70 in Korean
Nearby Korean Numbers
70 in Other Languages
About 70 in Korean
The number 70 in Korean is 칠십 (chilship). The ordinal form — used for rankings, dates, and sequences — is 일흔째 (ilheunjae). The native counting form is 일흔 (ilheun).
In mathematics, 70 is even. 70 is a number worth knowing in Korean — it appears in real-world contexts like ages, distances, prices, and time expressions.
For anyone learning Korean, numbers like 70 are essential early targets. They appear in tasks as common as buying a coffee, reading a menu, catching a bus, or asking someone their age.
Learning Numbers in Korean
What makes Korean numbers challenging
Two complete number systems (Sino-Korean and native Korean) must be used in the right contexts — using the wrong one sounds unnatural. Native Korean numbers change form when combined with counters (hana becomes han, dul becomes du, set becomes se). Like Japanese, Korean groups large numbers by 10,000 (만/man), requiring English speakers to mentally regroup. Sino-Korean numbers are short monosyllables (il, i, sam) that can blur together at speed. Knowing which system to use (Sino for dates/money/phone, native for counting/age) is essential.
Tips for learning Korean numbers
Learn Sino-Korean numbers first — they are simpler, shorter, and cover phone numbers, dates, prices, and addresses. Then learn native Korean 1-99 for counting objects and telling age. Practice the man (10,000) grouping system with Korean won amounts (prices are usually in thousands or ten-thousands). For phone numbers, Sino-Korean is always used. KakaoTalk conversations often include numbers, making them good practice material.