Appendix:Korean numbers

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Numbers up to 20

# Cardinal number Ordinal number Sino-Korean word Adj. form + "# things of" "# days" "the #th day of a month"
(only used in lunar calendar)
0 번째 yeong beonjjae yeong yeong gae
1 하나 hana 첫째 cheotjjae
번째 cheot beonjjae
il han gae 하루 haru 초하루 choharu
초하룻날 choharutnal
2 dul 둘째 duljjae
번째 du beonjjae
i du gae 이틀 iteul 초이틀 choiteul
초이튿날 choiteutnal
이튿날 iteutnal
3 set 셋째 setjjae
번째 se beonjjae
sam se gae 사흘 saheul 초사흘 chosaheul
초사흗날 chosaheutnal
사흗날 saheutnal
4 net 넷째 netjjae
번째 ne beonjjae
sa ne gae 나흘 naheul 초나흘 chonaheul
초나흗날 chonaheutnal
나흗날 naheutnal
5 다섯 daseot 다섯째 daseotjjae
다섯 번째 daseot beonjjae
o 다섯daseot gae 닷새 datssae 초닷새 chodatsae
초닷샛날 chodatsaetnal
닷샛날 datsaetnal
6 여섯 yeoseot 여섯째 yeseotjjae
여섯 번째 yeoseot beonjjae
yuk 여섯yoseot gae 엿새 yeotsae 초엿새 choyeotsae
초엿샛날 choyeotsaetnal
엿샛날 yeotsaetnal
7 일곱 ilgop 일곱째 ilgopjjae
일곱 번째 ilgop beonjjae
chil 일곱ilgop gae 이레 ire 초이레 cho-ire
초이렛날 cho-iretnal
이렛날 iretnal
8 여덟 yeodeol 여덟째 yeodeoljjae
여덟 번째 yeodeol beonjjae
pal 여덟yeodeol gae 여드레 yeodeure 초여드레 choyeodeure
초여드렛날 cho-yeodeuretnal
여드렛날 yeodeuretnal
9 아홉 ahop 아홉째 ahopjjae
아홉 번째 ahop beonjjae
gu 아홉ahop gae 아흐레 aheure 초아흐레 choaheure
초아흐렛날 choaheuretnal
아흐렛날 aheuretnal
10 yeol 열째 yeoljjae
번째 yeol beonjjae
sip yeol gae 열흘 yeolheul 초열흘 choyeolheul
초열흘날 choyeolheulnal
열흘날 yeolheulnal
11 열하나 yeolhana 열한째 yeolhanjjae
열한 번째 yeolhan beonjjae
십일 十一 sibil 열한yeolhan gae 열하루 yeolharu 열하룻날 yeolharutnal
열하루 yeolharu
12 열둘 yeoldul 열두째 yeoldujjae
열두 번째 yeoldu beonjjae
십이 十二 sibi 열두yeoldu gae 열이틀 yeoliteul 열이튿날 yeoliteutnal
열이틀 yeoliteul
13 열셋 yeolset 열셋째 yeolsetjjae
열세 번째 yeolse beonjjae
십삼 十三 sipsam 열세yeolse gae 열사흘 yeolsaheul 열사흗날 yeolsaheutnal
열사흘 yeolsaheul
14 열넷 yeollet 열넷째 yeolletjjae
열네 번째 yeolle beonjjae
십사 十四 sipsa 열네yeolle gae 열나흘 yeollaheul 열나흗날 yeollaheutnal
열나흘 yeollaheul
15 열다섯 yeoldaseot 열다섯째 yeoldaseotjjae
열다섯 번째 yeoldaseot beonjjae
십오 十五 sibo 열다섯yeoldaseot gae 열닷새 yeoldatssae 열닷샛날 yeoldatsaetnal
열닷새 yeoldatsae
16 열여섯 yeolyeoseot 열여섯째 yeolyeoseotjjae
열여섯 번째 yeolyeoseot beonjjae
십육 十六 simnyuk 열여섯yeolyeoseot gae 열엿새 yeolyeotsae 열엿샛날 yeolyeotsaennal
열엿새 yeolyeotsae
17 열일곱 yeolilgop 열일곱째 yeolilgopjjae
열일곱 번째 yeolilgop beonjjae
십칠 十七 sipchil 열일곱yeolilgop gae 열이레 yeolire 열이렛날 yeolirennal
열이레 yeolire
18 열여덟 yeolyeodeol 열여덟째 yeolyeodeoljjae
열여덟 번째 yeolyeodeol beonjjae
십팔 十八 sippal 열여덟yeolyeodeol gae 열여드레 yeolyeodeure 열여드렛날 yeolyeodeurennal
열여드레 yeolyeodeure
19 열아홉 yeolahop 열아홉째 yeolahopjjae
열아홉 번째 yeolahop beonjjae
십구 十九 sipgu 열아홉yeolahop gae 열아흐레 yeolaheure 열아흐렛날 yeolaheurennal
열아흐레 yeolaheure
20 스물 seumul 스무째 seumujjae
스무 번째 seumu beonjjae
이십 二十 isip 스무seumu gae 스무날 seumunal 스무날 seumunal

