Comments on: I love you. (cross-culturally) http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/08/02/i-love-you-cross-culturally/ Teaching Spanish and English As a Foreign Language Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:43:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Paulina http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/08/02/i-love-you-cross-culturally/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Paulina Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:54:31 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/?p=53#comment-326 Personally<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff">punctuation needed</span> I think that you sa<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">id</span> "<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">i</span> love you" when you have deep feelings for someone. I mean you could liker her/him a lot and want to be with that special person all the time<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> you care about that person more than yourself. If that person is happy you are too<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> even if you are sad<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> if you look at that person you <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">are</span> already smiling. Here in Mexico, we say: <em>te amo</em>, but it is a strong word. I think that you say it just when you really care about that person, as I said. Or <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">I</span>f you are just attracted by that person we say: <em>me gustas</em>, that is more superficial<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> about how that person looks. Personallypunctuation needed I think that you said “i love you” when you have deep feelings for someone. I mean you could liker her/him a lot and want to be with that special person all the time, you care about that person more than yourself. If that person is happy you are too, even if you are sad, if you look at that person you are already smiling.
Here in Mexico, we say: te amo, but it is a strong word. I think that you say it just when you really care about that person, as I said.
Or If you are just attracted by that person we say: me gustas, that is more superficial, about how that person looks.

]]> By: Berry http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/08/02/i-love-you-cross-culturally/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Berry Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:17:51 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/?p=53#comment-168 @ Zusje Thank you very much. :) Well, "انا بحبك" is the Arabic translation of "I love you". ;) @ Zusje

Thank you very much. :)
Well, “انا بحبك” is the Arabic translation of “I love you”. ;)

]]> By: zusje http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/08/02/i-love-you-cross-culturally/comment-page-1/#comment-167 zusje Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:08:22 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/?p=53#comment-167 To Berry: When you love someone with all your heart, you should never forget<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span> show<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">ing</span> your affection, not only in actions<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span>but in words too. Expressing your feelings by letting the words out in the open<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> makes love more profound. You are absolutely right! I am happy for you to have a special person in your life who is always there for you. If you let him read your post he must be touched, I'm sure. I am curious about the words you say to him in your language, since I cannot read the characters ;) To Berry:

When you love someone with all your heart, you should never forget showing your affection, not only in actions but in words too. Expressing your feelings by letting the words out in the open, makes love more profound. You are absolutely right!

I am happy for you to have a special person in your life who is always there for you. If you let him read your post he must be touched, I’m sure. I am curious about the words you say to him in your language, since I cannot read the characters ;)

]]> By: Berry http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/08/02/i-love-you-cross-culturally/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Berry Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:39:53 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/?p=53#comment-166 Deep in our hearts, there is always that place for those we love and care about more than any other <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">thing</span> or person in life, but we usually don't have <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span>time or courage to tell others <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">the way</span> we really feel<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> instead<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span>we always think that <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">they</span> must know how we feel about them, but sometimes we really need to show our love and affection for those we love, not only because of <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">them</span>, but also because <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">that</span> will reflect on our life and then we will be surprised about how much love we have inside. So at a moment of our choice, we would like to let out our real feelings for those we deeply appreciate and care about their presence in our life<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">, and t</span>he best way to <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">show someone</span> we really care is by words and actions which make them feel special. For sure, the words "I love you" are the most three beautiful words in the world, that we always dream of saying and hearing in return one day<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">, k</span>nowing that by uttering <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">those</span> words we would give birth to a lifelong memory. To be in love is to be in heaven on Earth. Love is the turning point in our destiny that changes things for ever, since <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span> brings to life the courage we need to communicate with ourselves and also with others. Love reveals the beauty that lies in everything around us and without love<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">;</span> life has no meaning or purpose. Love is like making a jump <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">to</span> the unknown<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> you are excited and frighte<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">n </span> at the same time, but as soon as you share each other's feelings and let<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">ting</span> each other know how much you really care, <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">things</span> begin to be different. You know you are in love when all you have to do is <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">to</span> think about the object of your affection and <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span> brings a smile to your face<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> when you feel depressed because you are not with him and then would give everything just to see him or to hear his voice. <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">It</span> is also that feeling when you wish your time with him never ends. I am lucky to have that special person in my life, and for him I would say<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">:</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span>you mean the world to me, you make my days happier just by being there, you are all what I can think about, you are the only one I can be myself with, and also you make me feel so special<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span> <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">t</span>hat is simply why I say <big><big>"انا بحبك"</big></big> (ana bahebak). Deep in our hearts, there is always that place for those we love and care about more than any other thing or person in life, but we usually don’t have time or courage to tell others the way we really feel, instead we always think that they must know how we feel about them, but sometimes we really need to show our love and affection for those we love, not only because of them, but also because that will reflect on our life and then we will be surprised about how much love we have inside.
So at a moment of our choice, we would like to let out our real feelings for those we deeply appreciate and care about their presence in our life, and the best way to show someone we really care is by words and actions which make them feel special.
For sure, the words “I love you” are the most three beautiful words in the world, that we always dream of saying and hearing in return one day, knowing that by uttering those words we would give birth to a lifelong memory.
To be in love is to be in heaven on Earth. Love is the turning point in our destiny that changes things for ever, since it brings to life the courage we need to communicate with ourselves and also with others.
Love reveals the beauty that lies in everything around us and without love; life has no meaning or purpose.
Love is like making a jump to the unknown, you are excited and frighten at the same time, but as soon as you share each other’s feelings and letting each other know how much you really care, things begin to be different.
You know you are in love when all you have to do is to think about the object of your affection and it brings a smile to your face, when you feel depressed because you are not with him and then would give everything just to see him or to hear his voice. It is also that feeling when you wish your time with him never ends.
I am lucky to have that special person in my life, and for him I would say: you mean the world to me, you make my days happier just by being there, you are all what I can think about, you are the only one I can be myself with, and also you make me feel so special, that is simply why I say “انا بحبك” (ana bahebak).

