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08/31/2026

Korean Lesson 1 | DRIP - BABYMONSTER
찌릿찌릿 끼리끼리 놀아볼까 — Should we have fun together with electric vibes?

Words to remember:
찌릿찌릿 (jji-rit-jji-rit) = Tingling / Electric feeling
끼리끼리 (kki-ri-kki-ri) = Among ourselves / Together
놀아볼까 (nol-a-bol-kka) = Shall we play / Have fun?

→ -아/어 볼까 adds the feeling of “shall we try?”

08/30/2026

Learn Korean with BABYMONSTER — "DRIP"

Confident, energetic, and packed with useful Korean expressions.

In this lesson, Celine breaks down the lyrics line by line, exploring pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and the meaning behind one of BABYMONSTER's biggest songs.

Full lesson now on our YouTube channel.

08/29/2026

Korean Practice 9 | God’s Menu - STRAY KIDS
Practice Korean with “God’s Menu” by STRAY KIDS.

Lines:
뭐든 그냥 집어넣어 — Just throw anything in
눈치 보지 말고 더 — Don’t worry about others, do more
망설이지 말고 부어 — Don’t hesitate, pour it in
비벼 비벼 — Mix it, mix it

Word breakdown:
뭐든 (mwo-deun) = Anything
집어넣다 (ji-beo neo-da) = To throw in / Put in
눈치 (nun-chi) = Social awareness / Reading the room
망설이다 (mang-seol-i-da) = To hesitate
부어 (bu-eo) = Pour
비벼 (bi-byeo) = Mix

→ 눈치 보다 means being overly aware of other people’s opinions or reactions.

08/28/2026

Korean Practice 8 | God’s Menu - STRAY KIDS
Practice Korean with “God’s Menu” by STRAY KIDS.

Lines:
비밀재료가 궁금하다면 — If you’re curious about the secret ingredient
사실 우린 그딴 거 안 써 — Honestly, we don’t use that kind of stuff

Word breakdown:
비밀재료 (bi-mil-jae-ryo) = Secret ingredient
궁금하다 (gung-geum-ha-da) = To be curious
사실 (sa-shil) = Honestly / Actually
그딴 거 (geu-ttan geo) = That kind of thing
안 써 (an sseo) = Don’t use

→ 그딴 거 is dismissive slang meaning “that kind of stuff.”

08/27/2026

Korean Practice 7 | God’s Menu - STRAY KIDS
Practice Korean with “God’s Menu” by STRAY KIDS.

Lines:
자물쇠 따 싹 다 unlock — Unlock everything by breaking the lock
Idea bank 머릿속을 털어 털어 — Shake out the idea bank inside your head

Word breakdown:
자물쇠 (ja-mul-soe) = Lock
싹 다 (ssak da) = Completely everything
머릿속 (meo-rit-sok) = Inside the head / Mind
털어 털어 (teol-eo teol-eo) = Shake out repeatedly

→ 털다 means “to shake out,” “empty,” or “reveal completely.”

08/26/2026

Korean Practice 6 | God’s Menu - STRAY KIDS
Practice Korean with “God’s Menu” by STRAY KIDS.

Lines:
Cookin’ like a chef I’m a 5 star 미슐랭 — Cooking like a chef, I’m five-star Michelin
“미”의 정점을 찍고 눈에 보여 illusion — Reaching the peak of “mi,” you see an illusion
Whoo 첨 느꼈지 이런 감정 — It’s the first time I felt this emotion
놀랄 거야 gonna shock 바로 감전 — You’ll be shocked, instantly electrocuted

Word breakdown:
미슐랭 (mi-shul-laeng) = Michelin
정점 (jeong-jeom) = Peak / Highest point
첨 (cheom) = First time (casual 처음)
감정 (gam-jeong) = Emotion
놀랄 거야 (nol-lal geo-ya) = You’ll be surprised
감전 (gam-jeon) = Electric shock

→ 첨 is shortened casual Korean often used in songs and texting.

08/25/2026

Korean Practice 5 | God’s Menu - STRAY KIDS
Practice Korean with “God’s Menu” by STRAY KIDS.

