참
Meanings
Noun
1. the truth
2. break, interval
3. food eaten during break
4. occasion, time (used after -은 (-eun) or -던 (-deon))
5. intention (used after -는 (-neun) or -을 (-eul))
Pronunciation
cham
Examples7
자려고 하던 참에 그로부터 전화가 왔다.
I was about to go to bed when he called me up.
내가 전화했을 때 밥은 막 나가려던 참이었어.
Bob was on the point of leaving when I rang him up.
톰, 네가 이제서야 오다니! 난 막 자살할까 그냥 자러갈까 고민하던 참이었었는데.
Now you come, Tom! I was just debating whether to kill myself or just go to sleep.
목욕을 막 시작한 참이야.
I've just got in the bath.
아주 바쁜 나날을 보내던 참이었어.
I've had a very busy day.
회식에서 마신 소주 병 반 덕분에 요의와 갈증을 함께 느끼고 깨어난 참이었다.
I had just woken up, having felt simultaneously thirst and a desire to urinate thanks to the half bottle of soju I had drunk at the company group dinner.