You Already Speak Korean (A Little)
If you listen to K-pop, you've already absorbed dozens of Korean words without even realizing it. This vocabulary is your foundation — let's build on it.
Love Words (사랑)
K-pop is a lot about love. Here are words you've surely heard:
- 사랑해 (saranghae) — I love you
- 보고 싶어 (bogo sipeo) — I miss you
- 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) — Pretty, beautiful
- 마음 (maeum) — Heart, mind
- 꿈 (kkum) — Dream
- 행복 (haengbok) — Happiness
Emotions ([감정](/en/dictionary/%EA%B0%90%EC%A0%95))
- 아파 (apa) — It hurts
- 울다 (ulda) — To cry
- 웃다 (utda) — To laugh / Smile
- 미치겠어 (michigesseo) — I'm going crazy
- 괜찮아 (gwaenchana) — It's okay
- 힘내 (himnae) — Stay strong!
Everyday Words (일상)
Stage Words
- 무대 (mudae) — Stage
- 노래 (norae) — Song
- 춤 (chum) — Dance
- 파이팅 (paiting) — Fighting! / You can do it!
- 대박 (daebak) — Amazing / Jackpot
K-Pop Expressions
- 컴백 (keombaek) — Comeback
- 막내 (maknae) — Youngest member of a group
- 선배 (seonbae) — Senior (in the industry)
- 후배 (hubae) — Junior (in the industry)
- 화이팅 (hwaiting) — Variant of 파이팅
How to Turn These Words Into Real Skills
Knowing isolated words is good. Knowing how to use them in sentences is better.
On Seonsaengnim, the K-Player syncs K-pop lyrics with the video and shows you word-by-word translations. It's the most natural method to go from "I recognize words" to "I understand sentences".