Here’s how to say words like “quickly” and “well” in Korean. Let’s cover some examples.
Let’s see how they pair with verbs:
하다 (to do) is used by itself with a language to mean “to speak (language).”
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일 (work) is a noun, so it can be separated from 일하다. We covered this in the lesson on 하다. So both of these are valid:
quickly do work
work quickly do
Adverbs can also pair with each other:
E.g.
I want to eat a little more.
정말 and 진짜 both mean “really.” However, 진짜 is usually only used in casual or informal situations, while 정말 can be used in any situation.
You can also use these two with the conjugation of the verb 이다 (to be) to say something is real or really the case:
Both mean “It’s real” or “I’m being serious!”
진짜, 정말, and the conjugation of the verb 그렇다 (to be so) are all valid:
진짜 literally means an object/something is real/genuine (as opposed to a fake). The opposite of 잔짜 is 가짜 (something fake).
정말 more literally means true words/speech. You can start a sentence with “정말…” to mean “Honestly…” The opposite of 정말 is 거짓말 (lie/lies).