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expérgo

expérgo (2023) is NMIXX's first mini album, led by "Love Me Like This" and the pre-release "Young, Dumb, Stupid". The songs are about being young, unafraid and a little clumsy, cracking someone's "password", and leaving home for a bigger world. The vocabulary is correspondingly everyday: words for confidence and hesitation, gadgets that won't cooperate, and the map-and-journey words of the closing track.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
서투르다	to be clumsy, to be unskilled	아직 서투르지만 그래서 더 재미있어요.I'm still clumsy at it, but that's what makes it more fun.
제멋대로	however one pleases, in one's own way	동생은 뭐든지 제멋대로 해요.My younger sibling does everything however they please.
뻔하다	to be obvious, to be predictable	결말이 너무 뻔한 영화였어요.It was a movie with a really predictable ending.
얕보다	to look down on, to underestimate	어리다고 얕보면 안 돼요.You shouldn't underestimate someone just because they're young.
넘어지다	to fall down, to trip over	자전거를 타다가 넘어졌어요.I fell over while riding my bike.
울림	resonance, an echo that moves you	그 노래는 마음에 큰 울림을 줬어요.That song really resonated with me.
사막	desert	사막에도 가끔은 비가 와요.It rains sometimes even in the desert.
깨뜨리다	to break, to shatter	실수로 컵을 깨뜨렸어요.I broke a cup by accident.
거침없이	without holding back, boldly	그 친구는 거침없이 자기 생각을 말해요.That friend says what they think without holding back.
고장 나다	to break down, to stop working	휴대폰이 고장 나서 연락을 못 했어요.My phone broke, so I couldn't get in touch.
기회	chance, opportunity	이런 기회는 자주 오지 않아요.A chance like this doesn't come often.
확률	probability, odds	오늘 비가 올 확률이 높대요.They say there's a high chance of rain today.
궁금하다	to be curious, to wonder	네가 어떤 사람인지 궁금해.I'm curious what kind of person you are.
글자	letter, character	비밀번호는 여덟 글자 이상이어야 해요.The password has to be at least eight characters.
접속하다	to connect, to log on	와이파이가 안 돼서 접속할 수가 없어요.The Wi-Fi isn't working, so I can't get online.
답답하다	to feel frustrated, to feel stifled	인터넷이 느려서 너무 답답해요.The internet is so slow, it's really frustrating.
설레다	to feel a flutter of excitement	내일 여행 갈 생각에 설레요.I'm fluttering with excitement at the thought of tomorrow's trip.
틀림없이	without a doubt, surely	그 사람은 틀림없이 올 거예요.He will definitely come.
중력	gravity	달은 지구보다 중력이 약해요.The moon has weaker gravity than the Earth.
운명	fate, destiny	우리가 만난 건 운명인 것 같아요.I think it was fate that we met.
낯설다	to be unfamiliar, to feel strange	처음 온 동네라서 길이 낯설어요.It's my first time in this neighbourhood, so the streets feel unfamiliar.
기대다	to lean on	힘들 때는 저한테 기대도 돼요.You can lean on me when things are hard.
알아채다	to notice, to realise	머리 자른 걸 바로 알아챘어요.I noticed right away that you'd had a haircut.
빈칸	a blank, an empty space	빈칸에 이름을 써 주세요.Please write your name in the blank.
은하수	the Milky Way	시골에서는 은하수가 잘 보여요.You can see the Milky Way clearly in the countryside.
등대	lighthouse	바닷가 끝에 하얀 등대가 있어요.There's a white lighthouse at the end of the shore.
마침표	period, full stop	문장 끝에 마침표를 찍으세요.Put a period at the end of the sentence.
구석	corner	가방은 방 구석에 뒀어요.I left the bag in the corner of the room.
졸다	to doze off	수업 시간에 깜빡 졸았어요.I dozed off for a moment in class.
정답	the right answer	이 문제는 정답이 하나가 아니에요.This question has more than one right answer.
색다르다	to be different, to be out of the ordinary	이번 휴가에는 색다른 곳에 가 보고 싶어요.This holiday I want to go somewhere out of the ordinary.

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