hate you” around the world, including the native phrase, an easy English pronunciation, and a short example sentence with its English meaning. Some languages have different forms depending on gender, formality, or context, so the most natural common form is provided.

I Hate You in Different Languages

#	Language	Native phrase	Easy English pronunciation	Example sentence	English meaning
1	Spanish	Te odio.	teh OH-dee-oh	Te odio por mentirme.	I hate you for lying to me.
2	French	Je te déteste.	zhuh tuh day-TEST	Je te déteste quand tu mens.	I hate you when you lie.
3	German	Ich hasse dich.	ikh HAH-suh dikh	Ich hasse dich dafür.	I hate you for that.
4	Italian	Ti odio.	tee OH-dee-oh	Ti odio quando menti.	I hate you when you lie.
5	Portuguese	Eu te odeio.	eh-oo chee oh-DAY-oh	Eu te odeio por isso.	I hate you for that.
6	Dutch	Ik haat je.	ik haht yuh	Ik haat je daarvoor.	I hate you for that.
7	Swedish	Jag hatar dig.	yah HAH-tar day	Jag hatar dig när du ljuger.	I hate you when you lie.
8	Norwegian	Jeg hater deg.	yyeh HAH-ter die	Jeg hater deg for det.	I hate you for that.
9	Danish	Jeg hader dig.	yyeh HAY-ther die	Jeg hader dig for det.	I hate you for that.
10	Finnish	Vihaan sinua.	VEE-hahn SEE-noo-ah	Vihaan sinua tästä.	I hate you for this.
11	Icelandic	Ég hata þig.	yeh HAH-ta thig	Ég hata þig fyrir þetta.	I hate you for this.
12	Irish	Is fuath liom tú.	iss foo-ah lim too	Is fuath liom tú anois.	I hate you now.
13	Welsh	Dw i’n dy gasáu di.	doo een duh guh-SAH-ee dee	Dw i’n dy gasáu di am hynny.	I hate you for that.
14	Scottish Gaelic	Tha gràin agam ort.	ha graan ah-gum ort	Tha gràin agam ort airson sin.	I hate you for that.
15	Polish	Nienawidzę cię.	nyeh-nah-VEED-zeh chyeh	Nienawidzę cię za to.	I hate you for that.
16	Czech	Nenávidím tě.	neh-NAH-vee-deem tyeh	Nenávidím tě za to.	I hate you for that.
17	Slovak	Nenávidím ťa.	neh-NAH-vee-deem tya	Nenávidím ťa za to.	I hate you for that.
18	Slovenian	Sovražim te.	soh-VRAH-zhim teh	Sovražim te zaradi tega.	I hate you because of that.
19	Croatian	Mrzim te.	MR-zheem teh	Mrzim te zbog toga.	I hate you because of that.
20	Serbian	Мрзим те.	MR-zheem teh	Мрзим те због тога.	I hate you because of that.
21	Bosnian	Mrzim te.	MR-zheem teh	Mrzim te zbog toga.	I hate you because of that.
22	Macedonian	Те мразам.	teh MRAH-zam	Те мразам поради тоа.	I hate you because of that.
23	Bulgarian	Мразя те.	MRAH-zya teh	Мразя те за това.	I hate you for this.
24	Russian	Я тебя ненавижу.	ya tee-BYA neh-nah-VEE-zhoo	Я тебя ненавижу за это.	I hate you for this.
25	Ukrainian	Я тебе ненавиджу.	ya teh-BEH neh-na-VY-dzhoo	Я тебе ненавиджу за це.	I hate you for this.
26	Belarusian	Я цябе ненавіджу.	ya tsya-BEH neh-na-VEED-zhoo	Я цябе ненавіджу за гэта.	I hate you for this.
27	Lithuanian	Aš tavęs nekenčiu.	ash tah-VESS neh-KEN-choo	Aš tavęs nekenčiu už tai.	I hate you for that.
28	Latvian	Es tevi ienīstu.	ess TEH-vee yeh-NEES-too	Es tevi ienīstu par to.	I hate you for that.
29	Estonian	Ma vihkan sind.	mah VIH-kahn sind	Ma vihkan sind selle pärast.	I hate you for that.
30	Hungarian	Gyűlöllek.	DYOO-lol-lek	Gyűlöllek ezért.	I hate you for this.
31	Romanian	Te urăsc.	teh oo-RESK	Te urăsc pentru asta.	I hate you for this.
32	Albanian	Të urrej.	tuh oo-REY	Të urrej për këtë.	I hate you for this.
33	Greek	Σε μισώ.	seh mee-SOH	Σε μισώ γι’ αυτό.	I hate you for this.
34	Turkish	Senden nefret ediyorum.	SEN-den NEF-ret eh-dee-YOR-um	Senden nefret ediyorum.	I hate you.
35	Azerbaijani	Səndən nifrət edirəm.	sen-DEN nif-RET eh-dee-REM	Səndən nifrət edirəm.	I hate you.
36	Armenian	Ես ատում եմ քեզ.	yes ah-TOOM em kez	Ես ատում եմ քեզ դրա համար.	I hate you for that.
37	Georgian	მე შენ მძულხარ.	meh shen mdzool-khar	მე შენ მძულხარ ამის გამო.	I hate you because of this.
