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Korean Numbers
From basic counting to calculations

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Talk To Me In Korean

Korean Numbers

In any language and culture, numbers are an essential part of everyday life, but when you are learning a new language,
learning numbers can be a bit of a challenge because the names of the numbers and related terms may be
drastically different. You may also have to look at numbers and equations in a slightly different way than you
are used. The only way to make this process easier is to actively practice using numbers in the language
you are learning. Luckily, the function of numbers and the operations in which you can use them are
universal, making the concept of numbers the same in every
Table Of Contents
language!
1. Sino-Korean Numbers
2. Native Korean Numbers With this e-book, you will master the Korean number
3. Counters in Korean systems and the related words and phrases.
4. Ordinal Numbers in Korean
Are you ready to get started?
5. Big Numbers in Korean
6. Date and Time in Korean Let’s go! 시작!
7. Decimal Point and Fraction
8. Basic Calculations
Chapter 1

Sino-Korean Numbers

“Learn how to say from 0 to 99

in sino-Korean numbers.”
In Korean, there are two number systems: sino-Korean numbers
4 사 [sa]
(based on the Chinese number system) and native Korean
numbers. The Korean language was influenced by Chinese, which 5 오 [o]
led to the development of the sino-Korean number system. Over
6 육/륙 [yuk/ryuk]
time, however, the native Korean number system and the Chinese-
influenced number system have come to coexist in Korean. 7 칠 [chil]

There is no single rule that helps a speaker determine when to use
a sino-Korean number and when to use a native Korean number,
so knowing both systems and learning from experience is best.
Most of the time, words that are commonly used together with one
number system will not work well with the other number system,
which makes it fairly simple to remember what system to
use in specific situations.
8 팔 [pal]
구
9 [gu]
10 십 [sip]
If you know how to count up to 10, you can combine the
numbers to form bigger numbers, starting with 11.

F r o m 0 t o 1 0

11 = 10 + 1 = 십 + 일 = 십일 [si-bi] (*Note the linked sound between the
The following is zero to 10 in the sino- two syllables.)
Korean number system. 12 = 10 + 2 = 십 + 이 = 십이 [si-bi]
13 = 10 + 3 = 십 + 삼 = 십삼 [sip-sam]
0 영 or 공 [yeong / gong]

1 일 [il] You can also form the number 20

22 in the same manner.

2 이 [i]
22

   
20==

   22

   Xx

   110
0

   ++

   22

   ==

   이
이

   Xx

   십
십

   ++

   이
이

   ==

   이 십이

   [[i-si-bi]
이십이 i-si-bi]
3 삼 [sam]

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The following is a table of numbers from 11 up to 99.

11 십일 [si-bil] 31 삼십일 [sam-si-bil] 51 오십일 [o-si-bil] 71 칠십일 [chil-si-bil]

12 십이 [si-bi] 32 삼십이 [sam-si-bi] 52 오십이 [o-si-bi] 72 칠십이 [chil-si-bi]

13 십삼 [sip-sam] 33 삼십삼 [sam-sip-sam] 53 오십삼 [o-sip-sam] 73 칠십삼 [chil-sip-sam]

14 십사 [sip-sa] 34 삼십사 [sam-sip-sa] 54 오십사 [o-sip-sa] 74 칠십사 [chil-sip-sa]

15 십오 [si-bo] 35 삼십오 [sam-si-bo] 55 오십오 [o-si-bo] 75 칠십오 [chil-si-bo]

16 십육 [sim-nyuk] 36 삼십육 [sam-sim-nyuk] 56 오십육 [o-sim-nyuk] 76 칠십육 [chil-sim-nyuk]

17 십칠 [sip-chil] 37 삼십칠 [sam-sip-chil] 57 오십칠 [o-sip-chil] 77 칠십칠 [chil-sip-chil]

18 십팔 [sip-pal] 38 삼십팔 [sam-sip-pal] 58 오십팔 [o-sip-pal] 78 칠십팔 [chil-sip-pal]

19 십구 [sip-gu] 39 삼십구 [sam-sip-gu] 59 오십구 [o-sip-gu] 79 칠십구 [chil-sip-gu]

20 이십 [i-sip] 40 사십 [sa-sip] 60 육십 [yuk-sip] 80 팔십 [pal-sip]

21 이십일 [i-si-bil] 41 사십일 [sa-si-bil] 61 육십일 [yuk-si-bil] 81 팔십일 [pal-si-bil]

22 이십이 [i-si-bi] 42 사십이 [sa-si-bi] 62 육십이 [yuk-si-bi] 82 팔십이 [pal-si-bi]

23 이십삼 [i-sip-sam] 43 사십삼 [sa-sip-sam] 63 육십삼 [yuk-sip-sam] 83 팔십삼 [pal-sip-sam]

24 이십사 [i-sip-sa] 44 사십사 [sa-sip-sa] 64 육십사 [yuk-sip-sa] 84 팔십사 [pal-sip-sa]

