English–Korean
“barely” in Korean
How to say “barely” in Korean
“Barely” in Korean is 겨우 (kyeou).
Success comes with almost no room to spare, so the result is achieved only just.
Example sentences with 겨우
아파도 겨우 일하러 갔어요.a pa do kyeo u il ha reo ka sseo yo
Even though I was sick, I barely managed to go to work.
Tips for using 겨우
- 겨우 (gyeou, "with barely enough margin") can appear with a successful outcome, but it highlights the effort or difficulty behind that outcome rather than making it sound easy.
Other Korean words for “barely”
그는 간신히 시험에 합격했다.keu neun kan sin hi si heo me hap kkyeo kaet tta
He barely passed the exam.