Today, i’m going to share how you use sino-korean numbers. You use this numbers to say:
Telephone numbers (05860791834)
Metro/Bus lines (Line 8 / Bus 576)
Height/Weight (150cm and 50kg)
Minutes and seconds (45min and 20 seconds)
Directions (Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney)
Then, after you know this, let get into what we want to know: sino-korean numbers.
Now, how do you form numbers like 56, 184, 7.694, 15.696, 294.586 or 6.746.329?
Take you time, please, to read this. If you don’t understand, send me an ask / open the chat and i’ll explain it writting it in a paper <3
These numbers form multiplying and adding numbers. I’ll explain it with the numbers above.
56 = 5 x 10 (50) + 6 = 오 (5) x 십 (10) + 육 (6) = 오십육 (56)
184 = 100 + 8x10 (80) + 4 = 백 (100) + 팔 (8) x 십 (10) + 사 (4) = 백팔십사 (184)
7.694 = 7x1000 (7.000) + 6x100 (600) + 9x10 (90) + 4 = 칠 (7) + 천 (1000) + 육 (6) x 백 (100) + 구 (9) x 십 (10) + 사 (4) = 칠천육백구십사 (7.694)
Lets stop here. Why? Okay, so, you know, we always separate numbers by 3 figures/numbers (9.999.999 for example), but koreans do separate them by 4 figures/numbers. It sounds complicated, i know (my brain freeze the first time i hear it lol).
If the number have more than 4 figures, please, separate them like this:
1 (10.000) + 5x1000 (5.000) + 6x100 (600) + 9x10 (90) + 6 =
만 (10.000) + 오 (5) x 천 (1.000) + 육 (6) x 백 (100) + 구 (9) x 십 (10) + 육 (6) = 만오천육백구십육 (15.696)
294.586 = 290.000 // 4.586
Tip: 100.000 is 십만, right? okay, and here, you have two numbers: 29 so it will be 2십9만. The first number (2) goes before 십, and the second number (9) goes between 십 and 만.
29 (290.000) + 4x1000 (4.000) + 5x100 (500) + 8x10 (80) + 6 =
6.746.329 = 6.740.000 / 6.329
Tip: 1.000.000 is 백만. So, here, you have three numbers: 674 and it will be 6백74만. The first number (6) goes before 백, and the second and third number goes between 백 and 만, those two numbers have to be said as a pair, which means, you have to say 74 (7x10+4), not 7 + 4.
6.746.329 = 6x100 (600) + 7x10 (70) + 4 (4) // 6x1000 (6000) + 3x100 (300) + 2x10 (20) + 9 =
I know its scary at first, but now, you are going to be able to say from 0 to 9.999.999 in korean! With practice, it will be more easy with the time!
For part two i’ll share how to say korean telephone numbers, what termination you have to use for years, kg, cm, etc.