我愛你
wǒ ài nǐTraditional characters, everyday
In Traditional Chinese characters "I love you" is written 我愛你 (wǒ ài nǐ). The three characters mean "I", "love" and "you".
Meaning: declaration of love (phrase)
Which one should you use?
The Simplified Chinese version is 我爱你. Only the middle character changes. In Traditional script 愛 keeps the part meaning "heart" inside it, which Simplified 爱 drops.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Traditional characters are the standard in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. The spoken words are the same in Mandarin, so the pinyin stays wǒ ài nǐ.
Did you know?
- The character 愛 contains 心, the character for "heart", in Traditional script.
Examples in context
- 我愛你。wǒ ài nǐ.I love you.
- 媽媽，我愛你。māma, wǒ ài nǐ.Mom, I love you.
Example conversation
Wei and Mei are talking on the phone at the end of the evening.
- Wei晚安，我愛你。wǎn'ān, wǒ ài nǐ.Goodnight, I love you.
- Mei我也愛你。wǒ yě ài nǐ.I love you too.
- Wei明天見。míngtiān jiàn.See you tomorrow.
