N밖에 There are no other options or the speaker thinks something is not sufficient

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여기는 주차할 데가 없네요.

Here, there is no space to park a car.

저기는 어때요? 저기밖에 없는 것 같아요.

How about over there? It seems that is the only space available.

너무 좁지 않아요? 제 차가 저 사이에 들어갈 수 있을까요?

Isn't it too narrow? Can my car get in between them?

네, 들어갈 수 있을 것 같아요. 한번 해 보세요. 제가 봐 드릴게요.

Yes, it can. Please try. I will watch it for you.

고마워요. 주차하는 게 제일 어려워요.

Thank you. Parking a car is the most difficult.

잘하시는데요.

You are good at it though.

N밖에

It is used when there are no other options or the speaker thinks something is not sufficient. '안', '못', or '없다' comes after it, and it is not used in a suggestion or imperative sentence.

지난번 모임에 열 명밖에 참석을 안 했어요.

Only ten attended the last meeting.

그 식당에는 메뉴가 세 가지밖에 없어요.

There are only three kinds of menus at this restaurant.

왜 빵을 두 개밖에 안 줘?

Why do they give us only two pieces of bread?

Related words

주차하다 to park a car

사이 between

참석 to attend

메뉴 a menu

가지 a kind

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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