잠깐 (jamkkan) in Korean — what it means and how idols actually say it
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잠깐 (jamkkan) means wait a second. It is "hold on" — both a request and a moment of realising something. In the 102 idol clips we have scripted, it appears 294 times — here is how it sounds in real speech, not a textbook.
What jamkkan means
잠깐 = wait a second. The forms you will hear most: 잠깐만, 잠깐 기다려, 잠깐만요.
잠깐 in real lines
취한 거 아니야? -잠깐만. x2 chwihan geo aniya? -jamkkanman. x2 You aren't drunk, are you? - Wait, wait. — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — eating cuts (EP.3) · hear this line
어 잠깐만 도겸이 형 눈동자 살짝 eo jamkkanman dogyeomi hyeong nundongja saljjak Wait, DK, your eyes — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — mafia game cuts (EP.2) · hear this line
잠깐만 있어봐 둘이 뭐하는 거야? jamkkanman isseobwa duri mwohaneun geoya? Wait a minute, What are you two doing? — Running Man, Happy Kwangsoo Day + Revenge Maze — legend cuts · hear this line
세 번째 마지막! - 잠깐만... se beonjjae majimak! - jamkkanman... The last third! - Oh, wait... — ENHYPEN, Dolbagiil — full binge (4K) · hear this line
How to say it
ㄲ is tense: no air, sharp stop. Say it jam-kkan with the stress landing hard on the second syllable. Check any line with the pronunciation tool.
Casual or polite?
Neutral. 잠깐만 is softer, 잠깐만요 is polite.
What it pairs with in our clips
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