Which 11 do I use?
| Use | Korean | Sounds like | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgeNative | 열한 살 | yeolhan sal | 11 years old |
| Counting thingsNative | 열한 개 | yeolhan gae | 11 items |
| PeopleNative | 열한 명 | yeolhan myeong | 11 people |
| Hour on the clockNative | 열한 시 | yeolhan si | 11 o'clock |
| MinutesSino | 십일 분 | sibil bun | 11 minutes |
| MoneySino | 십일 원 | sibil won | ₩11 |
| Price in thousandsSino | 만 천 원 | man cheon won | ₩11,000 |
| MonthSino | 십일월 | sibirwol | November |
| DateSino | 십일 일 | sibil il | the 11th of the month |
| Floor, room, busSino | 십일 층 | sibil cheung | floor 11 |
| OrderNative | 열한 번째 | yeolhan beonjjae | number 11 in order |
Good to know
- Before a counter word, 열하나 shortens to 열한: 열한 개 (11 things), 열한 살 (11 years old).
- 십일 is written that way but said [시빌]: linking (final moves to the next vowel).
How 십일 is built
십일 is 십 (10) + 일 (1). 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 열하나 has to be learned.
십ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅂ일ㅇ+ㅣ+ㄹ
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say 11 in Korean?
There are two ways: 십일 (sibil) from the Sino-Korean system and 열하나 (yeolhana) from the native Korean system.
How do you say "I am 11 years old" in Korean?
열한 살이에요 (yeolhan sarieyo). Age uses native Korean numbers.
How do you say ₩11,000 in Korean?
만 천 원 (man cheon 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