Counters Posted by Ginny on Apr 13, 2009 in Grammar
Here are some Korean counters. Counters are words like “piece of paper” or “year’s old” that you attach to numbers to indicate sets or numbers of items/people/animals, etc.
별 : items of clothing
대 : vehicles, cars, machinery
과 : lessons
권 : volumes of books
장 : piece of paper
마리 : animals
병 : bottles (alcohol)
잔 : glasses/cups (water or non-bottled liquid)
층 : floors
곡 : songs
마디 : words, phrases
통 : containers, buckets
사람 : people (informal)
분 : people (formal)
Of course there are more counters that I haven’t listed, but these are one of the most commonly used.
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