“I like it” in Korean: 마음에 들어요 (maeume deureoyo)

마음에 들어요

maeume deureoyo

Situation: Shopping & pricesLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

I like it.

Literally “it enters my heart,” it says that a specific item suits your taste. 좋아해요 expresses liking in general, so the two are used differently.

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

Syllables: 6 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [마으메 드러요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
마음에
마	ㅁ+ㅏ	ma
음	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㅁ	[으] eu
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	[메] me
들어요
들	ㄷ+ㅡ+ㄹ	[드] deu
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[러] reo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

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. 음에 → [으메]

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
마음	noun	heart, mind	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “마음에 들어요” mean?

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Answer: I like it

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

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Answer: 마음에 들어요 maeume deureoyo

Question 3 How is “마음에 들어요” pronounced?

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Answer: [마으메 드러요]

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