이나마

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Even if only a little

It admits that what follows is small or inadequate and insists it still counts: I hope it is of at least some help, easing their day even a little, at least in words. Six of these eight lines are the same phrase, 조금이나마, meaning even if only slightly, which is the form you will meet most often. It sounds modest and mildly formal, and after a vowel it appears as 나마.

Register: modest, slightly formal

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[잠깐이라도 기분 좋아지는] 그냥 잠깐  기분이 좋으셨으면 좋겠어요