TOPIK · Level 39
15 words
Korean word
팔십
Pronunciation
Romanizationpalsip
Meaning
- numeraleighty
Example
우리 할아버지는 팔십 살이세요.u ri ha ra beo ji neun pal sip sa ri se yo
My grandfather is eighty years old.
More examples
시험에서 팔십 점을 받았어요.si heo me seo pal sip cheo meul pa da sseo yo
I got eighty points on the test.
Core concept
Eight groups of ten, giving the number 80.
Common phrases
팔십 살pal sip sal
eighty years old
팔십 점pal sip cheom
eighty points
팔십 퍼센트pal sip peo sen teu
eighty percent
Similar words
여든yeodeun: An everyday spoken form of eighty, often used when telling someone's age.
Definition in Korean
십 단위가 여덟 모여 이루어진 수를 가리키는 한자 수사sip ta nwi ga yeo deol mo yeo i ru eo jin su reul ka ri ki neun han ja su sa
Word origin
팔십 (palsip, "eighty") combines 팔 (pal, "eight") with 십 (sip, "ten") to form a Sino-Korean number.
Usage tips
- Korean often uses native number words for everyday ages and counting, while this form is common for dates, money, calculations, and other formal number uses.
Related words
- 팔십대palsipttaeeightiesnoun