Korean Valentine’s Phrases You Will Love

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Or 해피 발렌타인 데이 in Korean.

We’ve got all the Valentine’s Day Korean phrases you’ll need to express yourself to that special someone this February 14th.

Before we kick off the Korean Valentine’s Day Korean Phrase festivities, there are three critical things you should know. Read them over so you know how to use the Valentine’s Day Korean phrases properly.

Lastly, check the very bottom of the page to keep the romantic times rolling all year round!

Valentine’s Day Phrase Rules

1. Ladies First

In Korea, women give chocolate to men on Valentine’s Day as a sign of affection. The men who receive the chocolate are supposed to give the woman a non-chocolate gift on March 14th (White Day).

2. Missing “You”

One thing that confused people about the Korean language is that the pronoun “you” isn’t used often to refer the other person.

For example, the phrase “I miss you” is “보고 싶어요” in Korean. The “I” and “you” are implied.

You may see the word “당신” used in phrase books or in the dictionary, but it sounds a bit strange. It’s somewhat of an outdated term. Usually Koreans don’t use the word “you” to refer to the other person very often.

If you need to specify that you are referring to the other person, it’s better to use that persons name or title. But which one to use? That brings us to #3!

3. Name That Name

The Korean language follows a social hierarchy that is based on age. What that means is that they use different forms of the language for people who are younger, the same age, and older than them.

If you’re dating someone older than you, you need to call them by the appropriate title (오빠 or 누나). If your partner is the same age or younger than you, then you can use that person’s name.

For all of the Valentine’s Day Korean expressions below, use these rules and plug in the correct term for your partner.

For females:

• To older man: “오빠” 
  • Example: “좋아해요” becomes “오빠 좋아해요”
• To younger man: Use his name
  • Example: “좋아해요” becomes “지훈 좋아해요”

For males:

• To older woman: “누나”
  • Example: “좋아해요” becomes “누나 좋아해요
• To younger woman: Use her name
  • Example: “좋아해요” becomes “민지 좋아해요”

Valentine’s Day Korean Phrases

Meeting and Matchmaking

Caring Compliments

Lovey Dovey Expressions

Deep From the Heart Expressions

Korean Love Lingo

Korean Romance Calendar

February 14: Valentine’s Day – Women give men chocolate

March 14th: White Day – Men give women non-chocolate candy

April 14th: Black Day – Single people eat 자장면 at a Chinese-Korean restaurant

November 11th: Pepero Day – Couples give each other Pepero snacks. The date “11/11” resembles four Pepero sticks standing up.

Need more Korean phrases? Check out the complete Korean phrase list!

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