No. 98 in Korean
첫
"첫" means "first" in English.
In a sentence
저는 첫 수업날에 늦지 않았습니다.
I was not late on the first day of class.
The word "첫" indicates the ordinal concept of "the first" in connection to the noun "수업날" meaning "class day".
그는 그의 첫 사랑을 절대 잊지 못할 것입니다.
He will never forget his first love.
Here, "첫" is used to describe "사랑" (love), denoting the initial or first experience of a specific sentiment.
우리의 첫 번째 여행은 정말 신났습니다.
Our first trip was truly exciting.
In this context, "첫 번째" (a variation using "첫" with "번째" enhancing the ordinal nuance) specifies the inaugural occurrence of an event, the "trip".
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