زه هم له تا سره مینه لرم
Zah ham lah ta sarah meena laram
زه هم له تا سره مینه لرم (Zah ham lah ta sarah meena laram) is the Pashto way to say "I love you too".
This phrase is used as a response to tell someone that you feel the same love for them.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "I also with you love have". The word هم (ham) is the specific part of the phrase that means "also" or "too".
How do you pronounce it?
Zah ham lah ta sarah meena laram
Did you know?
- The word سره (sarah) in this phrase literally means 'head', but when paired with له (lah), it creates the preposition meaning 'with'.
- In many Pashto-speaking regions, saying 'I love you' can be perceived as a very heavy, serious commitment, so it is used much more sparingly than in Western cultures.
- The word زه (I) shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'I', both tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *éǵh₂.
Examples in context
- زه هم له تا سره مینه لرم.ze ham la ta sara mina laram.I love you too.
- ډېره مننه، زه هم له تا سره مینه لرم.dera manana, ze ham la ta sara mina laram.Thank you very much, I love you too.
- زه هم له تا سره مینه لرم، زما ګرانې.ze ham la ta sara mina laram, zama grane.I love you too, my dear.
Example conversation
A couple is saying goodbye before work.
- زالا Zalaزه له تا سره مینه لرم، خان.Za la ta sara mina laram, Khan.I love you, Khan.
- خان Khanزه هم له تا سره مینه لرم، زالا.Za ham la ta sara mina laram, Zala.I love you too, Zala.
- زالا Zalaوروره، د خدای پامان.Worora, da Khuday paman.Goodbye, dear.
- خان Khanخدای پامان، زړه مې ته دی.Khuday paman, zrah me ta day.Goodbye, my heart is with you.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries زه, CC BY-SA 4.0.
