ယအဲၣ်နၤ
ya eh na
In Karen, "I love you" is expressed as ယအဲၣ်နၤ (ya eh na).
This phrase is used as an affirmation of romantic feeling.
Meaning: affirmation of romantic feeling (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ယ (I), အဲၣ် (love) and နၤ (you).
How does it change in a sentence?
The pronoun နၤ (you) is the singular form used for one person.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ya eh na.
Did you know?
- When expressing affection, a Karen speaker might use the word အဲၣ် in a sentence about providing food or comfort to the other person.
- The pronoun ယ (I) used in this phrase is often seen as very direct. In more traditional or formal social settings, one might use a different title instead of 'I' to show respect to the person being loved.
- In many Karen dialects, the tone of the word အဲၣ် can change the meaning entirely, so a slight shift in pitch can turn a romantic declaration into a completely different sentiment.
Examples in context
- ယအဲၣ်နၤ။ya ae na.I love you.
Example conversation
A couple is saying goodbye before work.
- စောဘေ Saw Baeယအဲၣ်နၤ မေမေ။ya ay nà May MayI love you, May May.
- မေမေ May Mayယအဲၣ်နၤဒိၣ်မး စောဘေ။ya ay nà dō ma Saw BoeI love you very much, Saw Boe.
- စောဘေ Saw Baeယအဲၣ်နၤတုတုာ်လီၤ။ya ay nà tu tu liiI will love you forever.
- မေမေ May Mayယအဲၣ်နၤတုတုာ်လီၤ ဒုာ်။ya ay nà tu tu lii dūI love you forever too.
