tôi yêu bạn nhiều hơn
[toj˧˧ ʔiəw˧˧ ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ ɲiəw˨˩ həːn˧˧]word by word
To say "i love you more" in Vietnamese, you say tôi yêu bạn nhiều hơn.
This phrase is used to tell someone that the speaker's love for them is greater than the other person's love for the speaker.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase tôi yêu bạn nhiều hơn is composed of tôi (I), yêu (love), bạn (you/friend), nhiều (much) and hơn (more).
How does it change in a sentence?
The comparative "more" is expressed by the combination of the adverb nhiều (much) and the particle hơn (more/than). In a romantic context between a man and a woman, the standard pronouns are often replaced to reflect proper romantic address: a man speaking to a woman would say anh yêu em nhiều hơn and a woman speaking to a man would say em yêu anh nhiều hơn.
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Examples in context
- Em yêu bác/chú (anh/cô/ông/bà) hơn.I love you more.
- Tôi yêu anh/bác/chú/cô/ông/bà hơn.I love you more.
- Em yêu anh hơn.I love you more.
Example conversation
Tuấn and Mai are saying goodbye for the evening.
- Tuấn TuanTôi yêu bạn.I love you.
- MaiTôi yêu bạn nhiều hơn!I love you more!
- Tuấn TuanKhông thể nào, tôi yêu bạn nhiều nhất.No way, I love you the most.
- MaiChúng ta hãy cứ như vậy nhé.Let's just leave it at that.
