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How do you say "thirty" in Korean?
삼십
sam sip
In Korean, "thirty" is 삼십.
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Pronunciation
Say 'sam sip' as two syllables, 'sam' like 'calm' and 'sip' like 'slip.'
Writing and usage
Two Hangul blocks: 삼십. Sino-Korean, 'ㅁ' ends first, 'ㅂ' ends second.
Example sentence
삼십이 됐어요.
I turned thirty.
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How to remember 삼십
Sam sip is '3 10', moving to the thirty series with a new tens digit.
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Questions about 삼십
How do you say "thirty" in Korean?
In Korean, "thirty" is 삼십. It is a noun.
How is 삼십 written in Korean?
Two Hangul blocks: 삼십. Sino-Korean, 'ㅁ' ends first, 'ㅂ' ends second.
How is 삼십 used in a sentence?
Use 삼십 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 삼십이 됐어요. (I turned thirty.).
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