Korean learner dictionary
제발 meaning and pronunciation
jebal · please
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 31788Part of speech: 부사Pronunciation: 제ː발Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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간절히 부탁하는데.
English: please — Beg or request with a desperate plea.
Examples
- 제발 제 말 좀 믿어 주세요.
- 시험이 내일인데 이제 제발 공부 좀 해라.
- 나이가 찼으니 이제 제발 좀 결혼해라.
- 갈 때 되면 제가 어련히 가려고요.
- 면접은 잘 봤어요?
- 모르겠어요, 제발 합격했으면 좋겠네요.
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