我愛你
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See also: 我爱你
Chinese
Chinese phrasebook
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| I; me | to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like |
you | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (我愛你) | 我 | 愛 | 你 | |
| simp. (我爱你) | 我 | 爱 | 你 | |
| alternative forms | 我愛汝／我爱汝 Min Nan | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ㄞˋ ㄋㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǒ ài nǐ
- Wade–Giles: wo3 ai4 ni3
- Yale: wǒ ài nǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woo ay nii
- Palladius: во ай ни (vo aj ni)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngo5 oi3 nei5
- Yale: ngóh oi néih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngo5 oi3 nei5
- Guangdong Romanization: ngo5 oi3 néi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔː¹³ ɔːi̯³³ nei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: góa ài lí
- Tâi-lô: guá ài lí
- Phofsit Daibuun: goar aix lie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Phrase
我愛你
Usage notes
- In Cantonese, the phrase is considered too formal. 我好鍾意你／我好钟意你 (ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 nei5) "I like you very much" is more natural for vernacular Cantonese.
Descendants
- Vietnamese: ngộ ái nị (from Cantonese)