Which 10 do I use?
| Use | Korean | Sounds like | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgeNative | 열 살 | yeol sal | 10 years old |
| Counting thingsNative | 열 개 | yeol gae | 10 items |
| PeopleNative | 열 명 | yeol myeong | 10 people |
| Hour on the clockNative | 열 시 | yeol si | 10 o'clock |
| MinutesSino | 십 분 | sip bun | 10 minutes |
| MoneySino | 십 원 | sip won | ₩10 |
| Price in thousandsSino | 만 원 | man won | ₩10,000 |
| MonthSino | 시월 | siwol | October |
| DateSino | 십 일 | sip il | the 10th of the month |
| Floor, room, busSino | 십 층 | sip cheung | floor 10 |
| OrderNative | 열 번째 | yeol beonjjae | number 10 in order |
Good to know
- October is 시월, not 십월, for the same reason.
How 십 is built
십 is 십 (ten). In native Korean, the tens have their own words (열, 스물, 서른, 마흔, 쉰, 예순, 일흔, 여든, 아흔), so 열 has to be learned.
십ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅂ
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say 10 in Korean?
There are two ways: 십 (sip) from the Sino-Korean system and 열 (yeol) from the native Korean system.
How do you say "I am 10 years old" in Korean?
열 살이에요 (yeol sarieyo). Age uses native Korean numbers.
How do you say ₩10,000 in Korean?
만 원 (man won). Money always uses Sino-Korean numbers, and Korean counts big amounts in units of 10,000 (만).
Romanization: Revised Romanization of Korean, with sound changes. Audio: a recorded native-sounding Korean voice.
Last checked: 2026-10-20