Korean word

프러포즈

Pronunciation

Romanizationpeureopojeu

Meaning

  • nounmarriage proposal

Example

어제 그녀는 프러포즈를 받았어요.eo je keu nyeo neun peu reo po jeu reul pa da sseo yo

She received a marriage proposal yesterday.

Illustration for 프러포즈 (marriage proposal)

More examples

그는 친구들 앞에서 깜짝으로 프러포즈를 했어요.keu neun chin gu deul a pe seo kkam jja geu ro peu reo po jeu reul hae sseo yo

He made a marriage proposal as a surprise in front of his friends.

Core concept

A planned romantic moment in which one person asks another to agree to marriage.

Common phrases

  • 프러포즈를 하다peu reo po jeu reul ha da

    make a marriage proposal

  • 프러포즈를 받다peu reo po jeu reul pat tta

    receive a marriage proposal

  • 프러포즈 장소peu reo po jeu chang so

    marriage proposal venue

Similar words

청혼cheonghon: A direct and serious request for a person's agreement to marriage.
고백kobaek: An open expression of love or romantic interest to another person.
약혼yakon: The state of having officially promised to marry before the wedding.

Definition in Korean

결혼을 부탁하거나 결혼 승낙을 구하는 말이나 행동을 가리키는 명사로, 보통 연인 사이에서 특정한 자리에서 이루어지는 일이다kyeol ho neul pu ta ka geo na kyeol hon seung na geul ku ha neun ma ri na haeng dong eul ka ri ki neun myeong sa ro po tong yeo nin sa i e seo teuk jjeong han cha ri e seo i ru eo ji neun i ri da

Word origin

The term is an English loanword based on propose and proposal, with its sound adapted to Korean.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the broad English word proposal, this term points specifically to a marriage question and the special moment built around it.

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