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Dear Me

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Vocabulary from Taeyeon: 'Dear Me'.

날 놓아줘

숨 쉴 수 있게

이 스쳐 가는

풍경 속에 자유롭게

노래하듯 나에게도

들려주고 싶은 그 말

I love myself

I trust myself

내겐 없었던 그 말

날 가둬줘

깊은 이 밤에

잠들지 않을

외로움만 남겨둔 채

노래하듯 나에게도

들려주고 싶은 그 말

I love myself

I trust myself

내겐 없었던

길었던 어둠을 견딘 나를 봐

또다시 밤이 와도 숨지 않아

내 곁엔 내가 있어

밝아올 하늘 그 위로

퍼져가는 빛이 되어 난 날아가

언젠가는 나에게도

들려줄 수만 있다면

I love myself

I trust myself

기억해줄래

I trust myself

기억해줘

I love myself

I trust myself

나를 안아줄 그 말

Vocabulary

나

Pronoun

I, me (informal)

I watched a movie with a friend yesterday.

The informal first-person pronoun, used when speaking to people of the same age or younger. Use '저' in formal situations.

놓아주다

Verb

to release; to let go

I released the fish I caught back into the water.

Used when setting something free that was previously held or confined.

숨

Noun

breath

He caught his breath for a moment and then spoke again.

Refers to the act of breathing. Can also refer to the crispness of vegetables.

쉬다

Verb

to rest

I'm tired, so I want to rest a bit.

A common verb for taking a break or resting. Can also mean for food to go bad or for one's voice to become hoarse.

수

Noun

way, method; possibility, ability

I can speak Korean.

As a bound noun, it follows a verb in the '-ㄹ/을' form to indicate possibility or ability, often used with 있다 (to exist) or 없다 (to not exist).

있다

Verb, Adverb

to have; to exist

I have money.

Indicates possession or existence. One of the most fundamental verbs in Korean.

이

Adnominal

this

This book is really interesting.

Used before a noun to point to something near the speaker or just mentioned.

스치다

Verb

to brush past, to graze

A cold wind brushed my cheek.

Used when something lightly touches something else while passing by. It can also be used for thoughts that briefly cross one's mind.

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