How to Say "I Love You Too" in Hungarian

Én is szeretlek

[ˈeːn ˈiʃ ˈsɛrɛtlɛk]word by word

The English phrase "I love you too" is translated into Hungarian as Én is szeretlek.

This phrase is used as a response to tell someone that you feel the same love for them.

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The verb 'to love' in Hungarian, szeret, is also used for liking things or people, such as 'I like coffee'. It does not carry the same heavy, romantic weight in every context as 'love' does in English.
In Hungarian, the suffix '-lek' in szeretlek is a combination of the person markers. This allows the entire action of 'loving you' to be contained within a single word.
The first-person pronoun én is a linguistic mystery, as scholars have proposed at least four different theories on how it evolved into its current shape.

Én is szeretlek.
I love you, too.
This sentence is useful for expressing that you love someone back using Én is szeretlek.
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Én is szeretlek, drágám.
I love you too, my dear.
Ne feledd, én is szeretlek.
Don't forget, I love you too.
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IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (én, is, szeretlek) and can differ in connected speech.
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