🇰🇷 Korean Romance & Compliments
Flirting, first dates and compliments that actually land — plus the term of endearment locals really use. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | Korean | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| You're beautiful | 정말 예뻐요 | jeongmal yeppeoyo |
| You look great | 멋져요 | meotjyeoyo |
| I like you | 좋아해요 | joahaeyo |
| Would you have dinner with me? | 저랑 저녁 먹을래요? | jeorang jeonyeok meogeullaeyo? |
| Can I buy you a drink? | 제가 한잔 살게요 | jega hanjan salgeyo |
| You have beautiful eyes | 눈이 정말 예뻐요 | nuni jeongmal yeppeoyo |
| You have a lovely smile | 미소가 예뻐요 | misoga yeppeoyo |
| Are you single? | 애인 있어요? | aein isseoyo? |
| Can I have your number? | 번호 알려 줄래요? | beonho allyeo jullaeyo? |
| I miss you | 보고 싶어요 | bogo sipeoyo |
| You make me happy | 너 때문에 행복해 | neo ttaemune haengbokhae |
| My darling | 자기야 | jagiya |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More Korean phrases
Greetings & BasicsOrdering Food & DrinksAsking for DirectionsNumbers 1–10Shopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthSmall Talk & IntroductionsDays & Telling TimeHotel & Check-in