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How do you say "twenty" in Korean?
스물
seumul
In Korean, "twenty" is 스물.
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Pronunciation
Say 'seu-mul' with two syllables, 'seu' and 'mul' rhyming with 'dull.'
Writing and usage
Two Hangul blocks: 스물. Native Korean, 'ㅅ' starts, 'ㅡ' vowel, then 'ㅁ' ends.
Example sentence
스물 하나가 다음이다.
Twenty-one comes next.
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How to remember 스물
Seumul is the native Korean for twenty, different from the '2 x 10' formula starting now.
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Questions about 스물
How do you say "twenty" in Korean?
In Korean, "twenty" is 스물. It is a noun.
How is 스물 written in Korean?
Two Hangul blocks: 스물. Native Korean, 'ㅅ' starts, 'ㅡ' vowel, then 'ㅁ' ends.
How is 스물 used in a sentence?
Use 스물 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 스물 하나가 다음이다. (Twenty-one comes next.).
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