Which 26 do I use?
| Use | Korean | Sounds like | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgeNative | 스물여섯 살 | seumuryeoseot sal | 26 years old |
| Counting thingsNative | 스물여섯 개 | seumuryeoseot gae | 26 items |
| PeopleNative | 스물여섯 명 | seumuryeoseot myeong | 26 people |
| MinutesSino | 이십육 분 | isimnyuk bun | 26 minutes |
| MoneySino | 이십육 원 | isimnyuk won | ₩26 |
| Price in thousandsSino | 이만 육천 원 | iman yukcheon won | ₩26,000 |
| DateSino | 이십육 일 | isimnyuk il | the 26th of the month |
| Floor, room, busSino | 이십육 층 | isimnyuk cheung | floor 26 |
| OrderNative | 스물여섯 번째 | seumuryeoseot beonjjae | number 26 in order |
Good to know
- 이십육 is written that way but said [이심뉵]: nasalization (before ㄴ).
How 이십육 is built
이십육 is 이 (2) × 십 (10) + 육 (6). Once you know 1 to 10, Sino-Korean numbers build themselves. In native Korean, the tens have their own words (열, 스물, 서른, 마흔, 쉰, 예순, 일흔, 여든, 아흔), so 스물여섯 has to be learned.
이ㅇ+ㅣ십ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅂ육ㅇ+ㅠ+ㄱ
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say 26 in Korean?
There are two ways: 이십육 (isimnyuk) from the Sino-Korean system and 스물여섯 (seumuryeoseot) from the native Korean system.
How do you say "I am 26 years old" in Korean?
스물여섯 살이에요 (seumuryeoseot sarieyo). Age uses native Korean numbers.
How do you say ₩26,000 in Korean?
이만 육천 원 (iman yukcheon 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