Thursday, November 29, 2012

[Numbers] Korean Counting Numbers

Korean has two number systems.

Sino-Korean

  • this number system was influenced by the Chinese.
  • commonly used in : dates, phone number, currency, age
Word Pronunciation Meaning
Ilone
Itwo
Samthree
Safour
Ofive
Yuksix
Chilseven
Paleight
Gunine
Shipten

Word Pronunciation Meaning
십일 Shi.bileleven
삼십 Sam.shipthirty
Baekone hundred
이백I.baektwo hundred
Cheonone thousand
Manten thousand
십만 Ship.manone hundred thousand
백만 Baek.manone million


Native Korean
  • pure Korean number system
  • commonly used in : age and time
Word Pronunciation Meaning
하나 / 한 Ha.na / Hanone
둘 / 두 Dul / Dutwo
셋 / 세 Set / Sethree
넷/네Net / Nefour
다섯 Da.seotfive
여섯 Yeo.seotsix
일곱 Il.gopseven
여덟 Yeo.deoleight
아홉 A.hopnine
Yeolten

Counting by 10's in Pure-Korean Number
Word Pronunciation Meaning
열하나 Yeolten
스물 / 스무 Seu.mul / Seu.mutwenty
서른 Seo.reunthirty
마흔Ma.heunforty
Shinfifty
예순 Ye.sunsixty
일흔 I.rheunseventy
여든 Ye.deuneighty
아흔 A.heunninety
Baekone hundred

Notes : Native Korean is not used when counting numbers above 100.

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