English–Korean

“five” in Korean

Korean

Also오 (o)

Pronunciation

Romanizationtaseot

Example

사과가 다섯 개 있어요.sa gwa ga ta seot kae i sseo yo

There are five apples.

Illustration for 다섯 (five)

How to say “five” in Korean

“Five” in Korean is 다섯 (taseot).

Five as a basic quantity in spoken Korean.

Full entry for 다섯: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 다섯

버스가 다섯 분 후에 도착해요.peo seu ga ta seot pun hu e to cha kae yo

The bus arrives in five minutes.

Tips for using 다섯

  • The native form is especially useful in everyday counting, while the Sino-Korean form appears in many dates, measurements, and formal number expressions.

Other Korean words for “five”

2

오

o

numeralfive

오 분만 기다려 주세요.o pun man ki da ryeo chu se yo

Please wait just five minutes.

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