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Korean NumeralsKorean regularly uses two sets of numbers, Sino-Korean and Native Korean numbers. | Sino-Korean Cardinals | Romanization | Native Korean Cardinals | Romanization | | 0 | 영/공 | yeong/gong | - | - | | 1 | 일 | il | 하나 | hana | | 2 | 이 | i | 둘 | dul | | 3 | 삼 | sam | 셋 | set | | 4 | 사 | sa | 넷 | net | | 5 | 오 | o | 다섯 | da-seot | | 6 | 육 | yuk | 여섯 | yeo-seot | | 7 | 칠 | chil | 일곱 | il-gob | | 8 | 팔 | pal | 여덟 | yeo-deol | | 9 | 구 | gu | 아홉 | a-hob | | 10 | 십 | sip | 열 | yeol | | 20 | 이십 | ee-sip | 스물 | seu-mul | | 30 | 삼십 | sam-sip | 서른 | seo-run | | 40 | 사삽 | sa-sip | 마흔 | ma-heun | | 50 | 오십 | o-sip | 쉰 | swin | | 60 | 육십 | yuk-sip | 예순 | ye-sun | | 70 | 칠십 | chil-sip | 일흔 | il-heun | | 80 | 팔십 | pal-sip | 여든 | yeo-deun | | 90 | 구십 | gu-sip | 아흔 | a-heun | | 100 | 백 | baek | - | - | | 1000 | 천 | cheon | - | - | | 10000 | 만 | man | - | - | For both Native and Sino-Korean numerals, the teens (11 through 19) are represented by a combination of ten and the ones place. For instance, 16 would be sip-yuk (십육) in the Sino-Korean system and yeol-yeoseot (열여섯) in Native Korean. Twenty through ninety are likewise represented in this place-holding manner in the Sino-Korean system, while Native Korean has its own unique set of words, as can be seen in the above chart. The distinction between the two numeral systems is very important. Everything that can be counted will use one of the two systems (but never both).
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