38	Persian	از تو متنفرم.	az toh mot-eh-FAREM	از تو متنفرم برای این کار.	I hate you for this.
39	Arabic	أكرهك	ak-RAH-kak	أكرهك بسبب هذا.	I hate you because of this.
40	Hebrew	אני שונא אותך / אני שונאת אותך	ah-NEE soh-NEH ot-kha / ah-NEE soh-NEH-et ot-kha	אני שונא אותך על זה.	I hate you for that.
41	Hindi	मैं तुमसे नफ़रत करता हूँ / करती हूँ।	main tum-se nafrat karta hoon / karti hoon	मैं तुमसे इस बात के लिए नफ़रत करता हूँ।	I hate you for this.
42	Urdu	مجھے تم سے نفرت ہے۔	mujhay tum se nafrat hai	مجھے تم سے اس بات پر نفرت ہے۔	I hate you for this.
43	Bengali	আমি তোমাকে ঘৃণা করি।	ami tomake ghri-na kori	আমি তোমাকে এর জন্য ঘৃণা করি।	I hate you for this.
44	Punjabi	ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ / ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ।	main tainu nafrat karda haan / kardi haan	ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।	I hate you for this.
45	Gujarati	હું તને નફરત કરું છું.	hoon tane nafarat karoon chhoon	હું તને આ માટે નફરત કરું છું.	I hate you for this.
46	Marathi	मला तुझा तिरस्कार आहे.	mala tuzha tiraskar aahe	मला तुझा यासाठी तिरस्कार आहे.	I hate you for this.
47	Nepali	म तिमीलाई घृणा गर्छु।	ma timilai ghrina garchhu	म तिमीलाई त्यसका लागि घृणा गर्छु।	I hate you for that.
48	Sinhala	මම ඔයාට වෛර කරනවා.	mama oyata vair karanawa	මම ඔයාට ඒකට වෛර කරනවා.	I hate you for that.
49	Tamil	நான் உன்னை வெறுக்கிறேன்.	naan unnai veruk-kiren	நான் உன்னை அதற்காக வெறுக்கிறேன்.	I hate you for that.
50	Telugu	నేను నిన్ను ద్వేషిస్తున్నాను.	nenu ninnu dveshistunnanu	నేను నిన్ను అందుకు ద్వేషిస్తున్నాను.	I hate you for that.
51	Kannada	ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ದ್ವೇಷಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.	naanu ninnannu dveshisuttene	ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಅದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ದ್ವೇಷಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.	I hate you for that.
52	Malayalam	ഞാൻ നിന്നെ വെറുക്കുന്നു.	njan ninne verukkunnu	ഞാൻ നിന്നെ അതിന് വെറുക്കുന്നു.	I hate you for that.
53	Thai	ฉันเกลียดคุณ	chan gliat khun	ฉันเกลียดคุณสำหรับเรื่องนี้	I hate you for this.
54	Vietnamese	Tôi ghét bạn.	toy get ban	Tôi ghét bạn vì điều đó.	I hate you for that.
55	Indonesian	Aku membencimu.	AH-koo mem-BEN-chee-moo	Aku membencimu karena itu.	I hate you because of that.
56	Malay	Saya benci awak.	SAH-yah BEN-chee AH-wak	Saya benci awak kerana itu.	I hate you because of that.
57	Tagalog	Kinamumuhian kita.	kee-nah-moo-MOO-hee-an kee-TAH	Kinamumuhian kita dahil dito.	I hate you because of this.
58	Chinese (Mandarin)	我恨你。	wǒ hèn nǐ	我恨你，因为你骗了我。	I hate you because you lied to me.
59	Japanese	あなたが嫌いです。	anata ga kirai desu	あなたが嫌いです。	I hate you / I dislike you.
60	Korean	나는 너를 싫어해.	na-neun neo-reul sil-eo-hae	나는 너를 정말 싫어해.	I really hate you.
61	Mongolian	Би чамайг үзэн яддаг.	bi cham-aig oo-zen yad-dag	Би чамайг үүний төлөө үзэн яддаг.	I hate you for this.
62	Kazakh	Мен сені жек көремін.	men seh-nee zhek KOH-reh-meen	Мен сені бұл үшін жек көремін.	I hate you for this.
63	Uzbek	Men sendan nafratlanaman.	men sen-DAN naf-rat-la-NA-man	Men sendan buning uchun nafratlanaman.	I hate you for this.
64	Swahili	Ninakuchukia.	nee-na-koo-CHOO-kee-ah	Ninakuchukia kwa hilo.	I hate you for that.
65	Zulu	Ngiyakuzonda.	ng-ee-ah-koo-ZON-dah	Ngiyakuzonda ngalokho.	I hate you for that.
66	Afrikaans	Ek haat jou.	ek haht yow	Ek haat jou daarvoor.	I hate you for that.
67	Amharic	እጠላሃለሁ።	eh-teh-lah-ha-leh-hoo	እጠላሃለሁ ለዚህ።	I hate you for this.
68	Somali	Waan ku necbahay.	waan koo NEB-ka-hay	Waan ku necbahay taas darteed.	I hate you for that.
69	Haitian Creole	Mwen rayi ou.	mwen RAH-yee oo	Mwen rayi ou pou sa.	I hate you for that.
70	Malagasy	Halako ianao.	ha-LAH-koo ee-AH-now	Halako ianao noho izany.	I hate you for that.

