한국어 (Hangugeo) Lessons

Native Korean Numbers

Koreans have 2 kinds of numbers, Native Korean Numbers and the Sino Numbers. For this lesson, we'll learn about the first kind of numbering.

1 하나 hana
2 둘 dul
3 셋 set
4 넷 net
5 다섯 daseot
6 여섯 yeoseot
7 일곺 ilgop
8 여둛 yeodul
9 아홒 ahop
10열 yeol

Starting from 11, you'll gonna say it this way:
11 열하나 yeol hana
12 열둘 yeol dul
13 열셋 yeol set
24 열넷 yeol net
15 열다섯 yeol daseot
16 열여삿 yeol yeoseot
17 열일곺 yeol ilgop
18 열여둛 yeol yeodul
19 열아홒 yeol ahop

But starting 20, it differs again.

20 스물 seumul (21 스물 한 seu mul han)

30 서른 seo reun (33 서른 삼 seo reun sam)

40 마븐 ma beun (47 미븐 이곱 ma beun ilgop)

50 쉰 shwin (55 쉰 다섯 shwin daseot)

60 예순 yesun

70 일흔 ireun

80 여든 yeodeun

90 아흔 aheun

100 백 baek (101 백 한)

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This native korean numbers are used in counting small quatity of things and in saying your age. For age, After the number, add 살 (sal).

Example:
21 years old 스물 한 살
17 years old 열 이곱