我愛你

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

  (Pinyin): wǒ ài nǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˇ ㄞˋ ㄋㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo⁵ oi³ nei⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): góa ài lí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǒ ài nǐ
    • 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⁾/
• 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/
• 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/

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 ji3 nei5) "I like you very much" is more natural for vernacular Cantonese.

Descendants

• Vietnamese: ngộ ái nị (from Cantonese)