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Korean native numbers

by 동의안하실텐데 2024. 7. 8.

Korean native numbers are commonly used up to 100, but beyond 100, they are rarely used, and Sino-Korean numbers are primarily used instead. Listing native Korean numbers up to 1000 is actually impossible because native Korean numbers do not exist beyond 100.

However, I will explain up to where native Korean numbers exist:

  1. 1 to 10: 하나 (hana), 둘 (dul), 셋 (set), 넷 (net), 다섯 (daseot), 여섯 (yeoseot), 일곱 (ilgop), 여덟 (yeodeol), 아홉 (ahop), 열 (yeol)
  2. 11 to 19: 열하나 (yeolhana), 열둘 (yeoldul), 열셋 (yeolset), 열넷 (yeolnet), 열다섯 (yeoldaseot), 열여섯 (yeolyeoseot), 열일곱 (yeolilgop), 열여덟 (yeolyeodeol), 열아홉 (yeolahop)
  3. 20 to 90: 스물 (seumul), 서른 (seoreun), 마흔 (maheun), 쉰 (swin), 예순 (yesun), 일흔 (ilheun), 여든 (yeodeun), 아흔 (aheun)
  4. 100: 온 (on, though rarely used)
  5. 1000: No native Korean expression, Sino-Korean "천 (cheon)" is used.

Native Korean numbers are mainly used in everyday life to count age and objects. However, for large numbers (100 and above), Sino-Korean numbers like 백 (baek, 100), 천 (cheon, 1000), and 만 (man, 10000) are used.