The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Korean. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Korean Classes.
Numbers
Knowing how to count in Korean is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".
Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Korean, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Numbers in Korean
Numbers
Korean
Audio
One
하나/일 hana/il
First
첫 번째 cheos beonjjae
Two
둘/이 dul/i
Second
초 cho
Three
셋/삼 ses/sam
Third
세 번째 se beonjjae
Four
넷/사 nes/sa
Fourth
네 번째 ne beonjjae
Five
다섯/오 daseos/o
Fifth
다섯 번째 daseos beonjjae
Six
여섯/육 yeoseos/yug
Sixth
여섯 번째 yeoseos beonjjae
Seven
일곱/칠 ilgob/chil
Seventh
일곱 번째 ilgob beonjjae
Eight
여덟/팔 yeodeolb/pal
Eighth
여덟 번째 yeodeolb beonjjae
Nine
아홉/구 ahob/gu
Ninth
아홉 번째 ahob beonjjae
Ten
열/십 yeol/sib
Tenth
열 번째 yeol beonjjae
Eleven
열하나/십일 yeolhana/sib-il
Eleventh
열한 번째 yeolhan beonjjae
Twelve
열둘/십이 yeoldul/sib-i
Twelfth
열두 번째 yeoldu beonjjae
Thirteen
열셋/십삼 yeolses/sibsam
Thirteenth
열세 번째 yeolse beonjjae
Fourteen
열넷/십사 yeolnes/sibsa
Fourteenth
열네 번째 yeolne beonjjae
Fifteen
열다섯/십오 yeoldaseos/sib-o
Fifteenth
열다섯 번째 yeoldaseos beonjjae
Sixteen
열여섯/십육 yeol-yeoseos/sib-yug
Sixteenth
열여섯 번째 yeol-yeoseos beonjjae
Seventeen
열일곱/십칠 yeol-ilgob/sibchil
Seventeenth
열일곱 번째 yeol-ilgob beonjjae
Eighteen
열여덟/십팔 yeol-yeodeolb/sibpal
Eighteenth
열여덟 번째 yeol-yeodeolb beonjjae
Nineteen
열아홉/십구 yeol-ahob/sibgu
Nineteenth
열아홉 번째 yeol-ahob beonjjae
Twenty
스물/이십 seumul/isib
Twentieth
스무번째 seumubeonjjae
Thirty three (31)
서른셋/삼십삼 seoleunses/samsibsam
One hundred (100)
백 baeg
Three hundred and sixty (360)
삼백 육십 sambaeg yugsib
One thousand (1000)
천 cheon
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)
이천 십사 icheon sibsa
One million
백만 baegman
Once
한 번 han beon
Twice
두 번 du beon
Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Korean sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Korean Numbers in a Sentence
Numbers
Korean
Audio
I'm 30 years old
저는 서른 살입니다 jeoneun seoleun sal-ibnida
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother
저는 두 명의 여동생과 한 명의 남동생이 있습니다 jeoneun du myeong-ui yeodongsaeng-gwa han myeong-ui namdongsaeng-i issseubnida
English is my first language
영어는 저의 모국어입니다 yeong-eoneun jeoui mogug-eoibnida
Her second language is Spanish
그녀의 제 2 언어는 스페인어입니다 geunyeoui je 2 eon-eoneun seupein-eoibnida
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about School
Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.
School Words in Korean
School
Korean
Audio
Answer
답 dab
Book
책 chaeg
Books
서적 seojeog
Chair
의자 uija
Desk
책상 chaegsang
Dictionary
사전 sajeon
Laptop
언어들 eon-eodeul
Library
도서관 doseogwan
Notebook (paper notebook)
공책 gongchaeg
Page
페이지 peiji
Paper
종이 jong-i
Pen
펜 pen
Pencil
연필 yeonpil
Question
문제/질문 munje/jilmun
School
학교 haggyo
Student
학생 hagsaeng
Teacher
선생님 seonsaengnim
University
대학교 daehaggyo
Daily Conversation in Korean
Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Korean Phrases page. Enjoy!
당신과 함께 연습해도 될까요? dangsingwa hamkke yeonseubhaedo doelkkayo?
Fun Facts
Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.
Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Korean about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Korean Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Korean homepage.