IDENTIFY THE NUMBERS IN

KOREAN
The Korean language is not as challenging to learn when compared to Cantonese, Madarin, or
Japanese. Learning to count in Korean is also quite simple.

The first step is learn how to count to 10.

•1 하나 (Hana or Hah nah)
•2 둘 (Dul or Dool)
•3 셋 (Set or Seht)
•4 넷 (Net or Neht)
•5 다섯 (Dausut or Dah suht)
•6 여섯 (Yeosut or Yuh suht)
•7 일곱 (Ilgup or eel gob)
•8 여덟 (Yeodul or yuh duhl)
•9 아홉 (Ah-hope or ah hob)
•10 열 (Yuhl)
Understanding The Korean Number System
There are two types of Korean number systems: Sino-Korean and Native Korean.
Learning Korean numbers requires attention and dedication but can be mastered
easily. Let’s in short recognize the types.
Sino-Korean Number System
The Sino-Korean numeral system is majorly based on Chinese characters. The
language Korean is majorly influenced by the Chinese language and numbers are
the top aspects of it. Before Hangul was created the Koreans used Chinese
characters as their writing system. If you’re already talented withinside the Chinese
language then a number of the Korean numbers will sound familiar to you. To
understand the Korean system, you need to know the Korean counting system for
that you need to just memorize 18 numbers.

Sino-Korean numbers are easy even when there are large numbers. The numbers
are just a matter of basic multiplication. For instance, 20 is precisely “two-ten” and
30 is “three-ten” and continuously. Similarly, 200 is “two hundred” and 300 is
“three hundred” and so on.
In Sino-Korean numbers, we do this same stacking method all the way up to 100.
So the only new word you need to learn to count to 100 is, well, 100!
백 (baek) means “100” in Korean. After 99, Native Korean numbers are no longer
in use, so you don’t need to know them.
Let us see the below table to understand the Sino-Korean Number System
English Number Sino-Korean Number Sino-Korean Pronunciation
1 일 il
2 이 i
3 삼 sam
4 사 sa
5 오 o
6 육 yuk
7 칠 chil
8 팔 pal
9 구 gu
10 십 sip
20 이십 isip
30 삼십 samsip
100 백 baek
200 이백 ibaek
Native Korean Number System
The native Korean number system is said to be the modern numeral system in
the Korean language. It has a lower population to be precise 99 numbers. It
tends to be multiple layers; numerous numbers are at least two syllables. The
very first number is 하나 – hana (pronunciation), when counting in Korean it is
shortened to 한 – han (pronunciation). This makes it simpler and a good way to
remember, considering that 한국 – hanguk (pronunciation) means “Korea”.
They have the identical first syllable.

The numbers at the start may be complex to internalize because it has

complicated phrases for numbers. At the beginning to make it easy just start
with the 1-4 numbers as they are most used and have a small number of
syllables. Once you get a hold of these numbers you can go all the way to 10. The
set of numbers go up till 99 but you’ll infrequently use numbers which are
greater than 10 and the exception would be age so we suggest you learn 20, 30,
40 and others.
Let us see the below table to understand the Native Korean Number System:
English Number Native Korean Numbers Native Korean Pronunciation
1 하나 hana
2 둘 dul
3 셋 set
4 넷 net
5 다섯 daseot
6 여섯 yeoseot
7 일곱 ilgob
8 여덟 yeodeol
9 아홉 ahop
10 열 yeol
20 스물 seumul
30 서른 seoreun
40 마흔 maheun
50 쉰 swin
60 예순 yesun
70 일흔 ilheun
When it comes to forming numbers all the way up to 99, you simply have to combine
the single and double-digit numbers that end in zero. So, if you form 25, you combine
20 ( 스물 ) and 5 ( 다섯 ), so 25 is 스물 다섯 .

