Difference between right now and these days in Korean

이때·요즘

right now

이때right now

이때 (this time / at this moment) means a specific time in a situation. You use it when you want to point to the moment when something happens. It can mean “right now” in a picture or “at that time” in a short story.

these days

요즘these days

These days means now or in the recent time. You use it to talk about something that is happening often these days (요즘). It is very common in everyday conversation about your life, feelings, weather, school, or home.

The difference

right now (이때) and these days (요즘) are nearby Korean vocabulary items learners often meet together. Use “right now” when 이때 (this time / at this moment) means a specific time in a situation. You use it when you want to point to the moment when something happ… Use “these days” when These days means now or in the recent time. You use it to talk about something that is happening often these days (요즘). It is very common…