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1. 📅

   최근에

   choe-geun-e

   recently; lately

   adverb

   • 최근에 날씨가 정말 추워졌어요.

     The weather has become really cold recently.

   • 최근에 한국 드라마가 인기가 많아요.

     Korean dramas have become very popular recently.

2. ✅

   이미

   i-mi

   already

   adverb

   • 영화가 이미 시작했으니까 우리 빨리 가야 해요.

     The movie has already started, so we need to go quickly.

   • 밥을 이미 먹었어요.

     I have already eaten.

3. ⏰

   곧

   got

   soon; shortly

   adverb

   • 버스가 곧 도착할 거예요.

     The bus will arrive soon.

   • 회의는 곧 시작되니까 준비해주세요.

     The meeting will start soon, so please get ready.

4. 📆

   요즘

   yojeum

   these days

   noun

   • 요즘 너무 바빠서 친구를 못 만나고 있어요.

     These days I'm so busy that I haven't been able to meet my friends.

   • 요즘 날씨가 좋아요.

     The weather is nice these days.

5. 🎉

   드디어

   deu-di-eo

   finally; at last; eventually

   adverb

   • 드디어 주말이 왔어요!

     The weekend has finally come!

   • 오래 기다린 친구를 드디어 만났어요.

     I finally met my friend who I had been waiting to see for a long time.

6. ❌

   아직

   a-jik

   still; yet

   adverb

   • 아직 숙제를 다 못 했어요.

     I haven't finished my homework yet.

   • 그는 아직 오지 않았는데 어디 있는 걸까요?

     He hasn't arrived yet—I wonder where he is?

7. ⚡

   막 (방금)

   mak

   just now; just a moment ago

   adverb

8. 🔮

   조만간

   jo-man-gan

   soon; before long

   noun

   • 조만간 여름이 올 거예요.

     Summer will come soon.

   • 조만간 새로운 카페가 문을 열 예정이에요.

     A new cafe is scheduled to open soon.