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How To Say ‘I Love You’ In Cantonese + Other Romantic Phrases

Wondering how to say ‘I love you’ in Cantonese? You’re in the right place.

Saying ‘I love you’ can be both scary and exciting and even more so in a new language!

If you want to know how to say ‘I love you’ and other romantic phrases in Cantonese, then read on.

Pronunciation Note:

  • In this guide I have included both the Cantonese characters and the pronunciation of these characters (for anyone that can’t read Cantonese). The pronunciation is written using the Jyutping system. I’ve also included videos & sound clips where possible.
  • If you’re not familiar with this system please check out this guide which covers the letter sounds.
  • The number after each word represents the tone of the word (Cantonese has several different tones which are important as they can change the word meaning). If you’re unsure about Cantonese tones, check out this guide.
  • This Jyutping chart is also a great resource to help you with pronunciation of Cantonese.

How To Say ‘I Love You’ In Cantonese

To tell someone that you love them in Cantonese, say:

EnglishCantoneseJyutping
I love you我愛你ngo5 oi3 nei5

Click here to hear the pronunciation of ‘I love you’ in Cantonese by a native speaker.

How To Say ‘I Love You So Much’ In Cantonese

To tell someone ‘I love you so much’ in Cantonese, say:

EnglishCantoneseJyutping
I love you so much我好愛你ngo5 hou2 ngoi3 nei5

Check out the video below to hear the pronunciation of this phrase by a native speaker:

How To Say ‘I Love You Too’ In Cantonese

To tell someone ‘I love you too’ in Cantonese, say:

EnglishCantoneseJyutping
I love you too我都愛你ngo5 dou1 oi3 nei5

How To Say ‘I Miss You’ In Cantonese

To tell someone ‘I miss you’ in Cantonese, say:

EnglishCantoneseJyutping
I miss you我掛住你ngo5 gwaa3 zyu6 nei5
I really miss you我好掛住你ngo5 hou2 gwaa3
zyu6 nei5

Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of ‘I really miss you’ in Cantonese:

How To Say ‘I Like You’ In Cantonese

To tell someone ‘I like you’ in Cantonese, say:

EnglishCantoneseJyutping
I like you我中意你ngo5 zung1 ji3 nei5
I really like you我好中意你啊ngo5 hou2 zung1
ji3 nei5 aa3
I like you a lot我中意你中意到爆啊ngo5 zung1 ji3 nei5
zung1 ji3 dou3 baau3 aa3

Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of ‘I like you’ in Cantonese:

Terms of Endearment In Cantonese

If you want to say something like ‘darling’, ‘sweetheart’ or ‘honey’ in Cantonese, you can use these terms of endearment:

EnglishCantoneseJyutping
My love心肝顶sam1 gon1 ding3
Darling打令daa1 ling2
Sweetheart愛人oi3 yan4
Piggy猪猪zyu1 zyu1
Silly pig傻豬so4 zyu1
BabyBBbi2 bi1

Click here to hear the pronunciation of ‘silly pig’ in Cantonese, a cute Cantonese term of endearment.

Click here to hear the pronunciation of ‘sweetheart’ in Cantonese.

How To Say ‘You Are Beautiful’ In Cantonese

To tell someone that you they’re pretty, good looking or beautiful in Cantonese, say:

EnglishCantoneseJyutping
You are beautiful你好靚呀nei5 hou2 leng3 aa3
You look great你好靚nei5 hou2 leng3
You are cute你好可愛nei5 hou2 ho2 oi3
You’re handsome你好靚仔nei5 hou2 leng3 zai2

Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of ‘you are beautiful’ in Cantonese:

How To Say Ask Someone Out In Cantonese

If you want to ask somebody out on a date in Cantonese, say:

EnglishCantoneseJyutping
Would you like to go
out to dinner with me?
賞面同我食餐飯嗎?soeng2 min2 tung4 ngo5
sik6 caan1 faan6 maa3?
Are you free this
weekend?
你今個禮拜尾得唔得閒?nei5 gam1 go3 lai5
baai1 mei5 dak1 m4
dak1 haan4?
Will you be my Valentine?你願意做我嘅愛人嗎?nei5 jyun6 ji3 zou6
ngo5 ge3 oi3 jan4
maa3?


Other Romantic Phrases in Cantonese

Try these other romantic phrases including how to say ‘you mean so much to me’ in Cantonese:

EnglishCantoneseJyutping
I really love you我真係好愛你啊ngo5 zan1 hai6
hou2 oi3 nei5 aa3
You mean so much
to me
你喺我心目中好重要nei5 hai2 ngo5 sam1
muk6 zung1 hou2
zung6 jiu3
We were meant to
be together
 我哋注定喺埋一齊ngo5 dei6 zyu3 ding6
hai2 maai4 jat1 cai4
I’ve got a crush
on you
我暗戀你ngo5 am3 lyun5 nei5

These phrases should come in handy whether you’ve got a love interest from Hong Kong, Macau or Guangdong or whether you’re just visiting and want to be prepared. 

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