Numbers from 20 to 99

# Cardinal number Ordinal number Sino-Korean word Adj. form + "# things of"
20 스물 seumul 스무 번째 seumu beonjjae
스무째 seumujjae
이십 二十 isip 스무seumu gae
21-29 Simliar to 11-19
30 서른 seoreun 서른 번째 seoreun beonjjae
서른째 seoreunjjae
삼십 三十 samsip 서른seoreun gae
31-39 Simliar to 11-19
40 마흔 maheun 마흔 번째 maheun beonjjae
마흔째 maheunjjae
사십 四十 sasip 마흔maheun gae
41-49 Simliar to 11-19
50 swin 번째 swin beonjjae
쉰째 swinjjae
오십 五十 osip swin gae
51-59 Simliar to 11-19
60 예순 yesun 예순 번째 yesun beonjjae
예순째 yesunjjae
육십 六十 yuksip 예순yesun gae
61-69 Simliar to 11-19
70 일흔 ilheun 일흔 번째 ilheunbeonjjae
일흔째 ilheunjjae
칠십 七十 chilsip 일흔ilheun gae
71-79 Simliar to 11-19
80 여든 yeodeun 여든 번째 yeodeun beonjjae
여든째 yeodeunjjae
팔십 八十 palsip 여든yeodeun gae
81-89 Simliar to 11-19
90 아흔 aheun 아흔 번째 aheun beonjjae
아흔째 aheunjjae
구십 九十 gusip 아흔aheun gae
91-99 Simliar to 11-19

Numbers above 99

#
100 baek
일백 一百 ilbaek
101 - 999 백일 百一 baegil

...
백구십구 百九十九 baekgusipgu
이백 二百 ibaek
...
구백구십구 九百九十九 gubaekgusipgu

1 000 cheon

일천 一千 ilcheon

1 001 - 9 999 Similar to 100-999
10 000 man
일만 一萬 ilman
10 001 - 99 999 Similar to 100-999
100 000 십만 十萬 simman
일십만 一十萬 ilsimman
100 001 - 999 999 Similar to 100-999
1 000 000 백만 百萬 baengman
일백만 一百萬 ilbaengman
1 000 001 - 9 999 999 Similar to 100-999
10 000 000 천만 千萬 cheonman
일천만 一千萬 ilcheonman
10 000 001 - 99 999 999 Similar to 100-999
100 000 000 eok
일억 一億 ileok
100 000 001 - 999 999 999 999 Similar to 100-999
1012 jo
일조 一兆 iljo
1012+1 - 1016-1 Similar to 100-999
1016 gyeong
일경 一京 ilgyeong

Dates and times

All the numbers are Sino-Korean words, except the names of hour:

  • 열한시 삼십육분 yeolhansi samsipyukbun — 11:36

The names of months go like 일월, 이월, etc. with two exceptions: June (유월 yuweol, not *육월 *yukweol) and October (시월 siweol, not *십월 *sibweol) .

  • 1999년 10월 25일 (천구백구십구년 시월 이십오일 cheongubaekgusipguneyon siweol isiboil) — October 25th, 1999

Ages

There are two types in Korean language to express ages:

Note that there are two types of age reckoning in Korea. (See w:East Asian age reckoning#Korean.) To emphasize that the international age system is used, add " man" at the beginning: 만 삼세 man samse, 만 세 살 man se sal, etc.

There are also colloquial terms for specific ages:

Age Term Notes
15 지학 志學 jihak From Analects of Confucius
20 약관 弱冠 yakgwan From Analects of Confucius
30 이립 而立 irip From Analects of Confucius
40 불혹 不惑 bulhok From Analects of Confucius
50 지천명 知天命 jicheonmyeong From Analects of Confucius
60 이순 耳順 isun From Analects of Confucius
61 환갑 還甲 hwangap
회갑 回甲 hoegap
lit. the recurrence of sexagenary cycle
70 고희 古稀 gohui From Du Fu's poetry
종심 從心 jongsim From Analects of Confucius
99 백수 白壽 baeksu Because minus becomes