How to Say “I Hate You” in Different Languages

The phrase “I hate you” is generally used to express very strong dislike, anger, resentment, or emotional hurt. However, the exact strength can differ between languages.

For example, Japanese commonly uses あなたが嫌いです (anata ga kirai desu), which can mean “I dislike you” or “I hate you,” depending on context. English speakers may interpret “I hate you” as particularly intense, while other languages may have expressions that sound less direct or more natural in everyday conversation.

When learning a translation, it is therefore useful to consider both the literal meaning and how native speakers normally use the phrase.

“I Hate You” Translations and Cultural Context

Translations are not always word-for-word equivalents. Grammar, politeness, social relationships, and cultural expectations can change the way strong emotions are expressed.

In several languages, the form of the phrase changes according to the speaker or listener. Hindi, Punjabi, and Hebrew, for example, can require grammatical gender distinctions. Other languages may change the expression depending on whether the situation is formal, informal, affectionate, dramatic, or genuinely hostile.

A phrase that sounds extremely harsh in one language might be used jokingly between close friends in another context. The surrounding conversation is therefore important.

“I Hate You” Around the World

The idea of expressing hatred exists across many cultures, but languages offer different ways to communicate it.

Some languages use a direct verb equivalent to “hate.” Others commonly use words closer to “despise,” “detest,” or “cannot stand.” Japanese is a useful example because 嫌い (kirai) is often used for strong dislike and can cover meanings that English speakers might express with either “I dislike you” or “I hate you.”

This is why learning “I hate you in all languages” is more useful when you also understand the cultural and grammatical context behind each translation.

Direct vs. Softer Ways to Express Hate

If you are learning a language for everyday conversation, remember that saying “I hate you” can sound extremely confrontational.

Depending on the situation, a softer expression may be more appropriate, such as:

• “I don’t like you.”
• “I’m angry with you.”
• “I’m upset with you.”
• “I can’t stand what you did.”
• “I’m disappointed in you.”

These alternatives can communicate strong negative feelings without making the statement sound unnecessarily aggressive.

When to Use “I Hate You”

The phrase is usually appropriate only when the speaker intentionally wants to communicate a very strong negative emotion.

It can appear in:

• Arguments and serious disagreements
• Dramatic dialogue in movies or books
• Emotional conversations
• Breakups and relationship conflicts
• Jokes between people who understand each other’s tone
• Language-learning exercises

Because tone is important, learners should avoid using a direct translation automatically without understanding how native speakers interpret it.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is “I hate you” in Spanish?

“I hate you” in Spanish is “Te odio.” It is a direct and commonly understood expression of strong dislike or hatred.

2. How do you say “I hate you” in French?

In French, “I hate you” is “Je te déteste.” It directly communicates strong dislike or hatred toward another person.

3. What is the Japanese translation of “I hate you”?

A common Japanese expression is “あなたが嫌いです” (anata ga kirai desu). Depending on context, it can mean “I dislike you” or “I hate you.”

4. How do you say “I hate you” in Urdu?

In Urdu, “I hate you” can be expressed as “مجھے تم سے نفرت ہے” (mujhay tum se nafrat hai). It literally expresses strong hatred or dislike toward the other person.

5. Is “I hate you” the same in every language?

No. The meaning is broadly similar, but the emotional strength, grammar, politeness, and natural usage can vary from one language to another. Context is important when using emotionally strong expressions.

Conclusion

Learning “I hate you in different languages” offers more than a simple list of translations. It shows how languages express anger, dislike, resentment, and other strong emotions in different ways. The 70 translations above can help with language study, international communication, entertainment, writing, and cultural understanding.

When using any translation in real conversation, consider the relationship between the speakers and the local cultural context. A direct expression of hatred can be much stronger than intended, so choosing the right words matters.