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”
I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET NICE TATTOOS AND TRAVEL AND GO TO LOADS OF CONCERTS AND MEET NEW PEOPLE AND VISIT AMAZING PLACES AND COSY COFFEE SHOPS AND ADOPT CUTE PUPPIES AND SLEEP IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK WITH A PLETHORA OF BLANKETS AND STAR GAZE AND TAKE PICTURES OF NICE THINGS AND JUST NOT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING
(via fins-for-legs)
