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    The perfect Valentine's Day gift doesn't have to cost a lot of money to show how you feel. In fact, there are a number of <A HREF="http://www.savingadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32">frugal Valentine gifts</A> that you can give that don't cost a lot, but also don't leave you looking like a cheapskate. The key to all these is that you put a little thought and effort into the gift.

    One of the simplest Valentine gifts that you can give won't cost hardly anything at all and show your love bright and clear. Whether it's the Valentine gift your give in itself or an extra something special added to another gift, there's no better way to express your love than by saying it in a variety of languages.

    You can give a jar of love by cutting different colored paper into heart-shaped pieces. Write "I Love You" in a different language on each heart and place it in the jar. Pick out a nice ribbon to place around the jar and you have a wonderful jar of "Love" to give.

    You can also make Valentine's Day last the entire month (or longer) if you want. Prepare again by cutting different colored paper into heart-shaped pieces and writing "I Love You" in a different language on each. Once finished, place each heart into a separate envelope. Beginning on February 1 you can place an envelope someplace where your partner will be sure to find it. The next day place another envelope someplace different, but again where it is sure to be found. Continue this for the entire month to make Valentine's Day into a month long event rather that a single day.

    For those who want to be a bit more playful, you can create a scavenger hunt. In addition to the "I Love You" in a foreign language on each heart-shaped piece of paper, also include a clue where your partner can find the next envelope. Lead them on the hunt to find each envelope until they come to the final piece where "I Love You" is written in English.

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    Using your creativity, there are many more ways that you can use "I Love You" in different languages to make a memorable Valentine's Day gift. No matter how you ultimately decide to give the gift, it'll be long remembered and cherished by the person who receives it.

    ***** Different Ways To Say "I Love You" *****

    1. a) Arabic -- Ana behibak (to male)
    1. b) Arabic -- Ana behibek (to female)
    2. Bavarian -- I mog di narrisch gern
    3. Bengali -- Ami tomake bhalobashi
    4. Brazilian (Portuguese) -- Eu te amo
    5. Bulgarian -- Obicham te
    6. Burmese -- Chit pa de
    7. Cambodian -- Bon sro lanh oon
    8. Chinese (Cantonese) -- Ngo oi ney
    9. Chinese (Mandarin) -- Wo ie ni
    10. Croatian -- Ljubim te
    11. Czech -- Miluji te
    12. Danish -- Jeg elsker dig
    13. Dutch -- Ik hou van jou
    14. Esperanto -- Mi amas vin
    15. Estonian -- Mina armastan sind
    16. Filipino -- Mahal ka ta
    17. Finnish -- Mina rakastan sinua
    18. Flemish -- Ik zie oe geerne
    19. French -- Je t'aime
    20. Gaelic -- Ta gra agam ort
    21. German -- Ich liebe dich
    22. Greek -- S' agapo
    23. a) Hebrew -- Ani ohev otach (to female)
    23. b) Hebrew -- Ani ohev otcha (to male)
    24. Hindi -- Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
    25. Hopi -- Nu' umi unangwa'ta
    26. Hungarian -- Szeretlek
    27. Icelandic -- Eg elska thig
    28. Indonesian -- Saja kasih saudari
    29. Irish -- Taim i' ngra leat
    30. Italian -- Ti amo
    31. Japanese -- Kimi o ai shi te iru
    32. Javanese -- Kulo tresno
    33. Korean -- Tangsinul sarang ha yo
    34. Kurdish -- khoshm daweyt
    35. Lao -- Koi muk jao
    36. Latin -- Te amo
    37. Latvian -- Es milu tevi
    38. Macedonian -- Sakam te
    39. Malay -- Saya cintamu
    40. Maori -- Aroha nui
    41. Mohawk -- Konoronhkwa
    42. Navaho -- Ayor anosh'ni
    43. Norwegian -- Eg elskar deg
    44. Persian -- Tora dost daram
    45. Polish -- Kocham cie
    46. Portuguese -- Amo-te
    47. Romanian -- Te iu besc
    48. Russian -- Ya vas liubliu
    49. Serbian -- Lubim te
    50. Shona -- Ndinokuda
    51. Sioux -- Techihhila
    52. Slovak -- Lubim ta
    53. Spanish -- Te quiero
    54. Swahili -- Naku penda
    55. Swedish -- Jag a'lskar dig
    56. Tagalog -- Mahal kita
    57. Thai -- Ch'an rak khun
    58. Tunisian -- Ha eh bak
    59. Turkish -- Seni seviyo rum
    60. Ukrainian -- Ja tebe kokhaju
    61. Vietnamese -- Toi yeu em
    62. Welsh -- 'Rwy'n dy garu di
    63. Yiddish -- Ikh hob dikh lib
    64. Yugoslavian -- Ya te volim
    65. Zulu -- Ngiyakuthanda

  • #2
    Re: Valentine's Day Gift - Low Cost, But Lots Of Love

    Close, but not quite right. Swedish for I love you is "Jag älskar dig". Thought you might want to know.

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    • #3
      Re: Valentine's Day Gift - Low Cost, But Lots Of Love

      I know, but I don't have the European alphabet on my computer, so I had to do it without the special letter

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