Learn Korean with K-Pop: Odd Eye Circle – Girl Front

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Here’s a full breakdown of the grammar and vocabulary of the lyrics of “Girl Front” by Odd Eye Circle. Repeated lines and lyrics entirely in English are omitted. The Korean lyrics of this song are the same as “Odd Front” by Odd Eye Circle.

Vocabulary

Nouns

• 눈 – eye
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 사랑 – love
• 분 – minute
• 초 – second (time)
• 생각 – thought
• 전부 – everything, all
• 심장 – heart (organ)
• 순간 – moment
• 사람 – person
• 속 – inside
• 끝 – end
• 곳 – place
• 기억 – faculty of memory, a recollection
• 어제 – yesterday
• 밤 – night
• 곁 – side, vicinity

Verbs

• 떼다 – to separate, to remove
• 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
• 손대다 – to make contact, to lay hands on
• 끌리다 – to be drawn to, to be pulled
• 모르다 – to not know
• 빠지다 – to fall into
• 향하다 – to face, to go towards
• 조르다 – to pester, to nag
• 말리다 – to stop, to keep
• 다가가다 – to approach
• 뛰다 – to run, to jump, to palpitate
• 어떡하다 – what is one supposed to do
• 고백하다 – to confess
• 뜨다 – to open eyes
• 생각나다 – to come to mind
• 들어오다 – to enter, to come in
• 더워지다 – to become hot
• 지다 – to become (auxiliary verb)
• 빛나다 – to shine
• 남다 – to remain, to be left over
• 흐려지다 – to become blurry, to become cloudy
• 깨다 – to wake up
• 가다 – to go
• 있다 – to stay, to remain at a location
• 식히다 – to cool, to calm down
• 주다 – to give (also used as an auxiliary verb meaning “to do something for someone”)
• 사랑하다 – to love
• 말하다 – to speak, to talk

Adjectives (descriptive verbs)

• 위험하다 – to be dangerous
• 좋다 – to be good, to be fond of
• 뜨겁다 – to be hot
• 차갑다 – to be cold (to the touch), to be cold-hearted
• 덥다 – to be hot
• 없다 – to not be, to not exist, to not have
• 흐리다 – to be unclear, to be cloudy
• 싫다 – to be disliked, to not want

Adverbs

• 없이 – without
• 자꾸 – repeatedly
• 더 – more
• 아직 – still, not yet
• 그냥 – simply, just like that
• 마냥 – entirely, continuously
• 가득 – fully, completely
• 점점 – gradually
• 못 – can’t
• 이런 – like this, such
• 먼저 – first, early
• 매일 – every day
• 바로 – right now, truly, straight
• 잘 – well
• 오직 – only, solely
• 단 – only
• 그저 – just, constantly
• 가까이 – closely

Pronouns

• 너 – you (informal)
• 나 – I, me (informal)
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의) (informal)
• 뭐 – what (interrogative pronoun, contraction of 무어)
• 언제 – when
• 거기 – there

Numerals

• 일 – one
• 둘 – two

Other words

• -이다 – to be (copula)
• 반짝 – with a sparkle

Grammar

Particles

• -을/를 – object marker
  • -을 after consonants
  • -를 after vowels
• -이/가 – subject marker
  • -이 after consonants
  • -가 after vowels
• -과/와 – and, with
  • -과 after consonants
  • -와 after vowels
• -의 – possessive marker
• -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• -만 – only
• -도 – too, also, even
• -에게 – to (dative particle)
• -은/는 – topic marker
  • -은 after consonants
  • -는 after vowels
• -(으)로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
  • -으로 after consonants
  • -로 after vowels or ㄹ
• -부터 – starting from, since
• -처럼 – like, as, as if

