“Just a moment, please” in Korean: 잠시만요 (jamsimanyo)

잠시만요

jamsimanyo

Situation: Greetings & basicsLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Just a moment, please.

Use it to ask someone to wait, or to say “excuse me” when squeezing through a crowd.

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

Syllables: 4 · Words: 1

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
잠	ㅈ+ㅏ+ㅁ	jam
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
만	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄴ	man
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

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 “잠시만요” mean?

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Answer: Just a moment, please

Question 2 How do you say “Just a moment, please” in Korean?

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Answer: 잠시만요 jamsimanyo

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