Korean word

발길

Pronunciation

Romanizationpalgil

Meaning

  • nounvisit

Example

명절이면 친척들의 발길이 이어진다.myeong jeo ri myeon chin cheok tteu rui pal gi ri i eo jin da

During the holidays, visits from relatives continue.

Illustration for 발길 (visit)

More examples

리모델링 후 손님들의 발길이 서서히 이어졌다.ri mo del ling hu son nim deu rui pal gi ri seo seo hi i eo jeot tta

After the remodeling, visits from customers gradually continued.

Core concept

A stream of people's steps leading into a place, viewed as the visits and visitor traffic that result.

Common phrases

  • 발길이 이어지다pal gi ri i eo ji da

    visits continue

  • 발길을 돌리다pal gi reul tol li da

    turn away

  • 발길이 끊기다pal gi ri kkeun ki da

    visits stop

Similar words

방문pangmun: The act of going to or coming to a particular place for a visit.
손님sonnim: A person who comes to be welcomed or served.
발걸음palkkeoreum: The pattern and speed shown by a person's steps while walking.
왕래wangnae: The movement of people or things back and forth between places.

Definition in Korean

사람들의 발걸음이 어떤 장소에 모이거나 계속 이어지는 것, 또는 그런 방문 자체를 가리키는 말sa ram deu rui pal kkeo reu mi eo tteon chang so e mo i geo na kye sok i eo ji neun keot tto neun keu reon pang mun cha che reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

The native Korean compound 발길 (balgil, "a person's steps") combines 발 (bal, "foot") and 길 (gil, "road"), linking steps toward a place with the visits they bring.

Usage tips

  • This word is useful when describing a place gaining or losing visitors over time rather than recording one person's visit.

Other meanings

  • footstepsnoun

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