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
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): góa ài lí

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/
Min Nan
- (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

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)

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