일단

ildan · [일딴]

first · in the first place · to begin with · for the time being

adverbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. first; in the first place; to begin withFirst of all.
  2. for the time being; for the present; for a whileFor the moment.
  3. onceIf one does something one time.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

일딴 · noun

  1. one endOne end of something.
  2. partA part of an object or incident.

Written Forms

일단Hangul
一旦Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

First of all, you should use formal, respectful language.

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일단 아메리카노 먼저 부탁드릴게요.

For now, I'll take the Americano first, please.

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No, that will be all for now.

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Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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