“Please wait a moment” in Korean: 잠시만 기다려 주세요

잠시만 기다려 주세요

jamsiman gidaryeo juseyo

Situation: Work, school & formalLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

Please wait a moment.

잠시 means “a short while” and 만 means “just.” The standard phrase for asking a customer to wait at the counter or on the phone.

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

Syllables: 9 · Words: 3

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
잠시만
잠	ㅈ+ㅏ+ㅁ	jam
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
만	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄴ	man
기다려
기	ㄱ+ㅣ	gi
다	ㄷ+ㅏ	da
려	ㄹ+ㅕ	ryeo
주세요
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
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: Request

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

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
주다	verb	to give	TOPIK level 1

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Answer: Please wait a moment

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Answer: 잠시만 기다려 주세요 jamsiman gidaryeo juseyo

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