How do you pronounce 몇 살이에요??

Say it as 멷 싸리에요?. 살이 flows as sa-ri with a light r.

How to say “How old are you?” in Korean

몇 살이에요? (myeot sarieyo?).

몇 살이에요?

myeot sarieyo?

Said as 멷 싸리에요?

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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.

ㅁ“m”consonant

ㅕ“yeo”vowel

ㅊ“t”end consonant

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몇“myeot”block

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 멷 싸리에요?.

Looks like몇but say멷

A final ㅊ is pronounced as an unreleased t sound.

Looks like몇 살but say멷 쌀

After the t-stop, ㅅ becomes tense like ㅆ.

Looks like살이but say사리

The final ㄹ slides over to start the next syllable because it begins with a silent ㅇ.

Tip: 살이 flows as sa-ri with a light r.