정도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 程度.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋdo̞]

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• Phonetic hangul: [정도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongdo
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngdo
Yale Romanization?	cengto

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 정도의 / 정도에 / 정도까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

정도 • (jeongdo) (hanja 程度)

1. degree, extent

   당연히 그 정도야 해 줄 순 있지. (casual)

   Dang'yeonhi geu jeongdoya hae jul sun itji.

   Of course, I can do that for you.

   한국어는 어느 정도 하실 수 있나요? (polite)

   Han'gugeo-neun eoneu jeongdo hasil su innayo?

   How well can you speak Korean?

2. an approximate amount

   얼마나 컸었냐고 물어보시는 거면, 이 정도로 컸었어요. (colloquial)

   Eolmana keosseonnyago mureobosineun geomyeon, i jeongdoro keosseosseoyo.

   Well, If you're asking how big it was. It was about yay big.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 正道.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋdo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)도]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongdo
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngdo
Yale Romanization?	cēngto

Noun

정도 • (jeongdo) (hanja 正道)

1. right way; correct path