(lvl 2) Lesson 16
Woah, one whole post for one lesson?! Yes, get ready, this is a long (but easy) one. Let’s goooooo!
Lesson 16
This lesson is about 5 words:
조금 = a little (bit)
정말 = really, truly
아주 = very, quite
별로 = not really
전혀 = not at all
Number 1-3 can be used in positive and negative sentences and number 4&5 can only be used in negative sentences. This is important to remember.
Now it may seem very simple, you have these words, put them in a sentence and done. Yes, that’s very true and right in a way. The thing with these 5 words is that they have some special usages.
조금
조금 비싸요 = it is a little expensive
조금만 주세요 = give me only a little bit please (-만 is explained in Lesson 15)
When said quickly, 조금 might change into 좀. Sometimes this is also written.
Could also be used as quite or very. The meaning depends on the context. Based on this, the first sentence could mean something completely different: It’s a little expensive vs It’s very expensive.
정말
정말 빨라요 = really fast
If you’re into Kdrama’s or Kpop, you’ve probably heard the sentence “진짜?!”, this also means “really” but is less formal.
아주
아주 맛있어요 = it’s very delicious
This form is mostly used when writing. When speaking it’s mostly replaced with 정말 or 진짜.
별로
별로 재미없어요 = it’s not that interesting
Now like I said at the top, this word can only be used in negative sentences because the meaning of the word itself is already negative.
Despite the word already being negative, you still need to add -안 or -없어요 to the sentence.
전혀
전혀 안 바빠요 = I’m not busy at all
전혀 has the same rules as 별로
In speaking, 하나도 is used instead of 전혀












