BTS · Korean · 39 words

SKOOL LUV AFFAIR

Released in February 2014, Skool Luv Affair is the middle chapter of BTS's school trilogy, the point where the group turned from classroom anger toward first love and its awkwardness. The songs swing between blunt flirting (상남자), quiet longing (하루만), a satire of teenagers pressuring their parents into buying luxury padded jackets (등골브레이커), and a slow, honest song about being stuck between adolescence and adulthood (Tomorrow). The vocabulary here is the everyday Korean of confessing feelings, asking someone's name and age, talking about money and trends, and encouraging someone not to give up.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
오빠	oppa; an older guy a woman calls, often implying "boyfriend" when used flirtatiously	되고파 너의 오빠I wanna be your oppa
고프다	to be hungry; to crave (used figuratively here)	너의 사랑이 난 너무 고파I'm so hungry for your love
흔들다	to shake; to stir up someone's feelings	왜 내 맘을 흔드는 건데Why do you keep shaking up my heart?
고백하다	to confess one's feelings to someone	엄마한테 고백한 건지how you confessed to Mom
원하다	to want	니가 진짜로 원하는 게 뭐야What is it that you really want?
놓치다	to miss; to let something or someone slip away	나 같은 남잘 놓치면If you let a guy like me get away
어디	where	너 어디에서 왔는지where you came from
궁금하다	to be curious; to wonder about something	난 너무나도 궁금해I'm so curious
예쁘다	to be pretty	예쁜 눈, 예쁜 코Pretty eyes, a pretty nose
좋아하다	to like someone; to have feelings for	지금 날 좋아해you like me right now
맘	heart; mind; contracted from 마음	내 맘을 콕 찍어You pinpointed my heart
이름	name	니 이름 알 수 있는지whether I could get your name
몇 살	how old; what age (asked here in Gyeongsang dialect)	니는 몇살이고?How old are you?
하루	one day; a single day	하루만 너와 내가 함께 할 수 있다면If only you and I could be together for one day
손잡다	to hold hands	너와 내가 손잡을 수 있다면If you and I could hold hands
시간	time	하루만 내게 시간이 있다면If I had just one day's time
어차피	anyway; either way (given how things already are)	어차피 내게는 무의미한 꿈이니까Because it's a meaningless dream for me anyway
바라다	to hope for; to wish for	너와 하루만 있기를 바라I just hope to spend one day with you
웃다	to laugh; to smile	그래도 언젠가 보면 웃어줘Still, smile at me if we ever meet again
내일	tomorrow	내일은 오늘보다는 뭔가 다르길I hope tomorrow is somehow different from today
꿈	dream (both while sleeping and a life goal)	니 꿈을 따라가 like breakerChase your dream like a breaker
새벽	dawn; the small hours before sunrise	해가 뜨기 전 새벽the dawn right before the sun rises
어둡다	to be dark	새벽이 가장 어두우니까because the dawn is the darkest
멈추다	to stop; to come to a halt	계속 걸어 멈추기엔Keep walking — it's too soon to stop
포기하다	to give up	포기하지 마 알잖아Don't give up — you know it
답답하다	to feel stifled; to be frustrated by a situation you can't change	답답해 소리쳐도Even when I shout in frustration
부모	parents	휘어지는 부모 등골을 봐도Even seeing your parents' spines bending
돈	money	내가 받은 돈 내가 쓰겠다는데I'm just spending the money I was given
유행	trend; what's in fashion	유행에서 넌 밀리니?Are you falling behind the trend?
입다	to wear; to put on (clothes)	그깟 패딩 안 입는다고just because I don't wear that stupid padded jacket
사다	to buy	안 사줄 수도 없다고they can't exactly refuse to buy it either
욕심	greed; wanting more than you need	욕심이 계속 차The greed just keeps filling up
남	other people; someone other than oneself	남의 인생 참견이butting into someone else's life
뛰다	to jump; to run	한 번 뛰어보자고Come on, let's jump
손	hand	손을 저 위로 들고Put your hands way up
외치다	to shout; to call out	외쳐 다 같이Shout it, everyone together
걱정	worry; concern	근심 걱정은 뒤로Leave your cares and worries behind
무대	stage	자 폼나게 무대를 올라Now step up on stage in style
어른	adult; grown-up	넌 어른이 되어가지만You're growing into an adult, but