Level 2

팔십

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Understanding 팔십 (Eighty)

팔십 is the Korean number for 80. It is commonly used in everyday contexts such as age, price, quantity, and percentages.

Usage in Context

  • When talking about age, 팔십 is often combined with 살 (years old), e.g., 팔십 살.
  • For prices, 팔십 can be used with currency units like 달러 (dollars) or 원 (won).
  • It also appears in percentages, often followed by 퍼센트.

Common Collocations

  • 팔십 살: eighty years old
  • 팔십 달러: eighty dollars
  • 팔십 퍼센트: eighty percent

Tips

팔십 is a straightforward number, but learners sometimes confuse it with similar-sounding numbers like 사십 (forty). Pay attention to the initial consonant and vowel sounds.

팔십 is neutral in formality and can be used in both casual and formal situations without change.

Example Sentences

그 할아버지는 팔십 살이 넘었어요.

Geu harabeojineun palsip sali neomeosseoyo.

That grandfather is over eighty years old.

이 가방은 팔십 달러에 샀어요.

I gabangeun palsip dalleoe sasseoyo.

I bought this bag for eighty dollars.

팔십 퍼센트의 학생들이 시험에 합격했어요.

Palsip peosenteuyi haksaengdeuri siheome hapgyeokhaesseoyo.

Eighty percent of the students passed the exam.