Dictionary — Entry No. 0572
아름다워
areumdawo · adjective
아름다워
areumdawo
[ah-reum-DA-wuh]
adjectivebeginner
Meaning
The casual spoken form of 아름답다 (areumdapda), meaning ‘beautiful’ or ‘lovely.’ It describes deep, admiring beauty — of a person, a scene, or a feeling — and carries more emotional weight than the simpler 예뻐 (yeppeo, pretty). K-Pop idols and K-Drama leads use it to convey heartfelt, moved admiration.
K-Pop & K-Drama Context
BTS’s RM wrote in a 2023 Weverse post that the Korean landscape during his mandatory military service was 아름다워, and millions of fans saved the post as a language keepsake. In My Love From the Star (별에서 온 그대, 2013), Do Min-joon’s poetic inner monologue describes Cheon Song-yi’s laughter as 아름다워 in a scene replayed endlessly by fans teaching themselves Korean.
Example Sentences
이 노을이 정말 아름다워.
I noeuri jeongmal areumdawo.
This sunset is truly beautiful. (a classic line in K-Drama rooftop or beachside scenes)
네 목소리가 아름다워.
Ne moksori-ga areumdawo.
Your voice is beautiful. (a compliment fans give to vocalists at fan meetings and in fan letters)
세상은 아름다워.
Sesang-eun areumdawo.
The world is beautiful. (an uplifting lyric-style phrase common in hopeful K-Pop songs)
⚠️ Don’t use areumdawo when…
Learners often mix up 아름다워 (areumdawo, deep aesthetic beauty) with 예뻐 (yeppeo, cute surface prettiness). Use 아름다워 when you want to convey genuine, moved admiration. Also watch the irregular conjugation: the root 아름답다 drops the ㅂ and adds 아 to become 아름다워 — a pattern called ㅂ-irregular that catches many beginners.
🎵 Heard In
- K-Drama: My Love From the Star (별에서 온 그대, 2013) — Do Min-joon’s restrained confession that Cheon Song-yi’s laugh is 아름다워 became one of the most quoted Korean romantic lines in international fan communities.
- K-Pop: BTS — DNA (2017). The music video’s vibrant visuals and lyrics celebrating connection embody the transcendent beauty 아름다워 expresses beyond surface-level prettiness.
ℹ️ Editorial Note: The cultural context and example usage are for educational reference only. Artist names, song titles, and drama references are used descriptively to illustrate vocabulary in context. This content is AI-assisted and reviewed for accuracy. For official information, please refer to the respective artists’ or studios’ official channels.