한국어 공부하자

2023년 7월 20일

안녕하세요!

Today i'll share some body's vocabulary.

Head = 머리

Face = 얼굴

Neck = 목

Shoulder = 어깨

Elbow = 팔꿈치

Arm = 팔

Hand = 손

Finger = 손기락

Thigh = 허벅지

Leg = 다리

Knee = 무릎

Feet = 발

Toes = 발가락

Next time i'll get into the face parts!

안녕하세요 여러분! Here I have yet another Instagram post about something big I’ve learned about during my semester here: the drinking culture! Drinking is so popular in Korea in part because it is a way for people to relax and bond with each other. I thought I’d share some of the basics of drinking culture as not only is it an important activity in Korea, but it might be quite different from the drinking culture in your own country (I know it’s different in the US!). I hope this offers just a little bit of insight :) 화이팅!

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두번

특별

조금

추위

안녕 / 안녕하세요 — hi / hello

안녕히 가세요 / 안녕히 계세요 — goobye ⤷ 가세요 — to people leaving  ··· 계세요 — when you’re leaving

만나서 반가워요 — nice to meet you ⤷ 만나다 — to meet someone ··· 반갑다 — to be glad / to be pleasant

감사합니다 / 고맙습니다 — thank you

네! If anyone else wants to see a song broken down, check out my breakdown masterlist, and then send me a request if I haven't done it already!

I'm going to do my breakdowns from now on a little differently than I have in the past. To make them less overwhelming and easier to digest, I'm going to select a few grammar points and vocabulary words that are used frequently throughout the song and explain those. I hope this is helpful for your understanding of the song -- lmk what you think! Let's start!

ALSO, I referred to this video for both the lyrics and for some help with translating them, so go check it out!

Woozie - "어떤 미래 (What Kind of Future)

Vocabulary

모든게 = 모든것이 = Everything

눈을 감다 = to close your eyes

눈을 떳다 = to open your eyes

안심하다 = to relax; to feel at ease

어긋나다 = to go against [something]

미래 = future

시간을 거슬러 가다 = to go back in time

발버둥 치다 = to struggle; to squirm

보고 싶다 = to miss (literally “to want to see”)

밉다 = to hate

그리워하다 = to long for; to miss

어느새 = Before I/you know it

잊어버리다 = to forget

Grammar

보기 싫은데도 보고 싶고

미운데도 그리워하는

나도 날 알 수가 없더라

I, who misses you even though I don’t want to see you, and I longs for you even though I hate you, don’t even understand myself.

-는/은/ㄴ데도

This structure is attached to verbs and adjectives to mean "despite," "in spite," or "even though." In my opinion, it's a little stronger than -아/어/여도.

보기 싫은데도 = Even though I don't want to see you

보고 싶고 = I miss you

미운데도 = Even though I hate you

그리워하는 나 = I long for you (literally “I who longs for you)

-더라(고요)

-더라고요 is the formal version of -더라. This is attached to stems as a way of reflecting on your past experiences.

나도 날 알 수가 없더라 = I don't even know myself

Here, Woozi is reflecting on his past experience -- he notices, based on living his whole life, that he doesn't know himself.

어긋나버린 우리 미래에

시간을 거슬러 갈 수 있다면

거칠기보다 따뜻하게

널 부르며 보내줄 수 있을까

In our future that didn’t line up, if we could go back in time, could I let you go, warmly rather than roughly?

-ㄹ/을 수(가) 있다

This structure is attached to verb stems to mean "to be able to" or "can." 보내줄 수 있다 means "can let go." The opposite of this, -ㄹ/을 수(가) 없다, means "unable to" or "cannot."

-(ㄴ/는)다면

This structure is added to stems to mean “if.” It is different from -(으)면, which also means “if,” because -(ㄴ/는)다면 is used in more hypothetical situations rather than for situations that are actually likely to happen. In the case of 시간을 거슬러 갈 수 있다면, he’s talking about going back in time, which is not possible; the question is hypothetical.

-ㄹ/을까(요)

In some contexts, this structure is attached to verb stems to mean “shall we [verb]?” Other times, it is used similarly to how we say “I wonder...” in English. The line, 날 부르며 보내줄 수 있을까, means “I wonder if you could call me and let me go?” He’s essentially wondering rather than directly asking a question about whether or not this is possible. 

That’s about it for this breakdown -- lmk what you think of this new format! I hope it’s helpful :) See you in the next lesson! 화이팅!

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