영원히 사랑할게요
yeongwonhi saranghalgeyo
The English phrase "I will always love you" is expressed in Korean as 영원히 사랑할게요 (yeongwonhi saranghalgeyo).
This phrase is used as a romantic promise to love someone forever.
What does it mean word for word?
The term 영원히 (yeongwonhi) literally means 'forever' or 'eternally'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form 영원히 사랑할게요 uses the polite ending –요 (-yo), which makes it suitable for a respectful or soft-spoken declaration. In contrast, the informal version 영원히 사랑해 is used with close friends, younger people or romantic partners in a casual setting.
How do you pronounce it?
yeongwonhi saranghalgeyo
Did you know?
- In Korea, saying 사랑해 ('I love you') is traditionally considered very intense. Many couples express this feeling through actions or by saying 좋아해 ('I like you') until the relationship is very serious.
- In modern Korean pop culture, the phrase 사랑해 is often shortened to 사랑해용 or 사랑해여 in text messages. Adding a 'ㅇ' or 'ㅕ' sound makes the romantic declaration sound cute or 'aegyo', reducing the heavy pressure of the phrase.
- The phrase 사랑할게요 uses a specific grammar form that expresses a promise or a voluntary commitment. It does not just predict the future, but pledges the speaker's will to keep loving the other person.
Examples in context
- 영원히 사랑할게요.yeongwonhi saranghalgeyo.I will always love you.
- 당신을 영원히 사랑할게요.dangsin-eul yeongwonhi saranghalgeyo.I will love you forever.
- 약속해요, 영원히 사랑할게요.yaksokhaeyo, yeongwonhi saranghalgeyo.I promise, I will always love you.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are celebrating their anniversary at a quiet restaurant.
- 민지 Min-ji지훈 씨, 우리 정말 행복하죠?Jihun ssi, uri jeongmal haengbokhajyo?Jihun, we are really happy, aren't we?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 민지 씨를 영원히 사랑할게요.Ne, Minji ssireul yeongwonhi saranghalgeyo.Yes, I will always love you, Minji.
- 민지 Min-ji그 말 정말 고마워요.Geu mal jeongmal gomawoyo.Thank you so much for saying that.
- 지훈 Ji-hun진심이에요.Jinsimieyo.I mean it.
