벌써

beolsseo · TOPIK 1

already

⏰ Sounds like bull's-eye... so: hit the bull's-eye already? That fast?

벌써 (beolsseo) means already, usually with surprise that something happened sooner than expected. The sound is close to bull's-eye said quickly: you hit it already, before anyone thought you would. Compare 이미, which is a neutral already.

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