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