English–Korean
“thousand” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationcheon
Example
이 가방은 천 원이에요.i ka bang eun cheon wo ni e yo
This bag costs one thousand won.
How to say “thousand” in Korean
“Thousand” in Korean is 천 (cheon).
A single group of one thousand used to count money or other quantities.
Example sentences with 천
콘서트에 천 명이 왔어요.kon seo teu e cheon myeong i wa sseo yo
One thousand people came to the concert.
Tips for using 천
- In Korean, prices and quantities often use 천 (cheon, "thousand") as a unit, and 20,000 is built from two ten-thousand units rather than twenty thousand units.