{"id":5387,"date":"2018-02-07T23:48:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T04:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=5387"},"modified":"2018-05-30T22:20:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T03:20:23","slug":"3-ways-to-say-i-like-you-in-korean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/3-ways-to-say-i-like-you-in-korean\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Say \u2018I Like You\u2019 in Korean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Valentine\u2019s day is around the corner. Do you have a crush on someone and need to express how you feel in Korean? Or simply improve your understating of romantic scenes from K-dramas or movies? This post will give you an opportunity to learn how to say \u2018I like you\u2019 and \u2018I love you\u2019 in Korean, Are you ready?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you need to review how to say \u201cI love you\u2019 in Korean,\u201d please follow this post \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/3-ways-to-say-i-love-you-in-korean\/\"><em>3 Ways to Say &#8216;I Love You&#8217; in Korean<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5401\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5401\" class=\"wp-image-5401 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean-350x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean-350x296.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean-768x650.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean-1024x866.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by KLM<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/1.-3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean.m4a'>1. 3 Ways to Say _I Like You_ in Korean<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":false,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/1.-3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean.m4a\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"1. 3 Ways to Say _I Like You_ in Korean\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"1. 3 Ways to Say _I Like You_ in Korean\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"by KLM\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:12\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<ol>\n<li>Formal: [Sa-lang-hap-ni-da] (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0ac\ub791<u>\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/u><\/em><em><u>.<\/u><\/em><\/span> \u2013 I love you.)<\/li>\n<li>Polite: [Sa-lang-hae-yo] (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0ac\ub791<u>\ud574\uc694<\/u><\/em><em><u>. <\/u><\/em><\/span>\u2013 I love you.)<\/li>\n<li>Informal: [Sa-lang-hae] (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0ac\ub791<u>\ud574<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> \u2013 I love you.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you have a crush on someone, but you are not ready for \u201cI love you\u201d yet, how about \u201cI like you\u201d instead. This Korean verb &#8216;<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc88b\uc544\ud558\ub2e4<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8216;<\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 means \u2018to like\u2019 in English. Depending on your relationship with whom you are speaking, you can use one of the following expressions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/2.-3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean.m4a'>2. 3 Ways to Say _I Like You_ in Korean<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":false,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/2.-3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean.m4a\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"2. 3 Ways to Say _I Like You_ in Korean\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"2. 3 Ways to Say _I Like You_ in Korean\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"by KLM\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:12\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<ol>\n<li>Formal: [jo-a-hap-ni-da](<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc88b\uc544<u>\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/u><\/em><em>. <\/em><\/span>\u2013 I like you.)<\/li>\n<li>Polite: [jo-a-hae-yo] (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc88b\uc544<u>\ud574\uc694<\/u><\/em>.<\/span> \u2013 I like you.)<\/li>\n<li>Informal: [jo-a-hae] (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc88b\uc544<u>\ud574<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> \u00a0\u2013 I like you.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you want to add the name of your special someone to the above expressions, you can attach \u2018-ssi (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>\uc528<\/em> <\/span>)\u2019 or \u2018-a\/ya (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>\uc544<\/em><\/span><em>\/<\/em><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc57c<\/em><\/span>)\u2019 after his or her name.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>-ssi (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>\uc528<\/em> <\/span>) is one of the Korean titles that is used to show respect to others among people of equal level (age, social status, etc.). Here are two important tips for you to remember. When you use <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u2013 <\/em><em>\uc528<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 with someone\u2019s name you can either attach <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>&#8211;<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc528<\/span>\u00a0<\/em> to someone\u2019s full name or to the first name. When the speaker adds <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u2013 <\/em><em>\uc528<\/em><\/span> after someone\u2019s last name, such as<em><span style=\"color: #808000\"> \ubc15 \uc528<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>or \u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc774 \uc528<\/span><\/em>, this implies that the speaker consider himself\/herself to be in a higher social status than the listener. In most cases, this can be considered as rude as the listener may feel they are being spoken down to.<\/li>\n<li>-a\/ya (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>\uc544<\/em><\/span><em>\/<\/em><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc57c<\/em><\/span>) is used in an informal relationship, between close friends or when the speaker is older or superior than the listener.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">* When a Korean name ends in a consonant, -a (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>\uc544<\/em><\/span>) is added to the name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">ex) Ji-min (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ubbfc<\/em><\/span>) + -a (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>\uc544<\/em><\/span>): Ji-min-a (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ubbfc\uc544<\/em><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\"><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc9c0\ubbfc\u00a0<\/span> <\/em>ends in a consonant \u2018<span style=\"color: #808000\">\u3134<\/span>\u2019 in Korean<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">* When a Korean name ends in a vowel, \u00a0-ya(<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>-\uc57c<\/em><\/span>)\u00a0 is added to the name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">ex) Syu-ga (<em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc288\uac00<\/span><\/em>) + ya (<span style=\"color: #808000\">&#8211;<em>\uc57c<\/em><\/span><em>) <\/em>: Syu-ga- ya (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc288\uac00\uc57c<\/em><span style=\"color: #000000\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc288\uac00<\/em><\/span> ends in a vowel, \u2018<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u314f<\/em><\/span>\u2019 in korean.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three examples on how to say I like you with someone\u2019s name:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3.-3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean.m4a'>3. 3 Ways to Say _I Like You_ in Korean<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":false,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3.-3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean.m4a\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"3. 3 Ways to Say _I Like You_ in Korean\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"3. 3 Ways to Say _I Like You_ in Korean\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"by KLM\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:16\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<ol>\n<li>Formal: [Ji-min-ssi, jo-a-hap-ni-da](<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ubbfc<\/em> <em>\uc528<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>\uc88b\uc544<u>\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/u><\/em><em><u>.<\/u><\/em> <\/span>\u2013 Jimin, I like you.)<\/li>\n<li>Politel: [Ji-min-ssi, jo-a-hae-yo] (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ubbfc<\/em> <em>\uc528<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>\uc88b\uc544<u>\ud574\uc694<\/u><\/em>.<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Jimin, I like you.)<\/li>\n<li>Informal: [Ji-min-a , jo-a-hae] (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ubbfc\uc544<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>\uc88b\uc544<u>\ud574<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> \u00a0\u2013 Jimin, I like you.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please remember that you can use above expressions in several different occasions not just for someone you have a crush on or you are in love with. You can also use them <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/like-or-dont-like-in-korean\/\">to demonstrate your preference on something with \u2018<em>\uc88b\uc544\ud574\uc694<\/em>\u2019<\/a> or \u2018<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0ac\ub791\ud574\uc694<\/em><\/span>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Happy Valentine\u2019s Day everyone!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><em>!<\/em><\/span> (Thank you!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean-350x296.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean-350x296.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean-768x650.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/3-Ways-to-Say-_I-Like-You_-in-Korean-1024x866.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Valentine\u2019s day is around the corner. Do you have a crush on someone and need to express how you feel in Korean? Or simply improve your understating of romantic scenes from K-dramas or movies? This post will give you an opportunity to learn how to say \u2018I like you\u2019 and \u2018I love you\u2019 in Korean&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/3-ways-to-say-i-like-you-in-korean\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":5401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[2871,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5387","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-korean-language","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5387"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5730,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5387\/revisions\/5730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}