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TOPIK 1number

열

yeol

native · counting things, hours, age · 11–19: 열하나, 열둘 … (열한 개, 열두 시)

ten

Example

사과 열 개를 샀어요.

I bought ten apples.

Word parts

Homonym: 열 also means heat or fever (열이 나요 = I have a fever).

Good to know

Teens combine 열 + number: 열하나 (11), 열둘 (12). Before counters: 열한 시, 열두 시.

TOPIK 1noun

열

yeol

열이 · 열을

fever; heat

Example

아이가 열이 나서 학교에 못 갔어요.

The child had a fever and couldn't go to school.

Word parts

열 heat

Good to know

'To have a fever' is 열이 나다. Don't confuse with the native number 열 (ten).