Lyrics & Translation
Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and 'Nobody' by Wonder Girls is a perfect starting point. The song's catchy and repetitive chorus, 'I want nobody nobody but you,' makes it easy to sing along and remember key phrases expressing love and devotion. The clear pronunciation and universal theme of love make it accessible for learners, offering a fun and memorable way to begin your exploration of the Korean language and the iconic world of K-pop.
Key Vocabulary
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want /wɒnt/ A1 |
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hate /heɪt/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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happy /ˈhæpi/ A1 |
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push /pʊʃ/ A1 |
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listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1 |
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change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1 |
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ridiculous /rɪˈdɪkjələs/ B1 |
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young /jʌŋ/ A1 |
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wild /waɪld/ A2 |
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free /friː/ A1 |
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dream /driːm/ A1 |
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meet /miːt/ A1 |
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leave /liːv/ A1 |
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enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A2 |
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back /bæk/ A1 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1 |
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try /traɪ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You know I still love you baby
➔ Present continuous with 'still' for ongoing action
➔ You know I "still" "love" you baby ("still" emphasizes the continuity of loving, "love" in present continuous form indicates ongoing emotion)
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And it will never change
➔ Future with 'will' and 'never' for negation of change
➔ And it "will" "never" change ("will" indicates future certainty, "never" negates any future change)
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I hate other people, I hate you
➔ Simple present for general feelings of hate
➔ I "hate" other people, I "hate" you ("hate" in simple present expresses habitual or general emotion)
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Why do you tell other men
➔ Interrogative with 'why' for reason questioning
➔ "Why" do you "tell" other men ("why" introduces a reason question, "tell" in present simple)
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How are you going to let me go
➔ Future with 'going to' for planned action
➔ "How" are you "going to" let me go ("how" asks manner, "going to" for future intention)
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That's right for me
➔ Nominative case with 'for' indicating suitability
➔ That's "right" "for" me ("right" as adjective, "for" shows suitability)
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Why do you keep pushing me down
➔ Present continuous with 'keep' for repeated action
➔ "Why" do you "keep" "pushing" me down ("why" questions reason, "keep" + gerund for repetition)
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Back to the days when we were
➔ Past continuous with 'when' for background during past
➔ "Back" to the days "when" we "were" ("when" introduces past timeframe, "were" in continuous)
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Everything was like a dream
➔ Past simple for completed past actions
➔ Everything "was" "like" a dream ("was" in past simple, "like" as preposition for comparison)
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