Korean adverb

잠깐

jamkkan

for a moment; for an instant; for a while

For a very short time.

Standard pronunciation: [잠깐]
Level: Beginner

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잠깐 in a sentence

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나는 수업 시간에 잠깐 졸았다.
나는 수업 시가네 잠깐 조랃따.said like thisnaneun sueop sigane jamkkan joratda.
승규는 서울에 간 김에 삼촌 댁에 잠깐 들렀다.
승규는 서우레 간 기메 삼촌 대게 잠깐 들럳따.said like thisseunggyuneun seoure gan gime samchon daege jamkkan deulleotda.
민준은 전화 받는 동안 방 밖에서 잠깐 기다리라고 했다.
민주는 전화 반는 동안 방 바께서 잠깐 기다리라고 핻따.said like thisminjuneun jeonhwa banneun dongan bang bakkeseo jamkkan gidarirago haetda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.