Usages of ~bakke
지금 5분밖에 없어요.jigeum 5bunbakke eobseoyo.
I only have five minutes now.
다른 방법밖에 없어서 우리는 배달을 기다렸어.dareun bangbeopbakke eobseoseo urineun baedareul gidaryeosseo.
There was no other way, so we waited for delivery.
지금은 현금밖에 없어서 카드 결제를 못 해요, 그리고 시간도 충분하지 않아요.jigeumeun hyeongeumbakke eobseoseo kadeu gyeoljereul mos haeyo, geurigo sigando chungbunhaji anhayo.
Right now I only have cash, so I can’t pay by card, and we also don’t have enough time.
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