Which 52 do I use?
| Use | Korean | Sounds like | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgeNative | 쉰두 살 | swindu sal | 52 years old |
| Counting thingsNative | 쉰두 개 | swindu gae | 52 items |
| PeopleNative | 쉰두 명 | swindu myeong | 52 people |
| MinutesSino | 오십이 분 | osibi bun | 52 minutes |
| MoneySino | 오십이 원 | osibi won | ₩52 |
| Price in thousandsSino | 오만 이천 원 | oman icheon won | ₩52,000 |
| Floor, room, busSino | 오십이 층 | osibi cheung | floor 52 |
| OrderNative | 쉰두 번째 | swindu beonjjae | number 52 in order |
Good to know
- Before a counter word, 쉰둘 shortens to 쉰두: 쉰두 개 (52 things), 쉰두 살 (52 years old).
- 오십이 is written that way but said [오시비]: linking (final moves to the next vowel).
How 오십이 is built
오십이 is 오 (5) × 십 (10) + 이 (2). 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 쉰둘 has to be learned.
오ㅇ+ㅗ십ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅂ이ㅇ+ㅣ
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say 52 in Korean?
There are two ways: 오십이 (osibi) from the Sino-Korean system and 쉰둘 (swindul) from the native Korean system.
How do you say "I am 52 years old" in Korean?
쉰두 살이에요 (swindu sarieyo). Age uses native Korean numbers.
How do you say ₩52,000 in Korean?
오만 이천 원 (oman icheon 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