Lines:
이게 우리 탕 탕 탕탕 — This is our bang bang bang bang

지금 바로 눈에 불을 켜 — Turn the fire on in your eyes right now

새로운 불판 위에 track을 달궈 — Heat up the track on a new grill
메뉴 골라 call me up — Choose a menu and call me up
원하는 걸로 다 serve — We serve everything you want

Word breakdown:
이게 (i-ge) = This is
탕탕 (tang tang) = Bang bang sound
눈에 불을 켜다 = To become intensely focused
불판 (bul-pan) = Grill plate
달구다 (dal-gu-da) = To heat up
골라 (gol-la) = Choose
원하는 (won-ha-neun) = Wanted / Desired

→ 눈에 불을 켜다 is an idiomatic expression for intense determination.

08/24/2026

Korean Practice 4 | God’s Menu - STRAY KIDS
Practice Korean with “God’s Menu” by STRAY KIDS.

Lines:
잠깐 떠나간다 해도 — Even if you leave for a moment
결국 다시 찾게 될 — In the end, you’ll come back looking for it again
열기가 식지 않는 메뉴 지금부터 싹 다 — A menu whose heat never cools down, from now on everything
입맛에다 때려 박아 — Slam it straight into your taste

Word breakdown:
잠깐 (jam-kkan) = Briefly
떠나가다 (tteo-na-ga-da) = To leave
결국 (gyeol-guk) = In the end
찾게 될 (chat-ge doel) = Will end up searching for
열기 (yeol-gi) = Heat / Passion
식지 않는 (shik-ji an-neun) = Doesn’t cool down
싹 다 (ssak da) = Completely everything
입맛 (ip-mat) = Taste preference
때려 박아 (ttae-ryeo bak-a) = Slam in forcefully

→ 찾게 되다 means “to end up finding/searching for something naturally.”

08/23/2026

Korean Practice 3 | God’s Menu - STRAY KIDS
Practice Korean with “God’s Menu” by STRAY KIDS.

Lines:
그저 계속 만들어가 새롭게 — We simply keep creating something new
누구도 따라 할 수 없는 our own game — A game nobody can copy
시작부터 다 우리 꺼 — From the beginning, it was all ours

Word breakdown:
그저 (geu-jeo) = Simply / Just
계속 (gye-sok) = Continuously
만들어가 (man-deu-reo-ga) = Keep creating
새롭게 (sae-rop-ge) = In a new way
누구도 (nu-gu-do) = Nobody
따라 하다 (tta-ra ha-da) = To imitate / Copy
우리 꺼 (u-ri kkeo) = Ours

→ -아/어 가다 expresses something continuing forward over time.

08/22/2026

Korean Practice 2 | God’s Menu - STRAY KIDS
Practice Korean with “God’s Menu” by STRAY KIDS.

Lines:
Cooking a sauce 입맛대로 털어 — Cooking a sauce however you like it
음미하고 lick it 말해 bon — Savor it and say “bon”
Taste so good 반응은 모두 쩔어 — Taste so good, everyone’s reactions are insane
But 모두 자극적인 거 — But everything is stimulating
I want it till 다 먹일 때까지 — Until I feed everyone completely
연구하지 cross boundaries — We research and cross boundaries
경계 따위 없어 마치 창조하듯 소리를 만들지 — There are no boundaries, we create sound like creators

Word breakdown:
입맛대로 (ip-mat-dae-ro) = According to your taste
음미하다 (eum-mi-ha-da) = To savor deeply
반응 (ban-eung) = Reaction
쩔어 (jjeol-eo) = Crazy / Amazing (slang)
자극적인 (ja-geuk-jeok-in) = Stimulating / Intense
먹이다 (meog-i-da) = To feed
연구하다 (yeon-gu-ha-da) = To research
경계 (gyeong-gye) = Boundary
창조하다 (chang-jo-ha-da) = To create
소리 (so-ri) = Sound

→ 따위 is used dismissively in Korean, meaning “things like that don’t matter.”

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