Knowing how to count is an essential skill in any language. Counting in Korean can be tricky, as Koreans use two different sets of cardinal numbers, depending on the situation: Korean and Sino-Korean, which originated from Chinese and has some of its characters.
Use the Korean form for numbers of items (between 1 and 99) and age, e.g. 2 children, 5 bottles of beer, 27 years old. Here's how to count to ten in the Korean form:
One = 하나 pronounced "hana"
Two = 둘 pronounced "dool"
Three = 셋 pronounced "se(t)"(" t" is not pronounced)
Four = 넷 pronounced "ne(t)"
Five = 다섯 pronounced "da-seo(t)"
Six = 여섯 pronounced "yeoh-seo(t)"
Seven = 일곱 pronounced "il-gop"
Eight = 여덟 pronounced "yeoh-deohlb"
Nine = 아홉 pronounced "ahop"
Ten = 열 pronounced "yeohl"
Use the Sino-Korean form for dates, money, addresses, phone numbers, and numbers above 100. Here's how to count to ten in Sino-Korean:
One = 일 pronounced "il"
Two = 이 pronounced "ee"
Three = 삼 pronounced "sam"
Four = 사 pronounced "sa"
Five = 오 pronouched "oh"
Six = 육 pronounced "yuk"
Seven = 칠 pronounced "chil"
Eight = 팔 pronounced "pal"
Nine = 구 pronounced "goo" ( Mostly It is "koo")
Ten = 십 pronounced "ship"
