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Being late and waiting in Korean

Unit 16 — Social plans · 41 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Korean words for being late and waiting

Example conversations in Korean

Running late to meet a friend

미안해요, 늦을 것 같아요.
Sorry, I'm running late.
괜찮아요, 기다릴게요.
That's okay, I'll wait.
차가 정말 많이 막혀요.
The traffic is really bad.
걱정 마요, 저 아직 여기 있어요.
No worries, I'm still here.
얼마나 기다렸어요?
How long have you been waiting?
십 분이요.
Ten minutes.
곧 거기 도착할게요.
I'll be there soon.
조심해서 운전하세요. 기다릴게요.
Drive carefully. I'll wait.
다시 한번 미안해요. 차가 천천히 움직여요.
Sorry again. Traffic is slow.
괜찮아요. 카페에서 기다리는 건 쉬워요.
It's fine. Waiting at the cafe is easy.
5분 더요.
Five more minutes.
알겠어요. 곧 봤으면 좋겠어요.
Okay. I hope to see you soon.

Waiting for class to start

수업이 벌써 시작됐어요?
Has class started yet?
아니요, 아직이요. 아직 기다리고 있어요.
No, not yet. We're still waiting.
제가 늦은 줄 알았어요.
I thought I was late.
괜찮아요. 선생님도 늦으셨어요.
You're fine. The teacher is also late.
수업이 곧 시작할까요?
Will class start soon?
곧 시작하면 좋겠어요.
Soon, I hope.
그럼 여기서 기다릴게요.
I'll wait here then.
저도요. 여기서 그냥 기다리고 있어요.
Same here. Just waiting here.
수업까지 몇 분 남았어요?
How many minutes until class?
몇 분밖에 안 남았어요. 그리 오래 걸리지는 않을 거예요.
Just a few minutes. It shouldn't be much longer.
선생님이 곧 오시면 좋겠어요.
I hope the teacher comes soon.
저도요, 기다리는 데 지쳤어요.
Me too, I'm tired of waiting.

Waiting for food

음식이 곧 나올까요?
Is the food coming soon?
그랬으면 좋겠어요. 우리 한동안 기다렸어요.
I hope so. We've waited a while.
기다릴까요, 아니면 물어볼까요?
Should we wait or ask?
조금 더 기다려도 괜찮아요.
I don't mind waiting a bit more.
5분 더 기다릴까요?
Five more minutes?
좋아요. 5분이면 괜찮아요.
Sure. Five minutes is fine.
조급하게 굴어서 미안해요. 배고파요.
Sorry to be impatient. I'm hungry.
저도요. 배고프면 기다리기 힘들어요.
Me too. Waiting is hard when you're hungry.
5분 후에도 아직 음식이 안 나오면 물어보죠.
If it's still not here in five minutes, we'll ask.
그게 괜찮겠네요.
Sounds fair.
이제 거의 10분 됐어요.
Almost ten minutes now.
네. 곧 나오면 좋겠네요.
Yeah. Soon, hopefully.

Late to work

오늘 아침에 늦어서 죄송해요.
Sorry I'm late this morning.
괜찮아요.
It's alright.
버스가 지연됐어요.
The bus was delayed.
오늘 버스 운이 안 좋았나요?
Bad bus day?
네, 버스가 늦었고 차도 막혔어요.
Yes, late bus and slow traffic.
버스 지연에 심한 교통 체증이라니, 전형적인 조합이네요.
Late bus and heavy traffic — classic combo.
회의가 시작됐어요?
Did the meeting start?
5분 후에 시작해요. 여기서 기다리세요.
Starts in five minutes. Wait here.
늦어서 다시 한번 죄송해요.
Sorry again for being late.
괜찮아요. 버스가 늦으면 그럴 수 있어요.
No worries. That happens when the bus is late.
회의 때까지 여기서 기다릴게요.
I'll wait here until the meeting.
네, 문 옆에서 그냥 기다리세요. 곧 시작할 거예요.
Yes, just wait by the door. Soon enough.

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