Korean word

발걸음

Pronunciation

Romanizationpalkkeoreum

Meaning

  • nounpace

Example

비가 와서 사람들의 발걸음이 빨라졌다.pi ga wa seo sa ram deu rui pal kkeo reu mi ppal la jeot tta

Because it was raining, people's pace quickened.

Illustration for 발걸음 (pace)

More examples

짐을 내려놓자 그녀의 발걸음이 가벼워졌다.chi meul nae ryeo no cha keu nyeo ui pal kkeo reu mi ka byeo wo jeot tta

When she set her luggage down, her step became lighter.

Core concept

The visible pattern of a person's steps, including the speed and feeling it conveys.

Common phrases

  • 발걸음이 가볍다pal kkeo reu mi ka byeop tta

    light step

  • 발걸음이 느리다pal kkeo reu mi neu ri da

    slow pace

Similar words

걸음keoreum: One movement of a foot while walking.
걸음걸이keoreumgeori: A person's habitual way of walking, including posture and movement.
발자국paljaguk: A footprint left by a person's or animal's foot.
발소리palsori: A sound made when a foot strikes the ground.

Definition in Korean

발걸음은 걸을 때 한 번 발을 디디는 동작 자체와 그로 드러나는 사람의 속도나 기분을 가리키는 명사pal kkeo reu meun keo reul ttae han peon pa reul ti di neun tong jak cha che wa keu ro teu reo na neun sa ra mui sok tto na ki bu neul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

The compound joins the Korean words for foot and step, so a physical footfall naturally extends to the pace or feeling shown by it.

Usage tips

  • In descriptions of people arriving, leaving, or hurrying, this word can show urgency or mood through the way they move.

Other meanings

  • gaitnoun
  • stepnoun

Opposites

  • 제자리걸음chejarigeoreumwalking in placenoun

Related words

  • 걸음걸이keoreumgeorigaitnoun
  • 걸음마keoreummafirst stepsnoun

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