How old are you?
Hilal just asked how old your little sibling is, and you panicked and quoted him a coffee price.
Fix my age crimeThe words — How old are you?
Two number systems, one language, zero warnings. Korean did not consult us.
MeaningHow old are you? (chunk — memorize as one piece)
힐랄, 몇 살이에요?
Hilal, how old are you?
MeaningI am eight years old
누줌은 여덟 살이에요. 그런데 누줌이 벌써 커피를 마셔요.
Nujoom is eight years old. But Nujoom already drinks coffee.
MeaningMy younger sibling is seven years old
동생은 일곱 살이에요. 동생이 누줌보다 커피를 더 많이 마셔요.
My younger sibling is seven years old. My sibling drinks more coffee than Nujoom.
Meaningtwenty years old (age — not the money word)
카페 커피는 이십 원이에요. 하지만 힐랄은 스무 살이 아니에요.
The café coffee is twenty won. But Hilal is not twenty years old.
The scene — How old are you?
Hilal knocks with a cake, ten candles lit, and refuses to say whose birthday it is.
- 케이크 있어요!I have a cake!
- 촛불이 열 개예요!There are ten candles!
- 이건 원이에요, 살이 아니에요.That's won, not years.
- 동생은 일곱 살이에요. 열 살 아니에요.My younger sibling is seven years old. Not ten.
- 그럼 이 케이크는 누구 거예요?Then whose cake is this?
- 스무 살이에요! 저요!Twenty years old! Me!
The idea — How old are you?
몇 살이에요? (myeot sarieyo?) means 'how old are you?' — and the answer to age always uses the native numbers with 살, so 20 years old is 스무 살, not 이십 살.
Next time someone in the family asks your age, you already have the exact chunk ready — no translating in your head, no reaching for the money numbers by accident.
Questions about How old are you?
How do you say 'How old are you?' in Korean?
You say 몇 살이에요? (myeot sarieyo?) — memorize it as one chunk meaning 'How old are you?'
How do you say 'I am eight years old' in Korean?
You say 여덟 살이에요 (yeodeol sarieyo), meaning 'I am eight years old.'
What number system does Korean use for age?
Korean always uses the native number system with 살 for age, so 20 years old is 스무 살, not 이십 살.
How do you say 'twenty years old' in Korean?
You say 스무 살 (seumu sal) for 'twenty years old' — this is the age word, not the money word.
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