3 Ways to Say “I Love You” in Korean | Korean Language Blog

여보, 사랑해. (Informal – Honey, I love you, honey.) [ yeo-bo sa-lang-hae]. How would you ... KoreanLanguageBlog Explore ExploreArchive ExploreLanguage&CultureBlogs 3WaystoSay“ILoveYou”inKorean PostedbyKyung-HwaonFeb8,2017inGrammar,KoreanLanguage,Vocabulary Loveiseverywhere!Asyouareaware,Valentine’sDayisapproachingsoon.Doyouhavesomeonespecialtosay“Iloveyou”thisValentine’sDay?Herearethreedifferentwaystosay,“Iloveyou”inKorean. February14thstartsaseriesofromanticdaysintheKoreancalendar.Inthisarticle,Iwillmention3lovedaysinKorea:February14,March14,andApril14,andthreedifferentwaystosay,“I loveyou”inKorean. OnFebruary14th, 발렌타인스데이(Valentine’sday)inKorea,mendonothavetoworryaboutbuying 초콜렛(chocolate)or 꽃(flowers)fortheirladies.Thisisthedaythatwomencatertheirmenwithchocolateorpresentstoshowtheiraffection.March14th,Koreanscallit 화이트데이(WhiteDay);isthedaythatmengivenonchocolateitems,suchaslollipops,perfumes,flowers,orjewelry,totheirladiestoshowtheirloveandcare.April14thisa블랙데이(BlackDay),andthisisthedaythatsadsingleswhodidnotreceiveanythingon발렌타인스데이 or 화이트데이,headtoChinese-Koreanrestaurantandshare 짜장면(BlackNoodles)tocomforteachother. Ifyouhaveaspecialsomeonewhomyouwanttosay,“Iloveyou”inKoreanthisvalentine’sday,orifyouenjoywatchingK-dramasandK-movies,thefollowingexpressionswillcomeinhandyforyou. AKoreanword 사랑 meanslove,and 사랑하다 isthebasicformoftheverblove.Asyouareaware,Koreanlanguagehasdifferentlevelsofpoliteness:dependingonyourrelationshiptothepersonwithwhomyouarespeaking.Herearethreedifferentwaystosay“Iloveyou”inKorean.Pleasepayattentiontoverbconjugationsdependingonthelevelofpoliteness. 사랑합니다.  (Formal–Iloveyou) [sa-lang-hap-ni-da] 사랑해요.  (Polite–Iloveyou) [sa-lang-hae-yo] 사랑해.   (Informal–Iloveyou)  [sa-lang-hae] Ifyouwanttoaddanameofyourspecialsomeoneorpropernouns: Withsomeone’sname ______ 씨,사랑합니다.(Formal) ex)아라 씨,사랑합니다. (Formal–Ahra,Iloveyou.)   [ah-la-ssisa-lang-hap-ni-da] ______ 씨,사랑해요.  (Polite) ex)재용  씨,사랑해요.  (Polite–Jaeyong,Iloveyou.) [jae-yong-ssisa-lang-hae-yo] *______씨 [ssi]:anhonorificsuffixisaddedtoeachperson’snametoshowrespect. _____아/야,사랑해.  (Informal) ex)세종아,사랑해.  (Informal–Sejong,Iloveyou.) [se-jong-ahsa-lang-hae] *아[ah] /야 [ya]:inaninformalrelationship,whenyouaddressaKorean’sname,아  or 야 isattachedtohis/hername. ♦WhenaKoreannameendsinaconsonant,아 isaddedtothename. ex)세종(Sejong)+아:세종아 [se-jong-ah] ♦ WhenaKoreannameendsinavowel,야 isaddedtothename.  ex)경화(Kyung-Hwa)+야:경화야  [kyung-hwa-ya] Withpropernouns: 선생님,사랑합니다.  (Formal–Teacher,Iloveyou.) [seon-sang-nimsa-lang-hap-ni-da] 엄마,사랑해요.  (Polite–Mom,Iloveyou.)  [um-masa-lang-hae-yo] 여보,사랑해.   (Informal–Honey,Iloveyou,honey.) [yeo-bosa-lang-hae] Howwouldyourespondtosomeone’sloveconfessionwith“Iloveyou,too”? 저도사랑합니다.  (Formal–Iloveyou,too.)  [jeo-dosa-lang-hap-ni-da] 저도사랑해요.  (polite–Iloveyou,too.) [jeo-dosa-lang-hae-yo]  나도사랑해.    (informal–Iloveyou,too.) [na-dosa-lang-hae] Doyouremember월계수양복점신사들(TheGentlemenofWolgyesuTailorShop)? Ifyouhavewatchedthisshow,youwouldlovethiscuteandlovelycouple.Inthefollowingepisode태양(TaeYang)confesseshisloveto 효원(HyoWon).Pleaseplaythisepisodefrom1hour,1minute,and50seconds(1:01:50)toenjoythisadorablecouples’lovechat. HappyValentine’sDaytoeveryone!’ 감사합니다!(Thankyou!) ***RelatedVocabulary*** 발렌타인스데이 [bal-len-ta-in-s-de-ee] (Valentine’sday) 초콜렛 [cho-cho-let] (chocolate) 꽃 [kkot](flowers) 화이트데이 [hwa-ee-t-de-ee] (WhiteDay) 블랙데이 [beul-lak-de-ee] (BlackDay) 짜장면  [jja-jang-myeon]  (BlackNoodles) 사랑  [sa-lang]  (noun.love) 사랑하다   [sa-lang-ha-da] (verb.love) 사랑합니다.  [sa-lang-hap-ni-da]  (Formal–Iloveyou) 사랑해요.   [sa-lang-hae-yo]  (Polite–Iloveyou) 사랑해.   [sa-lang-hae]   (Informal–Iloveyou) 아라씨,사랑합니다. [ah-la-ssisa-lang-hap-ni-da] (Formal–Ahra,Iloveyou.) 재용씨,사랑해요.  [jae-yong-ssisa-lang-hae-yo] (Polite–Jaeyong,Iloveyou.) ____씨 [ssi]isanhonorificsuffixisaddedtosomeone’snametoshowrespect. 세종아,사랑해.   [se-jong-ahsa-lang-hae]  (Informal–Sejong,Iloveyou.) -아[ah] / 야[ya] :inaninformalrelationship,whenyouaddressaKorean’sname, 아  or 야  isattachedtohis/hername.     ♦WhenaKoreannameendsinaconsonant, 아  isaddedtothename. ex) 세종 (Sejong)+ 아 : 세종아 [se-jong-ah]     ♦ WhenaKoreannameendsinavowel, 야  isaddedtothename. ex) 경화 (Kyung-Hwa)+야 : 경화야 [kyung-hwa-ya] 선생님,사랑합니다. [seon-sang-nimsa-lang-hap-ni-da] (Formal–Teacher,Iloveyou.) 엄마,사랑해요.  [um-masa-lang-hae-yo] (Polite-Mom,Iloveyou.) 여보,사랑해.  [yeo-bosa-lang-hae]  (Informal-Honey,Iloveyou.) 저도 사랑합니다. [jeo-dosa-lang-hap-ni-da] (Formal–Iloveyou,too.) 저도사랑해요.  [jeo-dosa-lang-hae-yo] (polite–Iloveyou,too.) 나도사랑해.   [na-dosa-lang-hae]  (informal–Iloveyou,too.) 월계수양복점신사들  [weol-gye-sooyang-bok-jeonshin-sa-deul] (TheGentlemenofWolgyesuTailorShop) 태양(TaeYang) 효원(HyoWon) KeeplearningKoreanwithus! 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