Who's your mama? – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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허리 /hʌɾi/ A1 |
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힙 /hip/ A1 |
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예쁘다 /jɛpːɯda/ A2 |
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여자 /jʌdʒa/ A1 |
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마음 /maʊm/ B1 |
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바지 /baʤi/ A1 |
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힘들다 /himdɯlda/ B1 |
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눈 /nun/ A1 |
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키우다 /kiuda/ B2 |
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머리 /mʌɾi/ A1 |
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발 /bal/ A1 |
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어머님 /ʌmʌnim/ B1 |
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좋다 /dʒohta/ A1 |
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미치다 /mitʃida/ B2 |
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대시 /dɛɪʃi/ B2 |
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목소리 /moksori/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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넌 허리가 몇이니?
➔ Question formation using a question word + noun + 이에요 / 입니까 (since context is informal, uses 니?)
➔ This is an informal question structure asking "What is your waist measurement?"
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힙은?
➔ Use of 뒤 (back) as a topic marker for emphasis in informal speech.
➔ This is a shorthand way of asking "What about the hips?" with 뒤 (back/behind) as the topic.
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어렸을 때부터 난 눈이 좀 달라
➔ Using the phrase '어렸을 때부터' (since childhood) + verb to indicate ongoing or habitual action.
➔ This phrase indicates that the speaker has had this characteristic since childhood, implying habitual or lifelong traits.
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나는 눈이 안 가
➔ Negation with 안 + verb to mean "do not" or "not" for present tense.
➔ This phrase means 'I do not get attracted to' or 'I don't see' (metaphorically) in context, using 안 to negate.
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머리끝부터 발끝까지
➔ Using '부터' (from) + noun + '까지' (to) for range or extent.
➔ This phrase indicates 'from head to toe', emphasizing the entire body or extent.
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넌 허리가 몇이니?
➔ Question form with '몇이니?' combining question word '몇' (how many) + 이니?, a colloquial contraction of '입니까?'
➔ This is an informal question asking 'What is your waist size?', with '몇' meaning 'how many' and '이니?' as a colloquial inquiry form.
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네가 왜 이렇게 좋니
➔ Question using why + adjective/adverb + 니? for informal inquiry.
➔ This is an informal way of asking 'Why are you so good?', with 니? adding a rhetorical or casual tone.