Which 44 do I use?
| Use | Korean | Sounds like | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgeNative | 마흔네 살 | maheunne sal | 44 years old |
| Counting thingsNative | 마흔네 개 | maheunne gae | 44 items |
| PeopleNative | 마흔네 명 | maheunne myeong | 44 people |
| MinutesSino | 사십사 분 | sasipsa bun | 44 minutes |
| MoneySino | 사십사 원 | sasipsa won | ₩44 |
| Price in thousandsSino | 사만 사천 원 | saman sacheon won | ₩44,000 |
| Floor, room, busSino | 사십사 층 | sasipsa cheung | floor 44 |
| OrderNative | 마흔네 번째 | maheunne beonjjae | number 44 in order |
Good to know
- Before a counter word, 마흔넷 shortens to 마흔네: 마흔네 개 (44 things), 마흔네 살 (44 years old).
How 사십사 is built
사십사 is 사 (4) × 십 (10) + 사 (4). 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 마흔넷 has to be learned.
사ㅅ+ㅏ십ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅂ사ㅅ+ㅏ
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say 44 in Korean?
There are two ways: 사십사 (sasipsa) from the Sino-Korean system and 마흔넷 (maheunnet) from the native Korean system.
How do you say "I am 44 years old" in Korean?
마흔네 살이에요 (maheunne sarieyo). Age uses native Korean numbers.
How do you say ₩44,000 in Korean?
사만 사천 원 (saman sacheon 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