Basic Korean words beginning with the consonant ㅁ([mi-eum], [m] sound)
Let’s learn Korean words 마음, 많이, 말하다, 매일, 모르다, 미치다 with BTS lyrics.
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마음 [ma-eum] mind, heart
ⒷⓉⓈ 우리 마음만은 똑같잖아
u-ri ma-eum-ma-neun ttok-gat-jja-na
Our hearts are still the same
*우리(we) +
마음(heart) + 만은(만(only) + 은(topic particle)) +
똑같잖아 (똑같다(be the same) + ~잖아(as you know)?)
(*맘 is a shortened form of 마음, and 맘 is also commonly used in everyday conversation.
~잖아(요) reminds the listener of something or rebukes the listener indirectly.
~잖아(요) is the same as ‘as you know’, ‘didn’t I say that~’ in English.)
많이 [ma-ni] a lot
ⒷⓉⓈ 많이 아팠나 보네
ma-ni a-pat-na bo-ne
You must have hurt a lot
*많이(a lot) +
아팠나 보네(아프다(hurt) + ~았다/었다(past tense ending) + ~나 보네(guess, must be))
(*아프다 means ‘hurt, pain’ and 아팠다 is the past tense of 아프다.)
말하다 [mal-ha-da] to talk
ⒷⓉⓈ 아무도 말 안 해줬잖아
a-mu-do mal an hae-jwot-jja-na
No one told me
*아무(nobody) + 도(too) +
말(word) +
안(not) +
해줬잖아(해주다(do) + ~았다/었다(past tense ending) + ~잖아(as you know))
(*해주다 means ‘do for; do as a favour’ and 해줬다 is the past tense of 해주다.
‘~잖아(요)’ reminds the listener of something or rebukes the listener indirectly.
‘~잖아(요)’ is the same as ‘as you know’, ‘didn’t I say that~’ in English.)
매일 [mae-il] every day
ⒷⓉⓈ 난 너를 위해 매일 새로울 거야
nan neo-reul wi-hae mae-il sae-ro-ul geo-ya
For you, every day I’ll be new
*난(나(I)+는(topic particle), =난) +
너(you) +를(object particle) + 위해(for) +
매일(every day) +
새로울 거야(새롭다(be new) + ~ㄹ/을 거야(be going to, will))
(*난 is a shortened form of 나는.
*Adding ‘~겠다/ㄹ 게/ㄹ 거야/을 거야/ ㄹ 거에요’ to the stem of a verb or an adjective makes it future tense.)
모르다 [mo-reu-da] to not know
ⒷⓉⓈ 난 널 몰라
nan neol mol-la
I don’t know you
*난(나(I)+는(topic particle), =난) +
널(너(you)+를(object particle), =널) +
몰라(don’t know)
(*난 is a shortened form of 나는 and 널 is a shortened form of 너를.)
미치다 [mi-chi-da] to be crazy
ⒷⓉⓈ 도대체 왜 이래 미쳤어?
do-dae-che wae i-rae mi-chyeot-sseo
What’s wrong with you? You’re crazy
*도대체(what on earth) +
왜(why) +
이래(like this) +
미쳤어?(are you crazy?)
Grammar Reference
*Adjective[verb] stem + ~잖아(요) : as you know, didn’t I told that
ex)똑같잖아 : 똑같다(be the same) + 잖아(as you know)
안 해줬잖아 : 안(not) + 해줬다(did for) + ~잖아(as you know)
~잖아(요) reminds the listener of something or rebukes the listener indirectly.
*Sentence structure
ex)난 널 몰라 (Subject + Object + Verb)
: 난(나(I)+는(topic particle)) + 널(너(you)+를(object particle)) + 몰라(don’t know)
I don’t know you (Subject + Verb + Object)
*Present tense : ~아/어/여요
ex)미쳤어? (are you crazy?)
*Past tense : ~았/었/였어요.
ex)안 해줬잖아 : 안(not) + 해주다(do) + ~았다/었다(past tense ending) + ~잖아(as you know)
*Future tense : ~(으)ㄹ 거예요
ex)새로울 거야 : 새롭다(be new) + ~ㄹ/을 거야(be going to, will)
*Noun + ~은/는 : noun + topic particle
ex)난 : 나(I) + 는(topic particle)
은 for nouns ending in a consonant, 는 for nouns ending in a vowel.
*Noun + ~을/를 : noun + object particle
ex)너를 : 너(you) + 를(object particle)
널 : 너(you) + 를(object particle)
을 for nouns ending in a consonant, 를 for nouns ending in a vowel.
*Noun + ~만 : only
ex)마음만은 : 마음(heart) + 만(only) + 은(topic particle)
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BTS music video to enjoy
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Watch the 잠시 (Telepathy) music video above and see if you can hear “우리 마음만은 똑같잖아”, which you learned today.