LE SSERAFIM · Korean · 26 words
HOT & SPAGHETTI
This set covers LE SSERAFIM's 2025 releases: the mini album HOT, which closes the EASY–CRAZY–HOT trilogy with songs about burning for what you love and rising from the ashes, and the single SPAGHETTI with j-hope of BTS, a food-themed boast about being impossible to get out of your head. The words run from sunsets, scars and matches to regulars, tastes and chewing things over, ending with the pearls and echoes of Pearlies, a thank-you to the people who stayed. Expect plenty of fire imagery alongside very everyday kitchen-table Korean.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 노을 | a sunset glow, the red evening sky | 퇴근길에 본 노을이 정말 예뻤어요.The sunset I saw on my way home from work was really pretty. |
| 흉터 | a scar | 어릴 때 넘어져서 이마에 흉터가 있어요.I fell as a child, so I have a scar on my forehead. |
| 영원히 | forever | 오늘 일은 영원히 기억할 거예요.I'll remember today forever. |
| 기적 | a miracle | 우리가 다시 만난 건 기적 같아요.It feels like a miracle that we met again. |
| 미련 | lingering attachment, lingering regret | 최선을 다해서 이제 미련은 없어요.I did my best, so I have no lingering regrets now. |
| 성냥 | a match (for lighting a fire) | 성냥으로 생일 초에 불을 붙였어요.I lit the birthday candles with a match. |
| 마침내 | at last, finally | 오랜 연습 끝에 마침내 무대에 섰어요.After long practice, I finally stood on stage. |
| 부서지다 | to break apart, to crumble, to shatter | 떨어뜨린 과자가 다 부서졌어요.The cookies I dropped all crumbled to pieces. |
| 속삭이다 | to whisper | 친구가 제 귀에 비밀을 속삭였어요.My friend whispered a secret in my ear. |
| 껍질 | a skin, a peel, a shell | 귤 껍질을 까서 동생한테 줬어요.I peeled the tangerine and gave it to my little sibling. |
| 모른 척하다 | to pretend not to know, to play dumb | 다 알면서 왜 모른 척해요?You know everything, so why are you pretending not to? |
| 어느새 | before one knows it, already | 얘기하다 보니 어느새 밤이 됐어요.We were talking and, before we knew it, it was night. |
| 표정 | a facial expression | 표정만 봐도 기분이 좋은 걸 알겠어요.I can tell you're in a good mood just from your expression. |
| 서두르다 | to hurry, to rush | 늦었으니까 조금만 서둘러 주세요.We're late, so please hurry a little. |
| 딴청 피우다 | to act as if busy with something else, to feign ignorance | 자꾸 딴청 피우면 저도 화나요.If you keep acting like you didn't hear me, I'll get upset too. |
| 단골 | a regular customer; a regular haunt | 저는 이 카페 단골이라 사장님이 저를 알아요.I'm a regular at this café, so the owner knows me. |
| 입맛 | one's taste, one's palate; appetite | 이 식당 음식은 제 입맛에 딱 맞아요.The food at this restaurant suits my taste perfectly. |
| 스며들다 | to soak in, to seep in | 양념이 고기에 잘 스며들었어요.The seasoning has soaked into the meat nicely. |
| 어차피 | anyway, in any case | 어차피 늦었으니까 천천히 가요.We're late anyway, so let's take our time. |
| 취향 | one's taste, one's preference | 이 노래는 완전히 제 취향이에요.This song is totally my taste. |
| 곱씹다 | to chew over, to think over again and again | 친구가 한 말을 밤새 곱씹어 봤어요.I chewed over what my friend said all night. |
| 메아리 | an echo | 산에서 소리치니까 메아리가 돌아왔어요.When I shouted in the mountains, an echo came back. |
| 온기 | warmth | 잡은 손에서 온기가 느껴졌어요.I could feel warmth from the hand I was holding. |
| 무너지다 | to collapse, to fall apart | 그 소식을 듣고 마음이 무너졌어요.My heart fell apart when I heard the news. |
| 살아남다 | to survive, to make it through | 힘든 시간이었지만 우리는 살아남았어요.It was a hard time, but we made it through. |
| 진주 | a pearl | 할머니가 진주 목걸이를 물려주셨어요.My grandmother handed down her pearl necklace to me. |
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