Level 1 Lesson 20 / Native Korean numbers / 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷 …Level 1 Lesson 20 / Native Korean numbers / 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷 …
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We are back with another number lesson! In lesson 15, we introduced the sino-Korean system and today we are introducing the native Korean number system. Having two separate ways of counting different things might look too complicated, and we will be surprised if you can memorize all the numbers at once and never forget them, but if you keep practicing the numbers in context, you will find it much easier in time. So today, we are going to first introduce the native Korean numbers, and ONLY going to cover how to say your age in Korean. If you can say how old you are in Korean after listening to this lesson, this lesson will have achieved its goal. Thank you! 감사합니다.
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yeol a-hop sal ie-yo
:D
thank you so much for typing everything!
you guys are the best …
스무살 이에요 same with this lesson number … :)
안녕하세요 ~!
한국 나이로 열일곱 살이에요. ^^
Typing using the 한글 keyboard is so difficult, I need to get used to it XD
TTMIK’s lessons are the best, 감사합니다!
im on level 2 but ive been taking notes and i was looking over my numbers and i wanted to be clear on something. in native korean numbers there are words for 20.30,40 and etc but in sino korean numbers i-sip means 20 right? and sam-sip is 30? and etc? and i-sip-han is 21?
Annyeong Hyunwoo-shi and Kyeong-un shi,
I’m a newbie to learn Korean. I just finished learning native korean number from ttmik.
As you mentioned that except for 1,2,3,4, and 20 there’s nothing change on the pronunciation to combine it with “sal”. However, I wonder for number:
- 5 (다섯 => da-seot), should it say as “da-seot sal” or “da-seo sal”
- 6 (여섯 => yeo-seot), whether it’s said as “yeo-seot sal” or “yeo-seo sal”
As I learned on Hangeul, it says that if the last consonant is “ㅅ”, if it’s followed by a vowel, then it will no longer sounds as “t”.
I look forward for your response ;)
Thanks and Cheers,
Vivie
5 다섯 살 [da-seot sal]
6 여섯 살 [yeo-seot sal]
As consonant “ㅅ” comes first in 살, so the last consonant “ㅅ” of 섯 is pronounced.
which number do i use for second ? u just tell me the native korean number is use for hour and sino korean number is use for minute ….
When it comes to second, we use sino-Korean number.
10초 > 십초 [sip-cho].
This lesson just tell me about what number that we use for hour and minute … and what about second ?
I’m looking forward to hear your reply .
i still don’t quite get it to say im 22? do i have to change the (seu-mul) or do i say
so it would be seu-mul-dul sal-i-e-yo?
sorry its romanized but my laptop doesn’t have the Korean alphabet like my phone ^^ so i hope i made sense (:
For 22살, you can say 스물두 살이에요 [seu-mul du-sal-i-e-yo].
why is there two different type of numbers isn’t it easier to just have one set of number’s not trying to hate but im so confused lol :?
스물네 살 이에요. Thanks for the lesson. i really enjoy myself to learn korean
저 열아홉이어요.
I’m 19 years old, yes? yes?
You can say “저는 열아홉 살이에요”.
Thanks for your comment.
정말 감사합니다!! But I am still confused with “ㅅ”. Can it be silent also or no?
At the end of a word or before a consonant, all Korean consonants are pronounced without releasing air and as a result, the sound changes. For the ㅅ sound, it turns to a ㄷ (t) sound because you are not releasing any air when finishing the word. For example, 옷 (ot) is pronounced with the “t/d” sound because your tongue is kind of trapped between your teeth when you’re finished!! It’s really hard to not release any air when saying the ㅅ sound, so the t/d sound (ㄷ) is used to ease pronunciation. There are a number of consonants that change sounds at the end of a word, so please refer to this chart: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/smorriskc/FinalChart.png
If you have any more questions, please ask!!
열이곱 살이에요, 내 아들 한살이에요.
Is it neccessary to learn the native Korean numbers to speak and understand korean?
저는 스무 살이에요 :)
hello!
I thought there is a difference in the korean age system as opposed to the conventional one.
I heard koreannewborns start off with their age being : one years old
Unlike many other countries that start with: zero years old
Hehehe
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