25 이십오 [i-si-bo] 45 사십오 [sa-si-bo] 65 육십오 [yuk-si-bo] 85 팔십오 [pal-si-bo]

26 이십육 [i-sim-nyuk] 46 사십육 [sa-sim-nyuk] 66 육십육 [yuk-sim-nyuk] 86 팔십육 [pal-sim-nyuk]

27 이십칠 [i-sip-chil] 47 사십칠 [sa-sip-chil] 67 육십칠 [yuk-sip-chil] 87 팔십칠 [pal-sip-chil]

28 이십팔 [i-sip-pal] 48 사십팔 [sa-sip-pal] 68 육십팔 [yuk-sip-pal] 88 팔십팔 [pal-sip-pal]

29 이십구 [i-sip-gu] 49 사십구 [sa-sip-gu] 69 육십구 [yuk-sip-gu] 89 팔십구 [pal-sip-gu]

30 삼십 [sam-sip] 50 오십 [o-sib] 70 칠십 [chil-sip] 90 구십 [gu-sip]

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91 구십일 [gu-si-bil]
When are sino-Korean numbers used?
92 구십이 [gu-si-bi]

You can expect to hear and use sino-Korean numbers when

93 구십삼 [gu-sip-sam]

• you are counting down from 10 to 0;

94 구십사 [gu-sip-sa]
• you say the minute (not the hour) while telling the time;
95 구십오 [gu-si-bo]
• you talk about big numbers;
96 구십육 [gu-sim-nyuk]
• you talk about the numbers on a ticket;
97 구십칠 [gu-sip-chil] • you talk about phone numbers;

98 구십팔 [gu-sip-pal] • you talk about car number plates;

구십구
• you talk about floors in a building;
99 [gu-sip-gu]

• you talk about the date.

100 백 [baek]

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Chapter 2

Native Korean Numbers

“Now it’s time to learn

native Korean numbers.”
The first chapter was about sino-Korean numbers, or the
Note:
number system which was influenced by Chinese. Let’s build
upon that by comparing sino-Korean numbers to native • the ㅂ is silent in 여덟 (8);
Korean number equivalents from 0 to 10. • zero is only expressed using the sino-Korean numbers;

• 하나 is the only number that is commonly used (usually) as

Native Korean Sino-Korean
a female name.  
0 - - 영/공 [yeong/gong]
Unlike sino-Korean numbers, some native Korean numbers ( 1,
1 하나 [hana] 일 [il]
2, 3 and 4) change slightly when placed in front of a noun.
2 둘 [dul] 이 [i]
• 하나 [ha-na] ▷ 한 [han]
3 셋 [set] 삼 [sam] • 둘 [dul] ▷ 두

4 넷 [net] 사 [sa] • 셋 [set] ▷ 세

다섯 오
• 넷 [ne] ▷ 네
5 [da-seot] [o]
The other numbers stay the same even when they are used in
6 여섯 [yeo-seot] 육/륙 [yuk/ryuk]
front of other nouns.
7 일곱 [il-gop] 칠 [chil]
Ex)
8 여덟 [yeo-deol] 팔 [pal]
하나 + 사람(person) ▷ 한 사람 (one person)
9 아홉 [a-hop] 구 [gu] 다섯 + 사람(person) ▷ 다섯 사람 (five people)
10 열 [yeol] 십 [sip]

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With native Korean numbers, you can form numbers
From 10 to 90
greater than 10 in the same manner as sino-Korean
numbers. The only exception is that 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 10 열 [yeol]

70, 80 and 90 have designated names rather than just 20 스물 [seu-mul]

2×10, 3×10, etc. 30 서른 [seo-reun]

Other than this minor detail, forming numbers such as 40 마흔 [ma-heun]

21, 33, 56, or 79 is done exactly the same way as with 50 쉰 [swin]
sino-Korean numbers or in English.
60 예순 [ye-sun]

Ex) 70 일흔 [il-heun] / [i-reun]

25 = 20 + 5 = 스물 + 다섯 = 스물 다섯 [seu-mul da-seot] 80 여든 [yeo-deun]
38 = 30 + 8 = 서른 + 여덟 = 서른 여덟 [seo-reun yeo-deol] 90 아흔 [a-heun]

How to say ‘one hundred’ and bigger numbers in Korean

From 1 through 99, the usage of native Korean numbers is very distinct from the usage of sino-Korean numbers, but for bigger figures like
100, 1,000, 10,000, etc., native Korean numbers are not used; only sino-Korean numbers. If you want to say numbers like 102, 115, or
132 using native Korean numbers, you actually need to combine the two number systems.

Ex)

132 = 100 + 30 + 2 = 백 + 서른 + 둘
sino-Korean native Korean native Korean

Since this is inconvenient and native Korean numbers tend to be a syllable or two longer, bigger numbers are almost always expressed
through sino-Korean numbers.

