Korean word

아흔

Pronunciation

Romanizationaheun

Meaning

  • numeralninety

Example

우리 할아버지는 아흔 살이에요.u ri ha ra beo ji neun a heun sa ri e yo

Our grandpa is ninety years old.

Illustration for 아흔 (ninety)

More examples

할머니가 내년에 아흔 살이 되세요.hal meo ni ga nae nyeo ne a heun sa ri toe se yo

Grandmother will turn ninety next year.

Core concept

A complete set of nine tens, totaling ninety.

Common phrases

  • 아흔 살a heun sal

    ninety years old

Similar words

구십kusip: A Korean numeral for ninety, commonly used for written numbers, calculations, and percentages.

Definition in Korean

한국어 고유 수사로 숫자 90을 나타내며 구어에서 두 자리 수를 말할 때 쓰이는 표현han gu geo ko yu su sa ro sut jja 90 eul na ta nae myeo ku eo e seo tu cha ri su reul mal hal ttae sseu i neun pyo hyeon

Word origin

The word is a native Korean numeral, and its exact historical formation is unclear from the modern word.

Usage tips

  • When stating someone's age, Korean adds a special age counter after the number, unlike English expressions that can use the number by itself.

Related words

  • 아흔아홉aheunahopninety-ninenumeral

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