“It’s ten thousand won” in Korean: 만 원이에요 (man wonieyo)

만 원이에요

man wonieyo

Situation: Shopping & pricesLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

It’s ten thousand won.

Korean counts in units of 만 (10,000), not thousands. 30,000 won is 삼만 원 and 1,000 won is 천 원. Money uses Sino-Korean numbers.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 5 · Words: 2

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
만	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄴ	man
원이에요
원	ㅇ+ㅝ+ㄴ	[워] wo
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[니] ni
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 원이 → [워니]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

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Question 1 What does “만 원이에요” mean?

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Answer: It’s ten thousand won

Question 2 How do you say “It’s ten thousand won” in Korean?

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Answer: 만 원이에요 man wonieyo

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