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 Native Korean Numbers

1 하나 [ha-na] 21 스물하나 [seu-mul-ha-na] 41 마흔하나 [ma-heun-ha-na] 61 예순하나 [ye-sun-ha-na] 81 여든하나 [yeo-deun-ha-na]

2 둘 [dul] 22 스물둘 [seu-mul-dul] 42 마흔둘 [ma-heun-dul] 62 예순둘 [ye-sun-dul] 82 여든둘 [yeo-deun-dul]

3 셋 [set] 23 스물셋 [seu-mul-set] 43 마흔셋 [ma-heun-set] 63 예순셋 [ye-sun-set] 83 여든셋 [yeo-deun-set]

4 넷 [net] 24 스물넷 [seu-mul-net] 44 마흔넷 [ma-heun-net] 64 예순넷 [ye-sun-net] 84 여든넷 [yeo-deun-net]

[ma-heun-da- [yeo-deun-da-
5 다섯 [da-seot] 25 스물다섯 [seu-mul-da-seot] 45 마흔다섯 seot]
65 예순다섯 [ye-sun-da-seot] 85 여든다섯 seot]

[seu-mul-yeo- [ma-heun-yeo- [yeo-deun-yeo-

6 여섯 [yeo-seot] 26 스물여섯 seot]
46 마흔여섯 seot]
66 예순여섯 [ye-sun-yeo-seot] 86 여든여섯 seot]

7 일곱 [il-gop] 27 스물일곱 [seu-mul-il-gop] 47 마흔일곱 [ma-heun-il-gop] 67 예순일곱 [ye-sun-il-gop] 87 여든일곱 [yeo-deun-il-gop]

[seu-mul-yeo- [ma-heun-yeo- [yeo-deun-yeo-

8 여덟 [yeo-deol] 28 스물여덟 deol]
48 마흔여덟 deol]
68 예순여덟 [ye-sun-yeo-deol] 88 여든여덟 deol]

9 아홉 [a-hop] 29 스물아홉 [seu-mul-a-hop] 49 마흔아홉 [ma-heun-a-hop] 69 예순아홉 [ye-sun-a-hop] 89 여든아홉 [yeo-deun-a-hop]

10 열 [yeol] 30 서른 [seo-reun] 50 쉰 [swin] 70 일흔 [i-reun] 90 아흔 [a-heun]

11 열하나 [yeol-ha-na] 31 서른하나 [seo-reun-ha-na] 51 쉰하나 [swin-ha-na] 71 일흔하나 [i-reun-ha-na] 91 아흔하나 [a-heun-ha-na]

12 열둘 [yeol-dul] 32 서른둘 [seo-reun-dul] 52 쉰둘 [swin-dul] 72 일흔둘 [i-reun-dul] 92 아흔둘 [a-heun-dul]

13 열셋 [yeol-set] 33 서른셋 [seo-reun-set] 53 쉰셋 [swin-set] 73 일흔셋 [i-reun-set] 93 아흔셋 [a-heun-set]

14 열넷 [yeol-net] 34 서른넷 [seo-reun-net] 54 쉰넷 [swin-net] 74 일흔넷 [i-reun-net] 94 아흔넷 [a-heun-net]

[seo-reun-da-
15 열다섯 [yeol-da-seot] 35 서른다섯 seot]
55 쉰다섯 [swin-da-seot] 75 일흔다섯 [i-reun-da-seot] 95 아흔다섯 [a-heun-da-seot]

[seo-reun-yeo- [a-heun-yeo-
16 열여섯 [yeol-yeo-seot] 36 서른여섯 seot]
56 쉰여섯 [swin-yeo-seot] 76 일흔여섯 [i-reun-yeo-seot] 96 아흔여섯 seot]

17 열일곱 [yeol-il-gop] 37 서른일곱 [seo-reun-il-gop] 57 쉰일곱 [swi-nil-gop] 77 일흔일곱 [i-reun-il-gop] 97 아흔일곱 [a-heun-il-gop]

[seo-reun-yeo- [a-heun-yeo-
18 열여덟 [yeo-deol] 38 서른여덟 deol]
58 쉰여덟 [swin-yeo-deol] 78 일흔여덟 [i-reun-yeo-deol] 98 아흔여덟 deol]

19 열아홉 [yeol-a-hop] 39 서른아홉 [seo-reun-a-hop] 59 쉰아홉 [swin-a-hop] 79 일흔아홉 [i-reun-a-hop] 99 아흔아홉 [a-heun-a-hop]

20 스물 [seu-mul] 40 마흔 [ma-heun] 60 예순 [ye-sun] 80 여든 [yeo-deun]

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When are native Korean numbers used?

You can expect to hear and use native Korean numbers when

• talking about age;

• saying the hour (not the minute) while telling the time;
• counting the frequency of doing something or how many times
you have done something;
• counting during dance practice;
• soldiers count while marching.

• When you say the idiomatic expression "하나부터 열까지" [ha-

na-bu-teo yeol-kka-ji], which literally means “from 1 to 10”, you
are implying that you mean “everything” or "anything".  
  Ex: 하나부터 열까지 다 가르쳐 줘야 돼요?
         = Do I have you everything?
         하나부터 열까지 마음에 안 들어요.
         = I don’t like anything about that person.

