Learn Korean with K-Pop: HeeJin – ViViD

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Here’s a full breakdown of the grammar and vocabulary of the lyrics of “ViViD” by HeeJin. Repeated lines and lyrics entirely in English are omitted.

Vocabulary

Nouns

• 아침 – morning
• 하루 – day
• 모자 – hat
• 속 – inside
• 토끼 – rabbit
• 비둘기 – pigeon, dove
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 색, 색깔 – color
• 세계 – world
• 손끝 – fingertip
• 빨간색 – red
• 주황색 – orange
• 노란색 – yellow
• 초록색 – green
• 웃음 – laughter
• 가슴 – heart, chest
• 결말 – ending, conclusion
• 별거 – a rarity, something special (alternative form of 별것)
• 레파토린 – repertoire
• 흑백영화 – black and white movie
• 흑백 – black and while
• 영화 – movie
• 순간 – moment
• 날 – day
• 빛 – light
• 오늘 – today
• 모두 – all
• 안달 – impatience

Verbs

• 숨다 – to hide
• 달아나다 – to run away
• 보다 – to see, to look at (used as auxiliary verb meaning “to try doing”)
• 고민하다 – to worry, to be concerned
• 뒤적이다 – to rummage through
• 잡히다 – to be caught
• 빛나다 – to shine
• 바꾸다 – to change
• 주다 – to give (used as an auxiliary verb meaning “do something for someone”)
• 칠하다 – to paint, to color
• 나다 – to come out, to occur
• 두근대다 – to have a pounding heart
• 채우다 – to fill
• 그만하다 – to stop
• 걷다 – to walk
• 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
• 만나다 – to meet
• 눈뜨다 – to open eyes, to wake up
• 지다 – to become (auxiliary verb)
• 잃다 – to lose
• 미치다 – to go crazy
• 바라보다 – to look at

Adjectives (descriptive verbs)

• 낯설다 – to be strange, unfamiliar
• 같다 – to be the same
• 까맣다 – to be pitch black
• 하얗다 – to be white
• 없다 – to not exist
• 지루하다 – to be boring
• 진하다 – to be thick, vivid
• 많다 – to be a lot, many, much
• 도도하다 – to be cold, confident, arrogant
• 다르다 – to be different
• 새롭다 – to be new
• 무디다 – to be dull, numb
• 싫다 – to be disliked, to not want
• 남다르다 – to be uncommon

Adverbs

• 이미 – already
• 또 – again, also
• 늘 – always
• 매일 – every day
• 더 – more
• 가득 – fully, completely
• 하루 종일 – all day long
• 좀 – a little
• 그대로 – just like that, as it is
• 이대로 – just like this, as it is
• 똑 – exactly

Pronouns

• 내 – my (contraction of 나의) (informal)
• 니 – your (contraction of 너의) (informal)
• 나 – I, me (informal)
• 너 – you (informal)

Determiners

• 같은 – same
• 까만 – black
• 하얀 – white
• 아무 – any (used in negative expressions)
• 많은 – many, a lot of
• 그 – that

Other words

• 것 – thing
• 빨주노초 – red, orange, yellow, green (abbreviation of 빨간색 (red), 주황색 (orange), 노란색 (yellow), 초록색 (green))
• -이다 – to be (copula)

Grammar

Particles

• -부터 – starting from, since
• -은/는 – topic marker
  • -은 after consonants
  • -는 after vowels
• -을/를 – object marker
  • -을 after consonants
  • -를 after vowels
• -(이)나 – or
  • -이나 after consonants
  • -나 after vowels
• -(으)로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
  • -으로 after consonants
  • -로 after vowels or ㄹ
• -이/가 – subject marker
  • -이 after consonants
  • -가 after vowels
• -에게 – to (dative particle)
• -마다 – every, each

Verbs/adjective forms and endings

• -아도/어도/해도 – even if…
  • -아도 if the last vowel in the stem is 오 or 아
  • -어도 if the last vowel in the stem is not 오 or 아
  • -해도 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -ㄴ/은/는 – describing nouns with adjectives
  • -ㄴ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -은 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -는 if the adjective ends in -있다
• -아/어/해 보다 – to try doing
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is 오 or 아
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not 오 or 아
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -ㄹ까/을까 – should I…
  • -ㄹ까 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을까 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -아/어/해 – present tense, intimate style
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is 오 or 아
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not 오 or 아
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -는 (것) – describing nouns with verbs in the present (것 can be replaced by other nouns)
• -던 – indicates an event that used to happen regularly, but now it doesn’t
• -아/어/해 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is 오 or 아
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not 오 or 아
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -ㄹ래/을래 – will you?, would you like to?
  • -ㄹ래 after vowels or ㄹ
  • -을래 after consonants
• -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• -도록 – so that…
• -고 싶다 – I want to…
• -ㄹ게/을게 – I will… (a promise to do something)
  • -ㄹ게 after vowels or ㄹ
  • -을게 after consonants
• -ㄴ/은 (것) – describing nouns with verbs in the past (것 can be replaced by other nouns)
  • -ㄴ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -은 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -기(를) 바라다 – I hope…
• -아/어/해지다 – to become
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is 오 or 아
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not 오 or 아
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -기 – turn a verb or adjective into a noun
• -잖아 – you know, it’s obvious (emphasize that a statement is correct)

