Hi artemis,

Thanks for posting. We get asked this question often, if you scroll down you will find the answer. But just in case here is one answer:

"Hi Janet,

Thank you for your comment.

Pure Korean numbers are used when you are counting something--people, items, age, etc. For example, if you want to say 'three apples', you would say '사과 세개', but '사과 삼개' would be incorrect.

However, pure-Korean numbers are used for 1-99, and from the number 100, sino-Korean numbers are used.

Sino numbers are mostly used for money, addresses, phone numbers, dates, and numbers above 100."

Best,

Lyn

TeamKoreanClass101.com

how do you know when to use sino or pure korean numbers?

Hi Anita,

Thanks for posting. There is no pure-Korean word for zero, the two Sino-Korean words for 'zero' are '영' and '공', just remember that in phone numbers you would use '공'. ('영' means 'zero but can also be used to express that something is 'nonexistent, nil, is nothing').

Sincerely,

Lyn

Team KoreanClass101.com

What is zero in the pure Korean numbers? I got it in the Sino-Korean numbers but we got twenty here instead. Is it that when you say zero it's only in the Sino-Korean and not the pure Korean?

Btw - I'm really enjoying these classes so far and using the flashcards.

Hi Kavya,

Thank you for posting. We have some lessons on the rules of batchim in our 'Hana Hana Hangul' series which may help you in understanding the batchim rules:

https://www.koreanclass101.com/2012/04/20/hana-hana-hangul-11-hangul-batchim-1/ (lessons 11-16)

Hope this is of help. Please let us know if you have any other inquiries.

Best,

Lyn

Team KoreanClass101.com

여덟 - This word is pronounced as yeodeol. But, We have two consonants at the batchim position. I'm confused as to how that is possible and why it's pronounced as it is.

Hi Gina,

Thank you for posting. According to the Korean rules of 'batchim', when the consonants ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅌ and ㅎ are used as a batchim, they all take on the sound of the consonant 'ㄷ'.

That is why '셋' sounds like '섿'. However, when the batchim 'ㅅ' is followed by either the consonants 'ㄴ' or 'ㅁ', it would take on the 'ㄴ' sound. Here are some examples:

덧셈(sounds like 덛셈)

덧니(as it is followed by 'ㄴ' it would sound like '던니')

먼 곳만 (as the batchim 'ㅅ' is followed by the consonant 'ㅁ' , the pronunciation becomes '곤만').

On another note, you would not use the 'ㄷ' sound when 'ㅅ' comes in front of a word. (example: 사랑 would sound as is--sarang, not darang.)

So if you remember these four rules, you'll be able to remember when 'ㅅ' sounds like the consonant 'ㄷ'.

Hope this was of help, please let us know if you have any other questions.

Best,

Lyn

Team KoreanClass101.com

I noticed that sometimes ㅅ/s can be read as ㅌ/t (ex. 셋 is read and pronounced as "set" and not "ses," and not written as 셑). How I should know when to read ㅅ as t? Thank you!

Hi Janet,

Thank you for your comment.

Pure Korean numbers are used when you are counting something--people, items, age, etc. For example, if you want to say 'three apples', you would say '사과 세개', but '사과 삼개' would be incorrect.

However, pure-Korean numbers are used for 1-99, and from the number 100, sino-Korean numbers are used.

Sino numbers are mostly used for money, addresses, phone numbers, dates, and numbers above 100.

Best,

Lyn

TeamKoreanClass101.com

Would appreciate a clearer explanation of when Sino-Korean numbers are used vs. native Korean numbers. Apparently they're both used, but in what situations? Kinda glossed over that in this lesson. Of course, it may be more fully explained later on . . .