TAEYEON · Korean · 30 words

I

I (2015) is TAEYEON's solo debut mini album, and its title track is a self-portrait about getting through lonely, harshly judged years and finally taking flight. The rest of the record moves between rainbow-after-rain devotion, a couple drifting apart, an irritating crush and an awkward goodbye. The vocabulary is built for endurance, weather and light, and for the feelings you admit only reluctantly.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
날개	wing	새가 날개를 다쳐서 날지 못해요.The bird hurt its wing, so it can't fly.
잔인하다	to be cruel	그 말은 저한테 너무 잔인했어요.Those words were too cruel to me.
고통	pain, suffering	시간이 지나면 고통도 줄어들 거예요.As time passes, the pain will ease too.
움츠리다	to shrink back, to hunch up	추워서 어깨를 움츠리고 걸었어요.It was cold, so I walked with my shoulders hunched.
시선	gaze, the eyes of others	다른 사람의 시선을 너무 신경 쓰지 마세요.Don't worry too much about how other people look at you.
견디다	to endure, to bear	힘들어도 조금만 더 견뎌 봐요.Even if it's hard, try to hold on a little longer.
햇살	sunshine, rays of sunlight	창문으로 따뜻한 햇살이 들어와요.Warm sunshine is coming in through the window.
간절히	earnestly, desperately	합격하기를 간절히 기도했어요.I prayed earnestly that I would pass.
빗방울	raindrop	빗방울이 하나둘 떨어지기 시작했어요.Raindrops started to fall one by one.
두렵다	to be afraid, to be fearful	혼자 남는 게 제일 두려워요.Being left alone is what I'm most afraid of.
무지개	rainbow	비가 그친 하늘에 무지개가 떴어요.A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain stopped.
물들이다	to dye, to color, to tint	노을이 하늘을 붉게 물들였어요.The sunset colored the sky red.
화려하다	to be dazzling, to be glamorous	그 시절은 정말 화려했죠.Those days were truly dazzling.
닮다	to resemble, to grow alike	오래 만나면 말투도 닮아 가요.When you're together a long time, even the way you talk grows alike.
어긋나다	to go out of alignment, to drift apart	우리 약속 시간이 자꾸 어긋나네요.Our schedules keep failing to line up.
온기	warmth	손을 잡으니까 온기가 느껴졌어요.When I held your hand, I could feel the warmth.
희미하다	to be faint, to be dim	이제는 그날의 기억이 희미해요.My memory of that day is faint now.
발걸음	step, footstep	집으로 가는 발걸음이 무거웠어요.My steps were heavy on the way home.
감추다	to hide, to conceal	더 이상 마음을 감추고 싶지 않아요.I don't want to hide my feelings anymore.
맴돌다	to circle, to linger around	그 사람 목소리가 귓가에 맴돌아요.That person's voice keeps lingering in my ears.
내뱉다	to blurt out, to spit out	화가 나서 심한 말을 내뱉었어요.I was angry and blurted out something harsh.
끌리다	to be drawn to, to be attracted	이상하게 그 사람한테 자꾸 끌려요.Strangely, I keep being drawn to that person.
고백	confession of love	오늘은 꼭 고백을 하려고 해요.I'm going to confess my feelings today, no matter what.
부럽다	to be envious	사이좋은 커플을 보면 조금 부러워요.When I see a happy couple, I'm a little envious.
초라하다	to be shabby, to look pitiful	헤어진 뒤의 제 모습이 초라해 보였어요.I looked pitiful after the breakup.
애매하다	to be vague, to be ambiguous	대답이 애매해서 무슨 뜻인지 모르겠어요.The answer was vague, so I don't know what it means.
확실하다	to be certain, to be clear	갈 건지 안 갈 건지 확실하게 말해 주세요.Please tell me clearly whether you're going or not.
돌아서다	to turn away, to turn around and leave	인사만 하고 바로 돌아섰어요.I just said hello and turned away right after.
낯설다	to be unfamiliar, to feel strange	오랜만에 온 동네가 낯설게 느껴져요.The neighborhood feels unfamiliar after so long.
아쉽다	to be a pity, to feel wistful that something is ending	이렇게 헤어지려니까 너무 아쉬워요.It's such a pity to part like this.

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