English–Korean
“some” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationeolmagan
Example
그는 얼마간 돈을 모았다.keu neun eol ma gan to neul mo at tta
He saved some money.
How to say “some” in Korean
“Some” in Korean is 얼마간 (eolmagan).
An unspecified amount or span within a limited range.
Example sentences with 얼마간
회의가 길어져서 우리는 얼마간 쉬기로 했다.hoe ui ga ki reo jeo seo u ri neun eol ma gan swi gi ro haet tta
The meeting ran long, so we decided to take a break for a while.
Tips for using 얼마간
- The surrounding verb helps identify the meaning, with saving, buying, or collecting usually pointing to an amount and waiting or staying pointing to a duration.