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바빠요

bappayo

I'm busy

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Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use '바빠요' to politely explain that you are busy and cannot currently take on more tasks or social engagements.

  • Means: To be busy or occupied with work or activities.
  • Used in: Declining invitations, explaining delays, or describing your current workload.
  • Don't confuse: '바빠요' (I am busy) with '바빠서' (Because I am busy).
Clock face + Pile of papers = '바빠요'

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This word means you have no time because you have many things to do. It is very useful for daily life.
Use '바빠요' to explain your schedule. It is a versatile adjective used to decline invitations or explain why you are late to a meeting.
This expression functions as a social buffer. By stating you are busy, you provide a socially acceptable reason for unavailability without needing to provide specific details about your tasks.
The term reflects the high-context nature of Korean social interactions. It serves as a polite refusal mechanism, allowing the speaker to maintain harmony while establishing personal boundaries regarding their time and energy.
Linguistically, '바쁘다' acts as a state-of-being adjective. Its usage is deeply tied to the cultural emphasis on 'pali-pali' (hurry-hurry) culture, where being busy is often equated with being a contributing member of society.
The semantic range of '바쁘다' encompasses both objective task-load and subjective time-scarcity. It is a cornerstone of Korean pragmatic competence, used to navigate interpersonal hierarchies and social obligations in a fast-paced, competitive environment.

意思

Expressing that one has a lot of work or activities and limited free time.

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文化背景

Being busy is often a badge of honor.

💡

Tone matters

Say it with a soft tone to sound polite.

💡

Tone matters

Say it with a soft tone to sound polite.

自我测试

Which is the correct polite form?

How do you say 'I am busy' politely?

✓ 正确！ ✗ 不太对。 正确答案： 바빠요

바빠요 is the standard polite form.

🎉 得分： /1

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✓ 正确！ ✗ 不太对。 正确答案：
Which is the correct polite form? Choose A1

How do you say 'I am busy' politely?

✓ 正确！ ✗ 不太对。 正确答案： 바빠요

바빠요 is the standard polite form.

🎉 得分： /2

常见问题

1 个问题

No, it is a standard boundary.

相关表达

🔗

정신없다

similar

Distracted/frantic

在哪里用

☕

Declining a coffee invite

Friend: 커피 마시러 갈래?

You: 미안, 지금 너무 바빠요.

informal

记住它

记忆技巧

Think of a 'bar' (bar-ppa) where you are too busy to have a drink.

视觉联想

Imagine a person juggling five clocks at once while running.

Rhyme

I'm busy, I'm 'bappa', I'm running like a kappa.

Story

Min-su is at his desk. His phone rings. He looks at his mountain of files. He sighs and says, '바빠요!'

In Other Languages

Similar to 'I'm swamped' in English or 'Estoy ocupado' in Spanish.

Word Web

시간일공부약속정신없다피곤하다

挑战

Say '바빠요' to three people today when they ask for something.

Review in 1, 3, 7, and 14 days.

发音

重音 Even stress.

The 'pp' is a tense consonant.

正式程度

正式
바쁩니다.

바쁩니다. (General)

中性
바빠요.

바빠요. (General)

非正式
바빠.

바빠. (General)

俚语
완전 바쁨!

완전 바쁨! (General)

Rooted in the verb '바쁘다', which has existed since Middle Korean.

Joseon:

趣味小知识

The word is related to the feeling of a racing heart.

文化笔记

Being busy is often a badge of honor.

“바빠서 행복해요 (I'm happy because I'm busy).”

对话开场白

“

요즘 바빠요?

常见错误

✗

바빠합니다

✓

바빠요

wrong conjugation
Adjectives in Korean don't take the '-합니다' verb conjugation directly like this.

L1 Interference

0 1

In Other Languages

Spanish Very Similar

Estoy ocupado

Korean '바빠요' is more often used as a polite excuse.

French Very Similar

Je suis occupé

French speakers might use 'débordé' (overflowing) for more emphasis.

German Very Similar

Ich bin beschäftigt

German is often more direct about the reason for being busy.

Japanese Very Similar

忙しいです (Isogashii desu)

Japanese has more honorific levels for expressing busyness.

Arabic moderate

أنا مشغول (Ana mashghool)

Arabic usage can be more gendered (mashghoola for females).

Spotted in the Real World

📺

(2015)

“바빠요!”

Busy student life.

容易混淆

바빠요 对比 바쁘다 vs 바빠서

Mixing adjective and connective form.

Use 바쁘다 for the state, 바빠서 for the cause.

常见问题 (1)

No, it is a standard boundary.

usage contexts

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