사실
sasil
Vocab · 1 sense
actually, in fact
Examples
사실 나도 벌레를 무서워해.
Actually, I'm afraid of bugs, too.
When you'd hear it
사실 is common in both conversation and writing, including casual admissions in dramas and neutral workplace or public speech. It often appears at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a fact or a slight correction.
What learners get wrong
사실 means “in fact” or “actually,” not simply “really” as an intensifier. Use 진짜 for “really” in casual emphasis, while 사실 presents something as true or factual.
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