Korean Word: 거의
Romanization: guh eui
English Meaning: 1. almost 2. hardly, rarely, seldom (comes with negative "안" or "않다")

Example Sentences:

이 동물은 거의 멸종 상태에 있습니다.
i dong mool woon guh i myul jong sang te e it soop ni da.
This animal species is almost extinct.
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이 도시는 2차대전 때 거의 파괴되었습니다.
i do shi neun i cha de jun te guh eui pa gwe dwe ut seup ni da.
This city was almost completely destroyed in the second world war.
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그것은 거의 마찬가지 입니다.
goo gut woon guh ui ma chan ga ji ip ni da.
That's more or less the same.
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저는 배를 탈 때마다 거의 항상 배멀미를 합니다.
juh neun be reul tal te ma da guh eui hang sang be mul mi reul hap ni da.
Whenever I ride in a boat I almost always become seasick.
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여기는 일자리가 거의 없습니다.
yuh gi neun il ja ri ga guh eui up seup ni da.
Jobs are scarce here.
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이 배낭은 너무 무거워서 거의 들 수가 없어요.
i be nang eun nuh moo moo guh wuh suh guh eui deul soo ga up suh yo.
This backpack is so heavy, I can hardly lift it.
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돼지는 거의 뭐든지 먹어요.
dwe ji neun guh eui mwu deun ji muh guh yo.
Pigs eat almost anything.
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