what is the meaning? Thank you
Someone said this:
오늘은 일단 자러가야 해요.
Is it " That's all for today"
or " Today now try to make my kid sleep once"??
Dictionary says 일단 means once...what is it trying to say in this sentence.

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I'd say.. "(First of all,) wrap it up for today and I will have to go to sleep."
오늘은 일단 = 오늘은 일단 (여기까지 하고)
자러 가야 해요 = 자러 가야 할 것 같아요

\^o^/

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sometimes,일단 and 먼저 are the same.it means "first", especially in spoken Korean. 
for example,[일단 밥부터 먹고 얘기하자],it means [Let's eat first, and then we'll talk.]
so,[오늘은 일단 자러가야 해요.] means [just sleep first]

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"일단" has another meaning and it means "first for a while" here.
"자러 가다" means "go to sleep" literally.
So, the sentence could be translated as "For today, I have to sleep first for a while."

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