일곱

ilgop · TOPIK 1

seven (native Korean)

7️⃣ sounds like ill-gope: seven days of being ill and you gulp medicine

일곱 (il-gop) is the native Korean seven, used for counting things and ages. Hook the sound to ill + gulp: a week has seven days, and a week of being ill means gulping medicine. Pairs with 여섯 (six) and 여덟 (eight).

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