امی، مجھے آپ سے محبت ہے
ammi, mujhe aap se mohabbat hai
The English phrase "I love you, mom" is expressed in Urdu as امی، مجھے آپ سے محبت ہے (ammi, mujhe aap se mohabbat hai).
This phrase is an expression of affection used to tell one's mother that she is loved. You may use the term Amma or Maa to refer to a mother. Additionally, substituting mohabbat with pyar is a common alternative that is slightly more colloquial and carries the same meaning of love.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Urdu, the choice of pronoun affects the level of intimacy. While it is standard and respectful to address a mother using aap, replacing aap with tum (as in امی، مجھے تم سے محبت ہے) makes the expression more informal or intimate. Furthermore, if you use the alternative word pyar instead of mohabbat, the phrase becomes امی، مجھے آپ سے پیار ہے.
How do you pronounce it?
ammi, mujhe aap se mohabbat hai
Did you know?
- In many Urdu-speaking households, expressing love to a mother is often shown through service and respect rather than by saying the words محبت ہے out loud.
- The term for mother, امی, is an affectionate shortening of امی جان, where جان literally means 'life' or 'soul'.
- The respectful pronoun آپ used for 'you' originates from a word meaning 'soul' or 'spirit'.
Examples in context
- سچ کہوں تو، امی، مجھے آپ سے محبت ہےSach kahoon to, Ammi, mujhe aap se mohabbat haiTo be honest, mom, I love you.
Example conversation
Hamza is hugging his mother, Sara, before leaving for university.
- حمزہ Hamzaامی، مجھے آپ سے محبت ہےAmmi, mujhe aap se mohabbat haiI love you, mom.
- سارہ Saraشکریہ بیٹا، مجھے بھی تم سے محبت ہےShukriya beta, mujhe bhi tum se mohabbat haiThank you, son, I love you too.
- حمزہ Hamzaاپنا خیال رکھیے گاApna khayal rakhiye gaPlease take care of yourself.
- سارہ Saraتم بھی، اپنا خیال رکھناTum bhi, apna khayal rakhnaYou too, take care of yourself.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries آپ, سے, محبت, ہے, CC BY-SA 4.0.
