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Many ways to say "a lot"
In Korean, I spotted many words I can apparently translate by "a lot" and "very". But what is the difference ?
- 많다
- 아주
- 훨씬
- 매우
is there more ?
Apr 13, 2016 7:15 AM
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There is no accurate translation. (You have to get used to it)
A rough translation would be:
많이: a lot
아주: considerably
매우: very much
대단히: significantly
훨씬 is for comparisons only. (much more)
ex: 내 자전거는 생각보다 훨씬 비쌌다.
My bike was much more expensive than initially thought.
April 13, 2016
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아프다 (it hurts):
많이 아프다: "it hurts a lot"
아주 아프다: "hey, it hurts! no kidding"
매우 아프다: "oh man, that HURTS!"
크다 (big):
많이 크다: "it's way too big for me" (wrong size)
아주 크다: "wow, it's big"
매우 크다: "it's so goddamn big"
*많이 can mean "too" depending on the context.
April 13, 2016
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