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How do you say "twenty-one" in Korean?
이십일
i sip il
In Korean, "twenty-one" is 이십일.
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Pronunciation
Say 'i sip il' as three separate syllables, using the Sino-Korean system.
Writing and usage
Three Hangul blocks: 이십일. Sino-Korean numerals, 'ㅂ' ends first and second blocks.
Example sentence
이십일이 제 첫 번째 나이다.
Twenty-one was my first age.
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How to remember 이십일
I sip il is '2 10 1' in Sino-Korean, a different system than native numbers.
Related words
- fourteen 열넷 yeolnet
- ninety-five 구십오 gu sip o
- ninety-one 구십일 gu sip il
- ninety-six 구십육 gu sip yuk
- rich 부자한 bujahan
- seventy-five 칠십오 chil sip o
- sick 아픈 apeun
- sleet 진눈깨비 jinnunkkaebi
- twenty-two 이십이 i sip i
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Questions about 이십일
How do you say "twenty-one" in Korean?
In Korean, "twenty-one" is 이십일. It is a noun.
How is 이십일 written in Korean?
Three Hangul blocks: 이십일. Sino-Korean numerals, 'ㅂ' ends first and second blocks.
How is 이십일 used in a sentence?
Use 이십일 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 이십일이 제 첫 번째 나이다. (Twenty-one was my first age.).
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