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Seemile · 한국어

APPENDIX J · NUMBERS AND MONEY

Numbers you can use today

Use Sino-Korean numbers for money, dates and minutes. Native Korean numbers are useful for counting people and items, and for hours. The short forms 한, 두, 세, 네 come before a counter.

NumberSino-KoreanNative Korean → counter form
1일 il하나 hana → 한 han
2이 i둘 dul → 두 du
3삼 sam셋 set → 세 se
4사 sa넷 net → 네 ne
5오 o다섯 daseot
6육 yuk여섯 yeoseot
7칠 chil일곱 ilgop
8팔 pal여덟 yeodeol
9구 gu아홉 ahop
10십 sip열 yeol

Money

백 baek = 100
천 cheon = 1,000
만 man = 10,000

만 오천 원
Man ocheon won
₩15,000 — a practice amount.
얼마예요?
Eolmayeyo?
How much is it?

Count with a noun

두 명이요.
Du myeongiyo.
Two people.
이거 두 개 주세요.
Igeo du gae juseyo.
Two of these, please.
세 시 십 분
Se si sip bun
3:10 — native hours, Sino-Korean minutes.