ACAI – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: CORTIS
• Album: GREENGREEN

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dreamy world of CORTIS with 'ACAI'. This song is a perfect entry point for language learners looking to master soft, conversational English and contemporary indie vocabulary through its relaxed and rhythmic phrasing.

[English]

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

Gulp, gulp, craving it, craving it, I just choke on acai

Take a sip, get the groove going, once I shake, it's all Samba

Even my tongue turns purple, like Genie from Aladdin

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

Uh uh uh uh uh hundred acai

Uh uh uh uh uh bring that acai

Gulp, gulp, craving it, craving it, I just choke on acai

I love it so much, uh uh acai

That disappointing taste, strip away those baseless toppings

To change the scene, like an actor's performance

Pulling an all-nighter, session, check into a new hotel

Check out the next day, with a heavy load on my shoulders

Like a donkey, donkey, going 'round the world, north, south, east, and west

While traveling 'round, suddenly it goes ba ra ring

An alarm in my belly

It’s time to acai

It’s time to acai

Gulp, gulp, craving it, craving it, I just choke on acai

Take two sips, get the groove going, once I shake, it's all Samba

Even my tongue turns purple, like Genie from Aladdin

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

Uh uh uh uh uh hundred acai

Uh uh uh uh uh bring that acai

Gulp, gulp, craving it, craving it, I just choke on acai

I love it so much, uh uh acai

Tee stained with acai

Pants stained with acai

Album stained with acai

Turning it into a jam

I'm making it a trend

Spreading it all over SNS

Stack n stack n stack

But I ain’t tryna blend

I only lock in with the real ones

I've left, on a long journey to find the real thing

Pulling an all-nighter, session, check into a new hotel

Check out the next day, with a heavy load on my shoulders

Like a donkey, donkey, going 'round the world, north, south, east, and west

While traveling 'round, suddenly it goes ba ra ring

An alarm in my belly

It’s time to acai

It’s time to acai

Gulp, gulp, craving it, craving it, I just choke on acai

Take a sip, get the groove going, once I shake, it's all Samba

Even my tongue turns purple, like Genie from Aladdin

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

Uh uh uh uh uh hundred acai

Uh uh uh uh uh bring that acai

Gulp, gulp, craving it, craving it, I just choke on acai

I love it so much, uh uh acai

[Korean]

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

Who is choking, I don’t care

벌컥, 벌컥, 땡겨, 땡겨 I just choke on 아사이

한 잔 먹고 흥이 올라 흔들면 다 Samba지

혓 속까지 보라색 지니 마치 알라딘

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

Uh uh uh uh uh hundred 아사이

Uh uh uh uh uh bring that 아사이

벌컥, 벌컥, 땡겨, 땡겨 I just choke on 아사이

내가 많이 좋아해 uh uh 아사이

아쉬웠던 taste, 걷어 근본 없는 토핑

함 바꿔 보게, 씬을, 마치 명배우의 액션

밤새서, 세션, 새 호텔 체크인

그다음 날에 check out, 어깨 위에 짐을 올린

당나귀 당나귀처럼 동서남북 지구 한 바퀴

한 바퀴 돌다 보면 순간 울려 ba ra ring

배꼽에 알람이

It’s time to 아사이

It’s time to 아사이

벌컥, 벌컥, 땡겨, 땡겨 I just choke on 아사이

두 잔 먹고 흥이 올라 흔들면 다 Samba지

혓 속까지 보라색 지니 마치 알라딘

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

Uh uh uh uh uh hundred 아사이

Uh uh uh uh uh bring that 아사이

벌컥, 벌컥, 땡겨, 땡겨 I just choke on 아사이

내가 많이 좋아해 uh uh 아사이

아사이 묻은 tee

아사이 묻은 pants

아사이 묻은 album

만들어 버려 jam

난 키워 버려 trend

다 묻혀 버려 SNS에

Stack n stack n stack

But I ain’t tryna blend

우린 진짜배기들 하고만 lock in

난 떠났어, 제대로 된 거 찾으러 삼만리

밤새서, 세션, 새 호텔 체크인

그다음 날에 check out, 어깨 위에 짐을 올린

당나귀 당나귀처럼 동서남북 지구 한 바퀴

한 바퀴 돌다 보면 순간 울려 ba ra ring

배꼽에 알람이

It’s time to 아사이

It’s time to 아사이

벌컥, 벌컥, 땡겨, 땡겨 I just choke on 아사이

한 잔 먹고 흥이 올라 흔들면 다 Samba지

혓 속까지 보라색 지니 마치 알라딘

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

All I want is (uh yeah uh yeah)

Uh uh uh uh uh hundred 아사이

Uh uh uh uh uh bring that 아사이

벌컥, 벌컥, 땡겨, 땡겨 I just choke on 아사이

내가 많이 좋아해 uh uh 아사이

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
벌컥 beol-keok Level 2	adverb - gulping sound
땡기다 ttaeng-gi-da Level 2	verb - to crave or want
흥 heung Level 2	noun - excitement, fun
흔들다 heun-deul-da Level 1	verb - to shake
혓바닥 hyeot-ba-dak Level 2	noun - tongue
보라색 bo-ra-saek Level 1	noun - purple
아쉽다 a-swip-da Level 2	adjective - to be lacking, disappointing
근본 geun-bon Level 4	noun - root, basis, origin
배우 bae-u Level 1	noun - actor
당나귀 dang-na-gwi Level 3	noun - donkey
동서남북 dong-seo-nam-buk Level 2	noun - all directions, four cardinal points
지구 ji-gu Level 1	noun - the Earth
순간 sun-gan Level 2	noun - moment
배꼽 bae-kkop Level 2	noun - belly button, navel
알람 al-lam Level 1	noun - alarm

Key Grammar Structures

• 한 잔 먹고 흥이 올라 흔들면 다 Samba지

  ➔ -면 (Conditional suffix)

  ➔ "흔들면" combines the verb stem '흔들-' with '-면', meaning 'if you shake'. It expresses a hypothetical situation.

• 한 바퀴 돌다 보면 순간 울려 ba ra ring

  ➔ -다 보면 (Continuity and result)

  ➔ "돌다 보면" suggests that repeating the action of 'turning' will eventually lead to the result 'ba ra ring'.

• 만들어 버려 jam

  ➔ -아/어 버리다 (Complete or regretful action)

  ➔ "만들어 버려" emphasizes that the action of 'making' is completed thoroughly or definitively.

• 난 키워 버려 trend

  ➔ Noun + -을/를 (Object particle)

  ➔ "Trend" is marked by the object particle '을' (omitted in colloquial rhythm here) to show it is the target of the verb '키워'.

• 가진 것처럼, 마치 알라딘

  ➔ 마치 (Adverb meaning 'like' or 'as if')

  ➔ "마치" is used to make a comparison, indicating that the speaker feels or acts like an 'Aladdin'.

• 난 떠났어, 제대로 된 거 찾으러 삼만리

  ➔ -으러 (Purpose of movement)

  ➔ "찾으러" combines '찾다' (to find) with '-으러' to indicate the purpose of leaving.

• 밤새서, 세션, 새 호텔 체크인

  ➔ -어서/아서 (Causality or sequential)

  ➔ "밤새서" (contracted from 밤새워서) uses the causal/sequential '-어서' to show the result of working all night.

• 내가 많이 좋아해

  ➔ Adverb (많이) + Verb (좋아해)

  ➔ "많이" functions as an adverb modifying the verb "좋아해" (like/love), meaning 'a lot'.