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BEG 16 | Native Numbers

Korean native numbers are used in counting mostly. Think of an old cave life. Why would humans need numbers in their native languages? To count the number of people or animal, right? So remember that!

LEARN NATIVE-NUMBERS

When to use native numbers?

Learn when to use native numbers in Korean here!

PRACTICE

1하나
2
3
4
5다섯
6여섯
7일곱
8여덟
9아홉
10
20스물
30서른
40마흔
50
60예순
70일흔
80여든
90아흔
100From 100, sino-numbers
몇 살이에요? How old are you?

You count the years you’ve lived, and that is why you use native numbers.

I am 18 years old. (저는) 열여덟 살이에요.
I am 27 years old. (저는) 스물일곱 살이에요.
I am 30 years old. (저는) 서른 살이에요.
My mom is 55 years old. 저희 엄마는 쉰 다섯살이에요.

Wait! Before counters, 1,2,3,4 and 20 shortens!

하나한 + counter
두 + counter
세 + counter
네 + counter
스물스무 + counter

I am 20 years old. (저는) 스무 살이에요.
I am 22 years old. (저는) 스물 살이에요.
I am 23 years old. (저는) 스물 살이에요.

지금 몇 시예요? What time is it now?

[native number]+시(hour, o’clock) [sino-number]+분(minute)이에요.

1:30 한 시 삼십 분이에요.
2:15 두 시 십오 분이에요.
3:04 세 시 사 분이에요.
12:00 열두 시예요.

Learn how to say the time of the day in Korean here!

Morning 아침
Before noon 오전
Noon 정오
Afternoon 오후
Day time 낮
Evening 저녁
Night 밤
Midnight 자정
Before dawn 새벽

Korean is macro to micro, general to specific. Give the time frame first, hour next, and the minutes last.

7AM 아침 일곱 시
12PM 정오 OR 낮 열두 시
2:20PM 오후(OR 낮) 두 시 이십 분
10PM 밤 열 시
12AM 자정 OR 밤 열두 시
2AM 새벽 두 시

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