BIGBANG · Korean · 31 words

First Single & Is V.I.P

BIGBANG's first two single albums, released a month apart in 2006 when the members were teenagers. We Belong Together and Forever-style ballads sit next to 눈물 뿐인 바보 and This Love, two songs about being the one who loses, while La-La-La and V.I.P are the group announcing itself. The vocabulary mixes plain love-song Korean with the rap-verse slang BIGBANG built its name on.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
기대다	to lean on someone, rest against	피곤해서 벽에 잠깐 기댔어요.I was tired, so I leaned against the wall for a moment.
맹세하다	to swear, vow, pledge	다시는 늦지 않겠다고 맹세했어요.I swore I'd never be late again.
신부	a bride	신부가 정말 아름다웠어요.The bride looked truly beautiful.
불씨	an ember, a spark that keeps a fire alive	작은 불씨가 큰 산불이 됐어요.A small ember turned into a huge forest fire.
주저하다	to hesitate, hold back	주저하지 말고 물어보세요.Don't hesitate to ask.
설레다	for one's heart to flutter with anticipation	내일 여행 생각에 계속 설레요.I keep getting excited thinking about tomorrow's trip.
당황하다	to be flustered, thrown, caught off guard	갑작스러운 질문에 당황했어요.The sudden question caught me off guard.
무의미하다	to be meaningless, pointless	그런 논쟁은 무의미해요.That kind of argument is pointless.
수화기	a telephone receiver, handset	수화기를 들었지만 아무 말도 못 했어요.I picked up the receiver but couldn't say anything.
애타다	to burn with longing or anxiety	소식이 없어서 애타게 기다렸어요.There was no news, so I waited anxiously.
지켜내다	to protect successfully, defend to the end	끝까지 약속을 지켜냈어요.I kept the promise right to the end.
야위다	to grow thin, become gaunt	몇 달 사이에 많이 야위었네요.You've got very thin over the last few months.
헛되다	to be vain, futile, come to nothing	헛된 기대는 하지 않는 게 좋아요.It's better not to have false hopes.
착각하다	to be mistaken, get the wrong idea	제가 시간을 착각했어요.I got the time wrong.
정신차리다	to come to one's senses, pull oneself together	이제 정신차리고 공부해야죠.It's time to pull myself together and study.
족하다	to be enough, to suffice	저는 이 정도면 족해요.This much is enough for me.
들뜨다	to get excited, be worked up	휴가 전날이라 다들 들떠 있어요.It's the day before the holiday, so everyone's excited.
틀에 박히다	to be formulaic, stuck in a rut, stereotyped	틀에 박힌 답변은 하고 싶지 않아요.I don't want to give a formulaic answer.
우쭐하다	to get cocky, be full of oneself	칭찬 한마디에 우쭐해졌어요.One word of praise went straight to my head.
근질거리다	to itch; to be itching to do something	음악을 들으니 발이 근질거려요.Hearing the music makes my feet itch to dance.
목청	one's voice, the throat you shout with	목청껏 응원가를 불렀어요.I sang the fight song at the top of my voice.
내뱉다	to spit out; to blurt something out	화가 나서 심한 말을 내뱉었어요.I was angry and blurted out something harsh.
되새기다	to chew over, turn something over in one's mind	그 말을 하루 종일 되새겼어요.I turned those words over in my mind all day.
도려내다	to cut out, gouge out	사과의 상한 부분을 도려냈어요.I cut the bruised part out of the apple.
저물다	for the sun to go down, for a day to draw to a close	해가 저물기 전에 돌아가요.Let's head back before the sun goes down.
밀려오다	to come surging in, wash over one	갑자기 피로가 밀려왔어요.Exhaustion suddenly washed over me.
목이 메다	to get a lump in one's throat, be choked up	편지를 읽다가 목이 메었어요.I got a lump in my throat reading the letter.
뒤죽박죽	in a jumble, all over the place	책상 위가 뒤죽박죽이에요.My desk is a complete jumble.
반전	a twist, a reversal	영화 마지막에 큰 반전이 있어요.There's a big twist at the end of the film.
사납다	to be fierce, ferocious, ill-tempered	그 개는 낯선 사람에게 사나워요.That dog is fierce with strangers.
깃발	a flag, banner	우승 팀이 깃발을 높이 들었어요.The winning team raised their flag high.