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Counting in Korean

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Korean uses two systems of numbering; the first form is the native Korean, and is used mainly for counting items (e.g. push ups). The second form originates from Chinese, and is mainly used where English would use the ordinal (first, second, etc.), and takes a modifying noun. Hence, Korean for first dan would be il dan, two direction is i-bang, three-step sparring is sambo matsogi, and so forth. However, this is a necessary simplification: for more reading, try Korean Numerals on Wikipaedia.


No.First FormSecond Form
1hanail
2duli
3saetsam
4naetsa
5daseoto
6yeoseotyuk
7ilgopchill
8yeodeolpal
9ahopgoo
10yeolsip
No.First FormSecond Form
11yeolhanasibil
12yeoldulsibi
13yeolsetsipsam
14yeolnetsipsa
15yeoldaseotsibo
16yeolyeoseotsimnyuk
17yeolilgopsipchil
18yeolyeodeolsip-pal
19yeolahopsipgu
20seumulisip
21seumulhanaisipil
No.First FormSecond Form
10yeolsip
20seumulisip
30seoreunsamsip
40maheunsasip
50swinosip
60yesunyuksip
70ilheunchillsip
80yeodeunpalsip
90aheungusip
100baekbaek