English–Korean

“seventy” in Korean

Korean

Also칠십 (chilsip)

Pronunciation

Romanizationilheun

Example

가게에 일흔 명이 있었어요.ka ge e il heun myeong i i sseo sseo yo

There were seventy people in the store.

Illustration for 일흔 (seventy)

How to say “seventy” in Korean

“Seventy” in Korean is 일흔 (ilheun).

A group of seventy people or things counted together.

Full entry for 일흔: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 일흔

우리 동네에는 일흔 년 된 나무가 있어요.u ri tong ne e neun il heun nyeon toen na mu ga i sseo yo

There is a seventy-year-old tree in our neighborhood.

Tips for using 일흔

  • Native Korean tens do not follow one simple pattern, so learning this word as a whole makes quick counting easier.

Other Korean words for “seventy”

가게에서 칠십 원짜리 사탕을 샀어요.ka ge e seo chil sip won jja ri sa tang eul sa sseo yo

I bought candy that cost 70 won at the store.

“seventy” in other languages