NewJeans · Korean · 36 words

New Jeans

NewJeans arrived in August 2022 with a four-track EP and no introduction: Attention, Hype Boy, Cookie and Hurt. The Korean here is the language of a crush watched from across a room — staring, reading someone's face, getting caught, pretending the meeting was accidental. Cookie is the densest track in the group's whole catalogue, and it fills the set with the vocabulary of a kitchen: baking, softness, sweetness, appetite and melting. Hurt turns colder, trading all of it for waiting, silence and a screen with nobody on it.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
쳐다보다	to stare at, to look up at someone intently	왜 아까부터 나를 쳐다보고 있어?Why have you been staring at me all this time?
용기	courage, the nerve to do something	고백할 용기가 안 나.I can't work up the courage to confess.
눈치	a read on what someone is thinking or feeling; social intuition	그 애는 눈치가 정말 빨라.That kid is really quick to pick up on things.
천천히	slowly, unhurriedly	천천히 걸어도 늦지 않아.Even if we walk slowly, we won't be late.
헷갈리다	to be confused, to get mixed up	네 마음을 몰라서 자꾸 헷갈려.I keep getting confused because I can't read how you feel.
분명하다	to be clear, to be certain	한 가지는 분명해.One thing is certain.
우연히	by chance, accidentally	학교 앞에서 우연히 만났어.We ran into each other by chance in front of the school.
들키다	to be caught out, to have something found out	좋아하는 걸 들킬까 봐 걱정돼.I'm worried they'll find out that I like them.
설레다	to feel a flutter of excitement, to have one's heart race	이름만 들어도 설레.Just hearing the name makes my heart flutter.
빠지다	to fall into something; to fall for someone	나는 완전히 너에게 빠졌어.I've completely fallen for you.
예민하다	to be sensitive, to be on edge	요즘 잠을 못 자서 좀 예민해.I'm a bit on edge these days because I haven't been sleeping.
남들	other people, everyone else	남들 생각은 신경 쓰지 마.Don't worry about what other people think.
믿다	to believe, to trust	나는 아직도 네 말을 믿고 있어.I still believe what you told me.
지난날	the past, days gone by	지난날을 후회하지 않으려고 해.I try not to regret the past.
잊다	to forget	그날 일은 아직도 못 잊어.I still can't forget what happened that day.
새벽	dawn, the small hours of the morning	새벽까지 잠이 안 왔어.I couldn't sleep until dawn.
원하다	to want, to wish for	네가 진짜 원하는 게 뭔지 말해줘.Tell me what you really want.
굽다	to bake, to grill	오늘 저녁에 빵을 구울 거야.I'm going to bake bread this evening.
부드럽다	to be soft, to be tender	이 빵은 정말 부드러워.This bread is really soft.
떠오르다	to come to mind, to spring to mind	그 노래를 들으면 여름이 떠올라.That song brings summer to mind.
숨기다	to hide something, to keep it concealed	선물을 옷장에 숨겨 뒀어.I hid the present in the wardrobe.
배고프다	to be hungry	아침을 걸러서 너무 배고파.I skipped breakfast, so I'm really hungry.
목마르다	to be thirsty	물 좀 줘, 너무 목말라.Give me some water, I'm so thirsty.
달콤하다	to be sweet	이 초콜릿은 정말 달콤해.This chocolate is really sweet.
녹이다	to melt something	냄비에 버터를 녹였어.I melted butter in the pan.
향기	scent, fragrance	부엌에서 좋은 향기가 나.There's a lovely scent coming from the kitchen.
모자라다	to be not enough, to fall short	의자가 두 개 모자라.We're two chairs short.
아끼다	to spare, to use sparingly; to treasure	용돈을 아껴서 신발을 샀어.I saved up my allowance and bought shoes.
얼마든지	as much as you like, any amount at all	필요하면 얼마든지 가져가.Take as much as you like if you need it.
말을 걸다	to speak to someone, to strike up a conversation	먼저 말을 걸기가 쉽지 않았어.It wasn't easy to be the one to speak first.
느리다	to be slow	그 애는 답장이 늘 느려.That kid is always slow to reply.
한마디	a word, a single remark	네 한마디에 기분이 달라져.One word from you changes how I feel.
지겹다	to be tiresome, to be sick of something	같은 말만 반복하니까 지겨워.It's tiresome hearing the same thing over and over.
쥐다	to grip, to hold in one's hand	손에 휴대폰을 꼭 쥐고 있었어.I was gripping my phone tightly.
잠들다	to fall asleep	어젯밤에는 늦게 잠들었어.I fell asleep late last night.
멀다	to be far away	지하철역이 생각보다 멀었어.The subway station was farther than I expected.

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