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Chapter 3

Counters in Korean

“There are some counting units

you need to learn to become
more fluent in Korean.”
When you count things or people in Korean, you often need to
Counter Pronunciation Used with
use what is called a “counter” or a "counting unit". In English,
if you want to talk about books, and there happen to be three 부 bu newspapers, flyers

of them, you can simply say “three books,” but in Korean, you 그루 geu-ru trees
need to use the format of “book + three + counter”.  
송이 song-i flowers
Listed below are some commonly used counters in Korean.
쌍 ssang pairs

병 byeong bottles

Counter Pronunciation Used with cup/glass for alcohol, tea,

잔 jan
coffee
개 gae things in general
컵 keop cups
명 myeong people
그릇 geu-reut bowls
마리 ma-ri animals
살 sal age
벌 beol clothes
장 jang pages, tickets
대 dae cars, computers, machines
접시 jeop-si plates, dishes
자루 ja-ru pencils, pens, swords, knives

채 chae houses, buildings Except for certain contexts where you need to use sino-

켤레 kyeol-le shoes, socks Korean numbers with counters (normally formal settings),
most counters are used with native Korean numbers.
권 gwon books

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Example Sentences

Counter Category Example Translation

개 things in general 이거 한 개 주세요. Please give me one of these.

명 people 몇 명 와요? How many people will come?

마리 animals 강아지 두 마리 키우고 있어요. I have two dogs.

벌 clothes 티셔츠를 세 벌 샀어요. I bought three t-shirts.

cars, computers,
대 저희 집에는 자동차가 두 대 있어요. At my house, there are two cars.
machines

pencils, pens, swords,

자루 연필 세 자루가 필요해요. I need three pencils.
knives

채 houses, buildings 저희 학교에는 건물이 아홉 채 있어요. At my school, there are 9 buildings.

켤레 shoes, socks 양말이 한 켤레도 없어요. I don’t even have a single pair of socks.

권 books 일년에 책 몇 권 읽어요? How many books do you read a year?

부 newspapers, flyers 전단지를 1000(천)부 출력했어요. We printed 1,000 flyers.

그루 trees 마당에 나무 한 그루를 심고 싶어요. I want to plant one tree in the yard.

송이 flowers 어떤 남자가 저한테 장미 한 송이를 줬어요. Some guy gave me a rose.

쌍 pairs 신혼 부부 세 쌍이 왔어요. Three newly-wed couples came.

병 bottles 한 병 더 주세요. Please give me one more bottle.

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Counter Category Example Translation

cup/glass for alcohol,

잔 오렌지 주스 세 잔 주세요. Please give me three cups of orange juice.
tea, coffee

컵 cups 물 한 컵만 주세요. Please give me a cup of water.

그릇 bowls 밥을 세 그릇이나 먹었는데도 배가 고파요. I had three bowls of rice but I’m still hungry.

살 age 저는 스무 살이에요. I am 20 years old.

Please give me two tickets for adults, and one

장 pages, tickets 어른 두 장, 어린이 한 장 주세요.
ticket for a child.

접시 plates, dishes 벌써 두 접시 먹었어요. I already ate two plates of this.

Side Notes

• In a formal setting, age can be expressed with the word 세 [se] instead of 살 [sal]. In this case, you need to use sino-
Korean numbers instead of native Korean numbers (90(구십)세, 80(팔십)세, etc.)

• When you talk about the amount of food in terms of how many servings, the word 인분 [in-bun] is used only with sino-
Korean numbers. (e.g. 라면 1(일)인분, 떡볶이 3(삼)인분, etc.)

• For people, 명 can be used with both sino-Korean and native Korean numbers. Additionally, the word 사람 [sa-ram] is
often used as a counter as well.

• Even if you forget or don't know all other counters that are listed here, knowing the counters 개 [gae] (for things), 명
[myeong] (for people), and 마리 [ma-ri] (for animals) is essential.  

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Chapter 4

Ordinal Numbers in Korean

“Let’s learn how to say 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. in Korean.”

Basic ordinal numbers are made using native Korean
Ordinal Numbers (1 - 10)
numbers. Just like the words "first" and "second" are irregular
forms in English, the word for "first" in Korean takes an
1st 첫번째 [cheot-ppeon-jjae]
irregular form as well.

How to say “first” 2nd 두번째 [du-beon-jjae]

“The first time”, “at first”, or “the first one” in Korean is 처음 3rd 세번째 [se-beon-jjae]
[cheo-eum], and is reduced to 첫 [cheot] when used before
other words to mean "first". In order to say “first” on its own, 4th 네번째 [ne-beon-jjae]

you need to add -번째 [beon-jjae] after 첫. 번 [beon] means

"number" or "number of times", and 째 [jjae] has the same role 5th 다섯번째 [da-seo-ppeon-jjae]

as "-th" has in the words "fifth" or "sixth".

