좀

jom · [좀]

a little · please · very · pretty

adverbBeginner

Meanings

  1. a littleIn a small quantity or to a small degree.
  2. a littleFor a short while.
  3. pleaseA word chiefly used to soften a request for a favor or agreement.
  4. veryIn the state of a degree being equal to or slightly above the average level.
  5. very; prettyIn the state of intensity or degree being strong.

Examples from Lessons (3)

민수 씨, 집에서 물 좀 주세요.

Minsu, please give me some water at home.

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Please make a copy of this document at the office.

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Please give me a ticket and a map.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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