Korean Love Words and Romantic Phrases
While romance can sometimes feel like a language of its own, you may want to learn some romantic Korean words to better express your feelings. That's why, if you're suddenly feeling romantic and want to better communicate this 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
To start off with, here are some of the more basic love words in Korean.
Sarang ➔ Love
Saranghada ➔ To love
Nangman ➔ Romance
Romaenseu ➔ Romance
Romaentikhada ➔ Romantic
Korean Words for Expressing Your Feelings
Now we'll provide several ways to tell someone in Korean that you love them or miss them.
Saranghae ➔ I love you. (informal, not polite)
Saranghaeng ➔ I love you. (cutesy)
Saranghaeyo ➔ I love you (informal, but polite)
Saranghamnida ➔ I love you (formal)
Naneun dangshineul saranghamnida ➔ I love you (very formal)
Bogo-shipo ➔ I miss you
Describing Your Love's Looks in Korean
You might also want to describe your love's looks in Korean, so here are some ways to do so.
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
And when talking about a girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, or other relation, here are the Korean translations.
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
To finish off, we've started a list of other romantic Korean words and phrases that don't have a formal category yet.
Dotomhan ipsul ➔ Full lips
Geuneun maeu romaentikhada. ➔ He is very romantic.
Gongjunim ➔ Princess (can be used as a term of endearment / petname)
Gyeolhonsik ➔ Wedding
Hyugajieseoui romaenseu ➔ Holiday romance
Ipsul ➔ Lips
Jagi ➔ Baby / Sweetheart
Maeumeul chajihada ➔ Win a person's heart
Maeumeul sarojapda ➔ Capture one's heart
Nae sarang ➔ My love
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?
This list of romantic Korean words and phrases was last updated on April 13, 2025.
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