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Learn Korean Words with TAEYEON “Weekend”

Our all time favorite female K-singer, TAEYEON from SNSD is coming back this summer with her upbeat disco single “Weekend”!

I believe the best days of the week are the weekdays! Weekdays in summer means you can get out from the office and enjoy the sunshine of the season. Personally, I really like TAEYEON concept in this music video, reminding me again the season of happiness is finally here!

TAEYEON’s β€˜Weekend’ is a disco-pop track where the idol β€œraps and sings about hope to break away from everyday boredom and enjoy freedom during the weekend”.

SM Entertainment (Source: Yonhap News)

In this post, we are going to learn some basic Korean words from the lyrics of TAEYEON’s “Weekend”!

Disclaimer: this post is created by Korean learners who want to share and practice Korean together. If there is any mistakes in the post, please feel free to contact us for editing at mydaehan2020@gmail.com . Your help will be much appreciated!


λ°”λ‹€ (ba-da) – sea

Kim Tae-yeon Wallpaper #25036 - Asiachan KPOP Image Board
Taeyeon with λ°”λ‹€ in M/V of Party by Girls Generation

κ°€μž₯ κ°€κΉŒμš΄ λ°”λ‹€ The sea which is closest to me

혼자만의 μ˜ν™”κ΄€ The cinema that has only me

Weekend (TAEYEON)

λ°”λ‹€ (ba-da), the sea is the best place to get full sunshine during the summer. With your bikinis on, go to your closest beach to see the best view of limitless sea and receive the radiating positivity from the sun!

Eg. 우리 바닀에 같이 κ°€μž!
woo-ri ba-da-e kat-chi ka-ja!

Let us go to the sea together! (informal)


μ—¬μœ λ‘­λ‹€ (yeo-yu-rob-da) – to be relaxed

Girls' Generation on Twitter: "TAEYEON νƒœμ—° Single [Weekend] 🎧 2021.07.06.  6PM KST #νƒœμ—° #TAEYEON #Weekend #μ†Œλ…€μ‹œλŒ€ #GirlsGeneration… "
TAEYEON being relaxed on the cloud 9 in Weekend M/V

유리컡 ν•œκ°€λ“ A full glass of

λ‚΄λ¦° 컀피 ν•œ μž” Brewed coffee

μ•„μ΄μŠ€λ‘œ ν• λž˜ μ•„μ£Ό μ—¬μœ λ‘­κ²Œ Make it cold, so relaxing

Can we agree that iced coffee is always the best medicine to chill you down? You can imagine that glass full of ice, with freshly brewed Americano slowly dripping down the ice blocks. Even seeing it is already

μ—¬μœ λ‘­κ²Œ (adj.) comes from the stem word μ—¬μœ λ‘­λ‹€, meaning relaxing without stress.

Eg. 주말에 μ§‘μ—μ„œ μ—¬μœ λ‘­κ²Œ 보낼 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.
ju-mal-e jib-e-seo yeo-yu-rob-ge bo-nael geo-ye-yo.

I am going to spend my weekend relaxingly at home.


ν–‡μ‚΄ (haet-sal) – sunlight

Kim Taeyeon β€” Taeyeon-Weekend MV Teaser
TAEYEON enjoying the sunlight up on the purple clouds~

μŸμ•„μ§€λŠ” ν–‡μ‚΄ λ‚΄ λ§˜μ„ λ‘λ“œλ € The pouring sunlight that knocks my heart

λ‚΄κ²Œ μ†μ§“ν•˜λŠ” μ‹±κ·ΈλŸ¬μš΄ λ°”λžŒ νƒ€κ³ μ„œ Riding with the fresh breeze waving at me

Sunlight brings in energy and positivity to us when we are feeling down and gloomy! That’s also why some people really love summer as finally the cold and gloomy sky are back with full of brightness from the sunlight! Some sun bathing will do us a great favor to be cheered up.

Eg. 방이 ν–‡μ‚΄λ‘œ 가득 μ°¨μ„œ 기뢄이 λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ’‹μ•„μš”.
bang-i haet-sal-lo ka-deuk cha-seo gi-bun-i neo-mu cho-a-yo

I feel so good as the room was flooded with sunlight.


