Common Korean Phrases & Words in K-pop

  • 사랑해 (saranghae): “I love you”
  • 보고 싶어 (bogo shipeo): “I miss you; want to see you”
  • 몰라 (molla): informal/slang = “I don’t know”
  • 돌아와 (dorawa): “come back”
  • 괜찮아 (gwenchana): informal = “it’s alright/okay”
  • 것 같다 (geot gata): an expression used when the subject of the conversation is uncertain; e.g. “seems to be”
  • 점점 (jeomjeom): varies by context, but used to show degree (i.e. “more and more,” “less and less, or “little by little,” etc.)
  • 어떻게 (eotteoke): “How…?” or “What should/can I do?”
  • 안돼 (andwae): affixed with a negative force; basically “no”/”can’t”
  • 너무 (neomu): “so,” “too much,” or “very,” etc.
  • 이젠 (ijen): “now” as in “from now on”
  • 이렇게 (ireoke): “like this; in this way”
  • 아직 (ajik): “yet; still”
  • 다시 (dasi): “again”
  • 더 (deo): “more”
  • 니가 (niga): “you are”
  • 모든 (modeun): “every; all”
  • 항상 (hangsang): “always”
  • 곁에 (gyeotae): “next to; by”
  • 가슴이 (gaseumi): “heart; chest”
  • 쉽게 (swipge): adverb = “easily”
  • 오늘도 (oneuldo): “today”
  • 하루 (haru): “day,” thus haru haru means “day by day”
  • 하지만 (hajiman): “but; however,” not to be confused with…
  • 하지마 (hajima): “stop it; don’t do it”
  • 말이야 (mariya): verb = “speaking of”; also used for emphasis
  • 왜 (wae): typically “why” but also “what” in different contexts
  • 자꾸 (jakku): to continuously do something or keep from doing something (literal translation is “keep”)
  • 있어 (isseo): “there is/exists” (positive)
  • 없어 (eobseo): “there isn’t” (negative) also “can’t/don’t”
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