KoreanBlueprint
Daily Korean
Today’s Phrase
부럽다!
bu·reop·da
bureopda!
I’m jealous! / I envy you!
Did You Know?
부럽다 is used positively in Korean — it’s often a compliment meaning ‘wow, I wish I had that.’ 질투 (jealousy) carries more negative romantic connotations. Among friends, 부럽다! is light-hearted and common. It’s a way of acknowledging someone’s good fortune enthusiastically.
Phrase Breakdown
부럽
bureop
envious, jealous (stem)
Stem of 부럽다 (to feel envious)
다
da
(plain form ending)
Plain/casual style; polite form would be 부러워요
An immediate, casual expression of envy or admiration — often said warmly rather than bitterly.
Example Phrases
유럽 여행 간다고요? 부럽다!
Yurop yeohaeng gandagoyo? Bureopda!
You’re going to travel Europe? I’m so jealous!
-다고요? = you said that? (quoting and confirming).
정말 부러워요. 저도 가고 싶어요.
Jeongmal bureowo yo. Jeodo gago sipeoyo.
I’m really envious. I want to go too.
저도 가고 싶다 = I also want to go.
부럽지 않아요. 저도 열심히 할게요!
Bureopji anayo. Jeodo yeolssimhi halgeyo!
I won’t be jealous. I’ll also work hard!
열심히 하다 = to work hard/diligently.
Related Phrases
질투 나요
jiltu nayo
I’m jealous (romantically)
Romantic jealousy.
좋겠다!
joketa!
How nice for you! / Lucky!
Expressing admiration at someone’s luck.
나도 그러고 싶다
nado geureugo sipda
I want to do that too
Expressing desire to have the same experience.
Quick Review
이상형이 어떻게 돼요?
Can you recall what this means?
isanghyeongi eotteoke dwaeyo?
What is your ideal type?