No. 137 in Korean
처음
"처음" means "the first time" or "the beginning."
In a sentence
처음 뵙겠습니다.
Nice to meet you for the first time.
Here, "처음" implies the first time meeting someone, used in a formal greeting.
이 영화를 처음 봤을 때 정말 감동적이었어요.
When I watched this movie for the first time, it was truly touching.
In this sentence, "처음" indicates the first occurrence of viewing the movie.
저는 방에서 음악을 들으며 처음으로 그림을 그리기 시작했어요.
I started drawing for the first time while listening to music in my room.
"처음으로" here emphasizes the initiation or starting point of an action.
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