English–Korean
“total of” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationchong
Example
이번 모임에는 총 12명이 왔어요.i beon mo i me neun chong 12 myeong i wa sseo yo
A total of 12 people came to this gathering.
How to say “total of” in Korean
“Total of” in Korean is 총 (chong).
Scattered numbers or quantities are combined into a single sum.
Example sentences with 총
작업은 총 3시간 걸렸어요.cha geo beun chong 3 si gan keol lyeo sseo yo
The work took a total of 3 hours.
Tips for using 총
- A useful contrast with English is word order: Korean places this marker before the numeral, so it can be recognized before the quantity is read.