আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি
ami tōmake bhalōbaśi
In Bengali, "i love you" is said as আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি (ami tōmake bhalōbaśi).
This phrase is used to express an affirmation of romantic feeling.
Meaning: affirmation of romantic feeling (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase follows a structure of "I" (ami) + "you" (tomake) + "love" (bhalobashi).
Which one should you use?
The choice of the word for "you" changes based on the level of respect or intimacy. While আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি uses the standard informal tomake, you can use আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি to be formal or highly respectful or আমি তোকে ভালোবাসি for highly intimate settings or with very close friends and younger people.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word tomake is the object form of tumi (you), which is used when "you" is the recipient of the action. The verb ভালোবাসি is conjugated in the first-person singular to match the subject ami (I).
How do you pronounce it?
ami tōmake bhalōbaśi
Did you know?
- The verb ভালোবাসি comes from ভালো meaning 'good' and বাসি meaning 'to dwell'. Literally, loving someone is like 'dwelling in the good' of them.
- Bengali has a specific term for the longing and heartache associated with love called বিরহ (biraha), which describes the pain of being separated from a lover.
- The Bengali word আমি (ami) is part of a large family of related words across South Asia, sharing a common ancestor with the Romani word amen.
Example sentences for Bengali are not verified yet.
Example conversation
A couple talking during a walk in the park.
- অনন্যা Ananyaরাহুল, আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি।Rahul, ami tomake bhalobashi.Rahul, I love you.
- রাহুল Rahulআমিও তোমাকে ভালোবাসি, অনন্যা।Amio tomake bhalobashi, Ananya.I love you too, Ananya.
- অনন্যা Ananyaতুমি কি সবসময় আমার পাশে থাকবে?Tumi ki shobshomoy amar pashe thakbe?Will you always stay by my side?
- রাহুল Rahulহ্যাঁ, আমি সারাজীবন তোমার পাশে থাকব।Hyan, ami sharajibon tomar pashe thakbo.Yes, I will stay by your side forever.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “i love you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries আমি, CC BY-SA 4.0.
