Probably the most requested romantic phrase is how to say "I love you" in Thai. That is not really as easy as it sounds as the phrase will change depending on whether you are male or female and also if your lover is male or female. Then also teenagers might be less formal than adults.

MALE

(pom ruk koon)

This is male to female: "I love you"

(chun ruk koon)

This is female to male: "I love you"

(pom ruk ter)

This is male to female: "I lover her" but also can be "I love you". But this one is not used so often.

(chun ruk kao)

This is female to male: "I love him"

Click on the Thai words to hear the sounds.

Most Thai teenager rarely uses those sentences, "I love you", above. But we often use our name and our girlfriend/boyfriend's name, instead of using koon, kao, ter, etc.

For example: If I am talking to my girlfriend and we are facing each other, or talking on the phone. I will say "I love you" to her:

"Gor loves Tai"

Every single time I talk to any girl, I always use my name for "I" and her name for "you".