Tens of thousands in Korean 🇰🇷

수만 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of “만” as representing 10,000; attaching “수” (meaning “several” or “many”) before it suggests a quantity of tens of thousands.
• Remember that “수만” combines the idea of “a number of” (수) and “ten thousand” (만), so it’s a quick way to say “tens of thousands.”
• Romanized: su-man

Explanations:
• “수만” is used to indicate an approximate quantity in the tens of thousands, not a precise count.
• It implies a very large number and is often used for exaggeration or to emphasize scale.

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• “수많은” (su-man-eun) – meaning “countless” or “numerous.”
• “어마어마한” (eo-ma-eo-ma-han) – meaning “huge” or “massive.”

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• While “수만” primarily denotes a numerical amount (tens of thousands), in informal contexts it can be used hyperbolically to stress an overwhelmingly large number. There isn’t a common slang usage that deviates significantly from its literal meaning.

Example Sentences with Translations:
1. Korean: 이 도서관에는 수만 권의 책이 있다.
Romanized: I doseogwan-eneun suman gwon-ui chaek-i itda.
English: There are tens of thousands of books in this library.
2. Korean: 그 행사에 참가한 사람이 수만 명이었다.
Romanized: Geu haengsa-e chamgahan sarami suman myeong-ieotta.
English: There were tens of thousands of people who attended the event.

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