“I’m so excited” in Korean: 너무 설레요 (neomu seolleyo)

너무 설레요

neomu seolleyo

Situation: Feelings & cheeringLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

I’m so excited.

설레다 describes a fluttering heart from anticipation or a crush. 너무 literally means “too,” but in speech it often just means “so/very.”

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

Say it before a date, a trip or a concert. 설레다 is the flutter of happy anticipation.

It’s 설레요, not 설래요, and the noun is 설렘. Don’t use it for angry or scared excitement, and it isn’t the same as 신나요 (fun).

Syllables: 5 · Words: 2

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
너무
너	ㄴ+ㅓ	neo
무	ㅁ+ㅜ	mu
설레요
설	ㅅ+ㅓ+ㄹ	seol
레	ㄹ+ㅔ	le
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

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
너무	adverb	too, so	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “너무 설레요” mean?

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Answer: I’m so excited

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