English–Korean

“suddenly” in Korean

Korean

Also확 (hwak) · 문득 (mundeuk) · 벌떡 (peoltteok)

Pronunciation

Romanizationkapjjagi

Example

갑자기 비가 왔어요.kap jja gi pi ga wa sseo yo

Suddenly, it started raining.

Illustration for 갑자기 (suddenly)

How to say “suddenly” in Korean

“Suddenly” in Korean is 갑자기 (kapjjagi).

A change happens without warning, in just a moment.

Full entry for 갑자기: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 갑자기

갑자기 전화가 왔어요.kap jja gi cheon hwa ga wa sseo yo

I suddenly got a phone call.

Tips for using 갑자기

  • At the start of a sentence, it quickly tells listeners that the next event was not expected.

Other Korean words for “suddenly”

2

확

hwak

adverbsuddenly

날씨가 확 바뀌었어.nal ssi ga hwak pa kkwi eo sseo

The weather changed suddenly.

문득 생각이 났다.mun deuk saeng ga gi nat tta

It suddenly came to mind.

4

벌떡

peoltteok

adverbsuddenly

회의 중에 그는 벌떡 일어섰다.hoe ui chung e keu neun peol tteok i reo seot tta

During the meeting, he suddenly stood up.

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