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혹시 이 질문을 연습용으로 쓰는 건가요, 아니면 누군가에게 물어보시려는 건가요? 😊

혹시

• by any chance / just wondering

저는 jeo neun

저는 (jeo-neun)

• 저 = I (humble form)

• -는 = topic particle (marks "저" as the topic of the sentence)

• "As for me..."

조금 jo geum

조금 (jo-geum)

• "a little" / "a bit"

어렵다 eo-ryeop-da

to be difficult

어려워서 (eo-ryeo-wo-seo)

• 어렵다 (eo-ryeop-da) = to be difficult

• -아서/어서 (-aseo/-eoseo) = connective ending meaning "because" or "so"

• 어려워서 = "because it’s difficult" / "since it’s difficult"

아주 a ju

아주" (aju) is an adverb that translates to "very," "extremely," or "really" in English. It is used to emphasize the degree of an adjective or verb, indicating a higher intensity.

• Intensifying adjectives or verbs:
  아주 맛있어요 — "It's very delicious."
  아주 좋아요 — "I like it very much."

• Expressing completeness or certainty:
  아주 확실해요 — "It's absolutely certain."
  아주 잘했어요 — "You did very well."

• In expressions of surprise or emphasis:
  아주 좋으세요 — "That's very good."

확실해요

확실 (hwaksil) – "certainty" or "definiteness"

해요 (haeyo) – a polite ending used in everyday conversation

이었다 ieotda

past tense form of "to be"

ㄹ게요 / 을게요

It’s used to express a promise, intention, or decision to do something, often made for the benefit of the listener. It’s kind of like saying:

• “I’ll do it (for you / because of this situation).”

• “Okay, I’ll take care of it.”

• “Let me handle that.”

• Verb stem + -ㄹ게요 (if the verb stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ)

• Verb stem + -을게요 (if the verb stem ends in a consonant)

도착하면

when (someone/something) arrives" 또는 **"upon arrival

도착

arrival / to arrive

하면

• if / when (used to form a conditional or temporal clause)

바로

right away, immediately, directly, just

Usage: Indicates something happens instantly or without delay, or something is done correctly or directly.

바로 가다 — go right away

바로 알다 — know exactly / correctly

문제의 원인을 바로 찾다 — find the cause directly

바로" is often used to express precision, speed, or directness.

It’s very common in both spoken and written Korean.

It can also be used figuratively, like emphasizing truth or correctness in a statement.

잡다

— to catch, to grab, to hold, to seize.

잡아야

So, 잡아야 = "must catch" / "have to catch" / "need to hold (onto)" / "should grab"

-아

connecting vowel used for conjugation (used with verbs whose last vowel is ㅏ or ㅗ)

야

grammatical ending meaning “must,” “should,” or “have to”

잡아야만 해(요)

really have toㅁ

잡아야겠다

I guess I should / I’d better catch it

참

• "Oh, by the way!" or "Ah, right!"

• Used when you suddenly remember something you wanted to say

• More casual and spontaneous

• 참, 나 어제 그 영화 봤어요!
  Oh! By the way, I watched that movie yesterday!

• 참, 너 핸드폰 번호 바꿨어?
  Oh yeah, did you change your phone number?

그건 그렇고 Geu geu reoh gu

• “Anyway,” “That aside,” “Moving on...”

• Used to intentionally switch topics, often to something more important or relevant

• Slightly more structured