How to Say “I’ll take a short break” in Korean: 잠깐 쉴게요

잠깐 쉴게요

jamkkan swilgeyo

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

I’ll take a short break.

잠깐 means “for a moment.” Adding -ㄹ게요 lets you softly announce what you are about to do, as in “I’m going to ...”.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 5 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [잠깐 쉴께요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
잠깐
잠	ㅈ+ㅏ+ㅁ	jam
깐	ㄲ+ㅏ+ㄴ	kkan
쉴게요
쉴	ㅅ+ㅟ+ㄹ	swil
게	ㄱ+ㅔ	[께] ge
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 쉴게 → [쉴께]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

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Question 1 What does “잠깐 쉴게요” mean?

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Answer: I’ll take a short break

Question 2 How do you say “I’ll take a short break” in Korean?

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Answer: 잠깐 쉴게요 jamkkan swilgeyo

Question 3 How is “잠깐 쉴게요” pronounced?

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Answer: [잠깐 쉴께요]

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