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There are two kinds of numbers in korean: Sino-Korean and Pure Korean

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There are two kinds of numbers in korean: Sino-Korean and Pure Korean.

Sino-Korean Numbers
공/영  [gong/yeong]  -      zero
일        [il]             -      one
이        [i]              -       two
삼        [sam]        -       three
사        [sa]            -      four
오        [o]              -      five
육        [yuk]         -      six
칠        [chil]         -      seven
팔        [pal]          -      eight
구        [gu]           -      nine
십        [shib]        -      ten
십일     [shib-il]    -      eleven
십이     [shib-i]     -      twelve
십삼     [shib-sam]  -   thirteen
십사     [shib-sa]   -      fourteen
이십     [i-shib]       -     twenty
이십일  [i-shib-il]   -     twenty-one
이십이  [i-shib-i]    -     twenty-two
이십삼  [i-shib-sam] -  twenty-three
삼십     [sam-shib]    -  thirty
사십     [sa-shib]    -      forty
오십     [o-shib]      -     fifty
육십     [yuk-shib]  -     sixty
칠십     [chil-shib]   -    seventy
팔십     [pal-shib]    -    eighty
구십     [gu-shib]     -    ninety
백         [baek]        -     (one) hundred
백일      [baek-il]     -    one hundred one
백십이   [baek-shib-i] - one hundred eleven
백삼십   [baek-sam-shib] - one hundred thirty
천          [cheon]       -    (one) thousand
이천       [i-cheon]    -    two thousand
삼천백  [sam-cheon-baek] - three thousand one hundred
만        [man]          - ten thousand
만사천백오 [man-sa-cheon-baek-o] - 14, 105
십만  [shibman]    -   hundred thousand
백만  [baekman]   -   (one) million
천만  [cheonman]  -   ten million
억     [eok]            -    (one) hundred million

↬ As you can see, there is a pattern in writing Sino-Korean numbers. Let's take this for example:

• 삼(십) + 칠  =   삼십칠
sam(shib) + chil = sam-shib-chil
3(10) + 7   =   37

It's like math but in Korean lmao.
Another one, let's take a big value.

• 453, 092  ⇨ (notice that we don't have any value for hundreds)
사(십만) + 오(만) + 삼(천) + 구(십) + 이 = 사십만오만삼천구십이
sa(shibman) + o(man) + sam(cheon) + gu(shib) + i = sa-shibman-o-man-sam-cheon-gu-ship-i
4(100,000) + 5(10,000) + 3(1,000) + (we skip the hundreds) + 9(10) + 2 = 453, 092

You get the gist guys, I know you're smart.

Pure Korean Numbers
하나         [hana]        -    one     *한 [han]
둘             [dul]           -    two    *두 [du]
셋             [set]            -    three  *세 [se]
넷             [net]           -    four    *네 [ne]
다섯         [daseot]      -    five
여섯         [yeoseot]    -    six
일곱         [ilgop]         -   seven
여덟         [yeodeol]    -   eight
아홉         [ahop]         -   nine
열            [yeol]          -   ten
열하나     [yeol-hana] -  eleven
열둘         [yeol-dul]   -   twelve
열셋         [yeol-set]    -   thirteen
열넷         [yeol-net]   -   fourteen
열다섯     [yeol-daseot]  -  fifteen
스물         [seumul]      -     twenty     *스무 [seumu]
서른         [seoreun]   -   thirty
마흔         [maheun]   -   forty
쉰            [shwin]      -   fifty
예순         [yesun]      -   sixty
일흔         [ilheun]     -    seventy
여든         [yeodeun]  -   eighty
아흔         [aheun]      -   ninety

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⏰ Last updated: Aug 12, 2020 ⏰

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