Everyday Korean – How to say “I like something/someone/somewhere.” in Korean
___ 좋아해요. ___ Jo Ah He Yo.
In this episode, we will learn how to say “I like something/someone/somewhere.” in Korean. We say,
___ 좋아해요. ___ Jo Ah He Yo.
Let’s say, you like Kimchi. Then you say,
김치 좋아해요. Kimchi Jo Ah He Yo.
To say the full sentence in a grammatically correct way, we should say,
저는 김치를 좋아해요. Jeo Nun Kimchi Rul Jo Ah He Yo.
But, for everyday conversation, casually, we just say 김치 좋아해요 Kimchi Jo Ah He Yo. You omit 저는(Jeo Nun) and 를 (Rul).
Let’s look at different examples.
I like Girls’ Generation. (Korean Girl Group). 소녀시대 좋아해요. So Nyeo Shi Dae Jo Ah He Yo.
I like Min. 민 좋아해요. Min Jo Ah He Yo.
I like Bali. 발리 좋아해요. Bali Jo Ah He Yo.
As you can see, you can just use things, people, places, in front of 좋아해요. Jo Ah He Yo.
For friends or people younger than you, you say, without 요 yo in the end.
김치 좋아해. Kimchi Jo Ah He.
In grammatically-correct full sentence to say to friends or people younger than you, it is
난 김치를 좋아해. Nan Kimchi Rul Jo Ah He.
But everyday conversation, 김치 좋아해 is more used.
A common phrase you use in terms of “I like” would be “I like you.” Here is how you say in Korean.
If you like someone who’s not so close yet. You say,
당신을 좋아해요. Dahng Shi Nul Jo Ah He Yo.
당신 Dahng Shin means “you” in a respectful way. People will understand 당신 좋아해요. But 당신을 좋아해요. (Dahng Shi Nul Jo Ah He Yo.) sounds better and right.
But, you’re good friends and very close to person that you want to say “I like you.” You can say,
너를 좋아해. Naw Rul Jo Ah He.
You can also say 너 좋아해. (Naw Jo Ah He) but, it sounds better to say 너를 좋아해. (Naw Rul Jo Ah He.)
Summary:
I like _____. ______ 좋아해요. ____ Jo Ah He Yo.
To your friends, people younger than you.
I like _____. ____ 좋아해. ___ Jo Ah He.
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I would like to correct one part. Girls’ Generation not Girl’s Generation. Please get it correct! Thanks!
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