English to Korean Romantic Words and Phrases
If you'd like to better express yourself romantically in Korean, then this is the page for you! It has plenty of romantic words and phrases for all sorts of occasions.
By reading below, you'll find various categories for speaking romantically, all presented from English to Korean. The five sections covered include basic love words, expressing your feelings, describing your love's looks, speaking of specific relations, and other romantic phrases that just didn't fit anywhere else.
Either scroll down to read through all the categories one after another on this page, or use the listed quick links to take you right to the section of your choosing.
Romantic Words and Phrases from English to Korean:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of romantic words from Korean to English.
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Basic Love Words from English to Korean
English to Korean Words for Expressing Your Feelings
Describing Your Love's Looks from English to Korean
English to Korean Words for Specific Relations
Other Romantic English to Korean Words and Phrases
Basic Love Words from English to Korean
Here are some basic Korean love words to get you started.
Love ➔ Sarang
To love ➔ Saranghada
Romance ➔ Nangman
Romance ➔ Romaenseu
Romantic ➔ Romaentikhada
English to Korean Words for Expressing Your Feelings
Next we'll look at several ways to express your feelings of love and longing. Notice the level of formality.
I love you. ➔ Saranghae (informal, not polite)
I love you. ➔ Saranghaeng (cutesy)
I love you. ➔ Saranghaeyo (informal, but polite)
I love you. ➔ Saranghamnida (formal)
I love you. ➔ Naneun dangshineul saranghamnida. (very formal)
I miss you. ➔ Bogo-shipo.
I love you too. ➔ Nado saranghae.
Describing Your Love's Looks from English to Korean
There are many ways to describe your love's appearance in Korean. Here are some of them.
Adorable ➔ Sarangseureopda
Attractive ➔ Maeryeokjeogin
Beautiful ➔ Areumdapda
Beautiful ➔ Yeppeuda
Breathtakingly beautiful ➔ Sumi makhige yeppeuda
Charming ➔ Maeryeokjeogin
Good looking ➔ Jalsaenggida
Look like an angel ➔ Cheonsacheoreom boida
Lovely ➔ Sarangseureopda
English to Korean Words for Specific Relations
If you need to find the specific name of a relation in Korean, then this list should help.
Wife ➔ Anae
Husband ➔ Nampyeon
Bride ➔ Sinbu
Bridegroom ➔ Sillang
A happy marriage ➔ Haengbokhan gyeolhon
Newly married couple ➔ Sillang sinbu
Relations between husband and wife ➔ Bubu sai
Boyfriend ➔ Namja chingu
Girlfriend ➔ Yeoja chingu
She is my girlfriend. ➔ Je yeoja chingu imnida.
Single (as in not married) ➔ Doksin
Other Romantic English to Korean Words and Phrases
And finally, here are several other romantic words and phrases that just didn't fit in the other categories.
Baby / Sweetheart ➔ Jagi
Capture one's heart ➔ Maeumeul sarojapda
Do you have a boyfriend? ➔ Namjachingu isseoyo?
Do you have a girlfriend? ➔ Yeojachingu isseoyo?
Friendship is more valuable than money. ➔ Ujeongeun don boda deo gwihada.
Full lips ➔ Dotomhan ipsul
He is very romantic. ➔ Geuneun maeu romaentikhada.
Holiday romance ➔ Hyugajieseoui romaenseu
Lips ➔ Ipsul
My love ➔ Nae sarang
Princess ➔ Gongjunim (can be used as a term of endearment / petname)
Wedding ➔ Gyeolhonsik
Will you marry me? ➔ Nawa gyeolhonhae jullae?
Win a person's heart ➔ Maeumeul chajihada
This list of romantic English to Korean words and phrases was last updated on April 14, 2025.
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