Lesson 5 Flashcards
Approximately, about.
쯤, 정도, 약
In English, “about”, “approximately”, and “around” are used BEFORE nouns. However, in Korean, the word 쯤 is used AFTER
쯤, 정도 are used after nouns, whereas of is used BEFORE nouns.
- Note that 정도 has a space before it and 쯤 does not. Sometimes people also use 약 and 쯤 together or 약 and 정도 together.
1 o’clock
Around 1 o’clock
한 시
한 시쯤
1000 won
Around 1000 won
천 원
천 원쯤
One month
Approximately one month
한 달
한 달쯤
한 달 정도
약 한 달
약 한 달쯤
약 한 달 정도
4 kilometers
About 4 kilometers
사킬로미터
사킬로미터쯤
About 100 people came
백 명쯤 왔어요
I lived in Germany for about two years
독일에서 이년쯤 살았어요
Approximately when are you going to go?
언제쯤 갈 거예요?
Around what time shall we meet tomorrow?
내일 몇 시쯤 만날까요?
How about around 5 o’clock?
다섯시쯤 어때요?
When does Hyunwoo come?
현우 씨는 언제 와요?
He’s going to come around 2 o’clock after he eats
밥 먹고 두 시쯤에 올 거예요
Shall we eat now then?
저희는 지금 밥 먹을까요?
Around what time shall we meet tomorrow?
내일 몇 시쯤 만날까요?
Where about is your house?
집이 어디쯤이에요?
Cash
Do you have money right now?
About 20000 won
현금
지금 현금 얼마 있어요?
이만 원쯤 있어요.
Library
How many students are there in the library?
도서관
도서관에 학생이 몇 명 있어요
Medicine
약
