พวกเรารักคุณ
phuak rao rak khun
The phrase "we love you" in Thai is พวกเรารักคุณ (phuak rao rak khun).
This phrase is used to express deep affection or care for another person from a group of people.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of several parts: พวกเรา (phuak rao) means "we", which is made of พวก (group) and เรา (we/us). รัก (rak) means "to love". And คุณ (khun) is a standard way to say "you".
Which one should you use?
The phrase พวกเรารักคุณ uses คุณ to address the recipient. In more intimate or informal settings, such as among friends or in songs, you might see the phrase พวกเรารักเธอ where เธอ is used instead of คุณ.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The standard way to say "We Love You" is เรารักคุณ. Adding พวก before เรา in พวกเรารักคุณ emphasizes the unity of the group or family. For informal or intimate situations, you can use พวกเรารักเธอ.
How do you pronounce it?
phuak rao rak khun
Did you know?
- In Thai culture, expressing love verbally with รัก is traditionally much less common than in English. People often show affection through acts of service or food rather than saying 'I love you' or 'we love you'.
- The concept of 'love' in Thai can be expressed through the word เอ็นดู (en doo) when a group expresses affection toward someone much younger, which is different from the romantic 'rak'.
- If a group of people is expressing this affection to a much older person, they would likely replace คุณ (khun) with a kinship term like พี่ (phi) for an older sibling or ป้า (pa) for an aunt to show respect.
Examples in context
- พวกเรารักคุณมากนะphuak rao rak khun mak naWe love you very much.
- พวกเรารักคุณเสมอphuak rao rak khun sa-moeWe love you always.
- พวกเรารักคุณนะ สู้ๆphuak rao rak khun na su suWe love you, keep fighting.
Example conversation
A group of colleagues is saying goodbye to a coworker.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritสิรินทร์ อย่าลืมพวกเรานะSirin ya luem phuak-rao naSirin, don't forget us.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinไม่ลืมแน่นอนค่ะmai luem nae-non khaI definitely won't.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritพวกเรารักคุณ ขอให้โชคดีphuak-rao rak khun kho hai chok-diWe love you, good luck.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinขอบคุณทุกคนมากค่ะkhop-khun thuk-khon mak khaThank you all very much.
