(이)나
(i)na
Close your eyes and grab one: (이)나
The picture Several things laid out, and a hand that grabs one without deciding which — whatever it lands on.
Where the picture shows up in (이)나
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either one, whichever
커피나 차 드릴까요?
keo-pi-na cha deu-ril-kka-yo
Would you like coffee or tea?
Use 이나 after a final consonant, 나 after a vowel: 밥이나, 커피나.
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a suggestion tossed out lightly
주말에 영화나 볼까요?
ju-ma-re yeong-hwa-na bol-kka-yo
Shall we catch a movie or something this weekend?
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grabbed it and it turned out huge
세 시간이나 기다렸어요.
se si-ga-ni-na gi-da-ryeo-sseo-yo
I waited three whole hours.
After a quantity it adds the feel of 'that much'. For 'only that little', 밖에 does the job.
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name any number
몇 개나 필요하세요?
myeot gae-na pi-ryo-ha-se-yo
How many do you need?
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any hand will do, so everyone
누구나 할 수 있어요.
nu-gu-na hal su i-sseo-yo
Anyone can do it.