만약

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 萬若, from 萬 (“ten thousand”) + 若 (“as if”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	manyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	man'yag
McCune–Reischauer?	manyak
Yale Romanization?	mān.yak

Adverb

만약 • (manyak) (hanja 萬若)

1. if, in the event that.

   Synonym: 만일(萬一) (manil)

   오늘 저녁에 호텔에 갈 겁니까? 만약 그렇다면 저를 태워 줄 수 있습니까?

   oneul jeonyeog-e hoter-e gal geomnikka? manyak geureotamyeon jeo-reul taewo jul su itseumnikka?

   Are you going to the hotel this evening? If so, can you give me a lift?

Synonyms

• -으면 (-eumyeon, “if”)