Lyrics breakdown

아침부터 이미 deja vu = Starting from the morning, it’s already déjà vu

• 아침부터 – starting from the morning
  • 아침 – morning
  • -부터 – starting from, since
• 이미 – already

낯설어도 또 같은 하루 = Even if it’s unfamiliar, it’s the same day again

• 낯설어도 –  even if it’s unfamiliar
  • 낯설다 – to be strange, unfamiliar
  • -어도 – even if…
• 또 – again, also
• 같은 – same
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 하루 – day

숨어볼까? 달아나 볼까? = Should I try hiding? Should I try running away?

• 숨어볼까? – should I try hiding?
  • 숨다 – to hide
  • -어 보다 – to try doing
  • -ㄹ까? – should I…
• 달아나 볼까? – should I try running away?
  • 달아나다 – to run away
  • -아 보다 – to try doing
  • -ㄹ까? – should I…

고민고민해 = I worry

• 고민해 – I worry (고민 repeated for emphasis)
  • 고민하다 – to worry, to be concerned
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

까만 모자 속 뒤적여도 = Even if I rummage through the black hat

• 까만 – black
  • 까맣다 – to be pitch black
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅎ-irregular form)
• 모자 – hat
• 속 – inside
• 뒤적여도 – even if I rummage through
  • 뒤적이다 – to rummage through
  • -어도 – even if…

잡히는 건 또 늘 같은걸 = I always get the same thing (literally: the thing that gets caught is again always the same thing)

• 잡히는 건 – the thing that gets caught
  • 잡히다 – to be caught
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
  • 건 – thing (contraction of 것 (thing) + -은 (topic marker))
• 또 – again, also
• 늘 – always
• 같은걸 – the same thing
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
  • 걸 – thing (contraction of 것 (thing) + -을 (object marker))

하얀 토끼나 비둘기 = Either a white rabbit or a dove

• 하얀 – white
  • 하얗다 – to be white
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅎ-irregular form)
• 토끼 – rabbit
• -나 – or
• 비둘기 – pigeon, dove

매일 내 맘속 flash = The flash inside my heart every day

• 매일 – every day
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘속 – inside my heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • 속 – inside

빛나던 rainbow = The rainbow that used to shine

• 빛나던 – that used to shine
  • 빛나다 – to shine
  • -던 – indicates an event that used to happen regularly, but now it doesn’t

아무 색 없는 세계 지루해 = A colorless world is boring

• 아무 색 없는 – colorless
  • 아무 – any
  • 색 – color
  • 없는 – without
    • 없다 – to not exist
    • -는 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 세계 – world
• 지루해 – is boring
  • 지루하다 – to be boring
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

니 손끝으로 바꿔줄래 = Will you change it with your fingertips?

• 니 – your (contraction of 너의)
• 손끝으로 – using fingertips
  • 손끝 – fingertip
  • -으로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
• 바꿔줄래 – will you change it?
  • 바꾸다 – to change
  • -어 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -ㄹ래? – will you?, would you like to?

빨주노초 더 진하게 be okay? = Red, orange, yellow, green, even more vivid, be okay?

• 빨주노초 – red, orange, yellow, green (abbreviation of 빨간색 (red), 주황색 (orange), 노란색 (yellow), 초록색 (green))
• 더 – more
• 진하게 – thick, vivid
  • 진하다 – to be thick, vivid
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb

칠해줘 가득 날 많은 색깔로 = Color me fully with many colors

• 칠해줘 – color it for me
  • 칠하다 – to paint, to color
  • -해 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style
• 가득 – fully, completely
• 날 – me (contraction of 나 (I, me) + -를 (object marker))
• 많은 – many, a lot of
  • 많다 – to be a lot, many, much
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 색깔로 – with colors
  • 색깔 – color
  • -로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)

하루 종일 나 웃음이 나 = All day, I’m laughing

• 하루 종일 – all day long
• 나 – I, me
• 웃음이 나 – I’m laughing (literally: laughter comes out)
  • 웃음 – laughter
  • -이 – subject marker
  • 나다 – to come out, to occur
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

가슴이 두근대도록 = To the point where my heart pounds

• 가슴 – heart, chest
• -이 – subject marker
• 두근대도록 – to the point it pounds
  • 두근대다 – to have a pounding heart
  • -도록 – so that…

많은 색깔로 채워줘 빨주노초 = Fill me with many colors, red, orange, yellow, green

• 많은 – many, a lot of
  • 많다 – to be a lot, many, much
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 색깔로 – with colors
  • 색깔 – color
  • -로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
• 채워줘 – fill it for me
  • 채우다 – to fill
  • -어 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style
• 빨주노초 – red, orange, yellow, green (abbreviation of 빨간색 (red), 주황색 (orange), 노란색 (yellow), 초록색 (green))

Happy ending 또 같은 결말 = Happy ending, the same ending

• 또 – again, also
• 같은 – same
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 결말 – ending, conclusion

너 없는 나 so what I can do? = Me without you, so what I can do?

