Which 13 do I use?
| Use | Korean | Sounds like | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgeNative | 열세 살 | yeolse sal | 13 years old |
| Counting thingsNative | 열세 개 | yeolse gae | 13 items |
| PeopleNative | 열세 명 | yeolse myeong | 13 people |
| MinutesSino | 십삼 분 | sipsam bun | 13 minutes |
| MoneySino | 십삼 원 | sipsam won | ₩13 |
| Price in thousandsSino | 만 삼천 원 | man samcheon won | ₩13,000 |
| DateSino | 십삼 일 | sipsam il | the 13th of the month |
| Floor, room, busSino | 십삼 층 | sipsam cheung | floor 13 |
| OrderNative | 열세 번째 | yeolse beonjjae | number 13 in order |
Good to know
- Before a counter word, 열셋 shortens to 열세: 열세 개 (13 things), 열세 살 (13 years old).
How 십삼 is built
십삼 is 십 (10) + 삼 (3). 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 열셋 has to be learned.
십ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅂ삼ㅅ+ㅏ+ㅁ
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say 13 in Korean?
There are two ways: 십삼 (sipsam) from the Sino-Korean system and 열셋 (yeolset) from the native Korean system.
How do you say "I am 13 years old" in Korean?
열세 살이에요 (yeolse sarieyo). Age uses native Korean numbers.
How do you say ₩13,000 in Korean?
만 삼천 원 (man samcheon 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