#12 Learning Korean with K-pop: NewJeans — Super Shy

Let’s learn some Korean words through NewJeans’ most recent viral song, Super Shy. The lyrics are mostly in English, so it’s perfect for beginner-level learners!

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Difficulty: Beginner

This post contains the following sections:

1. Vocabulary List;
2. Grammar List;
3. Explanation & Lyrics Breakdown;
4. Other Links.

Vocabulary List (19 words):

1. 떨리다: To tremble, to be nervous
2. 지금: Now
3. 우리: Us
4. 둘: Two, both of us
5. 나란히: In order, in parallel
6. 보이다: To be visible, to be seen
7. 보다: To see
8. 내: My (informal)
9. 눈: Eyes
10. 갑자기: Suddenly
11. 빛나다: To shine
12. 누구: Who
13. 나: I, me (informal)
14. 원래: Originally
15. 말: Words
16. 잘하다: To be good/skilled
17. 그런데: But, however
18. 왜: Why
19. 이렇다: To be like this

Grammar List:

• ~은/는 form: Describing nouns with verbs/adjectives
• 도 particle: Too, even, also
• ~지 ending: Turning sentences into questions or Answering a question (gives the response a feeling of “Of course!”)
• 이/가 particle: Subject marking particle
• 보다 form: More than…, rather than…
• ~고 form: Connecting particle
• ~ㄴ지 form: Express uncertainty

Explanation & Lyrics Breakdown:

I’m super shy, super shy
But wait a minute while I
Make you mine, make you mine
떨리는 지금도
You’re on my mind
All the time
I wanna tell you but I’m
Super shy, super shy

떨리는 지금도 = I’m all nervous ’cause

• 떨리는: 떨리다 (to be nervous) + ~는 form (Noun-describing form)
• 지금도: 지금 (now) + 도 particle

And I wanna go out with you
Where you wanna go? (Huh?)
Find a lil spot
Just sit and talk
Looking pretty
Follow me
우리 둘이 나란히

우리 둘이 나란히 = You and I side by side

• 우리: us
• 둘이: 둘 (two, both of us) + 이 particle
• 나란히: In order, side by side

보이지? (봐)
내 눈이 (heh)
갑자기
빛나지
When you say
I’m your dream

보이지? (봐) = Can’t you see? (Look)

• 보이지: 보이다 (to be visible) + 지 ending
• 봐: 보다 (to see) conjugated in Casual Present Tense

내 눈이 (heh) = My eyes (heh)

• 내: my (informal)
• 눈이: 눈 (eyes) + 이 particle

갑자기 = Suddenly

빛나지 = Sparkle

• 빛나지: 빛나다 (to shine, to sparkle) + ~지 ending

You don’t even know my name
Do ya?
You don’t even know my name
Do ya-a?
누구보다도

누구보다도 = More than anyone

• 누구보다도: 누구 (who, anyone) + 보다 particle + 도 particle

나 원래 말도 잘하고 그런데 왜 이런지
I don’t like that
Something odd about you
Yeah you’re special and you know it
You’re the top babe

나 원래 말도 잘하고 그런데 왜 이런지 = I’m usually pretty talkative what’s wrong with me

• 나: I, me
• 원래: originally, usually
• 말도: 말 (words) + 도 particle
• 잘하고: 잘하다 (to be skilled/good at) + 고 connecting particle
• 그런데: but, however
• 왜: why
• 이런지: 이렇다 (to be like this) + ~ㄴ지 form

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