I Love You Chinese Tutorial
Mandarin Phrases: Love - Mandarin (Spoken)
In this lesson, we learn how to say affectionate phrases like ‘I love you’ in Chinese.
We focus on expressing the feeling of love in the spoken form. If you are interested in learning how to write the character, go to Chinese Symbol for Love.
Before you learn the phrase, take note of cultural propriety. While the phrase is used quite freely in the West, it is not so in places like China. People tend to be more reserved in expressing their feelings, especially in public.
Although the younger-generation Chinese are more open, to play it safe, keep such affectionate phrases to the more private or intimate occasion.
woaini
Learn the three characters wo ai ni. The first is the Chinese word for I -- wo 我. The second is the key word ‘love’-- ai 爱. The third means ‘you’ in Chinese -- ni 你.
To say ‘I love you’ Mandarin way, put the three characters together: wo ai ni 我爱你.
You can use the phrase to express not only romantic love, but also love in general. As we said earlier, Chinese are usually rather reserved as far as expressions for love are concerned. If you are unfamiliar with the culture, we would suggest that you use the phrase for only the people that you are close to or romantically involved in. Examples are husband or wife, girl or boy friend, parents and children.
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