Counting in Korean

Counting in Korean is pretty straightforward! Let's start with some numbers between 1 and 20, before moving on to much larger numbers!

  • 1 - 일 - eel
  • 2 - 이 - ee
  • 3 - 삼 - sam
  • 4 - 사 - sa
  • 5 - 오 - o
  • 6 - 육 - yook
  • 7 - 칠 - chil
  • 8 - 팔 - pal
  • 9 - 구 - goo
  • 10 - 십 - ship

See the table below for more!

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After this lesson you'll be an expert on counting in Korean!

Let's start counting in Korean...

Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record

Rocket Record lets you perfect your Korean pronunciation. Just listen to the native speaker audio and then use the microphone icon to record yourself. Once you’re done, you’ll get a score out of 100 on your pronunciation and can listen to your own audio playback. (Use a headset mic for best results.) Problems? Click here!

il

1

i

2

sam

3

sa

4

o

5

yuk

6

chil

7

pal

8

gu

9

shib

10

십일

shib-il

11

십이

shib-i

12

십삼

shibsam

13

십사

shibsa

14

십오

shibo

15

십육

shibyuk

16

십칠

shibchil

17

십팔

shibpal

18

십구

shibgu

19

이십

i-shib

20

삼십

samshib

30

사십

sa-shib

40

오십

o-shib

50

육십

yukshib

60

칠십

chilshib

70

팔십

palshib

80

구십

gushib

90

baek

100

백일

baeg-il

101

백이

baeg-i

102

백삼

baeksam

103

백사

beaksa

104

백십

baekshib

110

백오십

baegoshib

150

이백

i-baek

200

오백오십

obaek-oshib

550

칠백

chilbaek

700

구백

gubaek

900

cheon

1000

천백

cheonbaek

1100

이천

i-cheon

2000

삼천

samcheon

3000

오천

ocheon

5000

man

10,000

오십만

oshibman

500,000

백만

baekman

1,000,000

이백만

i-baekman

2,000,000

eok

100,000,000

That's it for this lesson.

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Anyoung hee gaseyo!

Sujung Lee: Rocket Korean

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