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jogeum · TOPIK 1

a little, a bit

🤏 jogeum sounds like jog 'em: jog 'em just a little, not far

Say it as jo-geum and hear jog 'em. A short jog is only a little exercise, so jog 'em = a little, a bit. In fast speech it shrinks to 좀 (jom), a little word that got even littler.

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