금방

금방

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 今方, from 今 (“now”) + 方 (“at the point of”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kɯmba̠ŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[금방]

Revised Romanization? geumbang Revised Romanization (translit.)? geumbang McCune–Reischauer? kŭmbang Yale Romanization? kumpang

Adverb

금방 • (geumbang) (hanja 今方)

1. soon, shortly

   금방 돌아올게요.

   Geumbang doraolgeyo.

   I'll be right back.

2. just now, just

Synonyms

• 방금 (banggeum)
• 지금 (jigeum, “now”)
• 이제 (ije, “now”)