“I’m in a meeting now” in Korean: 지금 회의 중이에요

지금 회의 중이에요

jigeum hoeui jungieyo

Situation: Work, school & formalLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

I’m in a meeting now.

중 means “in the middle of ~.” Attach it to nouns like 회의 중, 통화 중 (on a call), or 공사 중 (under construction) to say something is in progress.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Tell a caller or a coworker you can’t talk now. Add 나중에 연락드릴게요 (“I’ll contact you later”).

In formal business speech, say 회의 중입니다. The word 중 means “in the middle of,” so it also fits 통화 중이에요 (“on a call”).

Syllables: 8 · Words: 3

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
지금
지	ㅈ+ㅣ	ji
금	ㄱ+ㅡ+ㅁ	geum
회의
회	ㅎ+ㅚ	hoe
의	ㅇ+ㅢ	ui
중이에요
중	ㅈ+ㅜ+ㅇ	jung
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	i
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
지금	noun	now	TOPIK level 1
회의	noun	meeting	TOPIK level 2

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Question 1 What does “지금 회의 중이에요” mean?

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Answer: I’m in a meeting now

Question 2 How do you say “I’m in a meeting now” in Korean?

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Answer: 지금 회의 중이에요 jigeum hoeui jungieyo

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