ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ସବୁବେଳେ ମନେ ପକାଏ
mu tumaku sabubele mane pakae
In Odia, "I miss you all the time" is said as ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ସବୁବେଳେ ମନେ ପକାଏ (mu tumaku sabubele mane pakae).
This phrase is used to tell someone that you frequently think about them and feel their absence.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase uses ତୁମକୁ, which is an informal or familiar form of "you". This is appropriate for friends, peers or people younger than you. If you wish to use a more formal or respectful tone, you should use apananku instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase, ତୁମକୁ is the object form of tume (you), used because the person being missed is the object of the verb.
How do you pronounce it?
mu tumaku sabubele mane pakae
Did you know?
- The Odia word for 'I' ମୁଁ is a linguistic relative of the English word 'me' through a shared ancient Indo-European ancestor.
- While the phrase is used for longing, ମନେ ପକାଏ is also the standard way to say 'I remember' in Odia.
- In Odia, expressing affection through 'remembering' is often considered more poetic and sincere than saying one 'feels' an absence.
Examples in context
- ସତରେ, ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ସବୁବେଳେ ମନେ ପକାଏ।satare, mu tumaku sabubele mane pakae.Truly, I miss you all the time.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are talking on a video call.
- ସୁମିତ Sumitକେମିତି ଅଛ? ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ସବୁବେଳେ ମନେ ପକାଏ।kemiti achha? mu tumaku sabubele mane pakae.How are you? I miss you all the time.
- ପୂଜା Pujaମୁଁ ଭଲ ଅଛି, ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ।mu bhala achhi, dhanyabada.I am fine, thank you.
- ସୁମିତ Sumitତୁମକୁ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ମୋର ବହୁତ ଇଚ୍ଛା ହେଉଛି।tumaku dekhibaku mora bahuta ichha heuchi.I really want to see you.
- ପୂଜା Pujaମୁଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମକୁ ବହୁତ ମନେ ପକାଉଛି।mu madhya tumaku bahuta mane paku-chi.I miss you a lot too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ମୁଁ, ସବୁବେଳେ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
