Lesson 20: Native Korean Numbers

Question 1

How do you tell time in Korean?

Answer 1

Use Native Korean numbers to say the hours and Sino-Korean numbers to say the minutes

Question 2

Which number system do you use to say your age in everyday conversations?

Answer 2

Native Korean

Question 3

When do you use Sino-Korean numbers to express your age?

Answer 3

In very formal settings i.e. a court of law or in a formal report

Question 4

What number system do you use to count years in Korean?

Answer 4

Either or

Question 5

하나

Answer 5

1

Question 6

둘

Answer 6

2

Question 7

셋

Answer 7

3

Question 8

넷

Answer 8

4

Question 9

다섯

Answer 9

5

Question 10

여섯

Answer 10

6

Question 11

일곱

Answer 11

7

Question 12

여덟

Answer 12

8

Question 13

아홉

Answer 13

9

Question 14

열

Answer 14

10

Question 15

How do you write/read Native Korean numbers from 11-19?

Answer 15

열 (10) + single digit number

Question 16

열하나

Answer 16

11

Question 17

열다섯

Answer 17

15

Question 18

열아홉

Answer 18

19

Question 19

스물

Answer 19

20

Question 20

서른

Answer 20

30

Question 21

마흔

Answer 21

40

Question 22

쉰

Answer 22

50

Question 23

예순

Answer 23

60

Question 24

일흔

Answer 24

70

Question 25

여든

Answer 25

80

Question 26

아흔

Answer 26

90

Question 27

How do you write/read Native Korean numbers from 21-29, 31-39, 41-49, etc.?

Answer 27

10’s digit number (스물, 서른, 마흔, etc.) + single digit number

Question 28

Which number system do you use for bigger units such as 100, 1,000, 10,000, etc.?

Answer 28

Sino-Korean

Question 29

True or False: 백 is 100 in both Sino-Korean and Native Korean

Answer 29

True

Question 30

How do you combine the systems together to say/write/read bigger numbers?

Answer 30

Use Sino-Korean for the first two digits and Native Korean for the last two digits

Question 31

How do you say/write/read “101” combining both number systems?

Answer 31

백하나

Question 32

How do you say/write/read “205” combining both number systems?

Answer 32

이백다섯

Question 33

살

Answer 33

age/…years old

Question 34

True or False: The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 20 change forms before a noun

Answer 34

True

Question 35

A year old

Answer 35

한 살

Question 36

2 years old

Answer 36

두 살

Question 37

3 years old

Answer 37

세 살

Question 38

4 years old

Answer 38

네 살

Question 39

20 years old

Answer 39

스무 살

Question 40

21 years old

Answer 40

스물한 살

Question 41

How do you say “I am __ years old”?

Answer 41

age + 이에요

Question 42

I’m a year old

Answer 42

한 살이에요

Question 43

I’m 10 years old

Answer 43

열 살이에요

Question 44

I’m 20 years old

Answer 44

스무 살이에요

Question 45

I’m 30 years old

Answer 45

서른 살이에요

Question 46

몇 살이에요?

Answer 46

How old are you?

Question 47

I’m 26 years old

Answer 47

스물여섯 살이에요

Question 48

I’m 25 years old

Answer 48

저는 스물다섯 살이에요

Question 49

I’m 11 years old

Answer 49

열한 살이에요

Question 50

I’m 24 years old

Answer 50

스물네 살이에요

Question 51

I’m 27 years old

Answer 51

스물일곱 살이에요

Question 52

I’m 29 years old

Answer 52

스물아홉 살이에요

Question 53

I’m 40 years old

Answer 53

마흔 살이에요

Question 54

I’m 50 years old

Answer 54

쉰 살이에요

Question 55

I’m 52 years old

Answer 55

쉰두 살이에요