TWICE · Korean · 33 words

What is Love?

What is Love? (2018) asks the question from the outside: everything the narrator knows about love, she learned from films and books. "SWEET TALKER" is the warning, "HO!" is the day the weather changes for you, "DEJAVU" is hide-and-seek, and "SAY YES" wants an answer. Vocabulary for wondering, being fooled, and asking outright.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
실제로	actually, in real life	그런 일이 실제로 일어날까요?Could something like that actually happen?
인연	a fated connection between people	우리 인연이 언제 시작될지 몰라요.There's no telling when our paths will cross.
예감	a hunch, a premonition	제 예감은 언제나 맞아요.My hunches are always right.
아름답다	to be beautiful	사랑을 하면 세상이 다 아름답대요.They say the whole world looks beautiful when you're in love.
사탕	candy, a sweet	사탕처럼 달다고들 하던데요.People say it's as sweet as candy.
나타나다	to appear, to show up	어서 제 앞에 나타나 주세요.Hurry up and show up in front of me.
유혹하다	to tempt, to lure	달콤한 말로 저를 유혹했죠.You lured me in with sweet words.
말리다	to stop someone, to talk someone out of it	친구들이 아무리 말려도 소용없어요.It's no use however much my friends try to stop me.
속다	to be fooled, to be taken in	그 말에 또 속지 마세요.Don't get taken in by those words again.
약해지다	to grow weak, to soften	네 목소리만 들으면 약해져요.I go weak the moment I hear your voice.
물거품	foam on water; something that comes to nothing	행복한 결말이 물거품이 됐어요.The happy ending came to nothing.
맑다	to be clear, to be limpid	네 맑은 눈이 저를 설레게 했어요.Your clear eyes made my heart flutter.
화창하다	to be sunny and clear (of weather)	오늘따라 날씨가 화창해졌어요.The weather turned bright and sunny today of all days.
웃음	laughter, a smile	저도 모르게 자꾸 웃음이 나요.I keep breaking into a smile without meaning to.
달아오르다	to flush, to heat up	얼굴이 달아올라서 큰일이에요.My face is flushing and it's a disaster.
몸짓	a gesture, body movement	작은 몸짓 하나에 마음이 흔들려요.One small gesture and my heart wavers.
새하얗다	to be pure white, to be snow-white	새하얀 마음속이 너로 가득 찼어요.My snow-white heart is filled with you.
숨바꼭질	hide-and-seek	우리 사이는 숨바꼭질 같아요.What's between us is like a game of hide-and-seek.
아찔하다	to be dizzying, to be breathtaking	다가갈수록 아찔해져요.The closer I get, the more dizzying it feels.
흥미롭다	to be interesting, to be intriguing	너는 볼수록 더 흥미로워요.The more I see of you, the more intriguing you get.
그림자	a shadow	그림자 사이로 저를 따라와 주세요.Follow me through the shadows.
비비다	to rub	눈을 비비고 다시 봐도 똑같아요.I rub my eyes and look again, and it's the same.
하필이면	of all things, why this one in particular	왜 하필이면 너일까요?Why does it have to be you, of all people?
불러내다	to call someone out, to ask someone to come out	주말만 되면 너를 불러내고 싶어요.Every weekend I want to call you out.
익숙하다	to be familiar, to be used to	이 익숙한 느낌이 좋아요.I like this familiar feeling.
서툴다	to be clumsy, to be unpolished at something	조금 서툰 말투도 좋아요.I even like your slightly awkward way of talking.
속상하다	to be upset, to be distressed	답이 없어서 속상해요.It upsets me that there's no reply.
어울리다	to suit, to go well together	저답지 않고 어울리지도 않네요.It isn't like me and it doesn't suit me either.
힐끔거리다	to keep glancing sideways at someone	관심 없는 척하면서 힐끔거리게 돼요.I act uninterested but keep sneaking glances.
예측	a prediction, a guess at what comes next	네 마음은 예측이 안 돼요.There's no predicting your feelings.
송두리째	entirely, root and all	내 마음을 송두리째 흔들어 놨어요.You shook my heart to its roots.
기억하다	to remember	제 마음이 네 전부를 기억해요.My heart remembers everything about you.
그리다	to draw; to picture someone in one's mind	온종일 너를 그리고 있어요.I picture you all day long.