잠시

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 暫時, from 暫 (“moment”) + 時 (“time”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)mɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [잠(ː)시]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jamsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jamsi
McCune–Reischauer?	chamsi
Yale Romanization?	cāmsi

Noun

잠시 • (jamsi) (hanja 暫時)

1. a moment, short time

   잠시만요. ― Jamsimanyo. ― Wait a minute.

Adverb

잠시 • (jamsi) (hanja 暫時)

1. for a moment, while, some time

   잠시 거기에 계세요. ― Jamsi geogi-e gyeseyo. ― Stay there for a bit.

See also

• 잠깐 (jamkkan, “a little while”)