I like (it/you) - KoreanBlueprint

Day 53 — I like (it/you) | Korean Blueprint

Today’s Phrase

좋아해요

jo·ha·hae·yo

johahaeyo

I like (it/you)

Grammar Spotlight

In Korean, 좋아요 (it’s good) and 좋아해요 (I like it) are different. 좋아요 is an adjective meaning ‘it is good,’ while 좋아하다 is a verb meaning ‘to like.’ When expressing personal preference, use 좋아해요 for a person, thing, or action.

Phrase Breakdown

좋아

joha

good, liked

Stem of 좋아하다 (to like)

해요

haeyo

do (polite)

하다 conjugated to polite present

Expresses liking or fondness for something or someone.

Example Phrases

저 한국 음식 정말 좋아해요.

Jeo hanguk eumsik jeongmal johahaeyo.

I really like Korean food.

정말 intensifies: ‘really’.

그 노래 너무 좋아해요.

Geu norae neomu johahaeyo.

I like that song so much.

그 = that (near neither speaker nor listener).

제가 좋아하는 색은 파란색이에요.

Jega johahaneun saekeun paransaegieyo.

My favorite color is blue.

-는 after verb makes it a relative clause: ‘color that I like’.

Related Phrases

싫어해요

sireohaeyo

I dislike / I don’t like

The opposite of 좋아해요.

사랑해요

saranghaeyo

I love you

A deeper expression of love.

제일 좋아해요

jeil johahaeyo

I like it the most

Expressing a top preference.

Quick Review

좀 도와 주세요

Can you recall what this means?

jom dowa juseyo

Please help me a little