먼저
meonjeo · TOPIK 1
first, beforehand
🥇 Sounds like MUN-juh: Monday, the day that comes first
먼저 (meonjeo) means first or beforehand. The opening syllable is close to the Mon in Monday, the day that leads the working week. Say 먼저 before the thing you do ahead of everything else: 먼저 가요 = I'll go first.