Almond Chocolate — ILLIT: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync작게 한 입 베어 물면 생각지도 못한jak·kke han ip be·eo mul·myeon saeng·gak·jji·do mo·tanTake one small bite, and there's something you never imaginedListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
ILLIT's “Almond Chocolate” is about a girl who falls hard for someone whose hidden charm only she has noticed. She compares him to a treat that is sweet and a little bitter at once, and her growing crush feels addictive, unsettling and thrilling together. She collects small details of him like files in her heart, and the song glows with giddy, grateful, slightly overwhelmed joy.
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.
작게 한 입 베어 물면 생각지도 못한Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jak·kke han ip be·eo mul·myeon saeng·gak·jji·do mo·tan
Meaning: Take one small bite, and there's something you never imagined
Words in this line- 작게jak·kkesmall (adv.)
- 한hanone
- 입ipbite
- 베어be·eobiting
- 물면mul·myeonif [I] bite
- 생각지도saeng·gak·jji·donot even thinking
- 못한mo·tancouldn't
Word for word: Small-ly one bite biting-off if, thought-even not-able
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '생각지도 못하다' = 생각하다 ('to think') + -지도 ('even') + 못하다 ('cannot') — together this isn't 'cannot think' but the idiom 'couldn't even imagine', i.e. 'unexpected'. 베어 물다 literally 'bite while biting off' pairs two close verbs for vivid imagery.
넌 꼭 그것 같아 almond chocolateListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neon kkok geu·geot ga·ta almond chocolate
Meaning: You're just like it — almond chocolate
Words in this line- 넌neonyou
- 꼭kkokexactly
- 그것geu·geotthat thing
- 같아ga·tais like
Word for word: You exactly that-thing seem-like, almond chocolate
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 그것 ('that thing') is a placeholder pronoun defined only by the next words 'almond chocolate' — in translation the pronoun and its referent naturally merge into one comparison.
널 만나게 된 기적에 감사해 (ooh-ooh-ooh)Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neol man·na·ge doen gi·jeo·ge gam·sa·hae (oo·oo·oo)
Meaning: Thank you for the miracle of meeting you
Words in this line- 널neolyou
- 만나게man·na·geto meet
- 된doencame to be
- 기적에gi·jeo·geto the miracle
- 감사해gam·sa·haethankful
Word for word: You meet-became-that miracle-to thank (ooh-ooh-ooh)
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 만나게 된 literally 'it came to be that (we) met' — the 게 되다 pattern frames it as happening on its own, not by choice; 기적에 감사해 literally 'thankful to the miracle' — together it's not just 'glad we met' but 'grateful fate brought us together.'
네 모습 추가할 때마다 온 세상이 빛나Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ne mo·seup chu·ga·hal ttae·ma·da on se·sang·i bin·na
Meaning: Every time I add your image, the whole world shines
Words in this line- 네neyour
- 모습mo·seupappearance
- 추가할chu·ga·halto add
- 때마다ttae·ma·daevery time
- 온onwhole
- 세상이se·sang·iworld
- 빛나bin·nashines
Word for word: Your appearance add-do every-time, whole world-SUBJ shine-becomes
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '추가할 때마다' literally means 'every time I add,' continuing the 'folder' metaphor from the line before. '빛나' literally means 'shines,' but here carries the sense of the world lighting up from accumulated feelings.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 고민 | go·min | worry |
| 넘치겠어 | neom·chi·ge·sseo | will overflow |
| 눈동자 | nun·dong·ja | eyes/pupil |
| 달콤 | dal·kom | sweet |
| 따스함 | tta·seu·ham | warmth |
| 마음의 | ma·eu·mui | heart's |
| 마주쳐 | ma·ju·chyeo | meet |
| 말들과 | mal·deul·gwa | words and |
| 맘이 | ma·mi | heart |
| 빠져버린 | ppa·jyeo·beo·rin | totally fell for |
| 손의 | so·nui | hand's |
| 쌉싸름한 | ssap·ssa·reum·han | bittersweet |
| 이런 | i·reon | like this |
| 이미 | i·mi | already |
| 중독된 | jung·dok·ttoen | addicted |
| 폴더에 | pol·deo·e | into folder |
| 하나씩 | ha·na·ssik | one by one |
| 헤어날 | he·eo·nal | escape |
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Questions about “Almond Chocolate”
What is “Almond Chocolate” by ILLIT about?
ILLIT's “Almond Chocolate” is about a girl who falls hard for someone whose hidden charm only she has noticed.
What does “작게 한 입 베어 물면 생각지도 못한” mean in “Almond Chocolate”?
Take one small bite, and there's something you never imagined. '생각지도 못하다' = 생각하다 ('to think') + -지도 ('even') + 못하다 ('cannot') — together this isn't 'cannot think' but the idiom 'couldn't even imagine', i.e.
What does “넌 꼭 그것 같아 almond chocolate” mean in “Almond Chocolate”?
You're just like it — almond chocolate. 그것 ('that thing') is a placeholder pronoun defined only by the next words 'almond chocolate' — in translation the pronoun and its referent naturally merge…
How do you pronounce “널 만나게 된 기적에 감사해 (ooh-ooh-ooh)”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “neol man·na·ge doen gi·jeo·ge gam·sa·hae (oo·oo·oo)”: that's how it's actually sung by ILLIT, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Almond Chocolate” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sohee goes through all 40 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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