Like OOH-AHH — TWICE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync하지만 나도 누군가 하고 사랑에ha·ji·man na·do nu·gun·ga ha·go sa·rang·eBut I too, with someone, fall in loveListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
TWICE's “Like OOH-AHH” is about a girl who knows everyone notices her but waits for someone who can truly move her, not just talk. She walks as if on a red carpet, shining even bare-faced and in flat shoes, while heads turn for a second look. She is not easy to win, and the title's gasp is the thrill of being swept away, which she hopes to feel one day.
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.
하지만 나도 누군가 하고 사랑에Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ha·ji·man na·do nu·gun·ga ha·go sa·rang·e
Meaning: But I too, with someone, fall in love
Words in this line- 하지만ha·ji·manbut
- 나도na·dome too
- 누군가nu·gun·gasomeone
- 하고ha·gowith
- 사랑에sa·rang·einto love
The line is cut off: 사랑에 ('into love') normally continues with 빠지다, 'to fall'. The meaning 'fall in love' is completed from context.
하게 만들어줘Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ha·ge man·deu·reo·jwo
Meaning: Make me do it
Words in this line- 하게ha·geto do
- 만들어줘man·deu·reo·jwomake (me)
날 봐 거봐 또 두 번 봐Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nal bwa geo·bwa tto du beon bwa
Meaning: Look at me, see? Look twice more
Words in this line- 날nalme
- 봐bwalook
- 거봐geo·bwasee, told you
- 또ttoagain
- 두dutwo
- 번beontimes
- 봐bwalook
거봐 is a contraction of 그것 봐: 'see, told you so'. 봐 alone means 'look', but here it also carries 'see for yourself'.
쉽지 않은 여자 그게 나인걸Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): swip·jji a·neun yeo·ja geu·ge na·in·geol
Meaning: I'm not an easy girl, that's just who I am
Words in this line- 쉽지swip·jjieasy
- 않은a·neunnot
- 여자yeo·jawoman
- 그게geu·gethat
- 나인걸na·in·geolit's me, you know
쉽지 않은 alone means 'not easy' and 여자 means 'woman', but the ending -ㄴ걸 on 나인걸 adds a tone of 'that's just how I am, like it or not'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가짜 | ga·jja | fake |
| 기다리고 | gi·da·ri·go | waiting |
| 느껴본 | neu·kkyeo·bon | felt (before) |
| 느껴지게 | neu·kkyeo·ji·ge | so it's felt |
| 돼도 | dwae·do | even if it becomes |
| 들어요 | deu·reo·yo | listen |
| 말만하지 | mal·man·ha·ji | only talk |
| 모두 | mo·du | everyone |
| 사람 | sa·ram | person |
| 싶어 | si·peo | want |
| 알게 | al·ge | come to know |
| 어딜 | eo·dil | where |
| 어떻게 | eo·tteo·ke | how |
| 얼마가 | eol·ma·ga | how much |
| 없게 | eop·kke | so there's none |
| 움직일 | um·ji·gil | move |
| 진심 | jin·sim | sincerity |
| 할말이 | hal·ma·ri | something to say |
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Questions about “Like OOH-AHH”
What is “Like OOH-AHH” by TWICE about?
TWICE's “Like OOH-AHH” is about a girl who knows everyone notices her but waits for someone who can truly move her, not just talk.
What does “하지만 나도 누군가 하고 사랑에” mean in “Like OOH-AHH”?
But I too, with someone, fall in love.
What does “하게 만들어줘” mean in “Like OOH-AHH”?
Make me do it.
How do you pronounce “날 봐 거봐 또 두 번 봐”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “nal bwa geo·bwa tto du beon bwa”: that's how it's actually sung by TWICE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Like OOH-AHH” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sohee goes through all 83 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
- Artist
- TWICE
- Official video
- JYP Entertainment · YouTube
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