I LIKE IT — BABYMONSTER: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync내가 고장 나 버린 듯nae·ga go·jang na beo·rin deutIt's as if I've broken down.Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
BABYMONSTER's “I LIKE IT” is about a girl thrown into happy confusion by a new crush who has turned her thoughts upside down. She catches herself smiling alone and feeling like a stranger to herself, so she urges him to be brave, take the chance before the night is over, and tell her he misses her. It ends in a bright, giddy mood of flutters, certainty and being crazy for him.
Key lines
4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
내가 고장 나 버린 듯Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nae·ga go·jang na beo·rin deut
Meaning: It's as if I've broken down.
Words in this line- 내가nae·gaI
- 고장go·jangbreakdown
- 나naoccur
- 버린beo·rin(has) gone and
- 듯deutas if
Word for word: I breakdown occurred and gone-away as-if
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 고장 is 'breakdown' and 나 is 'occur', the phrase normally used for broken machines. 버린 alone means 'threw away', but here it marks something done for good. Together: 'I've short-circuited like a machine'.
Mayday 너 땜에 정신 나간 거 같애Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): Mayday neo ttae·me jeong·sin na·gan geo ga·tae
Meaning: Mayday, because of you I seem to have lost my mind.
Words in this line- 너neoyou
- 땜에ttae·mebecause of
- 정신jeong·sinmind
- 나간na·gangone out
- 거geothing
- 같애ga·taeseems
Word for word: Mayday, you because-of mind gone-out thing seems
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 정신 is 'mind' and 나간 is 'gone out', so together they mean 'lost my head'. 땜에 is casual 'because of' and 거 같애 a soft 'seems'. Mayday is a distress call, framing the crush as an emergency.
너도 원하잖아Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neo·do won·ha·ja·na
Meaning: You want it too, don't you.
Words in this line- 너도neo·doyou too
- 원하잖아won·ha·ja·nayou want, right
Word for word: You too want you-know
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 원하다 is 'want' and 너도 'you too'. The ending ~잖아 has no word-meaning but adds 'you know it as well as I do'. The literal version loses that confident, teasing tone.
더 이상 망설이지 마 용기를 좀 내봐Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): deo i·sang mang·seo·ri·ji ma yong·gi·reul jom nae·bwa
Meaning: Stop hesitating, find a little courage
Words in this line- 더deomore
- 이상i·sangbeyond
- 망설이지mang·seo·ri·jihesitate
- 마madon't
- 용기를yong·gi·reulcourage
- 좀joma bit
- 내봐nae·bwatry to show
Word for word: More beyond hesitate don't, courage a bit take out-try
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 더 이상 literally means more beyond this, but together it means no longer. 망설이지 마 is a prohibition, don't hesitate. 용기를 내다 is a fixed phrase for summoning courage, where 내다 alone means take out, and 봐 softly adds give it a try.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 귀에 | gwi·e | in ear |
| 기다려 | gi·da·ryeo | wait |
| 끝나가기 | kkeun·na·ga·gi | nearing its end |
| 나면 | na·myeon | if it appears |
| 낯설기만 | nat·sseol·gi·man | only strange |
| 너와 | neo·wa | with you |
| 말을 | ma·reul | words |
| 맘에 | ma·me | in heart |
| 매일 | mae·il | every day |
| 머릿속이 | meo·rit·sso·gi | inside the head |
| 뭔데 | mwon·de | what (are you) |
| 보고 | bo·go | seeing |
| 불을 | bu·reul | fire |
| 싶다 | sip·tta | want to |
| 어둠이 | eo·du·mi | darkness |
| 전에 | jeo·ne | before |
| 질러줘 | jil·leo·jwo | set for me |
| 해줘 | hae·jwo | say for me |
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Questions about “I LIKE IT”
What is “I LIKE IT” by BABYMONSTER about?
BABYMONSTER's “I LIKE IT” is about a girl thrown into happy confusion by a new crush who has turned her thoughts upside down.
What does “내가 고장 나 버린 듯” mean in “I LIKE IT”?
It's as if I've broken down. 고장 is 'breakdown' and 나 is 'occur', the phrase normally used for broken machines.
What does “Mayday 너 땜에 정신 나간 거 같애” mean in “I LIKE IT”?
Mayday, because of you I seem to have lost my mind. 정신 is 'mind' and 나간 is 'gone out', so together they mean 'lost my head'.
How do you pronounce “너도 원하잖아”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “neo·do won·ha·ja·na”: that's how it's actually sung by BABYMONSTER, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “I LIKE IT” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sori goes through all 52 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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Credits and sources
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- BABYMONSTER
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