TAEYEON · Korean · 30 words

Letter To Myself

Letter To Myself (2024) is TAEYEON's sixth mini album, and its title track is a letter to her younger self: the words she swallowed for years, finally written down clumsily but honestly. Around it sit a dizzy song about falling apart together, a dive into someone's blue eyes, a walk through an unfamiliar city, a face that no longer looks like one's own, and a love the singer knows is a disaster. The vocabulary covers scars and self-expression, city scenery, and the words for things breaking, spreading and ending badly.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
여전히	still, as ever	십 년이 지났는데 여전히 똑같네요.Ten years have passed, and you're still just the same.
단어	word	그 기분을 설명할 단어가 안 떠올라요.I can't think of a word to describe that feeling.
미워하다	to hate, to resent	실수했다고 자신을 미워하지 마세요.Don't hate yourself for making a mistake.
흉터	scar	어릴 때 넘어져서 무릎에 흉터가 있어요.I fell when I was little, so I have a scar on my knee.
어설프다	to be clumsy, to be half-baked	처음 만든 요리라서 좀 어설퍼요.It's the first dish I've ever made, so it's a little clumsy.
현기증	dizziness	갑자기 일어나면 현기증이 나요.I get dizzy when I stand up suddenly.
뒤집히다	to be flipped over, to be turned upside down	파도 때문에 작은 배가 뒤집혔어요.The small boat capsized because of the waves.
시야	field of vision, view	안개 때문에 시야가 흐려요.My view is blurred because of the fog.
부서지다	to break apart, to shatter	떨어뜨린 접시가 완전히 부서졌어요.The plate I dropped completely shattered.
거울	mirror	나가기 전에 거울을 한 번 봤어요.I took a look in the mirror before going out.
간지럽다	to be ticklish, to tickle	머리카락이 닿아서 목이 간지러워요.My hair is touching my neck, and it tickles.
눈동자	pupil; the eyes	그 아이는 눈동자가 유난히 까매요.That child's eyes are especially dark.
헤엄치다	to swim	물고기들이 연못에서 헤엄치고 있어요.The fish are swimming in the pond.
번지다	to spread, to smudge	비를 맞아서 잉크가 다 번졌어요.It got rained on, so the ink is all smudged.
도망치다	to run away, to flee	무서워서 도망치고 싶었어요.I was scared and wanted to run away.
도시	city	처음 가 본 도시에서 길을 잃었어요.I got lost in a city I was visiting for the first time.
골목길	alley, backstreet	이 골목길 끝에 작은 카페가 있어요.There's a small cafe at the end of this alley.
풍경	scenery, landscape	기차 창밖 풍경이 정말 예뻐요.The scenery outside the train window is really pretty.
지나치다	to pass by	모르고 내릴 정류장을 지나쳤어요.I passed my stop without realizing it.
기울이다	to tilt; to lend an ear, to devote attention	친구의 고민에 귀를 기울였어요.I listened closely to my friend's worries.
가면	mask	사람들 앞에서는 가면을 쓰고 사는 기분이에요.In front of people, I feel like I'm living with a mask on.
들키다	to get caught, to be found out	몰래 울다가 동생한테 들켰어요.I was crying in secret and got caught by my younger sibling.
자유롭다	to be free	퇴사하고 나니까 마음이 자유로워요.Now that I've quit my job, I feel free.
숨차다	to be out of breath	계단을 뛰어 올라와서 숨차요.I ran up the stairs, so I'm out of breath.
관심	interest, attention	저는 요즘 사진에 관심이 많아요.I'm really interested in photography these days.
기꺼이	gladly, willingly	도움이 필요하면 기꺼이 도울게요.If you need help, I'll gladly help.
버릇	habit	손톱을 물어뜯는 버릇이 있어요.I have a habit of biting my nails.
부족하다	to be lacking, to be not enough	잠이 부족해서 집중이 안 돼요.I can't concentrate because I haven't had enough sleep.
모래	sand	신발 속에 모래가 들어갔어요.Sand got into my shoes.
절망	despair	절망 속에서도 포기하지 않았어요.Even in despair, I didn't give up.

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