Gom Se Mari (Three Bears)

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

from Full House

It's time for a children's song! Three Bears was popularized in a Korean drama called Full House. Starred by Song Hye Kyo and Rain (Bi). :)

You can skip at :30 for the song. :)

Korean:

곰 세 마리 (Three Bears)

곰 세 마리가 한 집에 있어 
아빠곰 엄마곰 애기곰 
아빠곰은 뚱뚱해 
엄마곰은 날씬해 
애기곰은 너무 귀여워 
으쓱으쓱 자란다 

Romanization:

gom se mari ga han chibe isseo

appa gom omma gom aegi gom

appa gom eun ttung ttung hae

omma gom eun nalsshin hae

aegi gom eun nomu kwiyowo

eusseuk eusseuk charanda

English Translation:

There are three bears in a house

Father bear, Mother bear and Baby bear

Father bear is strong

Mother bear is slim

Baby bear is very cute

*Eusseuk eusseuk* he's (baby bear) growing.

** Notes:

gom - bear

se - three

mari - counter for animals (ex. gom se mari - 3 bears; fried chicken se mari - 3 fried chicken)

ga - acts as a subject marker for words ending in vowel sound); For words ending in consonant, i is used.

han - one

chib - house; home

e - acts as a place marker (ex. Choneun chibe kayo. - I'm going home.; Oneul, shiktange mogoyo. - Today, I'll eat in a restaurant.)
isseo - means 'there is'; describes the existence of someone or something

appa - father

omma - mother

aegi - baby; child

ttung ttung - fat; stout

nalsshin - slim, thin, sexy, healthy

kwiyowo - cute

hae - in this case, it is added after the adjectives

nomu - very

eusseuk eusseuk - a growing action; usually acted with shrugged shoulders as if growing.

charanda - grow

• Trust me, you'll get addicted to the song. XD