6th 여섯번째 [yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae]
첫번째 [cheot-ppeon-jjae] = first
* Note how 번 is pronounced like 뻔 due to the influence of 첫. 7th 일곱번째 [il-gop-ppeon-jjae]

How to say “second”, “third”, etc 8th 여덟번째 [yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae]

첫번째 is the only exception while all other numbers (including

9th 아홉번째 [a-hop-ppeon-jjae]
11, 21, 31, etc.) are formed by just adding 번째 after a native
Korean number. 하나, 둘, 셋, and 넷 change to 한, 두, 세, 네 10th 열번째 [yeol-beon-jjae]

when they come before 번째.

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Numbers that are bigger than 10 are also formed in the same manner. The following table shows from 11th to 100th.

11 열한번째 [yeo-ran-beon-jjae] 31 서른한번째 [seo-reu-nan-beon-jjae] 51 쉰한번째 [swi-nan-beon-jjae]

12 열두번째 [yeol-du-beon-jjae] 32 서른두번째 [seo-reun-du-beon-jjae] 52 쉰두번째 [swin-du-beon-jjae]

13 열세번째 [yeol-se-beon-jjae] 33 서른세번째 [seo-reun-se-beon-jjae] 53 쉰세번째 [swin-se-beon-jjae]

14 열네번째 [yeol-ne-beon-jjae] 34 서른네번째 [seo-reun-ne-beon-jjae] 54 쉰네번째 [swin-ne-beon-jjae]

15 열다섯번째 [yeol-da-seo-ppeon-jjae] 35 서른다섯번째 [seo-reun-da-seo-ppeon-jjae] 55 쉰다섯번째 [swin-da-seo-ppeon-jjae]

16 열여섯번째 [yeol-yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae] 36 서른여섯번째 [seo-reun-yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae] 56 쉰여섯번째 [swin-yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae]

17 열일곱번째 [yeo-ril-gop-ppeon-jjae] 37 서른일곱번째 [seo-reu-nil-gop-ppeon-jjae] 57 쉰일곱번째 [swi-nil-gop-ppeon-jjae]

18 열여덟번째 [yeol-yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae] 38 서른여덟번째 [seo-reun-yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae] 58 쉰여덟번째 [swin-yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae]

19 열아홉번째 [yeo-ra-hop-ppeon-jjae] 39 서른아홉번째 [seo-reu-na-hop-ppeon-jjae] 59 쉰아홉번째 [swi-na-hop-ppeon-jjae]

20 스무번째 [seu-mu-beon-jjae] 40 마흔번째 [ma-heun-beon-jjae] 60 예순번째 [ye-sun-beon-jjae]

21 스물한번째 [seu-mu-ran-beon-jjae] 41 마흔한번째 [ma-heu-nan-beon-jjae] 61 예순한번째 [ye-su-nan-beon-jjae]

22 스물두번째 [seu-mul-du-beon-jjae] 42 마흔두번째 [ma-heun-du-beon-jjae] 62 예순두번째 [ye-sun-du-beon-jjae]

23 스물세번째 [seu-mul-se-beon-jjae] 43 마흔세번째 [ma-heun-se-beon-jjae] 63 예순세번째 [ye-sun-se-beon-jjae]

24 스물네번째 [seu-mul-ne-beon-jjae] 44 마흔네번째 [ma-heun-ne-beon-jjae] 64 예순네번째 [ye-sun-ne-beon-jjae]

25 스물다섯번째 [seu-mul-da-seo-ppeon-jjae] 45 마흔다섯번째 [ma-heun-da-seo-ppeon-jjae] 65 예순다섯번째 [ye-sun-da-seo-ppeon-jjae]

26 스물여섯번째 [seu-mul-yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae] 46 마흔여섯번째 [ma-heun-yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae] 66 예순여섯번째 [ye-sun-yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae]

27 스물일곱번째 [seu-mu-ril-gop-ppeon-jjae] 47 마흔일곱번째 [ma-heu-nil-gop-ppeon-jjae] 67 예순일곱번째 [ye-su-nil-gop-ppeon-jjae]

28 스물여덟번째 [seu-mul-yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae] 48 마흔여덟번째 [ma-heun-yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae] 68 예순여덟번째 [ye-sun-yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae]

29 스물아홉번째 [seu-mu-ra-hop-ppeon-jjae] 49 마흔아홉번째 [ma-heu-na-hop-ppeon-jjae] 69 예순아홉번째 [ye-su-na-hop-ppeon-jjae]

30 서른번째 [seo-reun-beon-jjae] 50 쉰번째 [swin-beon-jjae] 70 일흔번째 [i-reun-beon-jjae]

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71 일흔한번째 [i-reu-nan-beon-jjae] 91 아흔한번째 [a-heu-nan-beon-jjae]

72 일흔두번째 [i-reun-du-beon-jjae] 92 아흔두번째 [a-heun-du-beon-jjae]

73 일흔세번째 [i-reun-se-beon-jjae] 93 아흔세번째 [a-heun-se-beon-jjae]

