TWICE · Korean · 33 words

YES or YES

YES or YES (2018) gives you two options and both of them are yes. The title track is cheerful coercion, "SAY YOU LOVE ME" wants it said out loud, "YOUNG & WILD" and "LALALA" throw the week away, and "SUNSET" and "AFTER MOON" are the quiet end of it. Vocabulary for choosing, insisting, and letting go.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
이기적이다	to be selfish	제가 이렇게 이기적이었나 싶어요.I wonder when I got this selfish.
과감하다	to be bold, to be daring	생각보다 과감해진 것 같아요.I've gotten bolder than I expected.
존중하다	to respect	네 선택은 존중할게요.I'll respect your choice.
호기심	curiosity	너를 향한 호기심이 커져요.My curiosity about you keeps growing.
선택하다	to choose, to select	둘 중에 하나만 선택해 주세요.Just choose one of the two.
한구석	a corner, one part of something	마음 한구석이 계속 불편해요.One corner of my heart keeps feeling uneasy.
털어놓다	to open up, to get something off one's chest	이제 솔직하게 털어놔 보세요.Go on and open up honestly now.
혀끝	the tip of the tongue	혀끝에 있는 한마디를 어서 해 주세요.Say that one word sitting on the tip of your tongue.
입가	the corners of the mouth	네 입가에 뭔가 맴도는 것 같아요.Something seems to be hovering at the edge of your lips.
시원하다	to feel refreshing; to feel a relief	다 말해 버리면 시원하겠죠.It would be a relief to just say it all.
일상	everyday life, daily routine	바쁜 일상뿐이지만 오늘은 달라요.It's nothing but a busy routine, but today is different.
잡담	small talk, idle chatter	잡담은 이제 그만하고 나가요.Enough chit-chat, let's head out.
겁내다	to be afraid, to be scared of	겁낼 게 뭐가 있어요?What is there to be scared of?
걸음걸이	one's walk, gait	오늘은 걸음걸이부터 가벼워요.Today even my walk feels light.
들뜨다	to be excited, to be giddy	들뜬 마음을 멈추지 마세요.Don't stop that giddy feeling.
잔뜩	a great deal, heaps of	기분이 잔뜩 올라갔어요.My mood has shot way up.
내쉬다	to breathe out, to exhale	가벼운 숨을 천천히 내쉬어요.Slowly breathe out a light breath.
자유롭다	to be free	자유롭게 몸을 맡겨 보세요.Let your body go freely.
단단히	firmly, tightly	신발 끈을 단단히 묶었어요.I tied my shoelaces tightly.
타오르다	to blaze up, to burn	우린 불처럼 타오를 거예요.We're going to blaze up like a fire.
사막	a desert	아무도 없는 사막에 오아시스가 있어요.There's an oasis in an empty desert.
오묘하다	to be subtle and mysterious	저 오묘한 빛이 저를 부르는 것 같아요.That strange, subtle light seems to be calling me.
멀어지다	to grow distant, to move farther away	다가가려 하면 점점 멀어져요.The more I try to approach, the farther away you get.
따갑다	to sting, to be prickly to the skin or eyes	노을이 따가워서 보기 힘들어요.The sunset stings too much to look at.
붉다	to be red, to be crimson	하늘이 붉어진 건 다 너 때문이에요.The sky turning red is all your doing.
아득하다	to be far off, to be hazy with distance	아득하게 먼 길이라도 갈 거예요.Even if the road is impossibly far, I'll go.
아련하다	to be faint and wistful (of a memory)	그때 기억이 이제 아련해졌어요.The memory of that time has grown faint now.
벅차다	to be overwhelming, to swell up in one's chest	추억이 달처럼 벅차올라요.The memories rise up in me like the moon.
무심코	absent-mindedly, without thinking	무심코 올려다본 하늘에 네가 있어요.You're there in the sky I looked up at without thinking.
계절	a season	함께한 계절이 또 돌아왔어요.The season we spent together has come around again.
무너뜨리다	to knock down, to break down	네 마음을 무너뜨려 버릴 거예요.I'm going to break your heart's defenses down.
모조리	every last one, entirely	네 사랑을 모조리 다 뺏을 거예요.I'm going to take every last bit of your love.
아끼다	to save something up, to treasure	이런 날을 위해 아껴 왔어요.I've been saving this for a day like today.