No. 2,168 in Korean
잠시
"잠시" means "a moment" or "for a short time."
In a sentence
잠시만 기다려 주세요.
Please wait for a moment.
The word '잠시' is used as an adverb to indicate a short duration of time.
나는 잠시 후에 다시 올게.
I will come back in a moment.
Here, '잠시' is used as a noun to refer to a short period that is upcoming.
우리는 잠시 이야기를 나눴다.
We talked for a while.
In this sentence, '잠시' illustrates a brief span of time during which the action occurred.
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