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Korean Counting Guide: Pure & Sino

This document provides information on counting in Korean. It presents the numbers 1-10 and 11-19 in both pure Korean and Sino-Korean forms. It then shows how to combine numbers with units to count objects, such as one pencil, two people, or nine bottles. The key is to state the object first, then the number, and finish with the appropriate counting unit like 개 (thing), 명 (person), 마리 (animal), etc. Examples are given for counting several common objects in Korean.

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Korean Counting Guide: Pure & Sino

This document provides information on counting in Korean. It presents the numbers 1-10 and 11-19 in both pure Korean and Sino-Korean forms. It then shows how to combine numbers with units to count objects, such as one pencil, two people, or nine bottles. The key is to state the object first, then the number, and finish with the appropriate counting unit like 개 (thing), 명 (person), 마리 (animal), etc. Examples are given for counting several common objects in Korean.

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How to count in Korean – 2.

Pure-Korean

하나 (Hah-nah) 둘 (dool) 셋 (set) 넷 (net) 다섯 (dah-sut)

여섯 (yu-sut) 일곱 (il-goh-p) 여덟 (yu-dul) 아홉 (ah-hoh-p) 열 (yul)

11-19 = ten plus one, ten plus two, ten plus three…ten plus nine.
20 = 스물 (swmool), 30 = 서른 (sureun), 40 = 마흔 (mah hweun), 50 = 쉰 (shin), 60 = 예순 (yesoon), 70 = 일흔 (il hweun), 80 = 여든 (yu deun), 90 = 아흔 (ah hweun),
100 = 백 (baek)

How to count more than twenty: Example: 21 = 스물 하나 (20+1), 55 = 쉰 다섯 (50+5)


How to count in Korean – 2. Sino-Korean

일 (il) 이 (ee) 삼 (sah-m) 사 (sah) 오 (oh)

육 (yook) 칠 (chil) 팔 (pah-l) 구 (goo) 십 (ship)

11-99: This is how you count:


For example, 21 = (2x10) + 1 = (이 x 십) + 일 = 이십 일

303 = (3x100) + 3 = (삼 x 백) + 삼 = 삼백 삼
How to count in Korean with Units Part 1 – 3. Pure-Korean (i.e. adding units) (See the counting sheet for pure-Korean)
(i.e. 한 개 = one + thing) (One, two, three, four do not follow the same pattern as pure Korean) (gae = thing)

한 개 (Hah-n gae) 두 개 (doo gae) 세 개 (se gae) 네 개 (ne gae) 다섯개


(dah-sut gae)

여섯 개 일곱 개 여덟 개 아홉 개 열 개 (yul gae)
(yu-sut gae) (il-goh-p gae) (yu-dul gae) (ah-hoh-p)
*Instead of gae, you can also apply other units such as (myung for people, mari for animals.)
How to count in Korean with Units Part 2 (Use Part 1 for this worksheet) Fill in the blank. Make sure to identify the object first before you start counting.
When you count in Korean and you want to say, “one apple,” you say it in this order: apple + one + thing (sah -gwa han gae).

Example Your Turn: Your Turn:


one pencil (pencil + one + unit for thing) two pencils: four pencils:
개 (gae)
연필 한 개 (yunpil hah-n gae)
(counting things)
one person (person + one + unit for person) four people: eight people:
명 (myung)
사람 한 명 (saram hah-n myung)
(counting people)
one duck (duck + one + unit for animal) seven ducks: three ducks:
마리 (mari)
오리 한 마리 (ori hah-n mari)
(counting animals)
one book (book + one + unit for book) five books: six books:
권 (gwon)
책 한 권 (chaek hah-n gwon)
(counting books)
one coca-cola bottle nine coke bottles: ten coke bottles:
병 (byung)
(cola + one + unit for bottle)
(counting bottles) 콜라 한 병 (cola hah-n byung)

ANSWERS:

Example Your Turn: Your Turn:


one pencil (pencil + one + unit for thing) two pencils: four pencils:
개 (gae)
연필 한 개 (yunpil hah-n gae) 연필 두 개 연필 네 개
(counting things)
one person (person + one + unit for person) four people: eight people:
명 (myung)
사람 한 명 (saram hah-n myung) 사람 네 명 사람 여덟 명
(counting people)
one duck (duck + one + unit for animal) seven ducks: three ducks:
마리 (mari)
오리 한 마리 (ori hah-n mari) 오리 일곱 마리 오리 세 마리
(counting animals)
one book (book + one + unit for book) five books: six books:
권 (gwon)
책 한 권 (chaek hah-n gwon) 책 다섯 권 책 여섯 권
(counting books)
one coca-cola bottle nine coke bottles: ten coke bottles:
병 (byung)
(cola + one + unit for bottle) 콜라 다섯 병 콜라 열 병
(counting bottles) 콜라 한 병 (cola hah-n byung)

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