aespa · Korean · 31 words

LEMONADE

LEMONADE is aespa's second full-length album, a hard, self-assured record that runs from the G-DRAGON collaboration WDA (Whole Different Animal) through the swagger of SHAKIN' and Bite to the friendship anthem ’Til We Die. Its Korean arrives in short punched lines between English hooks, so the vocabulary leans on vivid verbs of provocation and control — 드러내다, 짓누르다, 가늠하다, 돌이키다 — beside the quieter language of Camouflage and My Plan. In Halo, the only Korean-bearing track on the 2026 mini album KISS N TELL, adds two words about staying close across distance.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
드러내다	to reveal, to bare (something you had kept in)	이제야 진짜 성격을 드러냈다.Only now did she show her true nature.
내디디다	to take a step, to step forward	망설이지 않고 한 발을 내디뎠다.I took a step forward without hesitating.
기세	force, momentum, the energy someone gives off	그 팀은 지금 기세가 대단하다.That team has real momentum right now.
짓누르다	to press down on, to weigh someone down	그런 말은 나를 짓누르지 못해.Words like that can't weigh me down.
고민	a worry, something you keep turning over in your mind	고민이 있으면 나한테 말해.If something is weighing on you, tell me.
얽히다	to get tangled up, to become knotted together	감정이 이상하게 얽혀 버렸어.My feelings got tangled up in a strange way.
가늠하다	to size up, to gauge	그 사람의 속마음은 가늠하기 어렵다.It's hard to gauge what he really thinks.
멈칫하다	to falter, to hesitate for a beat	내 눈을 보더니 그가 멈칫했다.He faltered the moment he met my eyes.
감각	a sense, an instinct for something	그녀는 색을 고르는 감각이 뛰어나다.She has a great sense for picking colors.
삐딱하다	to be crooked, tilted; to have an attitude	나는 모자를 삐딱하게 쓰는 게 좋아.I like wearing my cap tilted to one side.
구겨지다	to get crumpled, creased	가방 안에서 셔츠가 다 구겨졌어.My shirt got completely crumpled inside the bag.
표정	facial expression, the look on one's face	표정만 봐도 기분을 알겠어.I can tell how you feel just from the look on your face.
늘어놓다	to rattle off, to reel out (excuses, empty words)	그는 핑계만 잔뜩 늘어놓았다.He just reeled off a pile of excuses.
희미하다	to be faint, dim, blurry	그날의 기억이 이제 희미해.My memory of that day is faint now.
일그러지다	to become contorted, twisted out of shape	아픔에 얼굴이 일그러졌다.His face twisted with pain.
놓아주다	to let go, to set someone free	붙잡지 말고 그냥 놓아줘.Don't hold on to me, just let me go.
가뿐히	lightly, effortlessly, without breaking a sweat	그 정도 일은 가뿐히 해낼 수 있어.I can pull off something like that without breaking a sweat.
떠들다	to make a racket, to run one's mouth about someone	사람들이 내 얘기로 한참 떠들었다.People ran their mouths about me for ages.
피하다	to avoid, to dodge	이제 문제를 피하지 않을 거야.I'm not going to dodge the problem anymore.
얌전히	quietly, meekly, obediently	얌전히 앉아서 순서를 기다렸다.I sat quietly and waited my turn.
낮추다	to lower (one's body, voice, guard)	그는 목소리를 낮추고 속삭였다.He lowered his voice and whispered.
끌리다	to be drawn to, to be attracted	이유는 몰라도 그 사람에게 끌린다.I don't know why, but I'm drawn to him.
속임수	a trick, a deception	네 속임수는 벌써 다 들켰어.Your tricks have already been found out.
애쓰다	to strain, to try hard at something	혼자 다 하려고 너무 애썼다.I strained too hard trying to do it all alone.
탓하다	to blame	나중에 나를 탓해도 소용없어.It'll be no use blaming me later.
돌이키다	to turn back, to undo what is done	지난 일을 돌이켜도 달라지는 건 없어.Even if you try to undo what's past, nothing changes.
가파르다	to be steep	길이 가파르지만 같이 올라가자.The road is steep, but let's climb it together.
넘어지다	to fall over, to trip	달리다가 넘어졌지만 하나도 안 아팠어.I tripped while running, but it didn't hurt at all.
일으키다	to raise up, to help someone back to their feet	쓰러진 친구를 일으켜 세웠다.I lifted my fallen friend back onto his feet.
떨어지다	to be apart, to be far from each other	멀리 떨어져 살아도 마음은 가까워.Even living far apart, our hearts stay close.
언제까지나	forever, always, for as long as there is	언제까지나 이 마음은 변하지 않아.This feeling of mine will never change, not ever.