Today, you are going to learn how to say “Almost” in Korean. There are two ways to say it in Korean, but today you will learn the first one “거의/geo ui”; this means that something almost be finish, be ready, or be anything. Use 거의/geo ui as a adverb.  Please read examples below to learn how you can use it.

1. I am almost an American.  저는 거의 미국 사람입니다/ jeo nun geo ui mi kook sa lam im ni da. (person is 사람)

2. It is almost the same.  거의 같아요/ geo ui gat a yo.  (The same is 같다)

3. I almost finished all of my work. 일을 거의 다 끝냈어요/ il eul geo ui da ggood nae sseo yo. (To finish is 끝내다 – intransitive)

4. I almost ate all of the food.  저는 음식을 거의 다 먹었어요/ jeo nun eum sic eul geo ui da meoc eoc eo yo.  (To eat is 먹다)

5. It is almost time for the last train.  막차 시간이 거의 다 됐어요/ mac cha si gan e geo ui da daec seo yo (Time is 시간)