BIGBANG · Korean · 34 words

Remember

BIGBANG's second full album, from late 2008. 붉은 노을 is their much-loved remake of the Lee Moon-sae standard, 오,아,오 and 멍청한 사랑 are angry and self-pitying by turns, and 반짝반짝, Wonderful and the title track are warm and reassuring. A wide emotional range in one record, and correspondingly broad vocabulary: being fed up, being envied, being quietly relied upon.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
질리다	to be sick of something, have had enough	같은 노래만 들어서 질렸어요.I've heard the same song so much I'm sick of it.
자명종	an alarm clock	자명종이 울려도 못 일어났어요.The alarm clock went off but I couldn't get up.
징그럽다	to be creepy, revolting, gross	벌레가 징그러워서 소리를 질렀어요.The bug was so gross I screamed.
사정	circumstances, the reasons behind something	사정이 있어서 못 갔어요.Something came up, so I couldn't go.
욕	a swearword; abuse, criticism	화가 나도 욕은 하지 마세요.Don't swear, however angry you are.
끼리끼리	among their own kind, birds of a feather	사람은 끼리끼리 모인다고 하잖아요.They say like attracts like.
훔치다	to wipe away; also to steal	손등으로 눈물을 훔쳤어요.I wiped my tears with the back of my hand.
앓다	to be ill with, suffer from	며칠째 감기를 앓고 있어요.I've been down with a cold for days.
유효하다	to be valid, still in effect	이 표는 오늘까지만 유효해요.This ticket is only valid until today.
타다	to burn, be on fire	장작이 활활 타고 있어요.The firewood is burning fiercely.
무뎌지다	to grow dull or numb, lose its edge	시간이 지나면 슬픔도 무뎌져요.Given time, even grief dulls.
후회	regret	후회 없이 최선을 다했어요.I gave it my best with no regrets.
다루다	to handle, deal with, treat	이 기계는 다루기가 까다로워요.This machine is tricky to handle.
찰싹	with a smack; clinging tightly	아이가 엄마에게 찰싹 붙어 있어요.The child is stuck fast to his mother.
살짝	slightly, lightly, just a little	간이 세니까 살짝만 넣으세요.It's strongly seasoned, so add just a little.
묵묵히	silently and steadily, without complaint	그는 묵묵히 자기 일을 했어요.He got on with his work without a word.
미루다	to postpone, put off	숙제를 자꾸 미루면 안 돼요.You shouldn't keep putting off your homework.
초대하다	to invite	친구들을 집에 초대했어요.I invited my friends over.
겁내다	to be afraid of, take fright at	겁내지 말고 한번 해 보세요.Don't be scared — give it a go.
싫증	boredom, being tired of something	금방 싫증을 내는 편이에요.I tend to get bored of things quickly.
듬뿍	generously, in plenty, heaped	소스를 듬뿍 뿌려 주세요.Please put plenty of sauce on it.
든든하다	to be reassuring, dependable; to feel full	네가 옆에 있으니 든든해.Having you next to me is reassuring.
부러워하다	to envy someone	다들 그 사람의 재능을 부러워해요.Everyone envies his talent.
고되다	to be gruelling, hard, punishing	고된 훈련을 견뎌 냈어요.I got through the gruelling training.
불투명하다	to be opaque; to be uncertain	회사의 미래가 불투명해요.The company's future is uncertain.
눈가	the area around the eyes	눈가에 주름이 조금 생겼어요.I've got a few lines around my eyes.
떨구다	to drop, lower (one's head or gaze)	그는 고개를 떨구고 앉아 있었어요.He sat with his head lowered.
고집	stubbornness, insisting on one's own way	그렇게 고집 부리지 마세요.Don't be so stubborn about it.
안쓰럽다	to feel sorry for someone, find them pitiable	혼자 고생하는 게 안쓰러웠어요.I felt sorry watching her struggle alone.
홀리다	to be bewitched, spellbound	무언가에 홀린 듯 따라갔어요.I followed as if under a spell.
먼발치	a distance away, watching from afar	먼발치에서 조용히 지켜봤어요.I watched quietly from a distance.
불끈	clenching tightly; welling up suddenly	주먹을 불끈 쥐고 참았어요.I clenched my fists and held it in.
희롱하다	to toy with, make sport of someone	남을 희롱하는 태도는 옳지 않아요.Making sport of others isn't right.
버팀목	a prop, a support; someone's mainstay	가족이 제 삶의 버팀목이에요.My family is what holds my life up.