]]> By: zusje http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/08/02/i-love-you-cross-culturally/comment-page-1/#comment-162 zusje Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:23:13 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/?p=53#comment-162 Thank you! Yeah, I hope I'm lucky to get questions and statements about subjects near to my interest and fascination. Like I had in the practice test, which was mostly about biology and behavioral science. I noticed I scan articles much faster then. By the way, TOEFL is Friday @ 11am my time....(9 am GMT). Have a lot of fun on Saturday evening! Party!!! I did the 'it-thing' again!!! I can't believe myself. Now you've ripped the paper and threw the pieces at my face for the second time ;) ...in which case knowing, that having a crush is only a temporary obsession, is comforting. something like this then? Thank you! Yeah, I hope I’m lucky to get questions and statements about subjects near to my interest and fascination. Like I had in the practice test, which was mostly about biology and behavioral science. I noticed I scan articles much faster then. By the way, TOEFL is Friday @ 11am my time….(9 am GMT).
Have a lot of fun on Saturday evening! Party!!!

I did the ‘it-thing’ again!!! I can’t believe myself. Now you’ve ripped the paper and threw the pieces at my face for the second time ;)

…in which case knowing, that having a crush is only a temporary obsession, is comforting.

something like this then?

]]> By: zusje http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/08/02/i-love-you-cross-culturally/comment-page-1/#comment-161 zusje Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:34:21 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/?p=53#comment-161 <i>Ik hou van jou</i> When you deeply care for someone’s personality, you might express feelings of affection to a person by saying: “I love you”. Love is about trust, about being there for each other<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">.</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">colon usage</span> love is unconditional. My native language is Dutch. If I love someone, I say: <i>“Ik hou van jou“</i>. Unless of course this person doesn’t speak Dutch, like my Romanian-German friend, who lives in the United States. To him I would say: “I love you”, but he would also understand: <i>“Ich liebe dich“</i>, or <i>“Te ubesk“</i>, respectively in German and <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2009-08-06T03:46:39+00:00">in</del></span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">redundant</span>Romanian. The Dutch use <i>‘Ik hou van jou‘</i> in exactly the same context and meaning as Americans do<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2009-08-06T03:46:39+00:00">,</del></span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">unnecessary</span> when they say: ‘I love you’. There are no contextual differences concerning ‘I like you’, which translated into Dutch would be: <i>‘Ik vind je leuk‘</i>, or: <i>‘Ik vind je aardig‘</i>. Liking someone is a more superficial kind of affection than loving someone. Love is not only about a romantic relationship. Parents love their children, children love their parents and their brothers and sisters<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">adverb: while</span> friends love <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2009-08-06T03:46:39+00:00">their</del></span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">redundant</span> dear friends. Falling in love, however, has everything to do with romance. The process of falling in love gets you in the nice-kind-of-crazy state of mind, which makes everything and everyone look beautiful, especially the person you are in love with. Looks, smell, movements, or other physical attractions cause you to feel <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2009-08-06T04:02:26+00:00">the</del></span> butterflies. <i>‘Ik ben verliefd op jou‘</i> is Dutch for ‘I am in love with you', or 'I have a crush on you'. Being in love is great, unless you live an eleven-hour flight apart from each other, in which case <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">lexical development</span> is comforting to know, that having a crush is only a temporary obsession. ;) Affectionate feelings for someone's true personality may or may not arise from being in love, but if so, love is everlasting! zusje <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ff00">Great improvement and good luck on the iBT TOEFL on Saturday! :)</span> Ik hou van jou

