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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries가끔
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gakkeum
"우리는 가끔 만난다."
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From time to time; occasionally; intermittently.
"We still meet for coffee now and then to catch up on old times."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English combinations of temporal adverbs, where 'nū' (now) and 'þænne' (then) coalesced into an idiomatic pairing by the Middle English period. It evolved to express irregular, intermittent occurrence rather than strict sequential time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Now and then" is said worldwide
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de temps en temps
Transliteration: də tɑ̃ ɑ̃ tɑ̃
"Nous nous voyons de temps en temps."
ab und zu
Transliteration: ap ʊnt tsuː
"Wir treffen uns ab und zu auf einen Kaffee."
ogni tanto
Transliteration: ˈoɲɲi ˈtanto
"Ci incontriamo ogni tanto."
de vez en cuando
Transliteration: de βez en ˈkwando
"Nos vemos de vez en cuando."
de vez em quando
Transliteration: dʒi ˈvɛz ẽ ˈkwɐ̃du
"Nós nos vemos de vez em quando."
कभी-कभार
Transliteration: kabhī-kabhār
"हम कभी-कभार मिलते हैं।"
偶尔
Transliteration: ǒu'ěr
"我们偶尔会见面。"
가끔
Transliteration: gakkeum
"우리는 가끔 만난다."
時々
Transliteration: tokidoki
"私たちは時々会います。"
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