잠시

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 暫時, from 暫 (“moment”) + 時 (“time”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)mɕʰi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [잠(ː)시]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jamsi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jamsi
    McCune–Reischauer?chamsi
    Yale Romanization?cāmsi

    Noun

    잠시 • (jamsi) (hanja 暫時)

    1. a moment, short time
      잠시만요. ― Jamsimanyo. ― Wait a minute.

    Adverb

    잠시 • (jamsi) (hanja 暫時)

    1. for a moment, while, some time
      잠시 거기에 계세요. ― Jamsi geogi-e gyeseyo. ― Stay there for a bit.

    See also

    • 잠깐 (jamkkan, “a little while”)
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