정말로

Korean

Etymology

정말 (jeongmal) + 로 (ro)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongmallo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongmallo
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngmallo
Yale Romanization?	cēngmallo

Adverb

정말로 • (jeongmallo)

1. really; truly

   하지만 정말로 미안해.

   hajiman jeongmallo mianhae.

   But I'm sorry. Truly.