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TOPIK 2adverb

잠시

jamsi

잠시만요 = Just a moment; 잠시 후에 = shortly

for a moment, briefly

Example

손님 여러분, 잠시 후에 열차가 출발합니다.

Passengers, the train will depart shortly.

Word parts

잠 brief시 time

Literally 'brief time'.

Good to know

잠시만요 is a polite 'One moment, please' or 'Excuse me' when squeezing past people.