Korean Conversation · Level 23
15 words
Korean word
한번
Pronunciation
Romanizationhanbeon
Meaning
- adverbonce
Example
그 영화 한번 봤어요.keu yeong hwa han beon pwa sseo yo
I saw that movie once.
More examples
다음에 한번 같이 가요.ta eu me han beon ka chi ka yo
Let's go together next time.
Core concept
One single try or experience, counted as one time.
Common phrases
한번 해보다han beon hae bo da
try once
Similar words
한 번만han peonman: An action happens only once and does not happen again.
한 번 더han peon teo: An action happens one more time.
한 번도han peondo: A sentence can stress that an action has not happened even once.
한 번쯤han peonjjeum: An action happens about once, without saying the exact number.
Definition in Korean
한 번의 횟수로 어떤 행동을 시도하거나 경험함을 나타내는 부사로, '한 번 더'·'한 번만' 등 다른 표현과 함께 쓰여 의미를 더함han peo nui hoet ssu ro eo tteon haeng dong eul si do ha geo na kyeong heom ha meul na ta nae neun pu sa ro han peon teo han peon man teung ta reun pyo hyeon gwa ham kke sseu yeo ui mi reul teo ham
Word origin
It combines the Korean word for one with a counter for occurrences, so the word centers on one counted time.
Usage tips
- English once can mean at some time in the past, but this Korean adverb usually points to one counted occasion or try.
Opposites
- 여러 번yeoreo peonseveral timesadverb
Related words
- 번peontimenoun