HWASA · Korean · 34 words
O & Good Goodbye
This set follows HWASA after her move to P NATION, from the 2023 singles "I Love My Body" and "Chili" through the 2024 mini-album O to "Good Goodbye" (2025) and "So Cute" (2026). The themes are body confidence, refusing other people's standards and parting from someone gracefully. Several tracks are mostly English, so the words here come from the Korean lines: everyday vocabulary for looks, pride, attention and letting go.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 세수하다 | to wash one's face | 아침에 일어나자마자 세수해요.I wash my face as soon as I get up in the morning. |
| 생김새 | looks, the way one's features look | 사람마다 생김새가 다 달라요.Everyone's looks are different. |
| 궁금하다 | to be curious, to wonder | 남의 몸무게가 왜 그렇게 궁금해요?Why are you so curious about someone else's weight? |
| 쓸데없다 | to be pointless, to be unnecessary | 쓸데없는 걱정은 하지 마세요.Don't worry about pointless things. |
| 방식 | way, method | 나는 내 방식대로 할게.I'll do it my own way. |
| 거꾸로 | upside down, backwards | 티셔츠를 거꾸로 입었네요.You've put your T-shirt on backwards. |
| 가꾸다 | to tend, to cultivate | 주말에는 작은 텃밭을 가꿔요.On weekends I tend a small vegetable patch. |
| 불장난 | playing with fire | 아이들이 불장난을 하면 위험해요.It's dangerous for children to play with fire. |
| 겁이 나다 | to get scared, to be afraid | 혼자 무대에 서려니까 겁이 나요.I'm scared at the thought of standing on stage alone. |
| 징징대다 | to whine | 징징대지 말고 일단 해 보자.Stop whining and let's just give it a try. |
| 탓하다 | to blame | 남을 탓해도 달라지는 건 없어.Blaming others doesn't change anything. |
| 자존심 | pride, self-respect | 자존심 때문에 먼저 연락을 못 했어.I couldn't get in touch first because of my pride. |
| 애매하다 | to be vague, to be ambiguous | 대답이 애매해서 무슨 뜻인지 모르겠어.The answer is so vague that I can't tell what it means. |
| 시선 | gaze, the way people look at one | 다른 사람의 시선은 신경 쓰지 마.Don't mind how other people look at you. |
| 간식 | snack | 오후에 배고파서 간식을 먹었어요.I got hungry in the afternoon and had a snack. |
| 관심 | interest, attention | 저는 패션에 관심이 많아요.I'm very interested in fashion. |
| 충분히 | enough, sufficiently | 넌 지금도 충분히 잘하고 있어.You're already doing well enough as you are. |
| 배려 | consideration, thoughtfulness | 작은 배려가 큰 힘이 돼요.A little consideration goes a long way. |
| 하품 | yawn | 회의가 지루해서 하품이 나왔어요.The meeting was so boring that I yawned. |
| 만지다 | to touch | 전시된 작품은 만지면 안 돼요.You mustn't touch the works on display. |
| 똑같다 | to be exactly the same | 우리 둘이 신발이 똑같네!The two of us have exactly the same shoes! |
| 놓치다 | to miss, to let slip | 이번 기회는 절대 놓치고 싶지 않아요.I really don't want to miss this chance. |
| 머무르다 | to stay, to remain | 제주도에 일주일 동안 머물렀어요.I stayed on Jeju Island for a week. |
| 우물 안 개구리 | a frog in a well; someone who knows only their own small world | 여행을 가 보니 제가 우물 안 개구리였어요.Once I travelled, I realised I had been a frog in a well. |
| 짜릿하다 | to be thrilling, to feel a thrill | 롤러코스터를 타면 정말 짜릿해요.Riding a roller coaster is really thrilling. |
| 표정 | facial expression | 오늘은 표정이 좋아 보이네요.Your expression looks bright today. |
| 흔적 | trace, mark | 방에 누가 왔다 간 흔적이 있어요.There are traces of someone having been in the room. |
| 견디다 | to endure, to bear | 조금만 더 견디면 주말이에요.Hold out a little longer and it'll be the weekend. |
| 후회하다 | to regret | 그때 솔직하게 말하지 못한 걸 후회해요.I regret not speaking honestly back then. |
| 비로소 | only then, at last | 헤어지고 나서야 비로소 소중함을 알았어요.Only after we parted did I at last realise how precious it was. |
| 곁 | one's side, beside | 힘들 때 곁에 있어 줘서 고마워.Thank you for staying by my side when things were hard. |
| 초라하다 | to look shabby, to seem small and humble | 큰 무대 앞에 서니 내가 초라하게 느껴졌어.Standing in front of the big stage, I felt small. |
| 단비 | welcome rain, long-awaited rain | 오랜 가뭄 끝에 단비가 내렸어요.After a long drought, welcome rain fell. |
| 헤매다 | to wander, to be lost | 길을 몰라서 한 시간이나 헤맸어요.I didn't know the way, so I wandered for a whole hour. |
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