ETA – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: NewJeans

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the culture, and 'ETA' by NewJeans is a perfect example. The song's conversational and direct lyrical style, with its mix of Korean and English, offers a great opportunity for learners to pick up natural-sounding phrases. The catchy chorus and fast-paced rhythm make it a fun and engaging way to practice pronunciation and listening skills.

[English]

Eva, look over there!

-No way -Is that your boyfriend?

Hey, come quickly!

Oh my

Check them out

Hey, that’s your boyfriend, right?

I told you it's him.

Hey, look at them.

We’ve got a show to get to.

Yeah, yeah, I’ll call you I’ll call again!

Don’t waste your time, it’s just money in the bank

Hurry up and straighten out, he’s really bad news

You shouldn’t pick up

No, you better trust me

It’s frustrating, I know

I saw him before, when you weren’t around

He’s throwing glances everywhere

So brightly

Honestly, between us

He’s been totally lying, yeah

The day you couldn’t come to my birthday party

The day Hyejin got in huge trouble

The day Jiwon broke up with his girlfriend

He’s always on that day without you

Wearing the coolest clothes that day

Heard him say

We can go anywhere you want

Baby, say the word and I’m in

All I need is you by my side

We can go whenever you like

Now, where are you?

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA?

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA?

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA?

I’ll be there right now, lose that boy on her arm

Feeling hurt, my heart, when you can't forget him

Trust me, you deserve better than that

I’ll help you out

He’s just playing around

Boys are always lying, yeah

The day you couldn’t come to my birthday party

The day Hyejin got in huge trouble

The day Jiwon broke up with his girlfriend

He’s always on that day without you

Wearing the coolest clothes that day

Heard him say

We can go anywhere you want

Baby, say the word and I’m in

All I need is you by my side

We can go whenever you like

Now, where are you?

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA?

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA?

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA?

I’ll be there right now, lose that boy on her arm

Need a guy on my arm

Need a guy on my arm

Want a guy on my arm

Need a guy on my arm

[Korean]

Eva, 저기 봐!

-말도 안돼 -네 남친이야?

야 빨리 좀 와!

어머

쟤네 좀 봐

야, 네 남친 맞지?

맞다니까?

야, 쟤네 봐봐

우리 공연하러 가야 돼

그래, 그래, 전화할게 다시 전화할게!

낭비하지 마 네 시간은 은행

서둘러서 정리해 걔는 real bad

받아주면 안돼

No you better trust me

답답해서 그래

저번에도 봤지만 너 없을 때

걘 여기저기에 눈빛을 뿌리네

아주 눈부시게

Honestly 우리 사이에

He’s been totally lying yeah

내 생일 파티에 너만 못 온 그날

혜진이가 엄청 혼났던 그날

지원이가 여친이랑 헤어진 그날

걔는 언제나 네가 없이 그날

너무 멋있는 옷을 입고 그날

Heard him say

We can go wherever you like

Baby say the words and I’m down

All I need is you on my side

We can go whenever you like

Now where are you?

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA

I’ll be there right now lose that boy on her arm

아파 맘이 네가 걔 못 잊을 때

내 말 믿어 you deserve better than that

내가 도와줄게

걔는 그냥 playin’

Boys be always lying yeah

내 생일 파티에 너만 못 온 그날

혜진이가 엄청 혼났던 그날

지원이가 여친이랑 헤어진 그날

걔는 언제나 네가 없이 그날

너무 멋있는 옷을 입고 그날

Heard him say

We can go wherever you like

Baby say the words and I’m down

All I need is you on my side

We can go wherever you like

Now where are you?

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA

Mmhmm

What’s your ETA, what’s your ETA

I’ll be there right now lose that boy on her arm

Need a boy on my arm

Need a boy on my arm

Want a boy on my arm

Need a boy on my arm

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point of time as measured in hours and minutes
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak to someone on the phone
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe that someone is good and honest
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - to tell a falsehood
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something
real /riːəl/ B1	adjective - actually existing as a thing
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to speak or express in words
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to desire something
arm /ɑːrm/ A2	noun - the upper limb of the human body
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good in any manner or degree
honest /ˈɒnɪst/ B2	adjective - truthful and sincere
unique /juˈniːk/ B2	adjective - being the only one of its kind
honestly /ˈɒnɪstli/ B2	adverb - in a truthful way

Key Grammar Structures

• What’s your ETA

  ➔ Question form with 'what's' + noun

  ➔ Contracted form of 'what is', used for asking about specific information

• I'll be there right now

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' to express a spontaneous decision or promise

  ➔ 'will' + base verb indicates a future action or promise

• we can go wherever you like

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb to express possibility or permission

  ➔ Use of 'can' to indicate ability or possibility in doing something

• He’s been totally lying yeah

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense with 'has been' + verb ending in -ing

  ➔ Indicates an action that started in the past and is still ongoing or relevant now

• you deserve better than that

  ➔ Verb 'deserve' + adjective or noun to express worthiness

  ➔ Expresses that someone is worthy of or should receive something good

• You’re totally lying yeah

  ➔ Adverb 'totally' + verb to emphasize the action

  ➔ Used to strongly affirm or emphasize the statement

• We can go wherever you like

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb to express ability or possibility

  ➔ Expresses the ability or permission to go to any place the other person prefers

• you’re just playing

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'are' + verb ending in -ing

  ➔ Indicates that someone is currently engaged in an activity, often with a dismissive or playful sense