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. The lyrics of this song are the same as “ViViD (Acoustic Mix)” by HeeJin.

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 white
• 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 (also used as an 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 (also used as an auxiliary verb meaning “to 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

• 아무 – any (used in negative expressions)
• 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 ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어도 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -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 or -없다
• -아/어/해 보다 – to try doing
  • -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
• -ㄹ까/을까 – should I…, could it be?
  • -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 ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• -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
• -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
• -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• -도록 – so that…
• -고 싶다 – want to…
• -ㄹ게/을게 – I will… (a promise to do something)
  • -ㄹ게 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을게 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
• -기(를) 바라다 – I hope…
• -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
• -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? 달아나볼까? = 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…, could it be?
• 달아나볼까? – should I try running away?
  • 달아나다 – to run away
  • -아 보다 – to try doing
  • -ㄹ까? – should I…, could it be?

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 것은)
    • 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 것을)
    • 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)
• 토끼나 – or a rabbit
  • 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 a repeated action in the past that doesn’t happen anymore, an ongoing action in the past, or a past state being remembered

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 나를)
  • 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

• 가슴이 – my heart (my is implied)
  • 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

• 그만해 – 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 나는)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker
• 걷고 싶어 – want to walk
  • 걷다 – to walk
  • -고 싶다 – 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
  • 다르다 – to be different
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style (르-irregular form)
  • 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 나를)
  • 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 white
  • 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 (contraction of 너를)
  • 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 become numb like that (literally: about becoming numb like that, I don’t want it)

• 그대로 – just like that, as it is
• 무뎌지긴 – about becoming numb
  • 무디다 – to be dull, numb
  • -어지다 – to become
  • -긴 – but, indeed, about this (contraction of -기는)
    • -기 – turn a verb or adjective into a noun
    • -는 – topic marker
• 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 나에게)
  • 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 네가)
  • 너 – you (when used with -가 becomes 네, but is usually pronounced as 니)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -를 – object marker
• 바라보잖아 – you’re obviously looking
  • 바라보다 – to look at
  • -잖아 – you know, it’s obvious

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