원

won

Used for

Korean won (money)

Prices use Sino numbers. Big numbers group by 만 (10,000), not by thousands.

Number system

Sino-Korean numbers — 일, 이, 삼 →

Examples

• 만 원이에요.man wonieyo.That's 10,000 won.
• 오천 원짜리 있어요?ocheon wonjjari isseoyo?Do you have a 5,000-won bill?
• 이거 삼만 오천 원에 샀어.igeo samman ocheon wone sasseo.I got this for 35,000 won.

Common mistake

Saying 일만 원. Before 만 (and 천, 백) the 일 is dropped: just 만 원.