Example Sentences#

1. 민준: 나 친구들이랑 노래방 갈까 생각 중이야.¹
   Minjun: I’m thinking about going to a karaoke room with my friends.
   • 중 means ‘middle’, ‘in the course of’, or ‘during’.
   • 이다 is the verb ‘to be’, and 이야 is its casual conjugated form used in informal speech.
   • Following a noun, 중이다 signifies being in the midst of a state or activity associated with that noun.
2. 지수: 요즘 봤던 드라마 중에 뭐가 제일 기억에 남아?²
   Jisoo: Among the dramas you’ve watched recently, which one remains most memorable?
   • 중 means ‘middle’.
   • 에 is a particle meaning ‘in’ or ‘at’.
   • Combined, 중에 is a postposition used after a noun representing two or more items, conveying the idea of ‘in the middle of’ and meaning ‘among’, ‘between’, or ‘of’.