| Hi, everybody! I’m Olivia from CantoneseClass101.com. |
| Do you know how to say “I love you” in Cantonese? In this lesson, you'll learn three different ways to say "I love you" and a special phrase for Valentine's Day. |
| Let’s start with the most common phrase. |
| 我愛你。 |
| [slowly] 我愛你。 |
| “I love you.” |
| If you want to be less direct, you can use this phrase. |
| 你喺我心目中好重要。 |
| [slowly] 你喺我心目中好重要。 |
| It means “You mean so much to me.” |
| Now if you want to be more romantic in expressing your love for someone, you can say this phrase. |
| 冇辦法用言語嚟形容我對你嘅愛。 |
| [slowly] 冇辦法用言語嚟形容我對你嘅愛。 |
| It means "Words can't describe my love for you." |
| Now you know 3 different ways to say "I love you" in Cantonese! And here's one more. What if you want to spend Valentine's Day with someone special? In that case, say this phrase. |
| 你願意做我嘅愛人嗎？ |
| "Will you be my love?" |
| [slowly] 你願意做我嘅愛人嗎？ |
| Use this when you have someone with whom you want to spend Valentine's Day. |
| Let's wrap up this lesson by recapping what we've learned. Listen to the expression and repeat after me. |
| “I love you." |
| 我愛你。 |
| *beep |
| 我愛你。 |
| "You mean so much to me." |
| 你喺我心目中好重要。 |
| *beep |
| 你喺我心目中好重要。 |
| "Words can't describe my love for you." |
| 冇辦法用言語嚟形容我對你嘅愛。 |
| *beep* |
| 冇辦法用言語嚟形容我對你嘅愛。 |
| "Will you be my love?" |
| 你願意做我嘅愛人嗎？ |
| *beep* |
| 你願意做我嘅愛人嗎？ |
| Well done! [pause] |
| On Valentine's Day, couples in Hong Kong often exchange gifts. It is typical for the guy in the relationship to give his girlfriend something expensive, like jewelry, or a designer handbag. The girl usually buys electronic products or clothing for her boyfriend. |
| You just learned how to say “I love you” in three different ways in Cantonese and one special phrase for Valentine's Day. |
| And... |
| I’ll see you next time. 下次見！ |
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