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How to say I love you in Chinese

Ever wanted to be able to say those three special words–I love you–to a special someone, but in a different language? Maybe to spice it up, make it more exotic and different? Well learning to say "I love you" in Chinese is perfect!

是否想过要用不同的语言对特别的人这三个字——我爱你?用外语说“我爱你”,更有异国风情,意义不一样?好吧,用中文说“我爱你”是极好的选择。


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1. The phrase for saying "I love you" in Chinese, in pinyin, is "wo ai ni" or 我爱你 in calligraphy. 

“I love you” 的中文拼音是”wo ai ni”, 是书写形式“我爱你”。

If you already speak Chinese, then it shouldn't be too hard to pronounce the phrase correctly. Wo is the third tone, ai is the fourth tone, and ni is of the third tone. Tones represent how the word is spoken and are very important; if the tone is wrong, what you say can become a completely different word! It's like homophones, except with an extremely subtle difference.

completely different word! It's like homophones, except with an extremely subtle difference.

如果你已经会说中文了,那么准确地发音应该不会太难了。“wo”发第三声,“ai”发第四声,“ni”发第三声。音调非常重要,它表明字的发音形式。如果音调错了,那你所说的字就完全不一样了。这好比如同音异义字,除非差别极小。

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2. The third tone in wo means that the sound is pronounced with the tone first going down, then up. 

“wo”发第三声,发音的时候,音调先下,后上。


Imagine a rollercoaster ride and you're going down a dip, then coming back up again. That's how wo should be pronounced, going down, then up.

想象你在坐过山车,你先冲下来,再升上去。

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3. The fourth tone just goes down and doesn't come back up, unlike the third tone, so ai should be pronounced like you're slashing a knife downwards. 

发第四声时音调压下去,不用再上调。发“ai”音时,就像你用刀砍下去。

It should be somewhat sharp, but don't cut it too short; remember the tone needs to be clear so we know which word you're saying.

有点犀利,但发音不要太急促。记得,音调要清晰,这样别人才能知道你说在说哪个字。

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4. Ni is, again, the third tone so the sound should go up and down like for wo.

“ni” 和”wo”一样,也是发第三声。

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5. Practice stringing these syllables together to get the phrase "I love you." Wo is I, ai is love and ni is you. 

把这些音节结合起来练习发“wo ai ni”。


You can look up sound clips on the internet if you're unsure of your pronunciation, and be sure to practice it until it flows comfortably from you. You don't want to sound jerky and amateurish when you say it, or it'll lose its special exoticness. It's a special phrase, so learn it well before you use it!

如果你不确定发音是否正确,你可以上网查找发音短片。多练习,直到你能发音自如。不要发音的时候听起来很滑稽,显得很不专业,那样就失去它独特的异国风情。“我爱你”是很特别的话,用之前一定要学好!

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2016-06-21

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