Frequently used Korean adverbs | 자주 사용되는 한국어 부사

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Adverbs of Time

한국어 (Korean)	영어 번역 (English translations)
일찍	early
일단	once, first of all
갑자기	suddenly
뚝	(something was done) suddenly
어느새	before one knew it
냉큼	immediately
당장	immediately
얼른, 빨리	quickly, promptly, eagerly
즉시, 곧	quickly, promptly, eagerly, immediately
금방, 금세	instantly, at once
바로	at once, immediately, directly, straight, right, exactly
새로	newly
이미, 벌써	already
어제	yesterday
오늘	today
그저께	the day before yesterday
내일	tomorrow
모래	the day after tomorrow
당일	the same day
동시에	simultaneously
한꺼번에	simultaneously, all at once
확	(to do something) completely, all at once
뜬금없이	all of sudden
마지막	the last
드디어	finally
결국	eventually
계속	continuously
당분간	for the time being
한참	for some time
슬슬	gradually, taking one's time
아직, 여태	still, so far, yet
여전히	still, as ever
아까	a while ago
막	just now
방금	just now
이제	now, from now on
지금	now

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Adverbs of Frequency

한국어 (Korean)	영어 번역 (English translations)
평소(에)	usually, ordinarily, always
항상, 언제나, 늘	always
계속	continuously
자꾸	often, incessantly, persistently
자주	often
수시로	frequently, often
가끔	sometimes
종종	sometimes, often
틈틈이	at spare moments
한때	once
절대(로)	never, by no means

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Adverbs of Degree

 

None

한국어 (Korean)	영어 번역 (English translations)
전혀	not at all
절대(로)	never, absolutely not
도무지, 통	entirely, never (with negatives)

 

Not much

한국어 (Korean)	영어 번역 (English translations)
오직, 단	only
적어도	at least
그리, 그렇게, 그다지	not much (with negatives)
좀처럼	rarely, not easily (usually with negative expressions)
살며시	furtively, secretly
빠듯이	barely, narrowly
겨우	hardly
덜	not much, less

 

Some

한국어 (Korean)	영어 번역 (English translations)
적당히	somewhat, adequately

 

A lot

한국어 (Korean)	영어 번역 (English translations)
더	more
흔히	commonly
꽤	fairly, much
푹	(to rest) deeply, soundly
특히	especially
무척, 아주, 매우, 몹시	very
어찌나	so
훨씬	greatly, by far, much
맨	first, most, very
유난히	especially
너무, 하도	too
깊이	deeply
워낙	originally, very, by nature
원래	originally, by nature
무려	as much as

 

Almost entirely

한국어 (Korean)	영어 번역 (English translations)
거의	almost
대충	roughly, in general

 

Entirely

한국어 (Korean)	영어 번역 (English translations)
완전히	completely
수없이	innumerably
온통	all, entirely
가득, 잔뜩	full
정성껏	with all one's heart
실컷	to one's heart's content, as much as possible
마음껏	to one's heart's content

 

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<참고>
Laura Kingdon(2015), Essential Korean Grammar, Tuttle, 371-375.