How to say to break up in Korean

Korean: 헤어지다[ he-eo-ji-da ]

to break up
to break up헤어지다

Meaning

헤어지다 means to end a romantic relationship with someone. It is used when two people stop being a couple. Sometimes it can also mean to say goodbye and go separate ways, but here it usually means "to break up."

Example sentences

  1. 우리는 지난주에 헤어졌어요.

    We broke up last week.

  2. 민수는 여자 친구와 헤어졌어요.

    Minsu broke up with his girlfriend.

  3. 저는 어제 남자 친구와 헤어졌어요.

    I broke up with my boyfriend yesterday.

  4. 수업 후에 지수는 남자 친구와 헤어졌다고 말했어요.

    After class, Jisu said she broke up with her boyfriend.