Korean word

삼십

Pronunciation

Romanizationsamsip

Meaning

  • numeralthirty

Example

저는 삼십 살이에요.cheo neun sam sip sa ri e yo

I am thirty years old.

Illustration for 삼십 (thirty)

More examples

줄에 삼십 명이 서 있어요.chu re sam sip myeong i seo i sseo yo

There are thirty people standing in line.

Core concept

Three groups of ten gathered into one number.

Common phrases

  • 삼십 살sam sip sal

    thirty years old

  • 삼십 명sam sip myeong

    thirty people

  • 삼십 초sam sip cho

    thirty seconds

Similar words

서른seoreun: A Korean native number used to describe a person's age as thirty.

Definition in Korean

삼십은 열이 세 번 모인 수로, 스물아홉 다음인 수.sam si beun yeo ri se peon mo in su ro seu mu ra hop ta eu min su

Word origin

This Sino-Korean numeral combines 삼 (sam, "three") and 십 (sip, "ten") to form thirty.

Usage tips

  • When talking about age, Korean often chooses a native number word, while this form appears in other number-based settings.

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