1. 지금/방금
지금 now/right now/at the moment
방금 just now/just
방금전에 a moment ago/a minute ago
2. 조금전에/얼마전에/한참전에
조금전에 a short while ago/a little while ago
얼마전에 sometime ago/not long ago
최근에 recently
오래전에 a long time ago/ages ago/years ago
예전에 in the past/back in the day/once
3. 곧/잠시 후/좀 이따가
곧 right away/soon/shortly
잠시 후 in a moment/in a minute
좀 있다가 later/in a little while
4. 나중에/언젠가/먼 훗날
나중에 afterwards
그 후에 then/after that/afterward
언젠가 someday/one day/sometime
먼 훗날 in the future/in the distant future
아까/이따가(오늘의 범위내!)
① 아까
I called you earlier (today).
I gave a call earler this morning.
I checked this earlier this afternoon.
I replied to that e-mail earlier.
♣ early(일찍)
* before/ago
before+특정시점 ▶ 특정시점 이전에
before 2 o`clock
Monday
I take the shower
문장+Before ▶ 옛날에/이전에(경험)
I`ve checked this before.
she wasn`t famous before.
정확한 시간의 길이+ago ▶ ~전에
5 minutes ago
2 years ago
② 이따가
Sandy is coming later (today).
I`ll call you later this evening.
I`ll give you a call later (today).
I`ll drop by later this afternoon.
I`ll take you to that cafe later.
someday(막연한 미래에)
* after/in(before/ago의 반대 개념)
after+특정시점 ▶ 특정시점 이후에
after dinner
the meeting
I finish my work
in+정확한 시간의 길이 ▶ ~안에
in 10 minutes
in a week
* 예외(관용표현)
See you later
I`ll taik to you later.
While/During
while(접속사)+문장 ~하는 동안/~하다가/~하면서
While I was cooking, he was watching TV.
While I was on trip, I saw many landmarks.
during(전치사)+명사(이벤트/특정기간) ~하는 동안
During the class, I fell asleep.
During the movie, my phone rang.
During my trip, I saw many landmarks.