[SUB] How to Count Numbers in Korean | Native Korean Numbers

Hi guys! Today's video is on numbers in Korean. If you need a subtitle, please turn on CC in the settings. As I told you in the last video on Sino-Korean numbers, there are two kinds of number systems in Korean. By the way, if you haven't watched my video on Sino-Korean numbers, please watch that video before you watch this one. Here's the link for that video. In today's video, we're going to be looking at native Korean numbers. Native Korean numbers are based on pure Korean, whereas Sino-Korean numbers are based on Chinese characters. Native Korean numbers are used for general counting, such as counting people, animals, hours, things, ages, and many more. I'm going to be showing you some examples on how to use them later in this video. First of all, let's learn how to count from 1 to 10. As I read the numbers, try to repeat after me if it's possible. Let's read it one more time. Now, we're going to move on to 10-digit numbers. Although it might not be easy to memorize these numbers at first, once you become familiar with them, it's going to be very simple and easy to say any numbers in Korean. One more time. These 18 numbers are everything you need to know to say any numbers in native Korean number system. Now, let's try to read different numbers using the reference on the left. The first number is 15. 15 is a combination of 10 and 5, which makes it 열 다섯. The next one is 24. 24 is a combination of 20 and 4, which makes it 스물 넷. 43. 43 is a combination of 40 and 3, which makes it 마흔 셋. 57 is a combination of 50 and 7, which makes it 쉰 일곱. The last one is 89. 89 is a combination of 80 and 9, which makes it 여든 아홉. It's pretty simple, isn't it? But there's one thing you need to be careful of. In Korean, there's this thing called counterwords. Counterwords are specific words used to count different objects. Examples of English counterwords are a piece of cake, a loaf of bread, a cup of water. In Korean, there are many more counterwords and we use them very often. Some examples of Korean counterwords are 명 for people, 마리 for animals, 게 for general things, 살 for age, 병 for bottles, and 대 for cars. The reason why I'm telling you about counterwords is that when these counterwords are used with native Korean numbers, the numbers 1 through 4 slightly change its form. So 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷 turn into 한, 두, 세, 네 when they are placed before a counterword. And here are the examples. How do you say two people in Korean? At the beginning of this video, we learned that number two is 둘 in native Korean. But since we need to use counterword 명 to count people, we should say 두명 instead of 둘명. How do you say 21 things in Korean? The counterword for general things is 게. So instead of saying 스물하나게, we should say 스물한게. How do you say 13 years old? The counterword for age is 살. So instead of saying 열셋살, you should say 열세살. Lastly, how do you say 34 bottles? The counterword for bottle is 병. So instead of saying 서른넷병, you should say 서른네병. So just try to remember that 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷 change its form to 한, 두, 세, 네 when they are used with a counterword. Now it's time for a little quiz. There are 10 questions in this quiz, and you have 5 seconds to answer each question. Let's get started! How do you say 12? How do you say 26? How do you say 35? How do you say 47? How do you say 58? How do you say 61? How do you say 73? How do you say 84? How do you say 2 people? How do you say 4 things? Okay.