This is the 6330th most frequent Korean word.
아까
"아까" means "a while ago" in English.
The word '아까' denotes a short time before the present.
아까 본 영화는 정말 재미있었어요.
The movie I watched earlier was really interesting.
Here '아까' represents an earlier point in the day.
아까 친구에게 연락이 왔어요.
I received a message from my friend a while ago.
In this context, '아까' refers to an action in the recent past.