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Level 1 Lesson 15 / Sino-Korean Numbers / 일, 이, 삼, 사 ….

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In this TTMIK lesson, we are talking about numbers. In Korean there are two sets of number, one is native Korean numbers and the other set is sino-Korean numbers. Sino-Korean numbers are numbers that are based on the Chinese language (therefore if you speak Chinese, you will find that the sino-Korean numbers are quite similar to the Chinese numbers), and in this lesson we are introducing numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 100, and 1,000.

Numbers are not always easy to memorize, especially if you don’t have to use them often, so be sure to practice using them every chance you get!

감사합니다!


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  1. Harry says: February 10, 2012

    Hmmm Trying to test because my comment doesn’t show up.

  2. Jaqueline says: February 19, 2012

    구륙사구오일사구 (96495149)

  3. Jha says: February 20, 2012

    I am 21 years old. 21 is “i-baek-il”?

  4. Janeth Sia Mangona says: February 20, 2012

    I am 21 years old. 21 is “i-baek-il”?

    • Mii says: February 20, 2012

      I think it’s i-ship-il. :D

    • jinseokjin says: February 21, 2012

      No, it is 이십 일 [i-sip il].

    • jinseokjin says: March 2, 2012

      No. It is called [i-sib-il].

  5. Janeth Sia Mangona says: February 20, 2012

    1991
    cheon-gu-baek-gu-sip-il?

    • jinseokjin says: February 21, 2012

      Correct!!!! Thanks for your comment.

  6. TranscendGod says: February 22, 2012

    삼 천 팔 백 구 십 칠.

    • mark says: March 6, 2012

      3897 majo

  7. 그레이스 says: February 28, 2012

    안녕하세요~
    감사함니다 for all of your helpful lessons ^_^
    Say for example I was to say 1995, would it be this? 천구백십오

    • jinseokjin says: March 5, 2012

      The correct answer is 천구백구십오. It was close. :)

  8. mark says: March 6, 2012

    jonun mark. i ship i nyon cher wol iril

  9. Sándor Báthori says: March 7, 2012

    It’s very easy :) Easier than the topic/subject marking prticles :D

    How could i say the birthday? (the numbers i know) Or you will teach it latrer, won’t you?

  10. Steven says: March 11, 2012

    I repeat everything I hear while listening to your lessons and guess what!…Ha ha I copied the mistake (said 78 instead of 75!) This is a great lesson I’ve been struggling with these numbers because I’ve been trying to learn both sets at once. Knowing Mandarin helps a little with the Sino ones.

  11. Kaykay says: March 16, 2012

    I thought one is hana
    two is dul or tul or something…
    im 13 so… its sip sam ?

    • Kristy says: March 27, 2012

      Kaykay, you’re right! Hana, dul, set… that’s the NATIVE Korean number system. We’ve just learned the SINO Korean number system.

      Basically, you have to learn 2 sets of numbers.

  12. Tessa Tan says: March 18, 2012

    my phone number is 085737022240
    영팔오칠삼칠영이이이사영
    is it correct ????

  13. Tessa Tan says: March 18, 2012

    my phone numbers : 085737022240
    영팔오칠삼칠영이이이사영
    is it correct ???

  14. Cristina says: March 19, 2012

    Hello!
    I would like to know if when I write a number (for exemple 234) I have to write it all together or if I have to separate each number.
    I mean, It would be

    i-baek-sam-ship-sa

    or

    i-baek sam-ship sa?

    Thank you very much! I love your website! :) It is helping me a lot!

  15. Rae Arceo says: March 26, 2012

    Some numbers sounds near to Thai, so I don’t take it hard to memorize. I really like how the Chinese people of yesterday spread these words… Hahaha..

    감사합니다! :)

  16. gileena says: March 28, 2012

    how do you say 1,121?
    cheon-baek-i-sib-il??

  17. faith says: April 1, 2012

    I’d like to know how to say “1009″…or “104”??..is it like chinese?do we pronounce that”0” or not??EXCEPTE THESE ..I FIND IT EAZY the SINO-korean….erabon .kam-sa-hap-nida

  18. shaima says: April 8, 2012

    hello ^^
    can i ask u if i can say another numbers ??
    because in korean drama they say anther numbers like:
    Hana , tool , sa ,na , …………..
    are they the same or there is any different??
    thank u ^^

  19. Shaima Basalma says: April 8, 2012

    hello ^^
    can i ask if i can say another numbers ??
    because in korean drama they say another numbers like:
    Hana , tool , sa , na , …………
    are they the same or there is any different??
    thank u

  20. nique says: April 14, 2012

    1998 is cheon-gu-baek-gu-sib-pal
    14 is sib-sa!!

    감사합니다!

  21. Claudia says: April 17, 2012

    I can not download the PDF from this lesson, I also tried right-clicking and save as, but it doesnt work.

  22. Claudia says: April 18, 2012

    I can not download the PDF of this lesson, I also tried the right-clicking and save as…, but it didnt work.

  23. shelhass says: April 21, 2012

    How about years?
    천구백팔십팔 would be both 1,988 (the number) and 1988 (the year)?

    • jinseokjin says: April 21, 2012

      Yes. You can also use sino-Korean number when you say year.

      Thanks for your comment.

  24. shelhass says: April 21, 2012

    안녕하세요~
    jinseokjin, how about years?

    천구백 팔십팔 would be both 1.988 (the number) and 1988 (the year)?

  25. Saskia Luchuark says: April 24, 2012

    i am 19 years old… so it is [sip-gu ]? and my phone number .. [chil-pal-sam-ryuk-sa-chil-i] it is all correct?

    • jinseokjin says: May 10, 2012

      We often use native Korean number when we count age, so it is correct to say “열 아홉 [yeol a-hop]“.

      You said your phone number correctly.

  26. Betty says: May 6, 2012

    Are these right?

    100 -> il-baek
    435 -> sa-baek-samsip-o
    1328 -> il-cheon-sam-baek-isip-pal

  27. Betty says: May 6, 2012

    Are these right?

    100 -> il-baek
    435 -> sa-baek-samsip-o
    1328 -> il-cheon-sam-baek-isip-pal

    TY! <3

  28. Roddy Russell Jr. says: May 8, 2012

    next semester I’m taking beginner Korean…hopefully I’ll be really good at Korean by the time I graduate undergrad in i cheon sip o…

  29. Lisa says: May 15, 2012

    1997 = 천구백구십칠?

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