Expression of the Week

Seo Ji-an : 죄송합니다. 

I’m sorry.

Choi Do-kyung :  보험 처리 하면 되니까, 말싸움 하지 맙시다.

I can let me insurance handle it so let’s not argue over this.

길 막히는 퇴근 시간 서울 거리에서... 보험사 부릅시다.

On the busy streets during rush hour in Seoul… let’s call the insurance.

Seo Ji-an : 잠시 만요.

Wait a minute.

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잠시만요 (Wait a minute)

잠시 – (adv.) for a while; for a moment; for a short time

-만 – a post positional particle that indicates the speaker’s least expectation (e.g. only)

Casual – 잠시만.

Semi-polite – 잠시만요.

Polite – 잠시만 기다려 주세요.

>>The post positional particle ‘만’ can be translated as ‘only’ or ‘just.’ When added to ‘잠시’ it makes an emphasis that it will be ONLY for a short moment. 

>>A similar expression that can be used instead of ‘잠시만요’ is ‘잠깐만요’ with 잠깐만 also meaning just for a moment. The expression literally means ‘please give me a short moment’ and is asking the listener to wait.