我愛你

我愛你

See also: 我爱你

Chinese

Chinese phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonality.

		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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǒ ài nǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˇ ㄞˋ ㄋㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo⁵ oi³ nei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǒ ài nǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ㄞˋ ㄋㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuo ay nii
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǒ ài nǐ
    • IPA ^(key): /wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngo⁵ oi³ nei⁵
    • Yale: ngóh oi néih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngo⁵ oi³ nei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngo⁵ oi³ néi⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋɔː¹³ ɔːy̯³³ nei̯¹³/

Phrase

我愛你

1. I love you

Usage notes

• In Cantonese, the phrase is considered too formal. 我好鍾意你／我好钟意你 (ngo5 hou2 zung1 yi3 nei5) "I like you very much" is more natural for vernacular Cantonese.

Descendants

• Vietnamese: ngộ ái nị (from Cantonese)