A few more examples:

21 Seumul-hana 스물하나
79 ilheun 일흔아홉
Anyway, here’s the numbers 1 – 100 in the Sino-Korean system:

1 일 (il) 16 십육 sipyuk) 31 삼십일 (samsipil)

2 이 (i) 17 십칠 (sipchil) 32 삼십이 (samsipi)
3 삼 (sam) 18 십팔 (sippal) 33 삼십삼 (samsipsam)
4 사 (sa) 19 십구 (sipgu) 34 삼십사 (samsipsa)
5 오 (o) 20 이십 (isip) 35 삼십오 (samsipo)
6 육 (yuk) 21 이십일 (isipil) 36 삼십육 (samsipyuk)
7 칠 (chil) 22 이십이 (isipi) 37 삼십칠 (samsipchil)
8 팔 (pal) 23 이십삼 (isipsam) 38 삼십팔 (samsippal)
9 구 (gu) 24 이십사 (isipsa) 39 삼십구 (samsipgu)
10 십 (sip) 25 이십오 (isipo) 40 사십 (sasip)
11 십일 (sibil) 26 이십육 (isipyuk) 41 사십일 (sasipil)
12 십이 (sibi) 27 이십칠 (isipchil) 42 사십이 (sasipi)
13 십삼 (sipsam) 28 이십팔 (isippal) 43 사십삼 (sasipsam)
14 십사 (sipsa) 29 이십구 (isipgu) 44 사십사 (sasipsa)
15 십오 (sipo) 30 삼십 (samsip) 45 사십오 (sasipo)
46 사십육 (sasipyuk) 63 육십삼 (yuksipsam)
47 사십칠 (sasipchil) 64 육십사 (yuksipsa) 80 팔십 (palsip)
48 사십팔 (sasippal) 65 육십오 (yuksipo) 81 팔십일 (palsipil)
49 사십구 (sasipgu) 66 육십육 (yuksipyuk) 82 팔십이 (palsipi)
50 오십 (osip) 67 육십칠 (yuksipchil) 83 팔십삼 (palsipsam)
51 오십일 (osipil) 68 육십팔 (yuksippal) 84 팔십사 (palsipsa)
52 오십이 (osipi) 69 육십구 (yuksipgu) 85 팔십오 (palsipo) 97 구십칠
53 오십삼 (osipsam) 70 칠십 (chilsip) 86 팔십육 (palsipyuk) (gusipchil)
오십사 (osipsa) 87 팔십칠 (palsipchil) 98 구십팔
54 71 칠십일 (chilsipil)
오십오 (osipo) 88 팔십팔 (palsippal) (gusippal)
55 72 칠십이 (chilsipi) 99 구십구 (gusipgu)
89 팔십구 (palsipgu)
56 오십육 (osipyuk) 73 칠십삼 (chilsipsam) 100 백 (baek)
90 구십 (gusip)
57 오십칠 (osipchil) 74 칠십사 (chilsipsa) 91 구십일 (gusipil)
58 오십팔 (osippal) 75 칠십오 (chilsipo) 92 구십이 (gusipi)
59 오십구 (osipgu) 76 칠십육 (chilsipyuk) 93 구십삼 (gusipsam)
60 육십 (*yuksip*) 77 칠십칠 (chilsipchil) 94 구십사 (gusipsa)
61 육십일 (yuksipil) 78 칠십팔 (chilsippal) 95 구십오 (gusipo)
62 육십이 (yuksipi) 79 칠십구 (chilsipgu) 96 구십육 (gusipyuk)
Now here’s the chart of 1 – 100 in the Native Korean system:

1 하나 (hana) 17 열일곱 (yeolilgob) 33 서른셋 (seoreunset)

