Korean word

십

Pronunciation

Romanizationsip

Meaning

  • numeralten

Example

지금은 십 분 남았어요.chi geu meun sip pun na ma sseo yo

There are ten minutes left now.

Illustration for 십 (ten)

More examples

사과를 십 개 샀어요.sa gwa reul sip kae sa sseo yo

I bought ten apples.

Core concept

The number ten as a building block for counting and measuring amounts.

Common phrases

  • 십 분sip pun

    ten minutes

  • 십 명sip myeong

    ten people

  • 십 개sip kae

    ten items

Similar words

열yeol: The everyday number ten used to count things such as apples and people.

Definition in Korean

기초 숫자 가운데 하나로, 한 묶음으로서의 열을 뜻하는 한자음 수사이며 단위나 계수에 자주 쓰이는 말ki cho sut jja ka un de ha na ro han mu kkeu meu ro seo ui yeo reul tteu ta neun han ja eum su sa i myeo ta nwi na kye su e cha ju sseu i neun mal

Word origin

십 (sip, "ten") is a Sino-Korean numeral borrowed through the Chinese numeral system.

Usage tips

  • In phone numbers and other number strings, Korean usually reads each digit separately rather than grouping digits into tens.

Related words

  • 십대sipttaeteenagernoun

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