Flirting

1. 정말 예쁘시네요

   Jeong-mal ye-ppeu-si-ne-yo

   You are really beautiful

   Usage

   Used to compliment someone's appearance

   Grammar Note

   "예쁘다" (beautiful) + honorific "-시" + exclamatory "-네요". For men: "잘생겼어요" (you are handsome).

2. 연락처 알려 주실 수 있어요?

   Yeol-lak-cheo al-lyeo ju-sil su i-sseo-yo?

   Could you give me your contact information?

   Usage

   Used to ask for someone's contact information

   Grammar Note

   "알리다" (inform) + "주시다" (to give, honorific) + "-(으)ㄹ 수 있다" (can). A polite compound request.

3. 같이 커피 한잔 할래요?

   Ga-chi keo-pi han-jan hal-lae-yo?

   Would you like to have coffee together?

   Usage

   Casual way to invite someone for coffee

   Grammar Note

   "-ㄹ래요?" expresses a proposal or question of intent: "do you want to...?" Used for invitations.

4. 웃는 모습이 너무 좋아요

   Ut-neun mo-seu-bi neo-mu jo-a-yo

   I really love your smile

   Usage

   Used to compliment someone's smile

   Grammar Note

   "웃다" (laugh/smile) takes present modifier form "웃는" to modify "모습" (appearance). "너무" colloquially means "so/very".

5. 또 만나고 싶어요

   Tto man-na-go si-peo-yo

   I want to see you again

   Usage

   Used when parting to express desire to meet again

   Grammar Note

   "-고 싶다" expresses desire. "만나다" (to meet) + "-고 싶다" = "want to meet".

6. 여기 앉아도 돼요?

   Yeo-gi an-ja-do dwae-yo?

   May I sit here?

   Usage

   Ask permission to sit next to someone at a café or bar

   Grammar Note

   "-아/어도 되다" asks permission. "앉다" (to sit) + "-아도 돼요?" = "may I sit?"

7. 어디서 오셨어요?

   Eo-di-seo o-syeo-sseo-yo?

   Where are you from?

   Usage

   Start a conversation by asking where someone is from

   Grammar Note

   "오다" (to come) + honorific "-시-" + past "-었-" + polite "-어요". Respectful question for conversation-starting.

8. 저 좋아하세요?

   Jeo jo-a-ha-se-yo?

   Do you like me?

   Usage

   Ask if someone has romantic interest in you

   Grammar Note

   "좋아하다" (to like) in honorific polite question form. More natural: "저를 좋아하세요?" with object marker "-를".

9. 카카오톡 아이디 알려 줄 수 있어요?

   Ka-ka-o-tok a-i-di al-lyeo jul su i-sseo-yo?

   Could you give me your KakaoTalk ID?

   Usage

   Exchange contact via KakaoTalk, Korea's dominant messaging app

   Grammar Note

   "알려 주다" = let me know. KakaoTalk has over 95% penetration in South Korea, making it the go-to contact method.

10. 눈이 정말 아름다워요

    Nu-ni jeong-mal a-reum-da-wo-yo

    You have such beautiful eyes

    Usage

    Compliment someone's eyes

    Grammar Note

    "아름답다" (beautiful) undergoes ㅂ-irregular conjugation → "아름다워요". "눈" can mean eyes or snow; context clarifies.

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