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!

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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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