달빛 (dal-bit) – moonlight

Taeyeon - Weekend [Teaser]: taengoo
TAEYEON ready for the summer night with full of moonlight

ν•¨κ»˜ κ±·λŠ” νƒœμ–‘κ³Ό λ°œμ„ λ§žμΆ”κ³  Together with me walking along the pace of the sun

뒀이을 달빛을 따라 λŒμ•„μ˜€κ³  싢은 κ±Έ Wanting to return again by following the next moonlight

Moonlight in the summer tends to be brighter because of the great weather in the season. Especially by looking at the full moon of the month, a quiet night with bright moonlight is the best atmosphere to relax ourselves in the weekend!

Eg. ν˜Έμˆ˜λŠ” λ°˜μ‚¬λœ λ‹¬λΉ›μœΌλ‘œ 밝게 λΉ›λ‚˜μš”
ho-su-neun ban-sa-dwuin dal-bit-cheu-ro bal-ge bit-na-yo

The lake shines brightly with the reflecting moonlight.


였늘 뭐 ν• κΉŒ (o-neul-bwo-hal-gga) – what to do today?

TAEYEON makes comeback with new single 'Weekend' - INN News – Archyworldys
TAEYEON calling you and ask: “였늘 뭐 ν• κΉŒ?”

I believe most of us will ask yourself this question every weekend, ‘what am I going to do today?’. Weekends are the days we can plan out activities that we like to do without going to the office!

The phrase ” 였늘 뭐 ν• κΉŒ? ” means what (am I/are you) going to do today in an informal way. Depends on the context, if you are talking to yourself and express this phrase to yourself, it means “What am I going to do today?”. You can use this phrase to ask someone which will means “What are you going to do today”, or in full “λ„ˆ 였늘 뭐 ν• κΉŒ?”

Eg. (informal situation)


아리: ν˜•, 였늘 λ­ν• κΉŒ? 같이 λ§žμ§‘ 갈까 ?
hyung, o-neul bwo-hal-gga? woo-ri kat-chi mat-jib kal-kka?

Ali: Hyung (a friend who is senior than you), what are going to do today? Let’s go to a nice restaurant together, shall we?


μ•„λΆ€: 별일 μ—†μ–΄. λ§žμ§‘ 콜!
byeol-il oebso. mat-jib kol!

Abu: Nothing much today. Nice restaurant kol (meaning let’s do it)!


♬♬ : taeyeon - 'weekend' mv teaser
I hope you all enjoy this short sharing and learnt some basic Korean vocabularies! Let’s have a nice summer weekend like how TAEYEON enjoyed in the music video of ‘Weekend’!

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Children’s Day Special: K-pop Idols Kid Photo Quiz

Today (5/5/2021) is World’s Children Day, and also considered as one of the main holidays in South Korea.

Social media has now gone viral with photos of K-pop idols during their ‘younger’ days, and I was thinking why not we can have a quiz with that! To see if you can recognize your idols with their overload cuteness!

Do you know: Children’s day is a way for Korea to celebrate the children of the country. It’s an opportunity for parents to take a break from their busy lives and to spend quality time with their children. (from 90dayKorean)


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First Quiz

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He is BTS’s Jungkook!

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Second Quiz

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He is EXO’s Baekhyun!

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Third Quiz

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He is GOT7’s Jackson!

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Forth Quiz

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He is ASTRO’s Eun-woo!

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Fifth Quiz

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He is BTS’s Jimin!

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Sixth Quiz
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She is BLACKPINK’s Lisa!

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Seventh Quiz
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She is TWICE’s Tzuyu!

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Eighth Quiz
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She is IU!

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Ninth Quiz
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She is SNSD’s Sooyoung!

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Tenth Quiz
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She is MAMAMOO’s Moon-byul!

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Have you been enjoying the quiz? I hope you have a good Children’s Day celebration if you’re parents, or maybe you’re a kid! πŸ™‚

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