Verbs/adjective forms and endings

• -ㄹ/을 수 없다 – can’t
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -아/어/해 – present tense, intimate style
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -던 – indicates a repeated action in the past that doesn’t happen anymore, an ongoing action in the past, or a past state being remembered
• -았던/었던/했던 – indicates a completed action in the past or a state that no longer exists
  • -았던 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -었던 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -했던 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -ㄴ지/은지/는지 – whether, I wonder if… (used with adjectives)
  • -ㄴ지 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -은지 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -는지 if the adjective ends in -있다 or -없다
• -아/어/해 있다 – to be in a state
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -고 싶다 – want to…
• -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 or -없다
• -아/어/해 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -고 – and (connective ending)
• -ㄹ래/을래 – I want to, I’m going to
  • -ㄹ래 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을래 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -ㄴ/은 – describing nouns with verbs in the past
  • -ㄴ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -은 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -라는 – named, called, that is… (used after -이다/아니다, which are sometimes omitted, with the ending being attached directly to the noun)
• -았/었/했- – past tense marker
  • -았- if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -었- if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -했- if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -니 – interrogative marker (casual, feminine)
• -아/어/해지다 – to become
  • -아지다 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어지다 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해지다 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -지 않다 – negative form
• -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• -기 – turn a verb or adjective into a noun
• -아/어/해 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -ㄹ래/을래 – will you?, would you like to?
  • -ㄹ래 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을래 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -ㄴ다/는다 – present tense, plain style
  • -ㄴ다 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -는다 if the stem ends in a consonant

Lyrics breakdown

눈을 뗄 수가 없어 너와 나의 eclipse = I can’t take my eyes off of our eclipse

• 눈을 – the eyes
  • 눈 – eye
  • -을 – object marker
• 뗄 수가 없어 – can’t separate
  • 떼다 – to separate, to remove
  • -ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t
  • -가 – subject marker (here used for emphasis)
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style
• 너와 나의 – our (literally: of you and me)
  • 너 – you
  • -와 – and, with
  • 나 – I, me
  • -의 – possessive marker

내 눈에만 보이던 너 = You, who were only seen in my eyes

• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 눈에만 – only in the eyes
  • 눈 – eye
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
  • -만 – only
• 보이던 – was seen
  • 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
  • -던 – indicates a repeated action in the past that doesn’t happen anymore, an ongoing action in the past, or a past state being remembered
• 너 – you

손댈 수 없이 위험했던 내 맘도 = My heart too, which used to be untouchably dangerous

• 손댈 수 없이 – untouchably
  • 손대다 – to make contact, to lay hands on
  • -ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t
  • 없이 – without
• 위험했던 – that used to be dangerous
  • 위험하다 – to be dangerous
  • -했던 – indicates a completed action in the past or a state that no longer exists
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘도 – heart too
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -도 – too, also, even

너에게 자꾸 더 끌려 = I’m drawn to you more and more

• 너에게 – to you
  • 너 – you
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 자꾸 – repeatedly
• 더 – more
• 끌려 – I’m drawn to
  • 끌리다 – to be drawn to, to be pulled
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

사랑이 뭐가 뭔지 A to Z 아직도 몰라 = I still don’t know what love is from A to Z

• 사랑이 – love
  • 사랑 – love
  • -이 – subject marker
• 뭐가 뭔지 – what is it (contraction of 뭐가 뭐인지)
  • 뭐 – what (interrogative pronoun, contraction of 무어)
  • -가 – subject marker
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -ㄴ지 – whether, I wonder if… (used with adjectives)
• 아직도 – still now
  • 아직 – still, not yet
  • -도 – too, also, even
• 몰라 – I don’t know
  • 모르다 – to not know
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

그냥 너에게 빠져있고 싶어 = I just want to be falling into you

• 그냥 – simply, just like that
• 너에게 – to you
  • 너 – you
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 빠져있고 싶어 – I want to be falling into
  • 빠지다 – to fall into
  • -어 있다 – to be in a state
  • -고 싶다 – want to…
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

너를 향해 마냥 조르고 싶은 맘 = My heart that continuously wants to go towards you and pester you

