Native Korean Numbers Flashcards
Native Korean numbers is that they only go up to 99. For any number higher than that, Sino-Korean numbers are used. Native Korean numbers are only used for certain things. Native Korean numbers are used for age, counting things, counting people, and just counting. To tell the time in Korean, both native Korean numbers (for hours) and Sino-Korean numbers (for minutes) are used. So, it is important to learn both number systems to talk about time, age, and counting things in Korean.
1
Q
하나
A
1
2
Q
둘
A
2
3
Q
셋
A
3
4
Q
넷
A
4
5
Q
다섯
A
5
6
Q
여섯
A
6
7
Q
일곱
A
7
8
Q
여덟
A
8
9
Q
아홉
A
9
10
Q
열
A
10
11
Q
열하나
A
11
Again, just like Sino-Korean numbers, you simply combine the numbers you have just learned. To say 11 simply put together 열 (10) and 하나 (1) to make 열하나 (11). To say 12 simply put together 열 (10) and 둘 (2) to make 열둘 (12). This is the same up to number 19.
12
Q
스물
A
20
Unlike Sino-Korean numbers, numbers 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 have their own special word. Once you learn these words you can then easily say any Native Korean number between 1 and 99.
13
Q
서른
A
30
14
Q
마흔
A
40
15
Q
쉰
A
50