When you deeply care for someone’s personality, you might express feelings of affection to a person by saying: “I love you”. Love is about trust, about being there for each other.colon usage love is unconditional.

My native language is Dutch. If I love someone, I say: “Ik hou van jou“. Unless of course this person doesn’t speak Dutch, like my Romanian-German friend, who lives in the United States. To him I would say: “I love you”, but he would also understand: “Ich liebe dich“, or “Te ubesk“, respectively in German and inredundantRomanian.

The Dutch use ‘Ik hou van jou‘ in exactly the same context and meaning as Americans do,unnecessary when they say: ‘I love you’. There are no contextual differences concerning ‘I like you’, which translated into Dutch would be: ‘Ik vind je leuk‘, or: ‘Ik vind je aardig‘. Liking someone is a more superficial kind of affection than loving someone.

Love is not only about a romantic relationship. Parents love their children, children love their parents and their brothers and sisters,adverb: while friends love theirredundant dear friends.

Falling in love, however, has everything to do with romance. The process of falling in love gets you in the nice-kind-of-crazy state of mind, which makes everything and everyone look beautiful, especially the person you are in love with. Looks, smell, movements, or other physical attractions cause you to feel the butterflies. ‘Ik ben verliefd op jou‘ is Dutch for ‘I am in love with you’, or ‘I have a crush on you’.

Being in love is great, unless you live an eleven-hour flight apart from each other, in which case itlexical development is comforting to know, that having a crush is only a temporary obsession. ;)

Affectionate feelings for someone’s true personality may or may not arise from being in love, but if so, love is everlasting!

zusje

Great improvement and good luck on the iBT TOEFL on Saturday! :)

]]> By: zusje http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/08/02/i-love-you-cross-culturally/comment-page-1/#comment-160 zusje Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:21:52 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/?p=53#comment-160 <i>Ik hou van jou</i> When you deeply care for someone’s personality, you might express <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2009-08-05T15:36:20+00:00">your</del></span> <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">redundant</span> feelings of affection to a person by saying: “I love you”. Love is about trust, about being there for each other <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2009-08-05T15:36:20+00:00">whenever needed. Love is</del></span> <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">wordy</span> unconditional. My native language is Dutch. If I love someone, I say: <i>“Ik hou van jou“</i>. Unless of course this person doesn’t speak Dutch, like my Romanian-German boyfriend, who lives In the United States. To him I would say: “I love you”, but he would also understand: <i>“Ich liebe dich“</i>, or <i>“Te ubesk“</i>, respectively in German and in Romanian<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"> </span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">punctuation</span> The Dutch use <i>‘Ik hou van jou‘</i> in exactly the same context and meaning as <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2009-08-05T15:36:20+00:00">the</del></span> <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">definite article</span> Americans do<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> when they say: ‘I love you’. There are no contextual differences concerning ‘I like you’, which translated into Dutch would be: <i>‘Ik vind je leuk‘,</i> or: <i>‘Ik vind je aardig‘</i>. Liking someone is a more superficial kind of affection than loving someone. Love is not only about a romantic relationship. Parents love their children, children love their parents and their brothers and sisters, friends love their dear friends. Falling in love, however, has everything to do with romance. The process of falling in love gets you in the impermanent nice-kind-of-crazy state of mind, which makes everything and everyone look beautiful, especially the person you are in love with. <i>‘Ik ben verliefd op jou‘</i> is Dutch for ‘I am in love with you’. Being is love is great, unless you live an eleven<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"> </span>hour<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">s</span> <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">hyphen usage</span> flight apart from each other. Fortunately<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"> it</span> <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">punctuation, lexical development</span> is only a temporary <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ff00">temporary, everlasting? illogical</span> craziness! Love is everlasting ;) zusje Ik hou van jou

When you deeply care for someone’s personality, you might express your redundant feelings of affection to a person by saying: “I love you”. Love is about trust, about being there for each other whenever needed. Love is wordy unconditional.

