korean numbers

to write multi-digit numbers (sino)

write the first number, then 1000/100/10, then the next number, then 1000/100/10 again and so on

i.e. 574 = 5+100+7+10+4

i.e. 15 = 10+5

i.e. 999 = 9+100+9+10+9

일

1

이

2

삼

3

사

4

오

5

륙/육

6

칠

7

팔

8

구

9

십

10

백

100

천

1000

공

0 for individual digits

영

0 for math, science, temp etc.

하나

1 (native)

둘

2 (native)

셋

3 (native)

넷

4 (native)

다섯

5 (native)

여섯

6 (native)

일곱

7 (native)

여덟

8 (native)

아홉

9 (native)

열

10 (native)

스물

20 (native)

서른

30 (native)

마흔

40 (native)

쉰

50 (native)

예순

60 (native)

일흔

70 (native)

여든

80 (native)

아흔

90 (native)

when do we combine native and sino korean numbers?

when units get really big (100;1000:1000000 etc.) so we use sino for the beginning, to count the large unit, and native to count the smaller ones

ie. 205= 이백(sino) + 다섯(native)

what native numbers change before a noun?

anytime a 1,2,3,4 or 20 is used for AGE only

we use native korean numbers for

1. time (native for hour, sino for minute)

2. counting years (both native and sino can be used, but the words used to describe the years change based on which number system you use)

3. age