day 2anyway, at least

anyway, at least

Suggest a second-best option with N(이)라도, and keep a conversation moving with anyway, at least, rather and might as well.

today’s words

• 이라도 irado · … or something, at least
• 아무렇다 amureota · be any way (아무렇지 않다: be fine)
• 아무튼 amuteun · anyway, in any case
• 아예 aye · altogether, from the start
• 아울러 aulleo · also, at the same time (formal)
• 아하 aha · aha!, I see
• 어쨌든 eojjaetdeun · anyway, at any rate
• 오로지 oroji · solely, only
• 오직 ojik · only, alone
• 오히려 ohiryeo · rather, if anything
• 웬 wen · what (kind of), what’s this (surprise)
• 이른바 ireunba · so-called
• 이왕 iwang · since (it’s that way anyway)
• 정작 jeongjak · actually, when it really matters
• 제발 jebal · please (begging)
• 차라리 charari · (would) rather, might as well
• 차마 chama · (can’t) bring yourself to
• 하긴 hagin · well, true; come to think of it
• 하여튼 hayeoteun · anyway, at any rate
• 허허 heoheo · ha ha (a gentle, older laugh)
• 어차피 eochapi · anyway (it’s the same either way)
• 일단 ildan · first (of all), for now

sentences

• 커피라도 한잔할까요? · Shall we have a coffee or something?
• 잠이 안 오면 음악이라도 들으세요. · If you can’t sleep, try listening to some music at least.
• 어차피 늦었으니까 차라리 택시를 타요. · We’re late anyway, so we might as well take a taxi.
• 오늘은 오직 쉬기만 할 거예요. · Today I’m going to do nothing but rest.
• 할아버지는 대답 대신 “허허” 웃기만 하셨어요. · Instead of answering, Grandpa just gave a gentle laugh.