Korean word

칠십

Pronunciation

Romanizationchilsip

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.

우리 할아버지는 칠십 살이세요.u ri ha ra beo ji neun chil sip sa ri se yo

My grandfather is seventy years old.

The number reached by counting seven groups of ten.

일흔ilheun: A native Korean number for seventy, often used for ages and for counting people or things.

한자 수사로 일곱이 열 단위로 모여 이루어진 수를 가리키는 말han ja su sa ro il go bi yeol ta nwi ro mo yeo i ru eo jin su reul ka ri ki neun mal

Its meaning is built from the Sino-Korean words for seven and ten, making the multiplication clear in the word itself.

When Korean gives an exact price or quantity, this Sino-Korean number is natural, whereas age is commonly expressed with native Korean numbers.