مان توهان کي پسند ڪريان ٿو
maan tawhan khe pasand karyan tho
The phrase "I like you" in Sindhi is مان توهان کي پسند ڪريان ٿو (maan tawhan khe pasand karyan tho).
Meaning: I like you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase مان توهان کي پسند ڪريان ٿو breaks down into: مان (I), توهان کي (to you), پسند (like) and ڪريان ٿو (do/am doing).
How does it change in a sentence?
To adjust the phrase based on the person you are addressing, you can change the object: use مان توکي پسند ڪريان ٿو to say "I like you" to a friend or someone younger and use مان کيس پسند ڪريان ٿو to say "I like him" or "I like her".
How do you pronounce it?
maan tawhan khe pasand karyan tho
Did you know?
- In Sindhi poetry, the concept of 'liking' or 'choosing' is often used as a metaphor for the soul's attraction to the divine, giving the word پسند a spiritual weight.
- If you use the formal توهان کي instead of the informal توکي, you are not just being polite, you are also showing a level of distance that might actually make the sentiment feel less intimate.
- While the word پسند means 'like', it shares its roots with the Persian word for 'selection' or 'choice', suggesting that liking someone is akin to choosing them.
Examples in context
- سچ ۾، مان توهان کي پسند ڪريان ٿو.sach mein, maan tuhān khē pasand karyān tho.Truly, I like you.
Example conversation
Salman is telling Zainab how he feels about her.
- سلمان Salmanزینب، مان توهان کي پسند ڪريان ٿو.Zainab, māan tuhā̃ khē pasand karyān thō.Zainab, I like you.
- زینب Zainabسچ ۾؟Sach mē̃?Really?
- سلمان Salmanها، مان سچ پيو چوان.Hā, māan sach piyō chayā̃.Yes, I am telling the truth.
- زینب Zainabمهرباني، مان به توهان کي پسند ڪريان ٿي.Mehrbānī, māan bhē tuhā̃ khē pasand karyān thī.Thank you, I like you too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries مان, پسند, CC BY-SA 4.0.
