TXT · Korean · 34 words
The Dream Chapter: MAGIC
TXT's first full album (2019) follows a group of boys slipping out from under school rules into a secret world of spells, games and midnight trains. The words mix teenage frustration and first-crush awkwardness (being trapped, fed up, tongue-tied) with the fizzy, physical vocabulary of roller coasters and popping candy. Almost all of it is everyday Korean you can reuse well outside the fantasy.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 상식 | common sense, common knowledge | 그 정도는 상식이잖아.That much is just common sense. |
| 지겹다 | to be sick of, to be fed up with | 매일 똑같은 잔소리가 이제 지겨워요.I'm sick of hearing the same nagging every day. |
| 갇히다 | to be trapped, to be shut in | 엘리베이터에 30분이나 갇혀 있었어요.I was trapped in the elevator for a whole thirty minutes. |
| 기대다 | to lean on, to lean against | 벽에 기대서 잠깐 쉬었어요.I leaned against the wall and rested for a moment. |
| 버티다 | to hold out, to endure | 조금만 더 버티면 방학이야.Hold out just a little longer and it's vacation. |
| 도망가다 | to run away, to escape | 우리 아무도 모르는 곳으로 도망갈래?Shall we run away to a place nobody knows? |
| 되감다 | to rewind | 그 장면을 다시 보려고 영상을 되감았어요.I rewound the video to watch that scene again. |
| 캄캄하다 | to be pitch-dark | 불이 꺼져서 방 안이 캄캄해요.The lights went out, so the room is pitch-dark. |
| 멍하다 | to be dazed, to go blank | 너무 놀라서 한참 멍하게 서 있었어.I was so startled that I stood there in a daze for a long while. |
| 넋이 나가다 | to be dazed, to be scared or stunned out of one's wits | 놀이기구에서 내린 뒤 한동안 넋이 나가 있었어.After getting off the ride, I was out of it for a while. |
| 맴돌다 | to circle around, to linger | 그 노래가 하루 종일 머릿속에 맴돌아요.That song has been going round in my head all day. |
| 간지럽다 | to tickle, to feel ticklish | 발바닥이 간지러워서 웃음을 못 참겠어.The soles of my feet tickle so much that I can't hold back my laughter. |
| 망설이다 | to hesitate | 망설이다가 결국 고백을 못 했어요.I hesitated and in the end couldn't confess. |
| 불꽃놀이 | fireworks | 오늘 밤 한강에서 불꽃놀이를 한대요.They say there are fireworks at the Han River tonight. |
| 따끔하다 | to sting, to prickle | 탄산음료를 마시면 목이 따끔해요.When I drink soda, my throat stings. |
| 묘하다 | to be strange in a way that is hard to describe | 처음 먹어 보는 맛인데 기분이 묘해.It's a taste I've never had before, and it gives me an odd feeling. |
| 부족하다 | to be not enough, to be lacking | 이 정도 매운맛으로는 부족해요.This level of spiciness isn't enough. |
| 엉키다 | to get tangled | 이어폰 줄이 주머니 안에서 엉켰어요.My earphone cord got tangled in my pocket. |
| 미루다 | to put off, to postpone | 숙제는 내일로 미루고 오늘은 놀자.Let's put the homework off until tomorrow and have fun today. |
| 머물다 | to stay, to remain | 이 도시에 며칠 더 머물고 싶어요.I want to stay in this city a few more days. |
| 포기하다 | to give up | 마지막 판에서 포기하기는 아까워.It would be a waste to give up on the last round. |
| 익숙하다 | to be familiar, to be used to | 어릴 때 살던 동네라서 길이 익숙해요.It's the neighborhood I lived in as a kid, so the streets are familiar. |
| 낯설다 | to be unfamiliar, to feel strange | 오랜만에 온 학교가 왠지 낯설어요.The school I haven't visited in ages somehow feels unfamiliar. |
| 서툴다 | to be clumsy, to be unskilled | 아직 한국어가 서툴지만 열심히 하고 있어요.My Korean is still clumsy, but I'm working hard at it. |
| 물거품 | foam, bubbles; something that comes to nothing | 비가 와서 여행 계획이 물거품이 됐어요.It rained, so our travel plans came to nothing. |
| 어색하다 | to be awkward | 오랜만에 만난 친구랑 조금 어색했어요.It was a little awkward with a friend I hadn't seen in a while. |
| 서먹서먹하다 | to feel distant and awkward with someone | 싸운 뒤로 우리 사이가 서먹서먹해.Ever since we fought, things have been distant and awkward between us. |
| 속눈썹 | eyelashes | 그 애는 속눈썹이 정말 길어요.That kid has really long eyelashes. |
| 외우다 | to memorize | 좋아하는 노래 가사를 전부 외웠어요.I memorized all the lyrics to a song I like. |
| 집어치우다 | to quit, to drop something (blunt) | 변명은 집어치우고 솔직하게 말해.Drop the excuses and tell me honestly. |
| 연애 | dating, a romantic relationship | 저는 연애 경험이 별로 없어요.I don't have much dating experience. |
| 복권 | lottery ticket | 복권에 당첨되면 뭐 하고 싶어?What would you want to do if you won the lottery? |
| 놓치다 | to miss, to let slip | 이번 기회를 놓치면 후회할 거야.If you miss this chance, you'll regret it. |
| 사귀다 | to date, to go out with | 두 사람은 사귄 지 백 일 됐어요.Those two have been dating for a hundred days. |
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