TOPIK 1-2

사이usage

between; relationship

With two nouns in the form N과/와 N 사이, 사이 refers to the space between them. It can also refer to the interval between two times, as in 점심과 저녁 사이. In expressions such as 친구 사이 and 가까운 사이, it describes the relationship between people.

접속 conjugation

  • Between two things
    • N과/와 N 사이 — 책상과 침대 사이
    • 집과 학교 사이
  • N 사이에 (location) / N 사이로 (movement through)
    • 두 건물 사이에
    • 나무 사이로
  • Relationships
    • N 사이: 친구 사이
    • 가까운 사이

예문

EXAMPLES
은행과 우체국 사이에 빵집이 있어요.
There’s a bakery between the bank and the post office.from 2026.10.07 Wed the examples
주말에는 거의 그래요. 저기 떡집과 빵집 사이에 작은 가게가 있는데, 거기 꽈배기도 맛있어요.
It's pretty much always like this on weekends. There's a little shop between the rice cake shop and the bakery over there, and their twisted doughnuts are delicious too.from 2026.10.07 Wed from.旅遊對話
책상과 침대 사이에 가방이 있어요.
There is a bag between the desk and the bed.from 2026.10.08 Thu the examples
두 건물 사이에 작은 카페가 있어요.
There is a small café between the two buildings.from 2026.10.08 Thu the examples
설문은 사람들의 응답에 의한 결과라서, 커피 때문에 오래 산다고는 말할 수 없어. 둘 사이에 관계가 보인다는 것뿐이야.
A survey is based on people's responses, so you can't say that coffee makes people live longer. It only shows that there's a relationship between the two.from 2026.10.08 Thu the everyday dialogue
※가운데 can refer to the center of several things or mean “among them,” while 사이 refers to a gap or relationship between two things or people 중간 emphasizes the exact midpoint, while 사이 can refer to any point between two things

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