Which 74 do I use?
| Use | Korean | Sounds like | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgeNative | 일흔네 살 | ilheunne sal | 74 years old |
| Counting thingsNative | 일흔네 개 | ilheunne gae | 74 items |
| PeopleNative | 일흔네 명 | ilheunne myeong | 74 people |
| MoneySino | 칠십사 원 | chilsipsa won | ₩74 |
| Price in thousandsSino | 칠만 사천 원 | chilman sacheon won | ₩74,000 |
| Floor, room, busSino | 칠십사 층 | chilsipsa cheung | floor 74 |
| OrderNative | 일흔네 번째 | ilheunne beonjjae | number 74 in order |
Good to know
- Before a counter word, 일흔넷 shortens to 일흔네: 일흔네 개 (74 things), 일흔네 살 (74 years old).
How 칠십사 is built
칠십사 is 칠 (7) × 십 (10) + 사 (4). Once you know 1 to 10, Sino-Korean numbers build themselves. In native Korean, the tens have their own words (열, 스물, 서른, 마흔, 쉰, 예순, 일흔, 여든, 아흔), so 일흔넷 has to be learned.
칠ㅊ+ㅣ+ㄹ십ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅂ사ㅅ+ㅏ
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say 74 in Korean?
There are two ways: 칠십사 (chilsipsa) from the Sino-Korean system and 일흔넷 (ilheunnet) from the native Korean system.
How do you say "I am 74 years old" in Korean?
일흔네 살이에요 (ilheunne sarieyo). Age uses native Korean numbers.
How do you say ₩74,000 in Korean?
칠만 사천 원 (chilman sacheon won). Money always uses Sino-Korean numbers, and Korean counts big amounts in units of 10,000 (만).
Romanization: Revised Romanization of Korean, with sound changes. Audio: a recorded native-sounding Korean voice.
Last checked: 2026-10-20