지금

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jigeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jigeum
McCune–Reischauer?chigŭm
Yale Romanization?cikum

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 只今, from 只 (“only”) + 今 (“now”)

Adverb

지금 • (jigeum) (hanja 只今)

  1. now
    너 지금 기분이 어떠니?
    neo jigeum gibuni eotteoni?
    How do you feel now?
    스튜디오 좀 봐도 되나요? — 음... 아마도 다음에요, 지금은 제가 바빠요.
    seutyudio jom bwado doenayo? - eum... amado da'eumeyo, jigeumeun jega bappayo.
    May I see the studio? — Um, maybe another time? Right now I am busy.
    Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
    지금 누가 웁니까? ― Jigeum nuga umnikka? ― Who is crying now?

Noun

지금 • (jigeum) (hanja 只今)

  1. now, the current time
    지금까지 ― jigeumkkaji ― until now
    지금부터 ― jigeumbuteo ― from now on

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 地金, from 地 (“ground”) + 金 (“gold”)

Noun

지금 • (jigeum) (hanja 地金)

  1. ingot gold, free gold
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