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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