• 너 – you
• 없는 – without
  • 없다 – to not exist
  • -는 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 나 – I, me

별거 없는 레파토린 = A repertoire that’s nothing special

• 별거 – a rarity, something special (alternative form of 별것)
• 없는 – without
  • 없다 – to not exist
  • -는 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 레파토린 – repertoire

그만그만해 = Stop it

• 고민해 – stop it (그만 repeated for emphasis)
  • 그만하다 – to stop
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

난 걷고 싶어 like runway = I want to walk like runway

• 난 – I (contraction of 나 (I, me) + -는 (topic marker))
• 걷고 싶어 – want to walk
  • 걷다 – to walk
  • -고 싶다 – I want to…
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

도도해도 좀 달라 보이게 = Even if I seem cold, so I can look a bit different

• 도도해도 – Even if I seem cold
  • 도도하다 – to be cold, confident, arrogant
  • -해도 – even if…
• 좀 – a little
• 달라 보이게 – so I can look different
  • 달라 – casual present tense of 다르다 (to be different)
  • 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb

너에게 날 보여줄게 = I’ll show myself to you

• 너에게 – to you
  • 너 – you
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 날 – me (contraction of 나 (I, me) + -를 (object marker))
• 보여줄게 – I’ll show
  • 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
  • -어 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -ㄹ게 – I will… (a promise to do something)

늘 같은 흑백영화 지루해 = Always the same black and white movie is boring

• 늘 – always
• 같은 – same
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 흑백영화 – black and white movie
  • 흑백 – black and while
  • 영화 – movie
• 지루해 – is boring
  • 지루하다 – to be boring
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

널 만난 그 순간부터 = Ever since that moment I met you

• 널 – you (object) (contraction of 너 (you) + -를 (object marker))
• 만난 – met
  • 만나다 – to meet
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 그 – that
• 순간부터 – since the moment
  • 순간 – moment
  • -부터 – starting from, since

눈뜨는 아침마다 = Every morning when I open my eyes

• 눈뜨는 – when I open my eyes
  • 눈뜨다 – to open eyes, to wake up
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 아침마다 – every morning
  • 아침 – morning
  • -마다 – every, each

새로운 날이길 = I hope it’s a new day

• 새로운 – new
  • 새롭다 – to be new
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅂ-irregular form)
• 날이길 – I hope it’s a day
  • 날 – day
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -기(를) 바라다 – I hope… (길 is a contraction of 기를, 바라다 is omitted)

그대로 무뎌지긴 싫어 = I don’t want to just get numb

• 그대로 – just like that, as it is
• 무뎌지긴 – become numb
  • 무디다 – to be dull, numb
  • -어지다 – to become
  • -긴 – but, indeed (contraction of -기는)
    • -기 – turn a verb or adjective into a noun
    • -는 – topic particle
• 싫어 – I don’t want
  • 싫다 – to be disliked, to not want
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

빛을 잃은 내게 = For me, who has lost the light

• 빛을 – the light
  • 빛 – light
  • -을 – object marker
• 잃은 – lost
  • 잃다 – to lose
  • -은 – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 내게 – for me (contraction of 나 (I, me) + -에게 (to (dative particle)))

Say 오늘 같은 = Say, like today

• 오늘 – today
• 같은 – same
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives

이대로 가득 = Fully, just like this

• 이대로 – just like this, as it is
• 가득 – fully, completely

더 많은 색깔로 = With even more colors

• 더 – more
• 많은 – many, a lot of
  • 많다 – to be a lot, many, much
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 색깔로 – with colors
  • 색깔 – color
  • -로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)

똑 같은 색 say = Exactly the same color, say

• 똑 – exactly
• 같은 – same
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 색 – color

남다른 색 = An uncommon color

• 남다른 – uncommon
  • 남다르다 – to be uncommon
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives
• 색 – color

모두 모두가 안달이 = Everyone is impatient

• 모두 모두가 – everyone
  • 모두 – all (repeated for emphasis)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 안달이 – is impatient
  • 안달 – impatience
  • -이 – subject marker (should be followed by 나다 (to come out, to occur), which is omitted)

나 미치게 두근대도록 = So my heart crazily pounds

• 나 – I, me
• 미치게 – crazily
  • 미치다 – to go crazy
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 두근대도록 – to the point it pounds
  • 두근대다 – to have a pounding heart
  • -도록 – so that…

니가 날 바라보잖아 = You’re obviously looking at me

• 니가 – you (contraction of 너 (you) + -가 (subject marker))
• 날 – me (contraction of 나 (I, me) + -를 (object marker))
• 바라보잖아 – you’re obviously looking
  • 바라보다 – to look at
  • -잖아 – you know, it’s obvious