ฉันชอบเธอ
chan chop thoe
The phrase "I like you" in Thai is expressed as ฉันชอบเธอ (chan chop thoe).
The term เธอ means "you" and is commonly used among friends or in casual relationships.
Meaning: I like you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of chan (I), chop (to like) and thoe (you).
Which one should you use?
Using ผม (male I) and คุณ (polite you) in the phrase ผมชอบคุณ makes the expression more formal and polite than ฉันชอบเธอ.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The use of chan and thoe is common among friends or in casual romantic contexts. For formal settings, males should use ผมชอบคุณ and females should use ดิฉันชอบคุณ. In these formal versions, males typically use ผม to refer to themselves and females use ดิฉัน.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb ชอบ (to like) does not change its form based on the subject or tense.
How do you pronounce it?
chan chop thoe
Did you know?
- While เธอ (thoe) is common for 'you', a person might use the word พี่ (phi), meaning 'older sibling', to refer to themselves if they are older than the person they like.
- In very intimate settings, couples might use the word เค้า (kao), which literally means 'he' or 'she', to refer to themselves when speaking to their partner.
- Depending on the social hierarchy, Thai speakers often drop the pronouns ฉัน (I) and เธอ (you) entirely, simply saying ชอบ to mean 'I like you'.
Examples in context
- เราชอบเธอI like you
- ฉันชอบเธอมากนะchan chop thoe mak naI like you very much.
- ฉันชอบเธอจริงๆchan chop thoe ching chingI really like you.
Example conversation
Nicha is confessing her feelings to Chonsit at a park.
- ณิชา Nichaชลสิทธิ์ ฉันมีอะไรจะบอก ฉันชอบเธอChonsit, chan mi arai cha bok, chan chop thoeChonsit, I have something to tell you, I like you.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitจริงเหรอ ผมก็ชอบคุณเหมือนกันching ro, phom ko chop khun muean kanReally? I like you too.
- ณิชา Nichaดีใจจังที่เธอคิดเหมือนกันdi chai chang thi thoe khit muean kanI'm so glad you feel the same way.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitเราลองเดทกันดูไหมrao long det kan du maiShall we try dating?
