Numbers (Sino-Korean)

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In Korea, there are two sets of numbers, first, is native Korean numbers and the second one is the Sino-Korean numbers, which are used more in general.

Native Korean numbers are used for telling time ONLY for hours, amount of hours, amount of months and numbers for age.

Sino-Korean numbers are used for telling time ONLY for minutes and seconds, dates and months of the year, amount of money /currency, maths, measurements, phone numbers, addresses, floor of building and everything else.

If you are unsure which set to use, use Sino-Korean as most Koreans will understand what you mean.

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Zero-yeong []

One-il [일]

Two-i [이]

Three-sam [삼]

Four-sa [사]

Five-o [오]

Six-yug [육]

Seven-chil [칠]

Eight-pal [팔]

Nine-gu [구]

Ten-sib [십]

Eleven-sib-il [십일]

Twelve-sib-i [십이]

Thirteen-sibsam [십삼]

Fourteen-sibsa [십사]

Fifteen-sib-o [십오]

Sixteen-sib-yug [십육]

Seventeen-sibchil [십칠]

Eighteen-sibpal [십팔]

Nineteen-sibgu [십구]

Twenty-isib [이십]

Twenty one-isib-il [이십일]

Twenty two-isib-i [이십이]

Twenty three-isibsam [이십삼]

Twenty four-isibsa [이십사]

Twenty five-isib-o [이십오]

Twenty six-isib-yug [이십육]

Twenty seven-isibchil [이십칠]

Twenty eight-isibpal [이십팔]

Twenty nine-isib gu [이십구]

Thirty-samsib [삼십]

Forty-sasib [사십]

Fifty-osib [오십]

Sixty-yugsib [육십]

Seventy-chilsib [칠십]

Eighty-palsib [팔십]

Ninety-gusip [구십]

Hundred-baeg [백]

Thousand-cheon [천]

Ten thousand-man [만]

Hundred thousand-sibman [십만]

Million-beagman [백만]

Billion-sib-eog [십억]

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