켤레
Romanisation: kyeolle
pair (counter for shoes and socks)
Example sentence
구두 한 켤레를 샀어요.
Gudu han kyeollereul sasseoyo.
I bought a pair of dress shoes.
What 켤레 means
켤레 (kyeolle) is a Korean word meaning “pair (counter for shoes and socks)”. It belongs to the Numbers & Measure topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Korean.
More Numbers & Measure words
Level 2
위안
wian
yuan (currency)
장
jang
measure word (flat things)
벌
beol
measure word (clothes)
킬로그램
killogeuraem
kilogram
대
dae
measure word for machines
쪽
jjok
page
센티미터
sentimiteo
centimeter
종류
jongnyu
type; category
인분
inbun
measure word (portion/serving)
끼
kki
measure word for meals
킬로미터
killomiteo
kilometer