How to Say “My Love” in Thai

ที่รักของฉัน
thirak khong chan
In Thai, "my love" is expressed as ที่รักของฉัน (thirak khong chan).
The phrase is a term of endearment used to address or refer to a romantic partner. While ที่รัก is a standard term, it can sometimes sound slightly dramatic or formal compared to more casual pet names used by Thai couples.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of ที่รัก (beloved/darling) and ของฉัน (my/of mine).

How does it change in a sentence?

In natural spoken Thai, the possessive ของฉัน (khong chan) is often omitted and people simply use ที่รัก (thirak) to mean "my love" or "darling".

How do you pronounce it?

thirak khong chan

Did you know?

  • While ที่รัก sounds romantic, many modern Thai couples prefer using nicknames or the word ตัว (tua), which literally means 'body' or 'self', to refer to one another affectionately.
  • In many Thai relationships, couples skip formal titles entirely and use พี่ (phi), meaning 'older sibling', or น้อง (nong), meaning 'younger sibling', as a sweet way to address a partner.
  • In very traditional or old-fashioned Thai literature, a person might be called ยอดรัก (yod-rak), which literally means 'the peak of love'.

Examples in context

  • รักน้องมากๆ
    I love you very much (expressed to a younger person).
  • รักพี่นะ
    Love you (expressed to an older person or someone in higher authority).

Example conversation

A couple is deciding what to eat for dinner.

  1. สิรินทร์ Sirin

    ที่รักของฉัน อยากกินอะไรเป็นมื้อเย็นคะ
    thi rak khong chan yak kin arai pen mue yen kha
    My love, what do you want to eat for dinner?
  2. ธีรภัทร Theeraphat

    ผมอยากกินอาหารญี่ปุ่นครับ
    phom yak kin a han yi pun khrap
    I want to eat Japanese food.
  3. สิรินทร์ Sirin

    งั้นเราไปร้านเดิมที่เคยไปกันนะ
    ngan rao pai ran doem thi khoei pai kan na
    Then let's go to the same restaurant we went to before.
  4. ธีรภัทร Theeraphat

    ตกลงครับ ไปกันเลย
    tok long khrap pai kan loei
    Agreed, let's go.
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