(G)I-DLE's 2022 genre-defining hit declaring "I'm not the doll you define me as." Heavy English and bold attitude — for intermediate learners to express "refusing to be defined."
| Korean | Romanization | English | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 이름 | ireum | name | A person's name |
| 못 | mot | can't (negation) | Attaches before a verb meaning 'cannot do'. 감당해 (to handle) → 못 감당해 = can't handle |
| 감당해 | gamdanghae | to handle, cope with | 감당 (responsibility) + 해 (colloquial 'do') |
| 날 | nal | me (object form) | 나 (I) + ㄹ (object particle) → colloquial contraction 날 |
| 넌 | neon | you (colloquial subject) | Contraction of 너 + 는, common in speech |
| 기분 | gibun | mood, feeling | 기분은 Coke like brrr = feeling as cool as Coke |
| 싫다 | silta | to hate, dislike | 싫다 해도 좋아 = even if you say you hate it, it's still fine |
| 좋아 | joha | good, fine, okay | Colloquial conjugation of 좋다 |
| 뭘 | mwol | what (colloquial) | Contraction of 무엇을 |
| 그리 | geuri | so, that much | 뭘 그리 찡그려 = why frown so much |
| 찡그려 | jjinggeuryeo | to frown, scowl | Colloquial form of 찡그리다 |
| 미친 | michin | crazy, insane | 미치다 (go crazy) + ㄴ adjective form. 미친 연이라 말해 = call me crazy |
| 연기 | yeongi | acting, performance | 미친 연기 → colloquially shortened to 미친 연이 (연기라 → 연이라) |
| 말해 | malhae | to say (colloquial) | Colloquial imperative/statement form of 말하다 |
| 사정없이 | sajeongeopsi | mercilessly, relentlessly | 사정 (mercy/consideration) + 없이 (without) |
| 까보라고 | kkaborago | go ahead and expose me | 까다 (expose) + 보라고 (go ahead and try) |
| 사랑 | sarang | love | love |
| 그깟 | geukkat | that kind of (contemptuous) | Disparaging tone: 그깟 거 = that kind of thing |
| 거 | geo | thing (colloquial) | Colloquial form of 것 |
| 따위 | ttawi | and such (contemptuous) | 사랑 그깟 거 따위 = love and that kind of rubbish |
| 몸 | mom | body | 내 몸에 상처 하나도 = not even one scar on my body |
| 상처 | sangcheo | scar, wound | 상처 하나도 어림없지 = not even a single scar, no way |
| 하나도 | hanado | not even one | Used with negation: not even one |
| 어림없지 | eorimeopji | impossible, no way | Confirming tone of 어림없다 (no way/absurd) |
| 너의 | neoui | your | 너 (you) + 의 (possessive particle) |
| 썩은 | sseogeun | rotten, decayed | 썩다 (to rot) + 은 adjective form |
| 내 | nae | my | Contraction of 나 + 의 |
| 향수 | hyangsu | perfume | 향수나 뿌릴 바엔 = rather than spraying perfume |
| 뿌릴 | ppuril | to spray (future modifier) | 뿌리다 (to spray) + ㄹ |
| 바엔 | baen | rather than (doing) | 바 (situation) + 엔. ~할 바엔 = rather than doing… |
| 하찮은 | hachaneun | trivial, insignificant | 하찮다 (trivial) + 은 |
| 미소 | miso | smile | 미소나 지을 바엔 = rather than forcing a smile |
| 지을 | jieul | to put on, make (a facial expression) | 짓다 (to make/put on) |
| 눈물 | nunmul | tears | 내 눈에 눈물 한 방울 = a single tear in my eyes |
| 한 | han | one | 한 방울 = one drop |
| 방울 | bangul | drop | Counter for drops of liquid |
| 척 | cheok | pretending (to be/do) | ~척 하다 = to pretend to… 미친 척 = pretending to be crazy |
| 씹으라고 | ssibeurago | go ahead and trash-talk me | 씹다 (chew / criticize) + 라고 |
| 없어 | eopseo | there isn't (colloquial) | Colloquial form of 없다 |
| 남자 | namja | man | It's neither man nor woman = it's neither a man nor a woman |
| 여자 | yeoja | woman | Not a man, nor a woman |
| 너 | neo | you | second person pronoun |
| 네가 | nega | you (subject) | contraction of 너+가 |
| 해도 | haedo | even if (you) do | 하다+도 |
| 나 | na | I / me | first person pronoun |
| 나는 | naneun | I (topic) | 나+는 |
| 말 | mal | words, speech | noun |
| 말에 | mare | in (your) words | 말+에 |
| 눈 | nun | eye | noun |
| 눈에 | nune | in (my) eyes | 눈+에 |
| 연이라 | yeonira | (it) is fate/tie | 연+이라 |
Look at you 넌 못 감당해 날
못 placed before a verb means 'cannot/unable to'. 감당해 (to handle) → 못 감당해 = can't handle. Note: 못 denies ability or fact, while 안 means 'unwilling'.
