English–Korean
“around” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationjjeum
Example
저녁쯤 만날까요?cheo nyeok jjeum man nal kka yo
Shall we meet sometime in the evening?
How to say “around” in Korean
“Around” in Korean is 쯤 (jjeum).
A marker that leaves room on either side of a stated value instead of fixing it exactly.
Example sentences with 쯤
영화는 두 시간쯤 상영해요.yeong hwa neun tu si gan jjeum sang yeong hae yo
The movie runs for about two hours.
Tips for using 쯤
- In Korean, the expression being estimated comes first and 쯤 (jjeum, "around") follows it, a useful pattern for hearing approximate times and numbers in conversation.