방금
bang-geum
방금 points at a seat that is still warm
The picture The door is still swinging and the chair still holds body heat: the moment immediately behind this one. 방금 is what just passed behind you; 곧 is what is about to come up next.
Where the picture shows up in 방금
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they just walked out
방금 나가셨어요.
bang-geum na-ga-syeo-sseo-yo
He just left.
The door is still swinging, and the seat is warm when you put a hand on it.
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the call just came
방금 전화 왔어요.
bang-geum jeon-hwa wa-sseo-yo
A call just came in.
The receiver has not settled fully back into its cradle; it sits slightly crooked.
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I just finished
저는 방금 먹었어요.
jeo-neun bang-geum meo-geo-sseo-yo
I just ate.
The chopsticks are down and steam is still rising off the bowl.
Often used to turn down an offer of food politely.
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the words just passed
방금 말씀하신 것 한 번 더 부탁드려요.
bang-geum mal-sseum-ha-sin geot han beon deo bu-tak-deu-ryeo-yo
Could you repeat what you just said?
You reach up and pull back the sound that is still hanging in the air.
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I just got here
방금 도착했습니다.
bang-geum do-cha-kaet-sseum-ni-da
I've just arrived.
The bag is set down and the cold outside air is still clinging to your coat.
All of it in one picture
방금 points at the moment right behind this one, before the warmth has left it. The swinging door means they just went out; the crooked receiver means the call just came. Steam off the bowl means you just ate, sound still hanging in the air means the words were just spoken, cold air on your coat means you just arrived. It is not measured on a clock but by whether the trace is still there.