Proper way to say "I love you"

[ScottyG]

Hello.

Am wondering the proper way to say I love you in Thai. Is it "chan rak khun" or "chan rak ther"?

[nueng]

as far as i know its, phom-la-coon

[Smee again]

If you are female then "Chan raak khun" is right, for a male it's "Phom raak khun"

B.T.W. "Maak maak" is very much.

Chan = I / me. spoken by female.

Phom = I / me. spoken by male.

Raak = love.

Khun = you / person.

Beware, 'love' as Thai's use the word, does not mean the same as it does to us. Their definition is, respect for the person who takes care of them.

Edited February 26, 2009 by Smee again

[layow]

Its

 

"Heres 10,000 baht honey"

[Smee again]

Its

 

"Heres 10,000 baht honey"

 

They will 'love you long time' . . . . . . I. E. the rest of the day ! ! maybe even a whole week ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[farang1]

Money #1 in LOS. It can buy you love and happiness.

[pablo]

if she tells u ....chan rak kun.....shes taking the piss

 

if she tells u .........chan rak ther .............she means it

 

however i doubt she would ever say chan rak ther to a farang

[herds]

if she tells u .........chan rak ther .............she means it

 

chan rak ther - I(female) love her

 

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[ukpoet]

Its

 

"Heres 10,000 baht honey"

 

"Heres 10,000 baht honey"

 

well done

Ha Ha so funny

yet so true in Thailand.

[Ajay75]

if she tells u .........chan rak ther .............she means it

 

however i doubt she would ever say chan rak ther to a farang

 

ther or ter is only used in written script or songs so unless shes singing to you or writing a love letter then she'd not say this word. But this implies shes batting for the other side in the phrase above

[Gobby]

its always better to use your name and her name.. like ( mike rak fon )..

just watch some thai movies and you will see. when a father say i love you to a son and such.. its always( pau rak ruk ) ( dad love son/daughter )..

 

you dont normally see a thai saying chun rak kun and such.. at least i havent seen it . well i seen it only when they are playing around..LOL...

 

but eh. what do i know. i only been to thailand a couple of times..

[Ajay75]

its always better to use your name and her name.. like ( mike rak fon )..

just watch some thai movies and you will see. when a father say i love you to a son and such.. its always( pau rak ruk ) ( dad love son/daughter )..

 

Yep this is ok with close friends or family but if you use your own name when speaking with strangers etc you will sound the same as a gay.

 

I didnt know this till recently until my teacher informed me. I dread to think the amount of times I've embarrassed myself previously speaking with strangers like this.

[stringerbell]

Tape a 1000 baht note to her forehead

[araimeanswot]

My wife says rak na ja! aint got a clue if its correct

[PattayaJon]

Interesting discussion but now I'm really confused

[lincslad]

Its

 

"Heres 10,000 baht honey"

 

 

I've found if you give them 30,000 plus they actually believe you.

[tookinky4her]

If you are female then "Chan raak khun" is right, for a male it's "Phom raak khun"

B.T.W. "Maak maak" is very much.

Chan = I / me. spoken by female.

Phom = I / me. spoken by male.

Raak = love.

Khun = you / person.

Beware, 'love' as Thai's use the word, does not mean the same as it does to us. Their definition is, respect for the person who takes care of them.

 

This is very interesting- at very end of last trip- met really great bar girl- stayed with her 2 days- paid her usual long time rate- 2 months ago sent her $100 for her birthday- she has never asked for anything- but she calls me every couple of weeks to say i love you ( yes i call her too) It seemed stange after 2 days she would say that- now i understand

[yeaialwayswearone]

ask her! she will will know it will be in her " how to get rich quick being a bar girl book" they all got 1.

[SmellyFarang]

"My PIN number is ..."

-Smelly

[johnnyk]

1000 baht. Action speaks louder than words.

[scorpio]

If Thais don't say I love you from the heart as we mean it then what do they say when they have deep emotions for another.

[retrodude]

Try saying 'Koy hak jao'

 

Means the same thing, but in the Issan dialect.

[Loong]

its always better to use your name and her name.. like ( mike rak fon )..

just watch some thai movies and you will see. when a father say i love you to a son and such.. its always( pau rak ruk ) ( dad love son/daughter )..

 

you dont normally see a thai saying chun rak kun and such.. at least i havent seen it . well i seen it only when they are playing around..LOL...

 

but eh. what do i know. i only been to thailand a couple of times..

 

 

its always better to use your name and her name.. like ( mike rak fon ).. That's very much a female thing and particularly Isaan. If you are male, then never refer to yourself by name as people will laugh at you. Of course there are exceptions and between a father and daughter, it's ok.

It is always best to use the pronoun pŏm ผม, but in a case of saying I love you, pŏm would seem to me to be a bit too formal

chăn ฉัน, is perfectly acceptable when used by a man to a close friend or lover.

 

 

chăn rák ter ฉันรักเธอ I love You/Her. As already stated, usually only in books and songs.

 

chăn rák koon ฉันรักคุณ I love you, Probably the best way to say it.

 

chăn rák koon mâak loie ฉันรักคุณมากเลย I love you so/very much. I think that mâak loie is better than mâak mâak

[Bruce Mangosteen]

...chăn rák ter ฉันรักเธอ I love You/Her. As already stated, usually only in books and songs...

Both "chan" and "ter" are used by men in movie dialog also. I have been told numerous times that "Chan rak ter" is correct; everything else is bullshit.

[barney]

ther or ter is only used in written script or songs

 

My wife confirms this to be true - she said no-one would ever say that. She always says to me "Lak kuhn mak loey"......... well not always, sometimes she says "ai hia!"