74 일흔네번째 [i-reun-ne-beon-jjae] 94 아흔네번째 [a-heun-ne-beon-jjae]

75 일흔다섯번째 [i-reun-da-seo-ppeon-jjae] 95 아흔다섯번째 [a-heun-da-seo-ppeon-jjae]

76 일흔여섯번째 [i-reun-yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae] 96 아흔여섯번째 [a-heun-yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae]

77 일흔일곱번째 [i-reu-nil-gop-ppeon-jjae] 97 아흔일곱번째 [a-heu-nil-gop-ppeon-jjae]

78 일흔여덟번째 [i-reun-yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae] 98 아흔여덟번째 [a-heun-yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae]

79 일흔아홉번째 [i-reu-na-hop-ppeon-jjae] 99 아흔아홉번째 [a-heu-na-hop-ppeon-jjae]

80 여든번째 [yeo-deun-beon-jjae] 100 백번째 [baek-ppeon-jjae]

81 여든한번째 [yeo-deu-nan-beon-jjae]

82 여든두번째 [yeo-deun-du-beon-jjae]
Side Notes
83 여든세번째 [yeo-deun-se-beon-jjae]
• When referring to children of a family as the first child, the second child, etc., use 첫째, 둘
84 여든네번째 [yeo-deun-ne-beon-jjae]
째, 셋째, 넷째, 다섯째, etc. instead of 첫번째, 두번재, 세번째, etc. For example,  첫째는 지금 열
85 여든다섯번째 [yeo-deun-da-seo-ppeon-jjae]

86 여든여섯번째 [yeo-deun-yeo-seo-ppeon-jjae] 살이고, 둘째는 지금 다섯살이에요. = My first child is 10 years old and my second child is 5

87 여든일곱번째 [yeo-deu-nil-gop-ppeon-jjae] years old.

88 여든여덟번째 [yeo-deun-yeo-deol-ppeon-jjae]
• Getting rid of 번 and just saying 첫째, 둘째, and 셋째 is commonly used while emphasizing
89 여든아홉번째 [yeo-deu-na-hop-ppeon-jjae]
key elements in a speech or presentation.
90 아흔번째 [a-heun-beon-jjae]

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Other ways to express ordinal numbers

In addition to 첫번째, 두번째 or 첫째, 둘째, there are more ways ordinal numbers can be expressed in more specific contexts, such as “rank
#1” or “the first volume”. In many of these expressions, sino-Korean numbers are used.  Sometimes the word 제 is added in front to make
the expression more formal.

Category Korean Meaning

rank 1위 1st place (more formal)

rank 1등 1st place (less formal)

episode 제1화 1st episode

event 제1회 1st event

book 제1권 1st volume

chapter 제1과 1st chapter

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Chapter 5

Big Numbers in Korean

“Now let’s talk about some big numbers!”

백 [baek] 100 hundred Bigger unit names in Korean and English

천 [cheon] 1,000 thousand

만 [man] 10,000 ten thousand

십만 [sim-man] 100,000 hundred thousand

백만 [baek-man] 1,000,000 million

천만 [cheom-man] 10,000,000 ten million

억 [eok] 100,000,000 hundred million

십억 [si-beok] 1,000,000,000 billion

백억 [bae-geok] 10,000,000,000 ten billion

천억 In English, the name of the unit changes

[cheo-neok] 100,000,000,000 hundred billion
every thousand. In Korean, however, for
조 [jo] 1,000,000,000,000 trillion numbers greater than 10,000, the name of
십조 [sip-jo] 10,000,000,000,000 ten trillion the unit changes every ten-thousand.
Commas are written in a Western way to
백조 [baek-jo] 100,000,000,000,000 hundred trillion
make big numbers easier to read, but in
천조 [cheon-jo] 10¹⁵ quadrillion Korean, commas have absolutely no
correlation to the names of the numbers
경 [gyeong] 10¹⁶ ten quadrillion
like they do in English.
해 [hae] 10²⁰ -

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Chapter 6

Date and Time in Korean

“Do you know

how to tell
the date and time
in Korean?”
How to read the date in Korean Year

Unlike in English, you read the date in the order of yy-
mm-dd. Sino-Korean numbers are used and followed
by the words for year (년 [nyeon]), month (월 [wol]) and day (일
[il]).
Reading the year in Korean is slightly different from reading it in
English. In English, you can read the first two digits first and then
the remaining two digits (e.g. 1991 = nineteen-ninety-one), but in
Korean, you read all four digits as one big number (천구백구십일년).

Unit Korean Pronunciation

Examples
1,000 천 cheon
1987년 = 1000 + 900 + 80 + 7 + 년 100 백 baek

10 십 sip
= [cheon-gu-baek-pal-ssip-chil-lyeon]
Month
= year 1987
January 1월 [i-rwol] July 7일 [chi-rwol]

February 2월 [i-wol] August 8월 [pa-rwol]

March 3월 [sa-mwol] September 9월 [gu-wol]

1991년 = 1000 + 900 + 90 + 1 + 년
April 4월 [sa-wol] October 10월 [si-wol]

= [cheon-gu-baek-gu-si-bil-lyeon] May 5월 [o-wol] November 11월 [si-bi-rwol]

June 6월 [yu-wol] December 12월 [si-bi-wol]

= year 1991
* Note that for June, the number six (육) is pronounced as 유 and for
October, ten (십) is pronounced as 시.

