ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ପସନ୍ଦ କରେ
mun tumaku pasanda kare
The English phrase "I like you" is translated into Odia as ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ପସନ୍ଦ କରେ (mun tumaku pasanda kare).
This phrase is used to express that you like someone. It uses the pronoun ମୁଁ (mu) to mean "I".
Meaning: I like you (phrase)
How does it change in a sentence?
The standard form ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ପସନ୍ଦ କରେ uses the habitual form କରେ (kare).
How do you pronounce it?
mun tumaku pasanda kare
Did you know?
- The word for 'like', ପସନ୍ଦ (pasanda), is not native to Odia but was borrowed from Classical Persian. It traveled through various Indo-Aryan languages before becoming a staple in Odia conversation.
- While ତୁମକୁ is used for 'you' in this phrase, Odia has multiple levels of formality for 'you' that change based on the social status of the person being liked.
- The word ପସନ୍ଦ is used not only for people but also for choosing items in a market, similar to the English word 'preference'.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their feelings.
- ପୂଜା Pujaତୁମେ ମୋ ବିଷୟରେ କଣ ଭାବୁଛ?Tume mo bishayare kana bhabucha?What do you think about me?
- ଅଭିଷେକ Abhishekମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ପସନ୍ଦ କରେ ।Mun tumaku pasanda kare.I like you.
- ପୂଜା Pujaମୁଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମକୁ ପସନ୍ଦ କରେ ।Mun madhya tumaku pasanda kare.I like you too.
- ଅଭିଷେକ Abhishekଏହା ଶୁଣି ମୁଁ ବହୁତ ଖୁସି ।Eha shuni mun bahuta khushi.I am very happy to hear that.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ପସନ୍ଦ, ମୁଁ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
