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Learn how to count from 1-10 in native Korean numbers
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안녕하세요. 에이미에요. 반가워요. |
Hi everybody! I’m Amy. |
Welcome to KoreanClass101.com’s 삼분 한국어. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Korean. |
In the last lesson, we learned the Chinese-based numbers from one to ten. Have you already forgotten them? I'll tell you again: |
일, 이, 삼, 사, 오, 육, 칠, 팔, 구, 십! |
It's great that you can count to ten. But did you know there's a whole other way to do that? |
That's right! In addition to the numbers based on Chinese characters, there are also the native Korean numbers that we have been using before we even had Chinese characters! |
Here they are: |
하나, one. |
[slowly] 하나. |
둘, two. |
[slowly] |
셋, three. |
[slowly] |
넷, four. |
[slowly] |
다섯, five. |
[slowly] |
여섯, six. |
[slowly] |
일곱, seven. |
[slowly] |
여덟, eight. |
[slowly] |
아홉, nine. |
[slowly] |
열, ten. |
[slowly] |
Which one do we use? We use both! Some things are counted using Chinese-based numbers, and other things using native Korean numbers. |
For example, when telling time, we say the hour using a native Korean number and the minute using a Chinese-based number! |
So let’s practice these numbers and learn how to say times, too! Here’s how to say the hour first. |
“Three o’clock” is 세 시. |
[slowly] 세 시. |
The native Korean number 3 is 셋, but we shorten it to 세 when we put it before a counter like 시. The last consonant ㅅ(시옷) of 셋 disappeared when it meets the counting unit. |
When you add 하나 one, 둘 two, 셋 three, 넷 four with counting units, the last vowel or consonant of each number will disappear. |
So, |
하나 is “one,”, but“one o’clock” is 한 시. When 하나 meets the counting unit 시, the last vowel ㅏ(a) disappears. |
둘 is “two,” but “two o’clock” is 두 시. The last consonant ㄹ (리을) disappeared. |
넷 is “four,” but “four o’clock” is 네 시. Same thing here. The last consonant ㅅ (시옷) disappeared. |
This rule is only for number one to four. |
Otherwise, it is simply the Korean number plus 시. |
열시. “ten o’clock” |
일곱시. “seven o’clock” |
Now that you know how to say the hour, let’s say the minute. The counter for minutes in Korean is 분. Be sure to use a Chinese-based number with this counter. |
Do you know how to say "three-ten?” in Korean? |
It’s just 세시 이십분. |
Three in native numbers, plus the word for hour: 세시. Then, ten in Chinese numbers: 이십 and finally the word for minutes: 분 |
[slowly] 세시 이십분. |
A little confusing, right? Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it soon enough! |
Just remember that for hours we use Korean numbers and for minutes we use Chinese numbers. |
Now it’s time for Amy’s insights. |
Here are some other suffixes used to count things. |
명 for people: |
한 명, |
두 명... |
번 for the number of times something happens: 한 번, 두 번... |
In the next lesson, we're finally going to break ten and learn the numbers from eleven to one hundred! You definitely don't want to miss it! |
So join us next time for more 삼분 한국어. |
다음에 또 만나요! |
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