• 너를 – you
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 향해 – go towards and
  • 향하다 – to face, to go towards
  • -해 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
• 마냥 – entirely, continuously
• 조르고 싶은 – that wants to pester
  • 조르다 – to pester, to nag
  • -고 싶다 – want to…
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)

니가 좋아 난 cool = I like you, I’m cool

• 니가 – you (contraction of 네가)
  • 너 – you (when used with -가 becomes 네, but is usually pronounced as 니)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 좋아 – I like
  • 좋다 – to be good, to be fond of
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style
• 난 – I (contraction of 나는)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker

일 분 일 초 내 생각은 전부 너로 가득 = One minute, one second, my thoughts are all filled with you

• 일 – one
• 분 – minute
• 초 – second (time)
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 생각은 – thoughts
  • 생각 – thought
  • -은 – topic marker
• 전부 – everything, all
• 너로 – with you
  • 너 – you
  • -로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
• 가득 – fully, completely

점점 뜨겁고 = I gradually get hot and

• 점점 – gradually
• 뜨겁고 – is hot and
  • 뜨겁다 – to be hot
  • -고 – and (connective ending)

점점 못 말려 = I gradually can’t stop and

• 점점 – gradually
• 못 – can’t
• 말려 – stop and
  • 말리다 – to stop, to keep
  • -어 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one

점점 다가가 = I gradually approach you

• 점점 – gradually
• 다가가 – I approach you (you is implied)
  • 다가가다 – to approach
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

심장이 뛰어 = My heart palpitates

• 심장이 – my heart (my is implied)
  • 심장 – heart (organ)
  • -이 – subject marker
• 뛰어 – palpitates
  • 뛰다 – to run, to jump, to palpitate
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

어떡해 나? = What am I supposed to do?

• 어떡해 – what am I supposed to do
  • 어떡하다 – what is one supposed to do
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style
• 나 – I, me

이런 내 맘 = My heart is like this

• 이런 – like this, such
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)

먼저 고백할래 = I want to confess first

• 먼저 – first, early
• 고백할래 – I want to confess
  • 고백하다 – to confess
  • -ㄹ래 – I want to, I’m going to

매일 눈 뜬 순간부터 = Every day, from the moment I opened my eyes

• 매일 – every day
• 눈 – eye
• 뜬 – when it opened
  • 뜨다 – to open eyes
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 순간부터 – starting from the moment
  • 순간 – moment
  • -부터 – starting from, since

바로 생각난 너란 사람 = You come to my mind right away (literally: the person that is you, that comes to mind right away)

• 바로 – right now, truly, straight
• 생각난 – that comes to mind
  • 생각나다 – to come to mind
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 너란 – that is you (contraction of 너라는)
  • 너 – you
  • -라는 – named, called, that is… (used after -이다/아니다, which are sometimes omitted, with the ending being attached directly to the noun)
• 사람 – person

넌 언제부터 내 맘 속에 들어왔니 = Since when did you came into my heart?

• 넌 – you (contraction of 너는)
  • 너 – you
  • -는 – topic marker
• 언제부터 – since when
  • 언제 – when
  • -부터 – starting from, since
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 속에 – inside
  • 속 – inside
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 들어왔니 – did you come in?
  • 들어오다 – to enter, to come in
  • -았- – past tense marker
  • -니 – interrogative marker (casual, feminine)

차가웠던 내가 더워져 = Me, who was cold, I become hot

• 차가웠던 – that was cold
  • 차갑다 – to be cold (to the touch), to be cold-hearted
  • -었던 – indicates a completed action in the past or a state that no longer exists (ㅂ-irregular form)
• 내가 – I
  • 나 – I, me (when used with -가 becomes 내)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 더워져 – I become hot
  • 더워지다 – to become hot
    • 덥다 – to be hot
    • -어지다 – to become (ㅂ-irregular form)
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

