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Learning the Korean Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Korean language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Korean.
Korean cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Korean Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | 숫자 - sut ja |
| one | 하나 - ha na |
| two | 둘 - dul |
| three | 셋 - set |
| four | 넷 - net |
| five | 다섯 - da seot |
| six | 여섯 - yeo seot |
| seven | 일곱 - il gop |
| eight | 여덟 - yeo deolp |
| nine | 아홉 - a hop |
| ten | 열 - yeol |
| eleven | 열하나 - yeol ha na |
| twelve | 열둘 - yeol dul |
| thirteen | 열셋 - yeol set |
| fourteen | 열넷 - yeol net |
| fifteen | 열다섯 - yeol da seot |
| sixteen | 열여섯 - yeor yeo seot |
| seventeen | 열일곱 - yeor il gop |
| eighteen | 열여덟 - yeor yeo deolp |
| nineteen | 열아홉 - yeor a hop |
| twenty | 스물 - seu mul |
| hundred | 백 - baek |
| one thousand | 만 - man |
| million | 백만 - baek man |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Korean has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Korean.
Korean Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Korean. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Korean vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Korean Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | 서수 - seo su |
| first | 첫 번째 - cheos beon jjae |
| second | 두 번째 - du beon jjae |
| third | 세 번째 - se beon jjae |
| fourth | 네 번째 - ne beon jjae |
| fifth | 다섯 번째 - da seos beon jjae |
| sixth | 여섯 번째 - yeo seos beon jjae |
| seventh | 일곱 번째 - il gob beon jjae |
| eighth | 여덟 번째 - yeo deolb beon jjae |
| ninth | 아홉 번째 - a hob beon jjae |
| tenth | 열 번째 - yeor beon jjae |
| eleventh | 열한 번째 - yeol han beon jjae |
| twelfth | 열두 번째 - yeol du beon jjae |
| thirteenth | 열세 번째 - yeol se beon jjae |
| fourteenth | 열네 번째 - yeol ne beon jjae |
| fifteenth | 열다섯 번째 - yeol da seos beon jjae |
| sixteenth | 열여선 번째 - yeor yeo seon beon jjae |
| seventeenth | 열일곱 번째 - yeor il gob beon jjae |
| eighteenth | 열여덟 번째 - yeor yeo deolb beon jjae |
| nineteenth | 열아홉 번째 - yeor a hob beon jjae |
| twentieth | 스무 번째 - seu mu beon jjae |
| once | 한 번 - han beon |
| twice | 두 번 - du beon |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Korean, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Korean Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Korean lessons here: Learn Korean. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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