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The Bigger Numbers Posted by on Jul 16, 2009

1000 – chun (천) 2000 – i chun (이천) From 1000 – 9000, it’s the numeral plus thousand. For example, 3,000 = 3 (삼) and 1000 (천). For example, a number like 4,567 would be: 4 thousand (사천) 5 hundred (오백) 60 (육십) 7 (칠). 10,000 – man (만) 20,000 – i man (이만) Numbers…

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Sino Korean Numbers Continued Posted by on Jul 13, 2009

20 – i ship (이십) 30 – sam ship (삼십) 40 – sa ship (사십) 50 – o ship (오십) 60 – yuk ship (육십) 70 – chil ship (칠십) 80 – pal ship (팔십) 90 – gu ship (구십) 100 – bek (백) 200 – i bek (이백) 300 – sam bek (삼백) For…

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Sino Korean Numbers Posted by on Jul 10, 2009

0 – young (영) 0 – gong (공) 1 – il (일) 2 – e (이) 3 – sam (삼) 4 – sa (사) 5 – o (오) 6 – yuk (육) 7 – chil (칠) 8 – pal (팔) 9 – gu (구) 10 – ship (십) 11 – ship il (십일) 12 –…

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Korean Numbers Posted by on Nov 19, 2008

In general, the Korean number system can be quite complicated.  What many people don’t realize is that the Korean number system has two distinct number systems.  Each system is used for different purposes.  Sounds complicated right?  Don’t worry, I’m here to help everyone out.  I’ll point out the differences between the two systems, when to…

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