2 둘 (dul) 18 열여덟 (yeolyeodeol) 34 서른넷 (seoreunnet)
3 셋 (set) 19 열아홉 (yeolahop) 35 서른다섯 (seoreundaseot)
4 넷 (net) 20 스물 (seumul) 36 서른여섯 (seoreunyeoseot)
5 다섯 (daseot) 21 스물하나 (seumulhana) 37 서른일곱 (seoreunilgop)
6 여섯 (yeoseot) 22 스물둘 (seumuldul) 38 서른여덟 (seureunyeodeol)
7 일곱 (ilgop) 23 스물셋 (seumulset) 39 서른아홉 (seureunahop)
8 여덟 (yeodeol) 24 스물넷 (seumulnet) 40 마흔 (maheun)
9 아홉 (ahop) 25 스물다섯 (seumuldaseot) 41 마흔하나 (maheunhana)
10 열 (yeol) 26 스물여섯 (seumulyeoseot) 42 마흔둘 (maheundul)
11 열하나 (yeolhana) 27 스물일곱 (seumulilgop) 43 마흔셋 (maheunset)
12 열둘 (yeoldul) 28 스물여덟 (seumulyeodeol) 44 마흔넷 (maheunnet)
13 열셋 (yeoset) 29 스물아홉 (seumulahop) 45 마흔다섯 (maheundaseot)
14 열넷 (yeolnet) 30 서른 (seoreun) 46 마흔여섯 (maheunyeoseot)
15 열다섯 (yeoldaseot) 31 서른하나 (seoreunhana) 47 마흔일곱 (maheunilgop)
16 열여섯 (yeolyeoseot) 32 서른둘 (seoreundul) 48 마흔여덟 (maheunyeodeol)
49 마흔아홉 (maheunahop) 66 예순여섯 (yesunyeoseot) 84 여든넷 (yeodeunnet)
50 쉰 (swin) 67 예순일곱 (yesunilgop) 85 여든다섯 (yeodeundaseot)
51 쉰하나 (swinhana) 68 예순여덟 (yesunyeodeol) 86 여든여섯 (yeodeunyeoseot)
52 쉰둘 (swindul) 69 예순아홉 (yesunahop) 87 여든일곱 (yeodeunilgop)
53 쉰셋 (swinset) 70 일흔 (ilheun) 88 여든여덟 (yeodeunyeodeol)
54 쉰넷 (swinnet) 71 일흔하나 (ilheunhana) 89 여든아홉 (yeodeunahop)
55 쉰다섯 (swindaseot) 72 일흔둘 (ilheundul) 90 아흔 (aheun)
56 쉰여섯 (swinyeoseot) 73 일흔셋 (ilheunset) 91 아흔하나 (aheunhana)
57 쉰일곱 (swinilgop) 74 일흔넷 (ilheunnet) 92 아흔둘 (aheundul)
58 쉰여덟 (swinyeodeol) 75 일흔다섯 (ilheundaseot) 93 아흔셋 (aheunset)
59 쉰아홉 (swinahop) 76 일흔여섯 (ilheunyeoseot) 94 아흔넷 (aheunnet)
60 예순 (yesun) 77 일흔일곱 (ilheunilgop) 95 아흔다섯 (aheundaseot)
61 예순하나 (yesunhana) 78 일흔여덟 (ilheunyeodeol) 96 아흔여섯 (aheunyeoseot)
62 예순둘 (yesundul) 79 일흔아홉 (ilheunahop) 97 아흔일곱 (aheunilgop)
63 예순셋 (yesunset) 80 여든 (yeodeun) 98 아흔여덟 (aheunyeodeol)
64 예순넷 (yesunnet) 81 여든하나 (yeodeunhana) 99 아흔아홉 (aheunahop)
65 예순다섯 (yesundaseot) 82 여든둘 (yeodeundul) 100 백 (baek)
83 여든셋 (yeodeunset)
Large Korean Numbers: 1 – 1 Trillion!
Now, the number stacking method to create numbers 11-99 works past 100, too. It’s how we
can create all the numbers up to 999:

156: 백오 십육 (baek-o sibyuk)

489: 사백 팔십 구 (sabaek palsibgu)
950: 구백 오십 (gubaek osib)

So, we only need to know the next big number to keep going up to a trillion! Here they are:

1,000: 천 (cheon)
10,000: 만 (man)
100,000: 십만 (simman)
1,000,000: 백만 (baekman)
10,000,000: 천만 (cheonman)
100,000,000: 일억 (ireok)
1,000,000,000: 십억 (sibeok)
1,000,000,000,000: 일조 (iljo)
As you can see, from 10,000, smaller numbers start getting added in front of man to make
larger numbers.
Simman is just 10 x 10,000, which makes 100,000. The same is true for baekman which
combines 100 + 10,000.

Basically, once you hit 10,000, you start counting in 10,000’s instead of 1,000’s like you do in
English.
But notice you don’t need 일 (il, “one”) for these words, except once you hit one trillion.
That’s because the word itself explains it.

This is because how Koreans break up their large numbers doesn’t quite match how we do it
in English. But don’t worry about that too much! You’ll get used to it naturally as you count
in Korean.

You may think you won’t have much need for these larger numbers, but actually, Korean
won ( 원 in hangul) is very small compared to the dollar or euro. For instance, $1 US dollar
equals roughly ₩1,180 Korean won. So, you’ll actually see these numbers quite often.
Zero in Korean
There are two ways to say “zero” in Korean. One is 영
(yeong) and the other is 공 (gong). Why two ways? Well, it’s
like in English. We often say “oh” or “zero.”

In Korean, they use them very similarly. Where you might say
“oh” in English – like in Korean phone numbers – you would
use 공 (gong).

But 영 (yeong) is used when you would need to say “zero,”

like in math problems.
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