사랑이 뭐가 뭔지 A to Z 나도 잘 몰라 = I also don’t know well what love is from A to Z

• 사랑이 – love
  • 사랑 – love
  • -이 – subject marker
• 뭐가 뭔지 – what is it (contraction of 뭐가 뭐인지)
  • 뭐 – what (interrogative pronoun, contraction of 무어)
  • -가 – subject marker
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -ㄴ지 – whether, I wonder if… (used with adjectives)
• 나도 – me too
  • 나 – I, me
  • -도 – too, also, even
• 잘 – well
• 몰라 – I don’t know
  • 모르다 – to not know
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

자꾸만 내 맘 너에게만 끌려 = My heart only repeatedly gets drawn only to you

• 자꾸만 – only repeatedly
  • 자꾸 – repeatedly
  • -만 – only
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 너에게만 – only to you
  • 너 – you
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
  • -만 – only
• 끌려 – I’m drawn to
  • 끌리다 – to be drawn to, to be pulled
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

너를 향해 반짝 빛나고 싶은 맘 = My heart that wants to go towards you and shine with a sparkle

• 너를 – you
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 향해 – go towards and
  • 향하다 – to face, to go towards
  • -해 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
• 반짝 – with a sparkle
• 빛나고 싶은 – that wants to shine
  • 빛나다 – to shine
  • -고 싶다 – want to…
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)

끝이 없는 곳에 남아 = Left in an endless place

• 끝이 – end
  • 끝 – end
  • -이 – subject marker
• 없는 – that doesn’t have
  • 없다 – to not be, to not exist, to not have
  • -는 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 곳에 – in a place
  • 곳 – place
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 남아 – left
  • 남다 – to remain, to be left over
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

오직 너와 단둘이 = Only with you, only us two

• 오직 – only, solely
• 너와 – with you
  • 너 – you
  • -와 – and, with
• 단둘이 – only us two (us is implied)
  • 단 – only
  • 둘 – two
  • -이 – subject marker

흐려지지 않는 기억 = Memories that don’t fade

• 흐려지지 않는 – that don’t fade
  • 흐려지다 – to become blurry, to become cloudy
    • 흐리다 – to be unclear, to be cloudy
    • -어지다 – to become
  • -지 않다 – negative form
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 기억 – faculty of memory, a recollection

깨기 싫은 어제 밤처럼 = Like last night, when I didn’t want to wake up

• 깨기 – waking up
  • 깨다 – to wake up
  • -기 – turn a verb or adjective into a noun
• 싫은 – that I don’t want
  • 싫다 – to be disliked, to not want
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 어제 – yesterday
• 밤처럼 – like the night
  • 밤 – night
  • -처럼 – like, as, as if

이런 내 맘이 = My heart is like this

• 이런 – like this, such
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘이 – heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -이 – subject marker

그저 그저 내 맘이 가는 곳 = The place where my heart goes constantly

• 그저 – just, constantly
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘이 – heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -이 – subject marker
• 가는 – that goes
  • 가다 – to go
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 곳 – place

니가 있는 난 거기에 = I’m there where you are

• 니가 – you (contraction of 네가)
  • 너 – you (when used with -가 becomes 네, but is usually pronounced as 니)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 있는 – that is (literally: that stays)
  • 있다 – to stay, to remain at a location
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 난 – I (contraction of 나는)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker
• 거기에 – in there
  • 거기 – there
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)

점점 가까이 = Gradually getting closer

• 점점 – gradually
• 가까이 – closely

점점 내 곁에 = Gradually at my side

• 점점 – gradually
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 곁에 – at the side
  • 곁 – side, vicinity
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)

식혀줄래? = Would you cool me down?

• 식혀줄래 – would you cool me down?
  • 식히다 – to cool, to calm down
  • -어 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -ㄹ래 – will you?, would you like to?

내가 먼저 = I’ll go first

• 내가 – I
  • 나 – I, me (when used with -가 becomes 내)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 먼저 – first, early

사랑한다 말해 = I say I love you

• 사랑한다 – I love you (you is implied)
  • 사랑하다 – to love
  • -ㄴ다 – present tense, plain style
• 말해 – I say
  • 말하다 – to speak, to talk
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style