{"id":50325,"date":"2022-11-30T15:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/?p=50325"},"modified":"2025-05-14T14:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T05:56:15","slug":"korean-counters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/blog\/korean-counters\/","title":{"rendered":"4 things you need to know about the Korean counters and number systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First and foremost, you must know that there are <strong>two number systems<\/strong> widely used in Korea, the pure Korean numbers and the Sino-Korean numbers. While the native Korean number system was developed and has been used for thousands of years in Korean culture and language, the Sino-Korean number system was introduced to Korea through Chinese influence with the use of Chinese characters (Hanja).<\/p>\n<p>Korean counters are somewhat easier to grasp, you can understand them as a category of objects. The closest way to understand Korean counters in English is like saying, &#8220;There is a herd of cows&#8221; yet you don&#8217;t say &#8220;There is a herd of cats&#8221;. Of course, the Korean counters is not a collective noun as you need to match the numbers with the counters to use it properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will list the most commonly used <strong>Korean counters and provide a little more clarity on number systems.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4 things to take note of Korean counters and number systems<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Pure Korean numbers<\/h3>\n<p>The pure Korean numbers up to ten are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \ud558\ub098, <em>hana<\/em> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(contracted to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud55c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">han<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if followed by a number)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2 \ub458, <em>dul <\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(contracted to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub450<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">du<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if followed by a number)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>3 \uc14b, <em>set<\/em> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(contracted to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc138<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">se<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if followed by a number)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>4 \ub137, <em>net<\/em> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(contracted to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub124<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ne<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if followed by a number)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>5 \ub2e4\uc12f,<em> daseot<\/em><\/li>\n<li>6 \uc5ec\uc12f, <em>yeoseot<\/em><\/li>\n<li>7 \uc77c\uacf1, <em>ilgop<\/em><\/li>\n<li>8 \uc5ec\ub35f,<em> yeodeolp<\/em><\/li>\n<li>9 \uc544\ud649, <em>ahop<\/em><\/li>\n<li>10 \uc5f4, <em>yeol<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Numbers from 11 to 19<\/strong> are quite simple, just combine the term corresponding to the ten with the desired digit. E.g. 11 will be &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ten-one<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; and thus <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc5f4\ud558\ub098<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yeolhana<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while 17 will be like saying &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ten-seven<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; and thus <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc5f4\uc77c\uacf1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yeolilgop<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far as the <\/span><b>other tens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are concerned, the same mechanism is unfortunately not used with pure-Korean numbers, so we will not be able to say &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two tens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; to indicate 20. In the following list you will find the correct terms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 \uc2a4\ubb3c, <em>seumul<\/em> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(contracted to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc2a4\ubb34<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seumu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if followed by a number)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>30 \uc11c\ub978,<em> seoreun<\/em><\/li>\n<li>40 \ub9c8\ud754, <em>maheun<\/em><\/li>\n<li>50 \uc270, <em>suin<\/em><\/li>\n<li>60 \uc608\uc220, <em>yesul<\/em><\/li>\n<li>70 \uc77c\ud754, <em>ilheun<\/em><\/li>\n<li>80 \uc5ec\ub4e0, <em>yeodeun<\/em><\/li>\n<li>90 \uc544\ud754, <em>aheun<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pure Korean numbers end with 99 because from 100 onwards, only Sino-Korean numbers are used.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96314\" src=\"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Korean-counters-for-beginners.png\" alt=\"Korean counters for beginners\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Korean-counters-for-beginners.png 1080w, https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Korean-counters-for-beginners-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Korean-counters-for-beginners-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Korean-counters-for-beginners-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h3>2. Sino-Korean numbers<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sino-Korean numbers up to 10 are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \uc77c, <em>il<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2 \uc774, <em>i<\/em><\/li>\n<li>3 \uc0bc, <em>sam<\/em><\/li>\n<li>4 \uc0ac, <em>sa<\/em><\/li>\n<li>5 \uc624, <em>o<\/em><\/li>\n<li>6 \uc721, <em>yuk<\/em><\/li>\n<li>7 \uce60, <em>chil<\/em><\/li>\n<li>8 \ud314, <em>pal<\/em><\/li>\n<li>9 \uad6c, <em>gu<\/em><\/li>\n<li>10 \uc2ed, <em>ship<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like pure Korean numbers, Sino-Korean numbers are also formed by combining the word for ten with the word for the digit, so 11 would be &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ten-one<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;, i.e. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc2ed\uc77c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shipil<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the formation of the other <\/span><b>tens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, however, with Sino-Korean numbers, it is much easier than with pure-Korean ones. Twenty will be &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two tens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc774\uc2ed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iship<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), 30 &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three tens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc0bc\uc2ed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">samship<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and so on, until you get to 100, which, unlike the others, is called <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ubc31<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baek<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A thousand is called <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ucc9c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cheon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This number system is used for <\/span><b>telephone numbers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in <\/span><b>mathematics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>3. How to use Korean counters?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you use a number referring to an object, the grammatical construction in Korean is a bit different: you don&#8217;t just put the number next to the name, but you use the construction <\/span><b>name + number + counter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For example, let&#8217;s take two cars: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ucc28<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub450<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub300<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, i.e. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ucc28<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) = car, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub450<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">du<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) = two, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub300<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dae<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) = the counter that classifies means of transport and machinery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Korean counters are not all the same: depending on the object being &#8216;counted&#8217;, there is a specific counter, and there are counters that match <\/span><b>pure Korean numbers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while others only match <\/span><b>Sino-Korean numbers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Because there are two number systems in Korean, you must choose to use one or the other depending on the context. This may sound very complicated, but once you understand the mechanism, it won&#8217;t be difficult to use the correct term.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61825\" src=\"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Soldi-e-contatori-coreani.png\" alt=\"Korean money and Korean counters\" width=\"798\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Soldi-e-contatori-coreani.png 798w, https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Soldi-e-contatori-coreani-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Soldi-e-contatori-coreani-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>4. Types of Korean counters<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s see now which are the <\/span><b>main Korean counters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and how they work. A first distinction must certainly be made between people, animals and things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>people,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we use <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uba85<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">myeong<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ubd84<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The difference between the two terms lies in the language register: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uba85<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a flat form, whereas <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ubd84<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an honorific. E.g. Two students: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud559\uc0dd<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub450<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uba85<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">haksaeng du myeong <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bun <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">if you&#8217;re using more formal language).