Korean word

첫

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheot

Meaning

  • determinerfirst

Example

첫날에 긴장했어요.cheon na re kin jang hae sseo yo

I was nervous on the first day.

Illustration for 첫 (first)

More examples

첫만남이 기억에 남아요.cheon man na mi ki eo ge na ma yo

I remember the first meeting.

Core concept

The starting point of a group or sequence, marked before the noun it describes.

Common phrases

  • 첫날cheon nal

    first day

  • 첫번째cheot ppeon jjae

    first

  • 첫만남cheon man nam

    first meeting

Similar words

첫번째cheotppeonjjae: Marks a noun as the first one when items are counted.
첫째cheotjjae: Marks a noun as the first item in an ordered list.

Definition in Korean

명사를 한정해 그 대상이 시간이나 순서에서 맨 처음임을 나타내는 관형사로, 항상 뒤에 명사를 수반한다.myeong sa reul han jeong hae keu tae sang i si ga ni na sun seo e seo maen cheo eu mi meul na ta nae neun kwan hyeong sa ro hang sang twi e myeong sa reul su ban han da

Word origin

The word is an old native Korean form whose detailed historical development is uncertain.

Usage tips

  • English learners can remember that this word works like first in first day, but not like first when it stands by itself.

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