Pattern: 못 + [verb] = cannot…
Example: 못 감당해 (can't handle) / 못 와 (can't come)
네가 싫다 해도 좋아
Verb + 아/어도 (even if) + 좋아 (fine). 싫다 해도 좋아 = even if you say you hate it, I don't care. This is TOMBOY's signature attitude line.
Pattern: [verb] + 아/어도 좋아
Example: 늦어도 좋아 (it's fine even if late) / 싫다 해도 좋아 (fine even if you hate it)
뭘 그리 찡그려 너
뭘 (what) + 그리 (so) + verb. Used to question the other person's behavior: 뭘 그리 찡그려 = why are you frowning like that.
Pattern: 뭘 그리 + [verb]
Example: 뭘 그리 걱정해 (why worry so much)
미친 연이라 말해
~라고 (quotation) + 말해 (say). 미친 연이라 is a contraction of 미친 연기라고 (crazy acting). Attitude: say whatever you want about me.
Pattern: [noun] + (이)라고 말해
Example: 바보라고 말해 (call me a fool)
사정없이 까보라고
Verb + 아/어 보다 (try) + 라고 (particle). 까보라고 = go ahead and expose me. It conveys 'bring it on'.
Pattern: [verb] + 아/어 보라고
Example: 해보라고 (go ahead and try) / 먹어보라고 (go ahead and eat)
사랑 그깟 거 따위 내 몸에 상처 하나도 어림없지
그깟 (that kind of) + 따위 (and such) form a double contemptuous tone. 상처 하나도 어림없지 = not even a single scar is possible (어림없다 = impossible).
Pattern: 그깟 + [noun] + 따위
Example: 그깟 돈 따위 (that kind of money)
너의 썩은 내 나는 향수나 뿌릴 바엔
Future modifier of a verb + 바엔 (postposition) = 'rather than doing…'. 뿌릴 바엔 = rather than spraying. The second half usually offers a better option (here it's ironic).
Pattern: [verb] + (으)ㄹ 바엔
Example: 울 바엔 웃자 (rather than cry, let's laugh)
너의 하찮은 말에 미소나 지을 바엔
Verb + 나 carries the nuance of 'rather than…, (might as well)…'. 미소나 지을 바엔 = rather than (reluctantly) forcing a smile.
Pattern: [verb] + 나 + [verb] + (으)ㄹ 바엔
Example: 집에나 있을 바엔 (rather than staying home)
미친 척이라 말해
Noun/verb + 척 (pretend). 미친 척 = pretending to be crazy. 척이라 말해 = say I'm faking it.
Pattern: [verb] + (는) 척
Example: 아는 척 (pretending to know) / 모르는 척 (pretending not to know)
사정없이 씹으라고
씹다 literally means 'to chew', but in slang it also means 'to criticize/curse at'. 씹으라고 = go ahead and criticize. It echoes 까보라고 (expose/criticize).
Pattern: [verb] + (으)라고
Example: 비판하라고 (go ahead and criticize)
사랑 그깟 거 따위 내 눈에 눈물 한 방울 어림없지
한 방울 (one drop) is a counter. 내 눈에 눈물 한 방울 어림없지 = don't even think of a single tear in my eyes (defiant).
Pattern: [noun] + 한 + [counter] + 도 + negation
Example: 돈 한 푼도 없다 (not a single penny)
It’s neither man nor woman
An English pattern meaning 'not A and not B'. This is TOMBOY's core message: breaking the gender binary. In Korean: 남자도 여자도 아니야.
Pattern: neither [A] nor [B]
Example: 남자도 여자도 아니야 (neither man nor woman)