Korean numbers
Korean uses two number systems side by side. Which one you need depends on what you are counting.
Sino-Korean numbers
Used for prices, dates, phone numbers, minutes, and floors.
- 일il · one (Sino-Korean)
- 이i · two (Sino-Korean)
- 삼sam · three (Sino-Korean)
- 사sa · four (Sino-Korean)
- 오o · five (Sino-Korean)
- 육yuk · six (Sino-Korean)
- 칠chil · seven (Sino-Korean)
- 팔pal · eight (Sino-Korean)
- 구gu · nine (Sino-Korean)
- 십sip · ten (Sino-Korean)
- 백baek · hundred (100)
- 천cheon · thousand (1,000)
- 만man · ten thousand (10,000)
Native Korean numbers
Used for counting things and people (up to 99), for hours, and for age in everyday speech.
- 하나hana · one (native Korean)
- 둘dul · two (native Korean)
- 셋set · three (native Korean)
- 넷net · four (native Korean)
- 다섯daseot · five (native Korean)
- 여섯yeoseot · six (native Korean)
- 일곱ilgop · seven (native Korean)
- 여덟yeodeol · eight (native Korean)
- 아홉ahop · nine (native Korean)
- 열yeol · ten (native Korean)
Before a counter word, 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷 shorten to 한, 두, 세, 네: 한 개 (one thing), 두 명 (two people), 세 시 (three o'clock).
Number converter
| Sino-Korean | 만 이천오백 |
|---|---|
| As a price | 만 이천오백 원 |
| Native Korean (1–99 only) | — |