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Day How to read the time in Korean

1일 [i-ril] = 1st (day of the month) Reading time in Korean can be a bit more work
because both sino-Korean numbers and native
2일 [i-il] = 2nd (day of the month) Korean numbers are used. When you say the hour (시 [si]), you

3일 [sa-mil] = 3rd (day of the month) use native Korean numbers (하나, 둘, 셋, 넷, etc.), but when you
talk about the minute (분 [bun]), you use sino-Korean numbers
4일 [sa-il] = 4th (day of the month) (일, 이, 삼, 사, etc.).

... 1 o’clock 한시 [han si]

6일 [yu-gil] = 6th (day of the month) 2 o’clock 두시 [du si]

3 o’clock 세시 [se si]

...
4 o’clock 네시 [ne si]
10일 [si-bil] = 10th (day of the month) 5 o’clock 다섯 시 [da-seot si]

6 o’clock 여섯 시 [yeo-seot si]

...
7 o’clock 일곱 시 [il-gop si]
20일 [i-si-bil] = 20th (day of the month)
8 o’clock 여덟 시 [yeo-deol si]

... 9 o’clock 아홉 시 [a-hop si]

10 o’clock 열시 [yeol si]

31일 [sam-si-bi-ril] = 31st (day of the month)
11 o’clock 열한 시 [yeo-ran si]

12 o’clock 열두 시 [yeol-du si]

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 Minutes

1분 일분 [il-bun] 21분 이십일분 [i-si-bil-bun] 41분 사십일분 [sa-si-bil-bun]

2분 이분 [i-bun] 22분 이십이분 [i-si-bi-bun] 42분 사십이분 [sa-si-bi-bun]

3분 삼분 [sam-bun] 23분 이십삼분 [i-sip-ssam-bun] 43분 사십삼분 [sa-sip-ssam-bun]

4분 사분 [sa-bun] 24분 이십사분 [i-sip-ssa-bun] 44분 사십사분 [sa-sip-ssa-bun]

5분 오분 [o-bun] 25분 이십오분 [i-si-bo-bun] 45분 사십오분 [sa-si-bo-bun]

6분 육분 [yuk-ppun] 26분 이십육분 [i-sim-nyuk-ppun] 46분 사십육분 [sa-sim-nyuk-ppun]

7분 칠분 [chil-bun] 27분 이십칠분 [i-sip-chil-bun] 47분 사십칠분 [sa-sip-chil-bun]

8분 팔분 [pal-bun] 28분 이십팔분 [i-si-pal-bun] 48분 사십팔분 [sa-si-pal-bun]

9분 구분 [gu-bun] 29분 이십구분 [i-sip-gu-bun] 49분 사십구분 [sa-sip-gu-bun]

10분 십분 [si-ppun] 30분 삼십분 [sam-si-ppun] 50분 오십분 [o-i-si-ppun]

11분 십일분 [si-bil-bun] 31분 삼십일분 [sam-si-bil-bun] 51분 오십일분 [o-si-bil-bun]

12분 십이분 [si-bi-bun] 32분 삼십이분 [sam-si-bi-bun] 52분 오십이분 [o-si-bi-bun]

13분 십삼분 [sip-ssam-bun] 33분 삼십삼분 [sam-sip-ssam-bun] 53분 오십삼분 [o-sip-ssam-bun]

14분 십사분 [sip-ssa-bun] 34분 삼십사분 [sam-sip-ssa-bun] 54분 오십사분 [o-sip-ssa-bun]

15분 십오분 [si-bo-bun] 35분 삼십오분 [sam-si-bo-bun] 55분 오십오분 [o-si-bo-bun]

16분 십육분 [sim-nyuk-ppun] 36분 삼십육분 [sam-sim-nyuk-ppun] 56분 오십육분 [o-sim-nyuk-ppun]

17분 십칠분 [sip-chil-bun] 37분 삼십칠분 [sam-sip-chil-bun] 57분 오십칠분 [o-sip-chil-bun]

18분 십팔분 [si-pal-bun] 38분 삼십팔분 [sam-si-pal-bun] 58분 오십팔분 [o-si-pal-bun]

19분 십구분 [sip-gu-bun] 39분 삼십구분 [sam-sip-gu-bun] 59분 오십구분 [o-sip-gu-bun]

20분 이십분 [i-si-ppun] 40분 사십분 [sa-si-ppun] 60분 육십분 [yuk-si-ppun]

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 More words related to time

• When you want to say “sharp” as in “1 o’clock sharp”,

you can use the word 정각 [jeong gak].
• Instead of 30분 [삼십분 / sam-si-ppun], you can also say
반 [ban], which means “half”.
• “Seconds” are expressed through the word 초 [cho] and
just like with minutes, you use sino-Korean numbers.
•
How to say “2 hours”

"2 o’clock" is 2시 or 두 시 [du si], but if you want to say “2

hours”, or any other amount of time using “hours”, use the
word 시간 [si-gan], which means “hours” or “time”.

