Valentine's Day Gift - Low Cost, But Lots Of Love

[jeffrey]

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 frugal Valentine gifts 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.




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

[sweepsqueen]

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

[jeffrey]

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