1๏ธโƒฃ About the Song: What is "Hype Boy"?

NewJeans’ "Hype Boy" is a song about deep admiration and attraction. The lyrics express the excitement of falling for someone special and feeling that they are different from everyone else.

๐Ÿ“Œ In this lesson, you’ll learn:
โœ… How to use "๋„ˆ๋„ ๋งํ•ด์ค„๋ž˜" (Will you tell me too?) to ask for confirmation
โœ… The meaning of "๋‚จ๋“ค๊ณผ๋Š” ๋‹ฌ๋ผ ๋„Œ" (You’re different from others)
โœ… Cultural insights on romantic expressions in Korean


2๏ธโƒฃ Key Korean Expressions from the Song

๐Ÿ“ "๋„ˆ๋„ ๋งํ•ด์ค„๋ž˜" (Neodo malhaejullae) ๐Ÿ’ฌ

๐ŸŽง Key Korean Expressions Start At:

  • "๋„ˆ๋„ ๋งํ•ด์ค„๋ž˜"  0:26

โžก Meaning: "Will you tell me too?" / "Can you say it too?"
โžก Pronunciation: Neo-do mal-hae-jul-lae

  • ๋„ˆ๋„ (neodo) = "you too"
  • ๋งํ•˜๋‹ค (malhada) = "to speak, to say"
  • -์•„/์–ด์ค„๋ž˜ (-ajullae/eojullae) = "can you do (something) for me?" (soft request)

๐Ÿ“ข How to use it in real life:
โœ… "๋‚˜ ์ข‹์•„ํ•œ๋‹ค๊ณ  ๋„ˆ๋„ ๋งํ•ด์ค„๋ž˜?" – "Can you also say that you like me?"
โœ… "์˜ค๋Š˜ ์žฌ๋ฏธ์žˆ์—ˆ์–ด! ๋„ˆ๋„ ๋งํ•ด์ค„๋ž˜?" – "I had fun today! Can you say it too?"

๐Ÿ”ฅ This phrase is often used in romantic or emotional situations when asking for reassurance.


๐Ÿ“ "๋‚จ๋“ค๊ณผ๋Š” ๋‹ฌ๋ผ ๋„Œ" (Namdeulgwaneun dalla neon) ๐Ÿ’–

๐ŸŽง Key Korean Expressions Start At:

  • "๋‚จ๋“ค๊ณผ๋Š” ๋‹ฌ๋ผ ๋„Œ"  0:26

โžก Meaning: "You’re different from others."
โžก Pronunciation: Nam-deul-gwa-neun dal-la neon

  • ๋‚จ๋“ค (namdeul) = "other people"
  • ๊ณผ๋Š” (-gwaneun) = "compared to" (emphasizing contrast)
  • ๋‹ค๋ฅด๋‹ค (dareuda) = "to be different"
  • ๋„Œ (neon) = "you" (casual form)

๐Ÿ“ข How to use it in real life:
โœ… "๋„Œ ๋‚จ๋“ค๊ณผ๋Š” ๋‹ฌ๋ผ, ํŠน๋ณ„ํ•ด!" – "You’re different from others, you’re special!"
โœ… "๊ทธ ์‚ฌ๋žŒ ๋‚จ๋“ค๊ณผ๋Š” ๋‹ฌ๋ผ. ๋ญ”๊ฐ€ ๋Š๋‚Œ์ด ์ข‹์•„." – "That person is different from others. I have a good feeling."

๐Ÿ’ก This phrase is great for expressing admiration and seeing someone as unique!


3๏ธโƒฃ Cultural Insight: Expressing Love & Attraction in Korean

๐Ÿ’™ "๋„ˆ๋„ ๋งํ•ด์ค„๋ž˜" → Expresses wanting reassurance from someone special
๐Ÿ’™ "๋‚จ๋“ค๊ณผ๋Š” ๋‹ฌ๋ผ ๋„Œ" → Shows deep admiration and uniqueness

๐Ÿ“ข Did you know?
In Korean romance culture, seeking verbal confirmation of feelings is important. People often say phrases like "๋„ˆ๋„ ๋‚˜ ์ข‹์•„ํ•ด?" (Do you like me too?) to make sure emotions are mutual. "๋‚จ๋“ค๊ณผ๋Š” ๋‹ฌ๋ผ" is also commonly used to compliment someone, highlighting their uniqueness.

โœ” Other similar expressions:

  • "๋‚˜๋งŒ ๋ฐ”๋ผ๋ด!" → "Only look at me!"
  • "๋„Œ ๋ญ”๊ฐ€ ๋‹ฌ๋ผ." → "You’re different in a good way."

4๏ธโƒฃ Practice & Challenge!

๐Ÿ“ Try using these expressions in real life!
1๏ธโƒฃ Say "๋„ˆ๋„ ๋งํ•ด์ค„๋ž˜?" when asking for reassurance from a friend or loved one.
2๏ธโƒฃ Use "๋‚จ๋“ค๊ณผ๋Š” ๋‹ฌ๋ผ ๋„Œ" when complimenting someone’s uniqueness.

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