November 15, 2011

Korean Number systems

I will do numbers this time, there are two number systems, Sino-Korean and Native Korean. I will start off with Native Korean.


Native Korean number system:
1 - 하나 (Ha-na)
2 - 둘 (dool)
3 - 셋 (seht)
4 - 넷 (neht)
5 - 다섯 (da-suht)
6 - 여섯 (yeo-suht)
7 - 일곱 (eel-gop)
8 - 여뎗 (yeo-duhl)
9 - 아홉 (a-hop)
10 - 열 (yeol)

Now to say 11 you would say 열하나(yeol-ha-na) which is just 10(열) and 1(하나). Just say 10 then 1, same goes for other ones, like 12 is 열둘(yeol-dool), 13(열셋)(yeol-seht), 14(열넷)(yeol-neht).

Other tens:

20 - 스물 (seu-mool)
30 - 서른 (seo-reun)
40 - 마흔 (ma-heun)
50 - 쉰 (shwin)(note: it may sound more like 'shin')
60 - 예순 (yeh-soon)
70 - 일흔 (eel-heun)
80 - 여든 (yeo-deun)
90 - 아흔(a-heun)
To say 23 it would be 스물셋(seu-mool-seht), to say 98 you would say 아흔여덟(a-heun-yeo-duhl).

For the numbers higher then 아흔아홉(a-heun-a-hop)(99) they are rarely said using the Native Korean number system, instead use the Sino-Korean number system.


Sino-Korean number system:
0 - 영(young)(used for mathematics) and 공(gong)(used for phone numbers)
1 - 일 (eel)
2 - 이 (ee)
3 - 삼 (sahm)
4 - 사 (sa)
5 - 오 (oh)
6 - 육 (yook)
7 - 칠 (cheel)
8 - 팔 (pahl)
9 - 구 (goo)
10 - 십(ship)
To say stuff like 14(십사)(ship-sa) and others, then it just like the Native Korean number system, just say 10(십)(ship) then 4(사)(sa).

Other tens:
20 - 이십 (ee-ship)
30 - 삼십 (sahm-ship)
40 - 사십 (sa-ship)
50 - 오십 (oh-ship)
60 - 육십 (yook-ship)
70 - 칠십 (cheel-ship)
80 - 팔십 (pahl-ship)
90 - 구십 (goo-ship)
To say other tens, just say 5(오)(oh) then 10(십)(ship) to say 50(오십)(oh-ship). To say 53 you say 5(오)(oh) 10(십)(ship) and 3(삼)(sahm) to say 53(오십삼)(oh-ship-sahm)

Others:
100 - 백(baek)
200 - 이백(ee-baek)
1000 - 천(chun)
2000 - 이천(ee-chun)
2053 - 이쳔오십삼(ee-chun-oh-ship-sahm)(it is 2, 1000, 5, 10, and 3.)


That is all. I hope I helped. =)
I know it may seem like a lot to learn, but you will get it. Don't give up. ^^

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