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 |
| 일 |
Il | one |
| 이 |
I | two |
| 삼 |
Sam | three |
| 사 | Sa | four |
| 오 |
O | five |
| 육 |
Yuk | six |
| 칠 |
Chil | seven |
| 발 |
Pal | eight |
| 구 |
Gu | nine |
| 십 |
Ship | ten |
| Word |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| 십일 |
Shi.bil | eleven |
| 삼십 |
Sam.ship | thirty |
| 백 |
Baek | one hundred |
| 이백 | I.baek | two hundred |
| 천 |
Cheon | one thousand |
| 만 |
Man | ten thousand |
| 십만 |
Ship.man | one hundred thousand |
| 백만 |
Baek.man | one million |
Native Korean
- pure Korean number system
- commonly used in : age and time
| Word |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| 하나 / 한 |
Ha.na / Han | one |
| 둘 / 두 |
Dul / Du | two |
| 셋 / 세 |
Set / Se | three |
| 넷/네 | Net / Ne | four |
| 다섯 |
Da.seot | five |
| 여섯 |
Yeo.seot | six |
| 일곱 |
Il.gop | seven |
| 여덟 |
Yeo.deol | eight |
| 아홉 |
A.hop | nine |
| 열 |
Yeol | ten |
Counting by 10's in Pure-Korean Number
| Word |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| 열하나 |
Yeol | ten |
| 스물 / 스무 |
Seu.mul / Seu.mu | twenty |
| 서른 |
Seo.reun | thirty |
| 마흔 | Ma.heun | forty |
| 쉰 |
Shin | fifty |
| 예순 |
Ye.sun | sixty |
| 일흔 |
I.rheun | seventy |
| 여든 |
Ye.deun | eighty |
| 아흔 |
A.heun | ninety |
| 백 |
Baek | one hundred |
Notes : Native Korean is not used when counting numbers above 100.
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