Love you and love me

“I love you” is one of those sentences which everyone wants to lớn learn when they start studying Vietnamese.

In the phrase “I love you”, the verb “love” means yêu in Vietnamese.

That’s easy!

However, when it comes khổng lồ addressing yourself (I) & the other person (you), it’s a little bit more complicated in Vietnamese.

How you address people mostly depending on your relationship with that person, their gender and age (generation).

But don’t worry!

This lesson is going lớn be very easy to follow, even if you’re completely new khổng lồ the Vietnamese language và have no idea about the personal pronouns.

Saying “I love you” to lớn your partner in Vietnamese

In Vietnam, when being in a relationship or going to lớn be in a relationship, the word anh is used khổng lồ talk about the man, while the word em is used to talk about the woman.

So khổng lồ say ”I love you” in Vietnamese:

If you’re the gentleman, you will say anh yêu thương em to lớn the lady.If you're the lady, you will say em yêu thương anh to the man.

To sound even more romantic và sincere, address the person by the name first, followed by the word à, before the phrase “I love you”.

For instance, if the girl’s name is Ly, you can say Ly à, anh yêu thương em, which means “Ly, I love you”.

Saying “I love you” khổng lồ a family member

This section is for my Viet people out there.

In the Vietnamese language, if you’re talking to lớn your parents, aunt, uncle, and grandparents, you will always address yourself “I” as con

To address the family thành viên as “You”, you can use the word:

ba - for your fathermẹ - for your motherông - for your grandpabà - for your grandma

So khổng lồ say ”I love you” in Vietnamese lớn your mom or grandma, you will say

Con yêu mẹ ⇢ I love you momCon yêu thương bà ⇢ I love you grandma

Saying “I love you” khổng lồ a friend in Vietnamese

What if you want khổng lồ say “I love you” lớn a friend in Vietnamese?

In Vietnam, you would only say “I love you” to lớn a very close friend who was born in the same year as you, such as a classmate.

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You can address yourself as tao (I) & address the other person as mày (You).

So to say “I love you” khổng lồ a close friend in Vietnamese, you'll say:

Tao yêu thương mày
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Saying “I love you so much” in Vietnamese

To emphasize your love khổng lồ someone, simply place nhiều lắm after the phrase “I love you” that we’ve just learned earlier on.

Nhiều means “a lot” or “much” in Vietnamese. Lắm means “very” or “so”.

Therefore, nhiều lắm can be translated as “very much” or “so much”.

For examples:

Anh yêu em những lắm ⇢ I love you so much (man lớn woman)Con yêu người mẹ nhiều lắm ⇢ I love you so much mom

Responses khổng lồ “I love you” in Vietnamese

Here are some useful phrases that you can use to respond when someone says “I love you” lớn you in Vietnamese.

1. Saying “I love you too” in Vietnamese

To make this sentence, simply place the word cũng before the verb yêu (love).

Cũng is the equivalent of “also” or “too” in English.

For examples:

Em cũng yêu thương anh ⇢ I love you too (woman lớn man)Con cũng yêu cha ⇢ I love you too dad

2. Saying “I love you more” in Vietnamese

This is another way khổng lồ respond to lớn the phrase “I love you”. Simply place the word nhiều hơn at the kết thúc of the sentence.

Nhiều hơn is the equivalent of “much more” in English.

For examples:

Anh yêu thương em nhiều hơn nữa ⇢ I love you too (man khổng lồ woman)Con yêu thương mẹ nhiều hơn nữa ⇢ I love you more mom