LV 2: Lessons 15-16 Flashcards
-만
only
note: add -만 after a noun, pronoun, or noun form (-기) of a very
이것만
only this, just this
이것만 살 거예요.
I will only buy this.
저만
me only, I only
저만 들었어요.
Only I heard, I was the only one who heard
커피만
coffee only, just coffee
아침에는 커피만 마셔요.
I only drink coffee in the morning.
(focus on coffee, I only drink only coffee, not other beverages, in the morning)
아침에만 커피를 마셔요.
I only drink coffee in the morning.
(focus on morning, I only drink coffee in the mornings, not at other times of the day)
-기만 하다
only, just
note: to use -만 with a verb, you must change the verb into its noun form (using -기), then add -만 하다
this literally translates to: “only do [noun]”
듣기만 하다
to only listen, to just listen
듣기만 했어요.
I only listened (and did not talk).
보기만 하다
to only look, to just look
보기만 할 거예요.
I will just look (and not touch it).
오늘만 일찍 왔어요.
I came here early only today.
오늘
today
일찍
early
책 한 권만 주문했어요.
I only ordered one book.
왜 이것만 샀어요?
Why did you only buy this?
어제 놀기만 했어요.
I did nothing but play yesterday.
영화는 집에서만 봐요.
I only watch movies at home.
왜 책상만 있어요? 의자는 없어요?
Why is there only a desk? There’s no chair?
내일 올 거예요.
I’ll come tomorrow.
조금
a little, a bit, a little bit
note: when pronounced quickly in conversation, this often becomes 좀
정말
really, truly
note: 진짜 has the same meaning (though a little less formal than 정말)