Intro to 한글 Pt. 2

안녕!

In part no. 2 of Intro to Hangul (한글) we'll learn some Sino-Korean numbers! Sino-Korean is a term for any Korean words that are based on the Chinese language.

1     일    ( il )

2     이     ( i )

3     삼     ( sam )

4     사     ( sa )

5     오     ( o )

6     육     ( yuk )

7     칠     ( chil )

8     팔     ( pal )

9     구     ( gu )

10    십     ( sip )



100      백    ( baek )

1000    천     ( cheon )


So in Korean, if you wanted to say a number such as 15, you would say ten and then five.

15 = 십오   ( sip-o)


47 =  사십칠     ( sa-sip-chil )

사십칠 is essentially saying the numbers four and ten to make forty and a single seven, which makes 47.


This works with larger numbers as well.

For example 2681 = 이천육백팔십일     ( i-cheon-yuk-baek-pal-sip-il )

When converted to English, it is similar to saying two thousand six hundred eight ten one.



That is all for today, and I hope you learnt how to say the numbers in Sino-Korean! :)




Rachel