SIGNAL

• By: TWICE
• Album: ＃TWICE

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

Trying to let you know

Trying to let you know

Sign을 보내, signal 보내 (hey!)

Send a sign, send a signal (hey!)

I must let you know

I really need to tell you

Sign을 보내, signal 보내 (hey!)

Send a sign, send a signal (hey!)

Sign을 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

Sign을 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

Sign을 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

I must let you know (JYP)

I really need to tell you (JYP)

Sign을 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

근데 전혀 안 통해

But it’s not getting through at all

눈빛을 보내, 눈치를 주네

Sending you a glance, giving you hints

근데 못 알아듣네

But you just don’t understand

답답해서 미치겠다, 정말

I’m so frustrated, I can’t take it

왜 그런지 모르겠다, 정말

I don’t know why, really

다시 한 번 힘을 내서

Trying once more, holding on

Sign을 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

눈짓도 손짓도 어떤 표정도

Wink, hand gestures, any expression

소용이 없네

It’s useless

하나도 안 통해

Nothing gets through at all

눈치도 코치도 전혀 없나 봐

Maybe you have no clue, no hints at all

더 이상 어떻게

What more can I do?

내 맘을 표현해?

How do I express my feelings?

언제부턴가 난 니가 좋아

Since when, I’ve started liking you

지기 시작했어 바보야

I’ve begun to fall for you, fools that we are

왜 이렇게도 내 맘을 몰라?

Why don’t you understand how I feel?

언제까지 이렇게 둔하게

Until when, will you be so slow?

나를 친구로만 대할래?

Will you just treat me as a friend?

내가 원하는 건 그게 아닌데

That’s not what I want at all

Signal 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

찌릿 찌릿 찌릿 찌릿

Prick, prick, prick, prick

난 너를 원해, 난 너를 원해

I want you, I want you

왜 반응이 없니?

Why aren’t you reacting?

만날 때마다 마음을 담아

Every time we meet, I put my heart into it

찌릿 찌릿 찌릿 찌릿

Prick, prick, prick, prick

기다리잖아 다 보이잖아

Waiting, I see everything

왜 알지 못하니?

Why don’t you realize it?

Trying to let you know

Trying to let you know

Sign을 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

I must let you know

I really need to tell you

Sign을 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

널 보며 웃으면 알아채야지

If I smile while looking at you, you should notice

오늘만 몇 번째

How many times today?

널 보며 웃는데

Smiling at you over and over

자꾸 말을 걸면 좀 느껴야지

If I keep talking to you, you should feel something

계속 니 곁에

Staying close by

머물러 있는데

Hanging around you

언제부턴가 난 니가 좋아

Since when, I’ve started liking you

지기 시작했어 바보야

I’ve begun to fall for you, fools that we are

왜 이렇게도 내 맘을 몰라?

Why don’t you understand how I feel?

언제까지 이렇게 둔하게

Until when, will you be so slow?

나를 친구로만 대할래?

Will you just treat me as a friend?

내가 원하는 건 그게 아닌데

That’s not what I want at all

Signal 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

찌릿 찌릿 찌릿 찌릿

Prick, prick, prick, prick

난 너를 원해, 난 너를 원해

I want you, I want you

왜 반응이 없니?

Why aren’t you reacting?

만날 때마다 마음을 담아

Every time we meet, I put my heart into it

찌릿 찌릿 찌릿 찌릿

Prick, prick, prick, prick

기다리잖아 다 보이잖아

Waiting, I see everything

왜 알지 못하니?

Why don’t you realize it?

뚜루루뚜뚜 뚜루루뚜뚜

Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo

찌릿 찌릿 찌릿 찌릿

Prick, prick, prick, prick

뚜루루뚜뚜 뚜루루뚜뚜

Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo

왜 반응이 없니?

Why don’t you react?

뚜루루뚜뚜 뚜루루뚜뚜

Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo

찌릿 찌릿 찌릿 찌릿

Prick, prick, prick, prick

뚜루루뚜뚜 뚜루루뚜뚜

Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo

왜 알지 못하니?

Why don’t you understand?

Sign을 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

근데 전혀 안 통해

But it’s not working at all

눈빛을 보내, 눈치를 주네

Sending you a glance, giving hints

근데 못 알아듣네

But you just don’t understand

답답해서 미치겠다, 정말

I’m going crazy from frustration, really

왜 그런지 모르겠다, 정말

I don’t know why, honestly

다시 한 번 힘을 내서

Trying once more, holding on

Sign을 보내, signal 보내

Send a sign, send a signal

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
signal /ˈsɪɡnəl/ B1	noun - a gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions verb - to convey information or instructions through gestures or actions
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or understanding about something
send /sɛnd/ A1	verb - to cause something to go or be taken to a particular destination
express /ɪkˈsprɛs/ B1	verb - to convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures and conduct
heart /hɑrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
want /wɑnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or a physical sensation
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression showing happiness or friendliness
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection
react /riˈækt/ B1	verb - to respond to something in a particular way
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something

Grammar:

• Trying to let you know

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ Using **trying to** + verb in base form expresses an **ongoing effort** to do something.

• Sign을 보내, signal 보내

  ➔ Verb + 을/를 + suffix indicating action (object marker)

  ➔ The particle **을/를** marks the **direct object** of the verb.

• 근데 전혀 안 통해

  ➔ Negative form with **안** + verb

  ➔ **안** + verb is used to express **negation** in informal Korean.

• 왜 그런지 모르겠다, 정말

  ➔ Question word **왜** + verb in subordinate clause + **지** indicating uncertainty or conjecture

  ➔ **왜** + verb clause + **지** expresses **uncertainty** or **questioning** about the reason.

• 내 맘을 표현해?

  ➔ Verb + 어/아 +서 for connecting actions, or plain form for questions

  ➔ The **verb + 어/아 +서** construction connects two actions or states.

• 언제부턴가 난 니가 좋아

  ➔ Expression of **since a certain time or point** using **언제부턴가**

  ➔ **언제부턴가** expresses the idea of 'since a certain time or point,' indicating a change or realization over time.