How to Say “I pressed “like.”” in Korean: 좋아요 눌렀어요

좋아요 눌렀어요

joayo nulleosseoyo

Situation: Friends & social mediaLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

I pressed “like.”

좋아요 is the “like” button. 누르다 means “to press,” and it is a 르 irregular verb, so its past tense is 눌렀어요.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 7 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [조아요 눌러써요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
좋아요
좋	ㅈ+ㅗ+ㅎ	[조] jo
아	ㅇ+ㅏ	a
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo
눌렀어요
눌	ㄴ+ㅜ+ㄹ	nul
렀	ㄹ+ㅓ+ㅆ	[러] leo
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Silent ㅎ: a final ㅎ (including the ㅎ inside ㄶ and ㅀ) is not pronounced before a vowel. 좋아 → [조아]
Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 렀어 → [러써]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
좋다	adjective	good, nice	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “좋아요 눌렀어요” mean?

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Answer: I pressed “like.”

Question 2 How do you say “I pressed “like.”” in Korean?

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Answer: 좋아요 눌렀어요 joayo nulleosseoyo

Question 3 How is “좋아요 눌렀어요” pronounced?

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Answer: [조아요 눌러써요]

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