Korean Love Words and Romantic Phrases
While romance can sometimes feel like a language of its own, if you're feeling romantic and want to better express yourself in Korean, then this is the page for you!
By reading below, you'll find various categories for speaking romantically in Korean. These include basic love words, expressing your feelings, describing your love's looks, speaking of specific relations, and other romantic phrases.
Feel free to scroll down to read the full list, or use one of our quick links below to skip ahead to the category of your choice.
Romantic Words and Phrases in Korean:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of love words from English to Korean.
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Basic Korean Love Words
Korean Words for Expressing Your Feelings
Describing Your Love's Looks in Korean
Speaking in Korean of Specific Relations
Other Romantic Words and Phrases in Korean
Basic Korean Love Words
Sarang ➔ Love
Saranghada ➔ To love
Nangman ➔ Romance
Romaenseu ➔ Romance
Romaentikhada ➔ Romantic
Korean Words for Expressing Your Feelings
Sarang heyo ➔ I love you (Informal)
Sarang hamnida ➔ I love you
Naneun dangshineul sarang hamnida ➔ I love you (Very formal)
Bogo-shipo ➔ I miss you
Describing Your Love's Looks in Korean
Areumdapda ➔ Beautiful
Cheonsacheoreom boida ➔ Look like an angel
Jalsaenggida ➔ Good looking
Maeryeokjeogin ➔ Attractive / Charming
Sarangseureopda ➔ Adorable / Lovely
Sumi makhige yeppeuda ➔ Breathtakingly beautiful
Yeppeuda ➔ Beautiful
Speaking in Korean of Specific Relations
Anae ➔ Wife
Nampyeon ➔ Husband
Sinbu ➔ Bride
Sillang ➔ Bridegroom
Bubu sai ➔ Relations between husband and wife
Haengbokhan gyeolhon ➔ A happy marriage
Sillang sinbu ➔ Newly married couple
Namja chingu ➔ Boyfriend
Yeoja chingu ➔ Girlfriend
Je yeoja chingu imnida ➔ She is my girlfriend
Doksin ➔ Single (as in not married)
Other Romantic Words and Phrases in Korean
Dotomhan ipsul ➔ Full lips
Geuneun maeu romaentikhada. ➔ He is very romantic.
Gyeolhonsik ➔ Wedding
Hyugajieseoui romaenseu ➔ Holiday romance
Ipsul ➔ Lips
Maeumeul chajihada ➔ Win a person's heart
Maeumeul sarojapda ➔ Capture one's heart
Namjachingu isseoyo? ➔ Do you have a boyfriend?
Nawa gyeolhonhae jullae? ➔ Will you marry me?
Ujeongeun don boda deo gwihada. ➔ Friendship is more valuable than money.
Yeojachingu isseoyo? ➔ Do you have a girlfriend?
*Romantic Korean words and phrases last updated: January 30, 2025.
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