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 prescriptive 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)
- first steps; basics; fundamentals
- 영어 첫걸음
- yeong'eo cheotgeoreum
- fundamentals of English