“I love you” is one of those sentences which everyone wants to lớn learn when they start studying Vietnamese.

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In the phrase “I love you”, the verb “love” means yêu in Vietnamese.

That’s easy!

However, when it comes to addressing yourself (I) & the other person (you), it’s a little bit more complicated in Vietnamese.

How you address people mostly depending on your relationship with that person, their gender and age (generation).

But don’t worry!

This lesson is going to lớn be very easy lớn follow, even if you’re completely new lớn the Vietnamese language & have no idea about the personal pronouns.


Saying “I love you” khổng lồ your partner in Vietnamese

In Vietnam, when being in a relationship or going khổng lồ be in a relationship, the word anh is used lớn talk about the man, while the word em is used to talk about the woman.


So to say ”I love you” in Vietnamese:

If you’re the gentleman, you will say anh yêu thương em khổng lồ the lady.If you're the lady, you will say em yêu thương anh lớn the man.

To sound even more romantic and sincere, address the person by the name first, followed by the word à, before the phrase “I love you”.

For instance, if the girl’s name is Ly, you can say Ly à, anh yêu thương em, which means “Ly, I love you”.


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Saying “I love you” lớn a family member

This section is for my Viet people out there.

In the Vietnamese language, if you’re talking to lớn your parents, aunt, uncle, & grandparents, you will always address yourself “I” as con

To address the family member as “You”, you can use the word:

ba - for your fathermẹ - for your motherông - for your grandpabà - for your grandma

So lớn say ”I love you” in Vietnamese to lớn your mom or grandma, you will say

Con yêu bà bầu ⇢ I love you momCon yêu thương bà ⇢ I love you grandma

Saying “I love you” lớn a friend in Vietnamese

What if you want to say “I love you” khổng lồ a friend in Vietnamese?

In Vietnam, you would only say “I love you” to a very close friend who was born in the same year as you, such as a classmate.

You can address yourself as tao (I) & address the other person as mày (You).


So to lớn say “I love you” khổng lồ a close friend in Vietnamese, you'll say:

Tao yêu thương mày
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Saying “I love you so much” in Vietnamese

To emphasize your love khổng lồ someone, simply place nhiều lắm after the phrase “I love you” that we’ve just learned earlier on.

Nhiều means “a lot” or “much” in Vietnamese. Lắm means “very” or “so”.

Therefore, nhiều lắm can be translated as “very much” or “so much”.

For examples:

Anh yêu em nhiều lắm ⇢ I love you so much (man lớn woman)Con yêu bà mẹ nhiều lắm ⇢ I love you so much mom

Responses to lớn “I love you” in Vietnamese

Here are some useful phrases that you can use to respond when someone says “I love you” to you in Vietnamese.

1. Saying “I love you too” in Vietnamese

To make this sentence, simply place the word cũng before the verb yêu (love).

Cũng is the equivalent of “also” or “too” in English.

For examples:

Em cũng yêu anh ⇢ I love you too (woman to lớn man)Con cũng yêu tía ⇢ I love you too dad

2. Saying “I love you more” in Vietnamese

This is another way lớn respond lớn the phrase “I love you”. Simply place the word nhiều hơn at the kết thúc of the sentence.

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Nhiều hơn is the equivalent of “much more” in English.

For examples:

Anh yêu thương em nhiều hơn thế nữa ⇢ I love you too (man to woman)Con yêu thương mẹ nhiều hơn thế nữa ⇢ I love you more mom