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There are two sets/types of numbers in Korean: the native Korean way and the Sino-Korean way.

Hanja/Sino-Korean/Numeral:

零/〇 공 (gong) or 영 (yeong)/ 0
一/ 일 (il)/ 1
二/ 이 (i)/ 2
三/ 삼 (sam)/ 3
四/사 (sa)/ 4
五/ 오 (o)/ 5
六/ 육 (yuk)/ 6
七/ 칠 (chil)/ 7
八/ 팔 (pal)/8
九/ 구 (gu)/ 9
十/ 십 (ship)/ 10

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Native Korean/ Numeral:

하나 (hana)/ 1
둘 (dul)/ 2
셋 (set)/ 3
넷 (net)/ 4
다섯 (daseot)/ 5
여섯 (yeoseot)/ 6
일곱 (ilgop)/ 7
여덟 (yeodeol)/ 8
아홉 (ahop)/ 9
열 (yeol)/ 10

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In writing ordinal numbers you'll just have to put '째' at the end of native korean numbers. But we don't say '하나째' cause it's so wrong. So here are the ordinal numbers, in korean:

첫째 (cheotjae)/ 1st
둘째 (duljae)/ 2nd
셋째 (setjae)/ 3rd
넷째 (netjae)/ 4th
다섯째 (daseotjae)/ 5th
여섯째 (yeoseotjae)/ 6th
일곱째 (ilgopjae)/ 7th
여덟째 (yeodeoljae)/ 8th
아홉째 (ahopjae)/ 9th
열째 (yeoljae)/ 10th

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Sino-Korean:
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Used for money)

백 (baek) - 100
천 (cheon) - 1000
만 (man) - 10,000
백만 (baekman) - 1 million
억 (eok) - 100 million
조 (jo) - 1 trillion

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As for numbers 11,12,13,..., nth number. In Sino-Korean numbers, you'll just add (example: 이(2) + 십(10) = 이십(20) or 십(10) + 이(2)= 십이 (12) ).
You don't need to add, 일(1) at the end of 십, because 십 itself already have a one. So you do not say 일십이, cause it's totally wrong!

As for, Native Korean Numbers. It is also the same on how you write a number in Sino-Korean numbers. (Example: 열(10) + 하나(1) = 열하나(11) 셋(3) + 열(10) = 셋열(13))

P.S. If this still doesn't make sense, In english numbers we add numbers at the right side of the left number. (Example: 10 + 1 = 11)

P. P. S. If this still doesn't make sense. Try to sense it😂 Just Kidding.

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When to use Sino-Korean and Native Korean way of writing numbers?

We will use Sino-Korean, if we are doing maths.

Example: 십 (10) - 오 (5)= 오 (5)

We will use Native Korean, if we are counting objects and people.

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