*혹시 – This word has no real meaning, but has a lot of feeling. It is similar to the word “만약” in that the word itself has no meaning, but indicates that a certain mood is coming later on in the sentence. When you say “만약” it indicates that an “if” sentence is coming. When you say “혹시” at the beginning of a sentence, it indicates that something later on in the sentence is unknown. In practice, “혹시” is often added to question sentences because, by their nature, there is something unknown. For example: 혹시 파티에 갈 거야? = Are you going to the party? Which would be the exact same as: 파티에 갈 거야? But, the sentence doesn’t always need to be a question in order to use 혹시. For example: 혹시 오시면 연락해주세요 = If you come, let me know The usage is fairly confusing, and one of the only words that I actually “picked up” simply from listening to Korean – as it was never a word that I studied. *내밀다 can be used when you are doing something “over,” “through” or “beyond” something. The word 너머 can be used in these situations (just like other words of position like 위/밑/옆/뒤/etc..) to indicate the thing that you are doing something “through.” For example: 저는 창문 너머로 봤어요 = I looked through the window 저는 팔을 창문 너머로 내밀었어요 = I stuck my arm through the window *우선 is a very common word that is hard to translate into English, simply because there is no direct translation. 우선 is used in sentences when you want to say that you will do something before something else. For example: 나는 우선 밥을 먹고 싶어 = I want to eat first Or, 우리가 가지 전에 나는 우선 밥을 먹고 싶어= Before we go, I want to eat first
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