さっき

さ

っ

き

Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 500

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a point in the recent past, typically within the same day or conversation. Used adverbially or as a noun.

ここ

に

い

た

の

に

、

もう

い

ない

。

He was here just a moment ago, but he's already gone.

さっきの話はなし、もう一いち度ど聞きかせて。

Tell me again about what you were saying earlier.

さっきから〈動どう詞し〉to have been doing something since a while ago
さっきからずっと考かんがえているんだ。
I've been thinking about it for a while now.
さっきの〈事こと〉the thing/matter from earlier
さっきの話はなし、まだ覚おぼえてる?
Do you still remember what we talked about earlier?

たった今いまN4
たった今 stresses an even more immediate 'just this second' moment, while さっき allows for a slightly broader 'a while ago' range.
ただいまN5
さっき is the casual way to say 'a moment ago', while ただいま (sense 3) is its more polite and formal counterpart.
ついN3
さっき is a casual noun/adverb meaning 'a little while ago', while つい stresses how recent or sudden the timing feels, as in つい先ほど.

後あとでN5
さっき points to a moment in the recent past, while 後で points to a moment in the near future.

先さきほどpolite 丁寧語N2
先ほど is the formal/polite counterpart of さっき, used in business or polite speech to refer to the same recent past moment.

先さきN2
先 written the same way but read さき means 'ahead' or 'previous point,' whereas さっき (also written 先) specifically means 'a short while ago'.

さっきUsage100%
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
先さっき
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should prefer the kana spelling.

Developed from 先, “earlier; previously,” through gemination of the medial consonant. It came to denote the recent past, “a short while ago.”