Korean Conversation · Level 191
15 words
Korean word
여덟
Pronunciation
Romanizationyeodeol
Meaning
- numeraleight
Example
컵을 여덟 개 주세요.keo beul yeo deol kae chu se yo
Please give me eight cups.
More examples
회의는 여덟시에 시작해요.hoe ui neun yeo deol ssi e si ja kae yo
The meeting starts at eight o'clock.
Core concept
The number eight used to count a set, tell an age, or name an hour.
Common phrases
여덟개yeo deol kkae
eight items
여덟시yeo deol ssi
eight o'clock
여덟명yeo deom myeong
eight people
여덟살yeo deol ssal
eight years old
Similar words
팔pal: A Korean word for eight that comes from a Chinese character and is used in numbers, ages, and times.
일곱ilgop: A native Korean number word for seven, used to show a count or position in a sequence.
Definition in Korean
여덟은 한국어 고유 수사로서 사물·사람의 수와 시각·나이 따위가 8임을 나타내는 말이다.yeo deol beun han gu geo ko yu su sa ro seo sa mul sa ra mui su wa si gak na i tta wi ga 8 i meul na ta nae neun ma ri da
Word origin
As a native Korean counting word, it developed within Korean and is not a Korean reading of the Chinese character for eight.
Usage tips
- Korean often pairs numbers with counters for objects, people, and other things, so learning this word with common counters makes counting sentences easier to understand.