Korea has two number systems. One of them is called Pure Korean and the other is called Sino-Korean (which is borrowed from Chinese).

Pure Korean is used for just counting (for example, you want to count to three, you use Pure Korean) and for counting hours. There are also many other uses.

Sino-Korean is used mostly when you want to specifiy quantity or counting minutes.

For more info on the Korean numerals, I would visit the following page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_numerals

Wikipedia has just about everything that you need to know about Korean numbers. There isn't even a need for us to have a lesson.


Sino Korean
0 - kong
1 - il
2 - i
3 - sam
4 - sa
5 - oh
6 - youhk
7 - chil
8 - pahl
9 - ku
10 - ship
11 - ship-il
12 - ship-i

20 - i-ship
30 - sam-ship
100 - paek
1000 - chon
10,000 - man


Pure Korean
1 - hana
2 - tuul
3 - set
4 - net
5 - tasaut
6 - yasaut
7 - il gop
8 - yaudol
9 - ah hop
10 - yawl
11 - yawl-hana
12 - yawl-tuul

I've learned that with Taekwondo lesson. But I don't know why did they use 'tuul' at 11 when we restart from 1.

How do we learn when to use what set?

Kwl o:

Sorry for being stupid, but what's the difference between pure korean and sino korean?

YOBOSEYO
ANNYONG HASHIMNIKKA
CHE IRUMAN ARLENE IMNIDA
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YOBOSEYO
ANNYONG HASHIMNIKKA
CHE IRUMAN ARLENE IMNIDA
can you post english to korean name converter
KAMSAHAMNIDA

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YOBOSEYO
ANNYONG HASHIMNIKKA
CHE IRUMAN ARLENE IMNIDA
can you post english to korean name converter
KAMSAHAMNIDA

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hi! this is my first post, and this thread attracts me most..i wanted to learn korean.. i've been trying to learn by myself (i have downloaded a lot of korean language materials a long time ago) but i don't have the time to self-study..i guess this will be of great help..thanx!

OK! i'll start with the numbers! hahaha

haha, why no one reply about the which set to use one? or is it we can use any set?

this is helpful, but how would you know when to use which set?