WHAT IS LOVE – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: EXO-K

Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

Girl, I can't explain what I feel

Girl, I can't explain how I feel

Ooh ooh wow oh yeah

Ooh ooh wow oh yeah

My baby, baby, baby, baby yeah yeah

My baby, baby, baby, baby yeah yeah

하루가 마치 1분처럼 느껴지게 만들지

The day feels like it's just a minute long

너만 있으면 영화 속의 주인공

If you're alone, you're the hero in my movie

널 구하러 달려가는 액션 씬 이라도 찍을 것처럼

Like filming an action scene rushing to save you

난 마치 영웅이 된 것처럼

I feel like a hero

넌 내게 완벽 상상해 봤어

I've imagined you being perfect for me

함께라면 어떨까? yeah

What if we’re together? yeah

난 너만 괜찮다고 말해주면 모두 완벽해 oh baby

If I just tell you I’m okay, everything's perfect, oh baby

I lost my mind 너를 처음 만났을 때

I lost my mind the moment I first met you

너 하나 빼고 모든 것은 get in slow motion

Except for you, everything else moves in slow motion

내게 말해줘 이게 사랑이라면

Tell me, if this is love

매일 그대와 수많은 감정들을 나눠주고 배워가며

Sharing countless feelings with you every day, learning and growing

싸우고, 울고, 안아주고

Fighting, crying, hugging each other

내게 말해줘 이게 사랑이라면

Tell me, if this is love

세상남자들 모두 날 부러워해

All the guys in the world envy me

너를 가진 내가 질투나 죽겠나봐

I think I’m jealous and dying because I have you

해가 가고 달이 가도 절대 안 변해 워 워

Years pass, moons go by, but I never change, woah woah

난 보기보다 우직하게 믿을 남자라는 걸

I'm a faithful man who believes more than you think

넌 알게 될 테니까 워 워

You’ll realize this, woah woah

I don't know why 절대적인 이 감정

I don't know why, this absolute feeling

내가 생각조차 했을까?

Did I even think about it?

네 곁에 있을 때 난 점점

When I’m with you, I become more and more

대단한 남자가 되고, 빛나는 걸

a great man and shine

I lost my mind 너를 처음 만났을 때

I lost my mind the moment I first met you

너 하나 빼고 모든 것은 get in slow motion

Except for you, everything else moves in slow motion

내게 말해줘 이게 사랑이라면

Tell me, if this is love

매일 그대와 수많은 감정들을 나눠주고 배워가며

Sharing countless feelings with you every day, learning and growing

싸우고, 울고, 안아주고

Fighting, crying, hugging each other

내게 말해줘 이게 사랑이라면

Tell me, if this is love

간절히 바라고 바란다면 이뤄질까? 동화 얘기처럼

If you desperately wish for it, will it come true? Like in fairy tales

영원한 둘만의 해피엔딩, happily ever after oh wow

An eternal happy ending for just the two of us, happily ever after, oh wow

나만은 널 믿어주고 지켜주고 달래줄게

I will only trust you, protect you, and comfort you

네 편이 될게

I’ll be on your side

네 곁에서 절대 안 떠나

Never leave your side

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I lost my mind 너를 처음 만났을 때

I lost my mind the moment I first met you

너 하나 빼고 모든 것은 get in slow motion

Except for you, everything else moves in slow motion

내게 말해줘 이게 사랑이라면

Tell me, if this is love

매일 그대와 수많은 감정들을 나눠주고 배워가며

Sharing countless feelings with you every day, learning and growing

싸우고, 울고, 안아주고

Fighting, crying, hugging each other

내게 말해줘 이게 사랑이라면

Tell me, if this is love

세상남자들 모두 날 부러워해

All the guys in the world envy me

너를 가진 내가 질투나 죽겠나봐

I think I’m jealous and dying because I have you

My babe, baby babe, baby baby

My babe, baby babe, baby baby

널 알아보는 것, 이게 사랑인걸까?

Could it be that recognizing you, that’s what love is?

아이처럼 널 자주 웃게 만들고

Like a child, I make you smile often

친구처럼 널 가장 편하게 만들거야

And I’ll make you feel most comfortable, like a friend

My babe, baby babe, baby baby

My babe, baby babe, baby baby

말해줘 내게 what is love

Tell me, what is love?

Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo

Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ B1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a deep affection for someone
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers verb - to be concerned about something
hero /ˈhɪə.roʊ/ B2	noun - a person admired for their courage or noble qualities
emotion /ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən/ B1	noun - a strong feeling such as joy, anger, or sadness
perfect /ˈpɜːr.fɪkt/ B2	adjective - having no mistakes or flaws
jealous /ˈdʒɛl.əs/ B2	adjective - feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements
action /ˈæk.ʃən/ A2	noun - the process of doing something
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to take part in a violent confrontation
share /ʃɛr/ A2	verb - to give a portion of something to others
together /təˈɡɛð.ər/ A1	adverb - with each other; in a group

Key Grammar Structures

• What is love

  ➔ Interrogative Sentence using 'what is' to inquire about the definition or nature of something.

  ➔ 'what is' is used to form a question asking for the identity or meaning of something.

• 내게 말해줘 이게 사랑이라면

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if' implying 'if this is love', expressing a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ '내게 말해줘 이게 사랑이라면' means 'Tell me, if this is love', using a conditional to discuss the possibility of love.

• 세상남자들 모두 날 부러워해

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'all' to express universal truth or general statement about 'all men in the world'.

  ➔ '세상남자들 모두 날 부러워해' uses the present simple tense with '모든' (all) to indicate a general or ongoing feeling of envy from all men.

• 내게 말해줘 이게 사랑이라면

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'if' to speculate about a possibility (if this is love).

  ➔ '이게 사랑이라면' means 'if this is love', serving as a conditional clause to express doubt or hope about love.

• 널 알아보는 것, 이게 사랑인걸까?

  ➔ Question using '인가' to express doubt or uncertainty, equivalent to 'is this love?'.

  ➔ '널 알아보는 것, 이게 사랑인걸까?' means 'Is this love, the thing that recognizes you?', questioning whether the feeling is real love.