My native language is Dutch. If I love someone, I say: “Ik hou van jou“. Unless of course this person doesn’t speak Dutch, like my Romanian-German boyfriend, who lives In the United States. To him I would say: “I love you”, but he would also understand: “Ich liebe dich“, or “Te ubesk“, respectively in German and in Romanian punctuation

The Dutch use ‘Ik hou van jou‘ in exactly the same context and meaning as the definite article Americans do, when they say: ‘I love you’. There are no contextual differences concerning ‘I like you’, which translated into Dutch would be: ‘Ik vind je leuk‘, or: ‘Ik vind je aardig‘. Liking someone is a more superficial kind of affection than loving someone.

Love is not only about a romantic relationship. Parents love their children, children love their parents and their brothers and sisters, friends love their dear friends.

Falling in love, however, has everything to do with romance. The process of falling in love gets you in the impermanent nice-kind-of-crazy state of mind, which makes everything and everyone look beautiful, especially the person you are in love with. ‘Ik ben verliefd op jou‘ is Dutch for ‘I am in love with you’.

Being is love is great, unless you live an eleven hours hyphen usage flight apart from each other. Fortunately it punctuation, lexical development is only a temporary temporary, everlasting? illogical craziness! Love is everlasting ;)

zusje

]]> By: zusje http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/08/02/i-love-you-cross-culturally/comment-page-1/#comment-159 zusje Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:34:05 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/?p=53#comment-159 <i>Ik hou van jou</i> When you deeply care for someone's personality, you might express <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">these</span> feelings of affection to <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"> this</span> person by saying: "I love you". Love is about trust, about being there for each other whenever needed. Love is unconditional. My native language is Dutch<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"> . I</span>f I like someone <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">very much like mentioned above</span>, I say: "<i>Ik hou van jou</i>". Unless of course this person doesn't speak Dutch, like my Romanian-German boyfriend, who lives In the United States. To him I would <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">probably</span> say: "I love you", but he would also understand: "<i>Ich liebe dich</i>", or "<i>Te ubesk</i>", respectively in German and in Romanian<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"> </span> The Dutch use ' <i>Ik hou van jou</i>' in exactly the same context and meaning as 'I love you'<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">. This</span> also counts for 'I like you', which translated into Dutch would be: '<i>Ik vind je leuk</i>', or: '<i>Ik vind je aardig</i>'. Liking someone is <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">in a way</span> a more superficial kind of affection than loving someone. <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">And t</span>hen there is of course 'being in love'. An impermanent nice-kind-of-crazy state of mind, which makes everything and everyone look beautiful, especially the person you are in love with. '<i>Verliefd zijn</i>' means 'to be in love'. '<i>Ik ben verliefd op jou</i>' is Dutch for 'I am in love with you'. Being is love is great, <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">except when</span> you live an eleven hours flight apart from each other. Fortunately it is only a temporary craziness! ;) zusje Ik hou van jou

When you deeply care for someone’s personality, you might express these feelings of affection to this person by saying: “I love you”. Love is about trust, about being there for each other whenever needed. Love is unconditional.

My native language is Dutch . If I like someone very much like mentioned above, I say: “Ik hou van jou“. Unless of course this person doesn’t speak Dutch, like my Romanian-German boyfriend, who lives In the United States. To him I would probably say: “I love you”, but he would also understand: “Ich liebe dich“, or “Te ubesk“, respectively in German and in Romanian

The Dutch use ‘ Ik hou van jou‘ in exactly the same context and meaning as ‘I love you’. This also counts for ‘I like you’, which translated into Dutch would be: ‘Ik vind je leuk‘, or: ‘Ik vind je aardig‘. Liking someone is in a way a more superficial kind of affection than loving someone.

And then there is of course ‘being in love’. An impermanent nice-kind-of-crazy state of mind, which makes everything and everyone look beautiful, especially the person you are in love with. ‘Verliefd zijn‘ means ‘to be in love’. ‘Ik ben verliefd op jou‘ is Dutch for ‘I am in love with you’.

Being is love is great, except when you live an eleven hours flight apart from each other. Fortunately it is only a temporary craziness! ;)

zusje

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