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사이: Vocabulary #130

Example Sentences#

  1. 진실과 거짓 사이를 헤매더라도1
    Even if I wander between truth and lies
    • 사이 means ‘between’ or ‘among’.
    • is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.
  2. 앨리스: “하지만 저는 미친 사람들 사이에 가고 싶지 않아요,” 앨리스가 말했다.2
    Alice: “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” said Alice.
    • 사이 means ‘between’ or ‘among’.
    • is a particle indicating location or position.
  3. 어느 저녁, 그는 오래된 나무 아래에서 쉬고 있을 때, 나뭇잎 사이로 신비한 목소리가 들려왔습니다.3
    One evening, while he was resting under an old tree, he heard a mysterious voice through the leaves.
    • 사이 means ‘between’.
    • is a particle indicating direction.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from A New Beginning.

  2. Sentence from Alice And The Cheshire Cat Story.

  3. Sentence from The Stonecutter Journey Story.

사이: Vocabulary #130
https://koreanstorylab.com/posts/vocabulary/사이/
Author
Korean Story Lab
Published at
2026-03-19
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