Here are some more romantic phrases you can use to express your love in Japanese! Watashi (fem.) / boku (masc.) mo ai shiteru yo. The easiest way to say ‘I love you too’ in Japanese is to repeat back the expression they said to you, but with watashi/boku/ore mo in front.Ī common way to reply ‘I love you too’ is: Boku or ore are more natural if you’re a guy. Of course, you can also use one of these other words for ‘I’ in Japanese. The simplest way to respond to ‘I love you’ in Japanese would be simply watashi mo (私も / わたし も), meaning ‘me too’. Perhaps your Japanese sweetheart has already confessed their love, and now it’s your turn to respond! That said, the miso soup line is considered a bit outdated these days, and most modern Japanese girls would laugh at you if you said that! Still, it’s interesting to think about the culture behind the words. But think about making a commitment to being there for your darling every morning for the rest of your life, and having someone to look after you too and share everyday life with. It might not sound very romantic at first glance. Will you make my miso soup every morning? In fact, one traditional phrase used to propose in Japanese is: You can show your love a thousand times each day in the small actions you perform to take care of your lover. In Japan, actions truly speak louder than words. Some people even think that expressions of love become less meaningful if you say them too often. It’s not that Japanese couples love each other less than Western couples… they just don’t feel the need to say it out loud so much! In a marriage or family, your commitment to each other should go without saying. This kind of thing would be very rare in Japan. Some English speakers end every phone call to their partner with ‘I love you’. Actions speak louder than words (don’t say I love you!)Īs we already mentioned, Japanese people don’t actually say ‘I love you’ as much as some other cultures. So daisuki yo is more feminine, while daisuki da yo is a more masculine way to say I love you in Japanese. It’s a way to really emphasis your feelings for the other person.Īgain, you can add different endings for nuance and emphasis. So daisuki literally means ‘big like’… cute, right?ĭaisuki can be translated as ‘I love you very much’ or ‘I really like you’. And 好き ( suki) means like, as we already saw above. nihon ga suki desu (日本が好きです) – I like Japan.ĭaisuki (大好き / だいすき) means ‘really like’ or ‘like a lot’.Sounds fun and jokey.īy the way, suki is also the way to say you ‘like’ anything, even inanimate objects. suki yanen! (好きやねん) – Kansai dialect (but widely understood all over Japan).suki desu (好きです) – more polite, neutral.You can also add different endings for emphasis. So don’t say it to a casual friend unless you have romantic feelings for them!
Suki is often used to let someone know you’re interested in them, and you want to take your relationship to the next level. It means they like you, and they want to see more of you.īut suki desu said in a tender moment in a long term relationship can mean ‘I love you’ in the way that we usually mean it in English. So suki! on a first date probably doesn’t mean that somebody wants to marry you and have babies straight away. Remember that Japanese people are often not so expressive with words as some other cultures. Suki is the most usual and natural way to express like, love or adoration for someone or something in Japanese. The love you feel for your boyfriend or girlfriend is different from the love you feel for your parents, your BFF, your pet cat, or for matcha choc chip ice cream. There are many different kinds of love, and many different ways to express your love in English too – I love you, I adore you, I’m in love with you, I’m crazy about you….
Think of it this way: love is a nuanced thing.
You may have learned that suki (好き / すき) means ‘like’.Īnd you would be right! Suki can be translated as like, but it can also mean love. For example, when they propose, and when they are dying! You definitely wouldn’t say ai shiteru to somebody you are dating casually. Some people might only say ai shiteru a few times in a lifetime. Even then, married couples don’t say this to each other regularly.
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