보고 싶어

To translate "사랑합니다" into English and Chinese is easy. In English, it is "I love you" and in Chinese, it is "我爱你". But what about "보고 싶어", an indirect expression of affection?

To say, "I want to see you" or "我要看你" will not get anyone who understand English or Chinese to think of the direct translation as something related to the heart. To get the nuance right, a better translation will be "I miss you" and "我想你" (I think about you).

This is where it starts to get interesting. When it comes to direct expression of love, there is equivalent in English, Chinese and Korean language. The difference shows when it comes to indirect expression.

English uses "I miss you" to express a sense of noticeable absence of someone.
Chinese uses "我想你" to express a sense of someone's importance in one's mind.
Korean uses "보고 싶어" to express a sense of desire or urge to see someone.

All these expressions are effects of loving someone and which direct expression like "I love you" does not express well. Perhaps the details of love can be seen better through a combination of the three languages - I miss you... 所以我想你... 그래서 보고 싶어...