뭔가를 사랑해요
mwongareul saranghaeyo
The phrase 'I love something' in Korean is 뭔가를 사랑해요 (mwongareul saranghaeyo).
In natural spoken Korean, the verb is used to express affection for people, hobbies or abstract concepts.
What does it mean word for word?
뭔가 means 'something', 를 is an object marker attached to the thing being loved and 사랑해요 means 'love'.
How does it change in a sentence?
사랑해요 is the polite, standard way to say 'love' in a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
mwongareul saranghaeyo
Did you know?
- Korean has a specific term 정, which is a type of deep, enduring affection or attachment that is different from the romantic or passionate love found in 사랑.
- To express love for a specific brand or item, Koreans might use the phrase 입덕, which literally means 'entering the religion' of that thing.
- In Korean culture, expressing 사랑해요 out loud to parents or elders was historically rare and considered awkward, though this is changing with younger generations.
Examples in context
- 한국음식을 좋아합니다I love Korean food
- 자전거 타기를 사랑해I love riding a bicycle
- 영화를 매우 좋아합니다I really love movies
- 수영을 사랑해요I love swimming
- 축구를 좋아합니다I like soccer
- 산책하기를 좋아해I enjoy taking walks
- K-pop을 너무 사랑해I really love K-pop
Example conversation
Dohyun and Subin are talking about their passions.
- 도현 Do-hyeon수빈 씨는 좋아하는 게 있어요?subin ssineun johahaneun ge isseoyo?Subin, is there something you like?
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 저는 뭔가를 사랑해요.ne, jeoneun mweongareul saranghaeyo.Yes, I love something.
- 도현 Do-hyeon그게 뭔지 궁금해요.geuge mwonji gunggeumhaeyo.I'm curious what it is.
- 수빈 Su-bin나중에 알려 드릴게요.najunge allyeo deurilgeyo.I will tell you later.
