I love you in Japanese it is said Aishite imasu - formally - and Aishiteru - informally. For example, to say "I love you Alejandra", it would be "Alejandra wo aishite imasu". In the Japanese language, "love" (love = ai 愛) is said "ai", which is written with the Chinese kanji 愛.
However, expressing the feeling of love through language is not easy in any language, and the Japanese do not say "I love you" or "I love you" as often as people in the West, mainly due to cultural differences.
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It is not surprising that someone from Japan says that they have never used this expression in their life, but also that different ways are used to express the feeling "love". Ai or koi? In Japanese, there are two words that are often translated as "love," ai (愛) and koi (恋).
However, between these there are certain untranslatable differences. You may also be interested in these 97 tender love phrases to dedicate (short).
"I love you in Japanese
In Japanese, the word "love" is "ai," which is written: 愛. The verb "love" is "aisuru" (愛 す る). A literal translation of the phrase "I love you" in Japanese would be "aishite imasu." Written would be: 愛 し て い ま す.
In conversations, the netural word "aishiteru" (愛 し て る) is most commonly used. If you want to express your love for a man, you would say "" aishiteru yo "(愛 し て る よ). If you want to express it for a woman, you would say "aishiteru wa" (愛 し て る わ).
Words related to love in Japanese
恋
Koi (恋) refers to the sensation that a person experiences when he is sexually attracted to another or when he enjoys the company of this person.
A more accurate translation of this term would be "romantic love" or "passionate love". Here are some proverbs and phrases that include the word koi (恋):
1 - 愛人: Ajin. Lover.
2 - 愛情: Aijou. Affected.
3 - 母 性愛: Boseiai. Maternal love.
7 - 博愛: Hakuai. Philanthropy, helping others without receiving anything in return.
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