Let’s learn how to express love to your special someone in Vietnamese. In this blog, we will explore how to say I love you in Vietnamese to girls, boys, friends and your family members. Besides, we also learn how to reply “I love you too” in Vietnamese.
“I love you” in Vietnamese: Ways to express to different people
Unlike English, Vietnamese has many pronouns to express “You” and “I”. Depending on the age, the relationship between you and the person you would like to talk to, you will choose proper pronouns to use in specific cases.
Don’t worry or be afraid! Viettalki will guide you specifically how to use the right expressions in specific situations. You just need to learn the sentence that fits your context.
How to say I love you in Vietnamese to girls
If you are a boy or a masculine person and you want to say “I love you” in Vietnamese to girls, say: Anh yêu em.
If you are a girl and older than the girl you love, let’s say Chị yêu em. In reverse, the younger girl would say: Em yêu chị.
How to say I love you in Vietnamese to boys / a guy
If you are a girl and you want to say “I love you” in Vietnamese to boys, say: Em yêu anh.
In case, a boy loves a boy, their ages will decide how they address each other. The younger one will call himself Em. The older one will call himself Anh.
The younger one says: Em yêu anh
The older one says: Anh yêu em
How to say I love you in Vietnamese to friends
In this case you can choose one of these sentences:
Tao yêu mày – informal and casual (used in both Northern and Southern dialects)
Tớ yêu cậu – more polite, common in the North
Tui yêu bạn – polite, often used in the South
How to say I love you in Vietnamese to family
Here are ways to say your love to family members.
How to say I love you in Vietnamese to wife
Wife means vợ in Vietnamese. To say “I love you” in Vietnamese to wife, you say: Vợ ơi, anh yêu em! or Anh yêu vợ.
You don’t know the word ơi? Read this one: What is oi in Vietnamese translation?
How to say I love you in Vietnamese to husband
Husband means chồng in Vietnamese. To say “I love you” in Vietnamese to husband, you say: Chồng ơi, em yêu anh! or Em yêu chồng.
How to say I love you dad in Vietnamese
Dad means ba (in southern Vietnamese accent). So, in this case, you say: Con yêu ba.
How to say I love you mom in Vietnamese
Mom means mẹ. So, in this case, you say: Con yêu mẹ.
How to say I love you grandma in Vietnamese
Grandma means bà. So, in this case, you say: Con yêu bà.
I love you so much in Vietnamese
To say I love you so much in Vietnamese you should define which pronouns should be use in your case and add “rất nhiều” at the end of the sentence.
For example:
- Anh yêu em rất nhiều.
- Con yêu mẹ rất nhiều.
- Em yêu anh rất nhiều.
How to say “I love you too” in Vietnamese
To respond when someone says I love you in Vietnamese, the common way to say is “I love you too”. Again, depending on how you address the other. Here is the formula:
I + cũng yêu + you
For example:
- Adam says: Anh yêu em. Sunny responds: Em cũng yêu anh.
- Dad says: Ba yêu con. His son reply: Con cũng yêu ba.
Tips to learn they word love in Vietnamese easily
Love in Vietnamese means “yêu”. How to pronounce “yêu” correctly? Well, do you know the word “Eww”? Yeah, in English, eww is an expression of disgust. However, when you say “eww”, that is “YÊU” in Vietnamese. Easy game!
Now, you’ve already known how to express love in Vietnamese. Don’t hesitate to show your love to your special ones! Share with us your experience via whatsapp. We’d love hearing it from you.
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