No. 152 in Korean
지금
"지금" means "now" in English.
In a sentence
지금 무엇을 하고 있나요?
What are you doing now?
The word '지금' is used to indicate the present time.
지금 가도 괜찮을까요?
Is it okay to go now?
Here, '지금' specifies the current moment with respect to the action being suggested.
지금은 조금 바빠요.
I'm a bit busy at the moment.
In this example, '지금' is used to express the general immediate time period.
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