English–Korean
“forty” in Korean
How to say “forty” in Korean
“Forty” in Korean is 사십 (sasip).
A single quantity made from four groups of ten.
Example sentences with 사십
오늘 책을 사십 쪽까지 읽었어요.o neul chae geul sa sip jjok kka ji il geo sseo yo
Today, I read up to page forty in the book.
제 어머니는 사십 살이세요.che eo meo ni neun sa sip sa ri se yo
My mother is forty years old.
Tips for using 사십
- Korean uses different number systems in some counting situations, so learning this form also helps distinguish written number expressions from age or object-counting phrases.
Other Korean words for “forty”
그는 마흔이에요.keu neun ma heu ni e yo
He is forty.