yo también te odio
/ʝo tambjen te odjo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I hate you too" is yo también te odio in Spanish.
An informal and direct way to express this is Te odio también.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase yo también te odio is composed of yo (I), también (also/too), te (you, object pronoun) and odio (I hate).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word también can be moved to the end of the sentence without changing the meaning. While you can say yo también te odio, the version te odio también is more common in Spanish because the subject pronoun yo is often omitted or moved to the end for emphasis.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, te odio is frequently used as a playful or affectionate term between close friends and romantic partners.
- The word odio was a 'learned borrowing' from Latin, meaning it was consciously reintroduced into the language by scholars rather than evolving naturally through common speech.
- If you were to speak to a person of high status or a stranger, you would likely replace te odio with lo odio or la odio to use the formal 'you'.
Examples in context
- Yo también te odio.I hate you too.
- ¡No me hables! Yo también te odio.Don't talk to me! I hate you too.
- Si tú me odias, yo también te odio.If you hate me, I hate you too.
Example conversation
Two ex-partners are having a heated argument during a breakup.
- Elena¡Eres una persona horrible y no quiero verte!You are a horrible person and I don't want to see you!
- Daniel¡Pues yo también te odio, Elena!Well, I hate you too, Elena!
- Elena¡Vete de aquí ahora mismo!Get out of here right now!
- Daniel¡No me lo tienes que decir, ya me voy!You don't have to tell me, I'm leaving!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries odio, también, te, yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
