I love you in Cornish
My a'th kar
In Cornish, the phrase to know first is "My a'th kar" (I love you). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
I love you in Cornish is My a'th kar. Below are the declaration, how to say it back, and the Cornish words for darling and sweetheart.
Greetings
My a'th kar
I love you
To one person.
Replies
My a'th kar ynwedh
I love you too
Ynwedh means also.
Useful words
keresik
darling, sweetheart
The plural is keresigyon.
kuv kolon
sweetheart
Literally "dear heart".
About the words
My a'th kar is the Cornish for "I love you"; the verb is kara, to love. Tatoeba records the reply My a'th kar ynwedh, "I love you, too". The Akademi Kernewek dictionary gives keresik for darling or sweetheart, and kuv kolon, literally "dear heart", for sweetheart.
Common questions
How do you say I love you in Cornish?
My a'th kar. To say it back: My a'th kar ynwedh.
I love you in the other Celtic languages
Further reading
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Grammar, mutations, vocabulary, and reading with spaced repetition. The Cornish course is in the blas. app now.
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Cornish phrases for everyday occasions
Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Akademi Kernewek, Gerlyver Kernewek (Standard Written Form): darling keresik (2) n.m keresigyon n.pl
- Akademi Kernewek, Gerlyver Kernewek (Standard Written Form): sweetheart kuv kolon n.m
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #3289936 by pne, CC BY 2.0 FR
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #3034043 by pne, CC BY 2.0 FR
Credit: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.