CINEMA – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Stray Kids, Lee Know, Seungmin
• Album: Mixtape : dominATE

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a cinematic journey, and "CINEMA" by Stray Kids' Lee Know and Seungmin is the perfect soundtrack. Through its heartfelt lyrics comparing life to a movie, you can learn beautiful Korean expressions of friendship and memory. The song's clear and emotional vocals make it a special and enjoyable way to connect with the Korean language and the heart of Stray Kids' music.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
곁 /kjʌt/ B2	noun - side; vicinity; beside
불빛 /pulbit/ B1	noun - light
순간 /sunɡan/ A2	noun - moment
암전 /amːdʑʌn/ C1	noun - blackout
문 /mun/ A1	noun - door
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
운명 /unmjʌŋ/ B2	noun - fate, destiny
막 /mak/ B2	noun - curtain; act (of a play)
명장면 /mjʌŋdʑaŋmjʌn/ C1	noun - master scene, highlight
cinema /ˈsɪnəmə/ A2	noun - a movie theater
film /fɪlm/ A2	noun - a movie
모습 /mosɯp/ A2	noun - appearance, figure
radiance /ˈreɪdiəns/ C1	noun - light or heat as emitted or reflected by something.
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - a final part or section
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours

Key Grammar Structures

• 내 곁에 아무것도 없을 때

  ➔ Adjective + -(으)ㄹ 때 (when/at the time of)

  ➔ This grammar expresses the time or situation when a certain adjective is true. Here, "없을" is the adjective (derived from "없다" - to not exist) in the future/presumptive tense modifying "때" (time).

• When this light goes down, story starts to rise up

  ➔ Time Clause - When + Present Simple, Main Clause - Future Simple/Present Simple

  ➔ This uses the typical structure for expressing future events dependent on a condition. "When this light goes down" is the time clause indicating *when* something will happen. "Story starts to rise up" expresses the consequence that will occur.

• 담겨진 우리 모습

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective

  ➔ "담겨진" (damgyeojin) is the past participle of the verb "담기다" (damgida - to be contained/held) and it modifies the noun "우리 모습" (uri moseup - our appearance/form). This indicates that our appearance is the thing being contained.

• 바래지 않게, I'll remember

  ➔ Negative imperative with -(지) 않게 (in order not to)

  ➔ "-지 않게" is attached to the verb stem to express the purpose of preventing something from happening. Here, "바래다" (baraeda - to fade) becomes "바래지 않게" (baraeji anhge) - so that it doesn't fade.

• 언제까지라도 난

  ➔ -(이)라도: Even, at least

  ➔ "-라도" indicates a concession or a lower limit. "언제까지라도" (eonjekkajirado) means "even until when" or "at least until when".

• Here the light shines again

  ➔ Adverb of place at the beginning of the sentence, followed by inversion

  ➔ When starting a sentence with an adverb of place like "Here," the subject and verb are inverted. So instead of "The light shines here," it becomes "Here the light shines."