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, use the counter <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub9c8\ub9ac<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mari. E.g. Two cats: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uace0\uc591\uc774<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub450<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub9c8\ub9ac<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, goyangi du mari.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>objects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is more complicated because, depending on how the object is classified, a specific counter must be used. However, there is a <\/span><b>generic counter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for objects, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uac1c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (read with hard <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">g<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not soft g), to be used for things that are outside of any classification or when the right counter does not come to mind. Using <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uac1c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> instead of the counter of the corresponding category is not wrong and can be a solution when you do not know the specific counter. However, even if you are understood anyway, it may sound unnatural.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us now look at the main other Korean counters and which <\/span><b>category<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they are used with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub300<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, dae, for means of transport and machinery (as in the example we saw at the beginning of this article);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uadf8\ub8e8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, geuru, for trees (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc740\ud589\ub098\ubb34<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc138<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uadf8\ub8e8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = three ginko trees);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc794<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, jan, for cups and glasses (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ucee4\ud53c<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud55c<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc794<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = a cup of coffee or a coffee);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ubcd1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, byeong, for bottles (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ubb3c<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub124<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ubcd1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = four bottles of water);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ucc44<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, chae, for buildings (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ube4c\ub529<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub2e4\uc12f<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ucc44<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = five skyscrapers);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc870\uac01<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, jogak, for pieces or slices of something (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud53c\uc790<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub450<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc870\uac01<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = two slices of pizza);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc790\ub8e8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, jaru, for pencils and brushes (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc5f0\ud544<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc5ec\uc12f<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc790\ub8e8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = six pencils);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc7a5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, jang, for paper (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc885\uc774<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc77c\uacf1<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc7a5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = seven sheets);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uad8c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, gwon, for books (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ucc45<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc5ec\ub35f<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uad8c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = eight books);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud3b8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, pyeon, for films (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc601\ud654<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc544\ud649<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud3b8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = nine films);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ubc8c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, beol, for clothing (e.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud2f0\uc154\uce20<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc2a4\ubb34<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ubc8c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = twenty T-shirts).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The counters seen so far are all to be used with <\/span><b>pure Korean numbers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To give you a brief idea of the pronunciation of the pure Korean numbers used with Korean counters, take a look at our education reel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/ClUwBECgP1P\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sino-Korean numbers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on the other hand, are more commonly used for counting:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">money (<\/span><b>\uc6d0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if we are referring to Korean currency);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">months (<\/span><b>\uac1c\uc6d4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gaewol<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minutes (<\/span><b>\ubd84<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seconds (<\/span><b>\ucd08<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">years (<\/span><b>\ub144<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nyeon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">floors of a building (<\/span><b>\uce35<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cheung<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portions of food (<\/span><b>\uc778\ubd84<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inbun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E.g. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ucc9c<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc6d0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = one thousand won; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc721<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uac1c\uc6d4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = six months; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc2ed<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ubd84<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = ten minutes; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc0bc\uc2ed<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ucd08<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = thirty seconds; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc774<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ub144<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = two years; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ube44\ube54\ubc25<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc77c<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\uc778\ubd84<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = one bibimbap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope we have shed some light on how the Korean counters and number systems work, and how to match numbers and counters. You can learn more about Korean counters and numbers in Korean in our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreanonline.gogohanguk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online course<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on Korean language and culture, keep following the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go! Go! Hanguk blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and don&#8217;t hesitate to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/#form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about living and studying in Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First and foremost, you must know that there are two number systems widely used in Korea, the pure Korean numbers and the Sino-Korean numbers. While the native Korean number system was developed and has been used for thousands of years in Korean culture and language, the Sino-Korean number system was introduced to Korea through Chinese [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":48831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1222],"tags":[1299,1314],"class_list":["post-50325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-korean-language","tag-korean-language","tag-study-korean"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}