Gift – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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빛 (bit) /bit/ A1 |
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눈 (nun) /nun/ A1 |
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사랑 (sarang) /saɾaŋ/ A2 |
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선물 (seonmul) /sʰʌnmuːl/ A2 |
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맘 (mam) /mam/ A2 |
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일 (il) /il/ A1 |
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뜨다 (tteuda) /ttɯ.da/ A2 |
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알다 (alda) /a̠ɭda̠/ A1 |
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바뀌다 (bakkwida) /pak͈ɥida̠/ B1 |
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설레다 (seolle-da) /sʰʌlle̞da/ B2 |
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준비되다 (junbi-doeda) /t͡ɕunbidwe̞da̠/ B1 |
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커지다 (keojida) /kʰʌ̹d͡ʑida̠/ A2 |
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평범하다 (pyeongbeomhada) /pʰjʌ̹ŋbʌ̹mɦa̠da̠/ B1 |
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특별하다 (teukbyeolhada) /tʰɯk̚p͈jʌ̹ɭɦa̠da̠/ B1 |
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지나치다 (jinachida) /t͡ɕina̠t͡ɕʰida̠/ B2 |
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순수하다 (sunsuhada) /sunsuhada/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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그렇게 너의 눈빛을 보곤
➔ The use of '보곤' indicates a habitual or repeated action in the past, often translated as 'used to see' or 'would see.'
➔ The suffix '**-곤**' expresses habitual past action or a descriptive way of recalling what someone used to do.
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항상 알고 있던 것들도
➔ The phrase '알고 있던' is the past continuous form of '알다' (to know), indicating something that was known over a period of time.
➔ The suffix '**-던**' attached to verbs indicates a previous state or ongoing action in the past.
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내게 일어나고 있어
➔ The present progressive form '일어나고 있어' expresses an ongoing action happening in the present moment.
➔ The phrase '**-고 있어**' is the present progressive tense, used to describe ongoing actions.
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특별해지는 이 순간
➔ The verb '특별해지는' is the causative form of '특별하다' (to be special), indicating something becoming special.
➔ The suffix '**-해지다**' attached to adjectives like '특별하다' makes them into a verb phrase meaning 'becoming' or 'getting' that quality.
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깊은 사랑에 빠진 순간
➔ The phrase '깊은 사랑에 빠진' employs an adjective '깊은' (deep) with the noun '사랑' (love) and the verb '빠지다' (to fall into), describing a moment of falling deeply in love.
➔ The verb '**-다**' form plus the particle '**에**' indicates the target or context of the action, in this case, 'in love'.