TVXQ · Korean · 27 words

Hug & The Way U Are

TVXQ's two 2004 debut singles, released nine months apart. Hug (포옹) is a famously gentle wish to become the small things in someone's day — their bed, their diary, even their cat — while The Way U Are is a sharper song about falling for someone against your own expectations. The set also covers the 옹달샘 trilogy, a children's-song remake bracketed by two studio-chat skits, which is where its everyday spoken Korean comes from.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
포근히	snugly, cosily, warmly	아기가 이불 속에서 포근히 잠들었어요.The baby fell fast asleep, snug under the blanket.
감싸안다	to wrap someone in your arms, hold close	친구가 우는 나를 말없이 감싸안았다.My friend wordlessly wrapped me in her arms as I cried.
속삭임	a whisper	교실 뒤에서 작은 속삭임이 들렸다.A faint whisper came from the back of the classroom.
궁금하다	to be curious, to wonder about something	시험 결과가 너무 궁금해서 잠이 안 와요.I'm so curious about the exam results that I can't sleep.
몰래	secretly, without someone knowing	동생 몰래 케이크를 다 먹어 버렸다.I secretly ate the whole cake without my brother knowing.
곁	someone's side, the space right next to a person	힘들 때 곁에 있어 줘서 고마워요.Thank you for staying by my side when things were hard.
미소	a smile	그 사람은 늘 따뜻한 미소를 지어요.That person always wears a warm smile.
게으르다	to be lazy, idle	주말에는 조금 게을러도 괜찮아요.It's fine to be a little lazy on the weekend.
허락하다	to allow, give permission	부모님이 여행을 허락해 주셨어요.My parents gave me permission to go on the trip.
지키다	to keep or protect; to keep a promise	약속은 꼭 지키는 사람이 좋아요.I like people who always keep their promises.
첫눈에 반하다	to fall in love at first sight	그 도시에 첫눈에 반해서 다시 찾아갔어요.I fell in love with that city at first sight, so I went back.
어리석다	to be foolish, unwise	화를 낸 건 어리석은 행동이었어요.Losing my temper was a foolish thing to do.
향기	a scent, fragrance	커피 향기가 온 집에 퍼졌어요.The smell of coffee spread through the whole house.
돌이키다	to take back, undo, turn back	이미 뱉은 말은 돌이킬 수 없어요.You can't take back words you've already said.
행운	good luck, good fortune	너를 만난 건 정말 큰 행운이야.Meeting you was a real stroke of luck.
타협하다	to compromise, meet halfway	가격 문제로 서로 조금씩 타협했어요.We each compromised a little on the price.
안타까움	a pang of regret or pity; feeling sorry for someone	그의 표정에서 안타까움이 느껴졌다.I could sense the regret in his expression.
용기	courage, nerve	먼저 사과할 용기가 필요했어요.It took courage to apologise first.
목마르다	to be thirsty	운동하고 나니 너무 목말라요.I'm so thirsty after working out.
세수하다	to wash one's face	아침에 일어나면 먼저 세수해요.When I get up in the morning I wash my face first.
표절	plagiarism, copying someone else's work	이 노래는 표절 논란에 휘말렸어요.This song got caught up in a plagiarism controversy.
옹달샘	a small mountain spring	산길을 걷다가 작은 옹달샘을 발견했어요.While walking the mountain path I found a little spring.
맑다	to be clear, clean, bright	오늘은 하늘이 정말 맑네요.The sky is really clear today.
숨바꼭질	hide-and-seek	아이들이 공원에서 숨바꼭질을 하고 있어요.The children are playing hide-and-seek in the park.
그럭저럭	so-so, more or less, getting by	요즘 어떻게 지내? 그럭저럭 지내.How have you been lately? Oh, getting by.
수고하다	to work hard; used to thank someone for their effort	오늘도 수고하셨습니다.Thank you for all your hard work today.
한방에	in one go, in a single shot	어려운 문제를 한방에 풀었어요.I solved the hard problem in one go.