Which 36 do I use?
| Use | Korean | Sounds like | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgeNative | 서른여섯 살 | seoreunyeoseot sal | 36 years old |
| Counting thingsNative | 서른여섯 개 | seoreunyeoseot gae | 36 items |
| PeopleNative | 서른여섯 명 | seoreunyeoseot myeong | 36 people |
| MinutesSino | 삼십육 분 | samsimnyuk bun | 36 minutes |
| MoneySino | 삼십육 원 | samsimnyuk won | ₩36 |
| Price in thousandsSino | 삼만 육천 원 | samman yukcheon won | ₩36,000 |
| Floor, room, busSino | 삼십육 층 | samsimnyuk cheung | floor 36 |
| OrderNative | 서른여섯 번째 | seoreunyeoseot beonjjae | number 36 in order |
Good to know
- 삼십육 is written that way but said [삼심뉵]: nasalization (before ㄴ).
How 삼십육 is built
삼십육 is 삼 (3) × 십 (10) + 육 (6). Once you know 1 to 10, Sino-Korean numbers build themselves. In native Korean, the tens have their own words (열, 스물, 서른, 마흔, 쉰, 예순, 일흔, 여든, 아흔), so 서른여섯 has to be learned.
삼ㅅ+ㅏ+ㅁ십ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅂ육ㅇ+ㅠ+ㄱ
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say 36 in Korean?
There are two ways: 삼십육 (samsimnyuk) from the Sino-Korean system and 서른여섯 (seoreunyeoseot) from the native Korean system.
How do you say "I am 36 years old" in Korean?
서른여섯 살이에요 (seoreunyeoseot sarieyo). Age uses native Korean numbers.
How do you say ₩36,000 in Korean?
삼만 육천 원 (samman yukcheon won). Money always uses Sino-Korean numbers, and Korean counts big amounts in units of 10,000 (만).
Romanization: Revised Romanization of Korean, with sound changes. Audio: a recorded native-sounding Korean voice.
Last checked: 2026-10-20