Don't waste your money on an electronic dictionary - much less the neolithic paper versions. Naver (Korea's #1 search engine) has a top notch English/Korean dictionary. You can initiate your search in either Korean or English, and it will provide you with (1) a definition of the word or phrase and (2) examples of actual uses of that word or phrase on the net.
For example, today I looked up: 혹시 (hokshi), and I got the following results:
This is far more comprehensive than any other dictionary I've seen, and this is only about half of the results. I use this at least a few times a week when I'm trying to understand exactly what my Korean text book is saying.
For example, today I looked up: 혹시 (hokshi), and I got the following results:
- 1. (만일)
- 혹시 이쪽에 오게 되면 꼭 연락해라
- 혹시 저 없을 때 전화 오면 받아 주세요
- 2. (행여나, 어쩌면)
- 혹시 내일 떠나게 될지도 모르겠습니다
- 혹시나 했던 일이 현실로 나타났다
- 혹시나 했던 일이 현실로 나타났다
- 혹시 그녀가 아픈 건 아닌지 모르겠다
- 혹시 그녀가 아픈 건 아닌지 모르겠다
- 3. (확실한 건 아니지만) by any chance, (just) in case
- 혹시 우리 만난 적 있나요?
- 혹시 모르니까 우산을 가져가라
- 혹시라도 제가 못 가게 되면 혼자 가세요
- 큰 병은 아니겠지만 혹시 모르니까 병원에 가 봐야겠다
- 혹시 그가 집에 있나 하고 전화를 걸어 보았다
This is far more comprehensive than any other dictionary I've seen, and this is only about half of the results. I use this at least a few times a week when I'm trying to understand exactly what my Korean text book is saying.
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