For minutes and seconds, the same words that were listed
above are used.

Examples:

3 hours = 3시간 [se-si-gan]

20 minutes = 20분 [i-si-ppun]

30 seconds = 30초 [sam-sip-cho]

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Chapter 7

Decimal Point and Fraction

“Knowing how to read these

will come in handy.”
In mathematics, only sino-Korean numbers are used. Also, the
number 0 is always read as 영 [yeong], not 공 [gong], when it
comes to calculations and numbers with a decimal point.
Decimal point
Fraction
In Korean, unlike in English, when reading fractions,
denominators come first and numerators come after that.

Examples
Point in Korean is 점 [jeom]. However, especially when
reading numbers with a decimal point, people often • 이 분의 일 [i bu-nui il] = ½

pronounce it as 쩜 [jjeom]. • 삼 분의 일 [sam bu-nui il] = ⅓

• 칠 분의 삼 [chil bu-nui sam] = 3/7

Examples
• 십 분의 구 [sip bu-nui gu] = 9/10
• 0.5 [yeong-jjeom o]
• 삼과 이 분의 일 [sam-gwa i bu-nui il] = 3½
• 1.32 [il jjeom-sa-mil]

• 3.14 [sam jjeom iil-sa]

The correct way of reading and writing fractions in Korean
• 9.573 [gu jjeom o-chil-sam] is (denominators) + 분의 [bu-nui] + (numerator), however,
some people pronounce 분의 [bu-nui] as 분에 [bu-ne].
• 4.3 [sa jjeom sam]

• 154.3 [bae-go-sip-sa jjeom sam]

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Chapter 8

Basic Calculations

“Are you good at math?

I’m not.”
These are the four verbs related to the four basic types of calculations.

• 더하다 [deo-ha-da] = to add

• 빼다 [ppae-da] = to subtract

• 곱하다 [go-pa-da] = to multiply

• 나누다 [na-nu-da] = to divide

And by applying the -기 ending to change them into nouns, you get:

• 더하기 [deo-ha-gi] = addition

• 빼기 [ppae-gi] = subtraction

• 곱하기 [go-pa-gi] = multiplication

• 나누기 [na-nu-gi] = division

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How to read basic calculations in Korean Use the words 더하기, 빼기, 곱하기, and 나누기 for the following
(Read the equation as it is written from left to right.) when reading an equation:

5+2=7
오 더하기 이 는 칠
더하기

빼기
[deo-ha-gi]

[ppae-gi]
plus

minus

곱하기 [go-pa-gi] times

5-3=2
나누기 [na-nu-gi] divided by

오 빼기 삼 은 삼 Side Notes

• You can use the word “곱빼기” [go-ppae-gi] in a Chinese

5 x 3 = 15
food restaurant in Korea to order a large sized meal.

• You can use the verb 빼다 [ppae-da] to ask a restaurant

오 곱하기 삼 은 십오 server to take a certain ingredient out of your food. (e.g. 고기

빼 주세요. [go-gi ppae ju-se-yo.] = Don’t put meat in it.)

22 / 4 = 5.5
이십이 나누기 사 는 오쩜오
• If you know the “Gwiyomi Song” (귀요미 송), the lyrics are “일

더하기 일은 귀요미, 이 더하기 이는 귀요미, etc.”

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How to read exponents

The simplest way to say “square” in math in Korean is 제곱 [je-

5⁶ 5의 6제곱 [o-ui yuk-je-gop] 5의 6승 [o-ui yuk-seung]

gop], but you can also use the word 승 [seng]. If it’s the square of
a number, you say the number, followed by ‘-의 2승’. 7⁸ 7의 8제곱 [chi-rui pal-je-gop] 7의 8승 [chi-rui pal-seung]

2²
13의 2
13² 13의 제곱 [sip-sa-mui je-gop]
승
[sip-sa-mui i-seung]

2의 제곱 [i-ui je-gop] or 2의 2승 [i-ui i-seung] 29의 6

29⁶ 29의 6제곱
[i-sip-gu-ui yuk-je-
gop] 승
[i-sip-gu-ui yuk-seung]

If you want to read 2³, you can use 세제곱 [se-je-gop] and say
“2의 세제곱” [i-ui se-je-gop] or 2의 3승 [i-ui sam-seung]. There is no
difference if you use native Korean numbers (제곱, 세제곱, 네제
곱,etc.) or sino-Korean numbers (2승, 3승, 4승, etc.) EXCEPT that #
+승 sounds more formal and professional.

More examples

2² 2의 제곱 [i-ui je-gop] 2의 2승 [i-ui i-seung]

3³ 3의 제곱 [sa-mui je-gop] 3의 3승 [sa-mui sam-seng]

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The End