혹시

hoksi · [혹씨]

by any chance · accidentally · maybe

adverbBeginner

Meanings

  1. by any chanceNot probably but possibly.
  2. accidentallyBy chance.
  3. maybePerhaps as one has guessed.
  4. by any chanceThe word that is used when one is hesitant to say something he/she thinks is possible but he/she is uncertain about.

Written Forms

혹시Hangul
或是Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

민수 씨는 혹시 사과를 좋아해요?Minsu, do you happen to like apples?Read the Lesson
안녕하세요, 혹시 커피가 있어요?Hello, do you happen to have any coffee?Read the Lesson
민수 씨, 혹시 아이돌 좋아해요?Minsu, do you happen to like idols?Read the Lesson

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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