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How do you say "seventeen" in Korean?
열일곱
yeorilgob
In Korean, "seventeen" is 열일곱.
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Pronunciation
Say 'yeo-ril-gop' with three syllables, 'yeol' + 'ilgop' (seven).
Writing and usage
Three Hangul blocks: 열일곱. Native Korean compound, 'ㄹ' appears twice.
Example sentence
열일곱이 많다.
Seventeen is many.
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How to remember 열일곱
Yeorilgob is 'ten-seven', where the compound starts showing vowel variation.
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Questions about 열일곱
How do you say "seventeen" in Korean?
In Korean, "seventeen" is 열일곱. It is a noun.
How is 열일곱 written in Korean?
Three Hangul blocks: 열일곱. Native Korean compound, 'ㄹ' appears twice.
How is 열일곱 used in a sentence?
Use 열일곱 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 열일곱이 많다. (Seventeen is many.).
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