연애

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 戀愛 (“love, affection”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)ne̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)내/여(ː)네]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeonae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon'ae
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏnae
    Yale Romanization?yēn.ay

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language         		연애(戀愛) (yeonae)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		련애(戀愛) (ryeonae)

    연애 • (yeonae) (hanja 戀愛)

    1. dating, romantic relationship
      연애소설(戀愛小說) ― yeonae-soseol ― love story
      연애편지(戀愛片紙) ― yeonae-pyeonji ― love letter
      그는 우리 회사 여직원과 연애 중이다.
      Geu-neun uri hoesa yeojigwon-gwa yeonae jun-g'ida.
      He is dating a female employee at our company.

    Derived terms

    • 연애하다 (yeonaehada, “to date, to have a romantic relationship with”)
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