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Korean expression

제일 바빠

Said by DINO (SEVENTEEN)

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What does 제일 바빠 mean?

제일 바빠 means "the busiest; the most" in Korean.

How it works here

‘제일’ marks the highest degree and combines with ‘바빠’ to mean “the busiest.”

In this line

제일

‘제일’ is conversational and commonly used before adjectives to express the highest degree.

When it's used

Used to explain which period is the busiest among several periods.

The line

아니 진짜로 연말이랑 연초가 제일 바빠.

No, seriously, the end and beginning of the year are the busiest.

Explaining that the end and beginning of the year are the busiest times.

Scene from “[GOING SEVENTEEN 2020] EP.44 TTT #1 (Hyperrealism Ver.)” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube

More examples

  1. 이 식당은 점심시간에 제일 붐벼요.

    This restaurant is the busiest at lunchtime.

  2. 난 그 문제를 네가 제일 잘 풀어.

    You solve that problem the best.

Quick check

What does this mean here?

제일

아니 진짜로 연말이랑 연초가 제일 바빠.

  • Indicates the one that comes last in order among several.
  • Indicates referring separately only to a person between two people.
  • Refers to a state in which something is not mixed with anything else.
  • Indicates the one that is foremost in degree or order among several.
Show the answer

Indicates the one that is foremost in degree or order among several.

‘제일’ is conversational and commonly used before adjectives to express the highest degree.

Other words in this line

진짜로
Really
연말
The end of the year
연초
The beginning of the year
바쁘다
To be busy

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