첫걸음

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 첫 걸음 (cheot georeum)

Etymology

From 첫 (cheot) +‎ 걸음 (georeum).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹t̚k͈ʌ̹ɾɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [첟꺼름]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheotgeoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheosgeol'eum
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏtkŏrŭm
Yale Romanization?cheskel.um

Noun

첫걸음 • (cheotgeoreum)

  1. first steps; basics; fundamentals
    영어 첫걸음
    yeong'eo cheotgeoreum
    fundamentals of English
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