Which 50 do I use?
| Use | Korean | Sounds like | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgeNative | 쉰 살 | swin sal | 50 years old |
| Counting thingsNative | 쉰 개 | swin gae | 50 items |
| PeopleNative | 쉰 명 | swin myeong | 50 people |
| MinutesSino | 오십 분 | osip bun | 50 minutes |
| MoneySino | 오십 원 | osip won | ₩50 |
| Price in thousandsSino | 오만 원 | oman won | ₩50,000 |
| Floor, room, busSino | 오십 층 | osip cheung | floor 50 |
| OrderNative | 쉰 번째 | swin beonjjae | number 50 in order |
How 오십 is built
오십 is 오 (5) × 십 (ten). In native Korean, the tens have their own words (열, 스물, 서른, 마흔, 쉰, 예순, 일흔, 여든, 아흔), so 쉰 has to be learned.
오ㅇ+ㅗ십ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅂ
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say 50 in Korean?
There are two ways: 오십 (osip) from the Sino-Korean system and 쉰 (swin) from the native Korean system.
How do you say "I am 50 years old" in Korean?
쉰 살이에요 (swin sarieyo). Age uses native Korean numbers.
How do you say ₩50,000 in Korean?
오만 원 (oman 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