TOPIK · Level 59
15 words
Korean word
일흔
Pronunciation
Romanizationilheun
Meaning
- numeralseventy
Example
가게에 일흔 명이 있었어요.ka ge e il heun myeong i i sseo sseo yo
There were seventy people in the store.
More examples
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.
Core concept
A group of seventy people or things counted together.
Common phrases
일흔 살il heun sal
seventy years old
일흔 명il heun myeong
seventy people
일흔 년il heun nyeon
seventy years
Similar words
칠십chilsip: The number seventy, formed as seven groups of ten, used for exact prices or quantities.
예순yesun: The number sixty, especially when stating a person's age.
여든yeodeun: The number eighty, used for ages or for counting amounts.
Definition in Korean
일흔은 한국어의 고유 수사로서 칠십을 가리키는 말이며 명사와 함께 수를 셀 때 주로 쓰인다.il heu neun han gu geo ui ko yu su sa ro seo chil si beul ka ri ki neun ma ri myeo myeong sa wa ham kke su reul sel ttae chu ro sseu in da
Word origin
It is an old native Korean number word from the Korean counting system, not a Chinese-derived form.
Usage tips
- Native Korean tens do not follow one simple pattern, so learning this word as a whole makes quick counting easier.