я люблю тебя до луны и обратно
ya lyublyu tebya do luny i obratno
The English phrase "I love you to the moon and back" is translated into Russian as я люблю тебя до луны и обратно (ya lyublyu tebya do luny i obratno).
This expression is used to tell someone that you love them very much.
What does it mean word for word?
The part до луны и обратно literally means "to the moon and back".
How does it change in a sentence?
To say you love someone else, you change тебя to его (him) or её (her). For example, you can say я люблю его/её до луны и обратно.
How do you pronounce it?
ya lyublyu tebya do luny i obratno
Did you know?
- While the translation я люблю тебя до луны и обратно is grammatically perfect, it sounds like a direct translation from an English book or movie. A native Russian speaker is more likely to use traditional poetic metaphors involving the stars or the sky to express such vast distance.
- The word луна for 'moon' is feminine in Russian, whereas the word месяц for 'month' or 'crescent moon' is masculine.
- In Russian, the word for 'I', which is я, is a descendant of the Proto-Indo-European root *éǵh₂, making it a distant linguistic relative of the English word 'ego'.
Examples in context
- Я люблю тебя до луны и обратно, мой милый.Ya lyublyu tebya do luny i obratno, moy milyy.I love you to the moon and back, my dear.
- Знай, что я люблю тебя до луны и обратно.Znay, chto ya lyublyu tebya do luny i obratno.Know that I love you to the moon and back.
- Я люблю тебя до луны и обратно, просто помни об этом.Ya lyublyu tebya do luny i obratno, prosto pomni ob etom.I love you to the moon and back, just remember that.
Example conversation
A couple is saying goodbye before work.
- Екатерина EkaterinaХорошего дня, Александр!Khoroshego dnya, Aleksandr!Have a good day, Aleksandr!
- Александр AleksandrСпасибо, Екатерина. Я тебя очень люблю.Spasibo, Yekaterina. Ya tebya ochen lyublyu.Thank you, Yekaterina. I love you very much.
- Екатерина EkaterinaА я люблю тебя до луны и обратно!A ya lyublyu tebya do luny i obratno!And I love you to the moon and back!
- Александр AleksandrЭто так мило. До вечера!Eto tak milo. Do vechera!That is so sweet. See you tonight!
