When to Use Pure Korean or Sino Korean Numbers | Korean FAQ

I explain when and where each of the number systems are used - Pure Korean numbers and Sino-Korean numbers - as well as reasons why. I also discuss tips for remembering which one to use, along with some common exceptions.
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[@mjkim2669]

만약에 외국인이 저에게 한국어를 가장 정확하게 유투브 채널에서 배워야 할지 문의한다면 의심할 필요도 없이 이 채널을 추천할꺼에요. 왜냐하면 한국인이 저보다 한국어를 훨씬 쉽고 정확하게 잘 가르치시니까요. 볼때마다 진심 대박입니다. 단언컨대 꾸준히 가시면 따라올 사람이 없을꺼라 생각합니다. 무리하지 않으시고 본인이 원하시는 목표에 맞춰 계속하시면 한국문화에 관심있는 외국인이 늘고 있는 만큼 충분히 경쟁력 있으실꺼에요. Can't wait for your next clip!

[@user-nkmkj8241g]

You are an incredible Korean teacher!

[@hermione5330]

I’ve always just winged it with some of the unknowns and I’m glad to know in most cases it’s Sino! This is helpful by summarising everything.

[@ICDeadPeeps]

I was told at a very young age that Koreans learned Chinese, because Korea historically engaged in a lot of trade with China. So, if you learned Chinese, you had access to a wider market and it eventually became a sign of wealth, status and education. Hence, why money and measurements pertaining to tradable (non-living) objects, used the Sino-Korean number system.
Full disclaimer: I am not an expert and I could be wrong on this lol.

[@blueberry9878]

seems like it's better to remember when to use the pure korean numbers bc the rest is just sino korean lol

[@LiviaKpop]

Thank you for this, Billy! I've always been kinda confused about this. 😂

[@starmyenmoa6998]

Thank u💜

[@preciouslafleur5390]

감삽니다 선생님 빌리! 나는 항상 이것이 궁금해습니다.

[@3diaLim]

May I ask this? We can say ‘3 months’, e.g. you only have 3 months to finish this project. Either 삼개월 or 세달, correct? My question is… what is the difference between 세달 and 석달?

[@GoBillyKorean]

I explain this in one of my live streams here: ruclips.net/video/JevOEliLS4U/видео.html

[@iamxoal]

8:11 Thank you for this! I was wondering why my Korean friend corrected me when I used NKN for counting up to six breaths… now I know that intangible objects have to be in SKN. The tip I was given to decide with system to use when I get stuck was to see if the counter is hanja or not. A hanja counter would usually be paired up with SKN and a pure Korean counter with a NKN (although looking at counting pages, this would already be wrong!!). Would this still be a reliable tip to use when deciding which system to use?

[@GoBillyKorean]

It's not related to whether it's a Hanja word or not.

[@iamxoal]

@@GoBillyKorean Good to know from a more credible source!!! Thx :)

[@GoBillyKorean]

@@iamxoal You're welcome! Also two of the most common counters 개 and 명 also both have Hanja but are used with Pure Korean numbers.

[@conan4632]

is the hanja 個？

[@user-gb8ii5gs9c]

빌리쌤 근데 투명칠판에 쓰시는데... 도대체 어떻게 반대편에서 똑바로 보이는거예요? 정말 신기해요 ~~^^

[@GoBillyKorean]

ruclips.net/video/2mf03HhlE6E/видео.html

[@Omar_Hassan]

So basically 90% of the time you should use sino numbers 👍

[@GoBillyKorean]

Here's a bonus question! Which system do you think you would use for a "percent" (프로)? For example, 2%, 10%, 90%....

[@epohwen]

@@GoBillyKorean Sino

[@CT-jp2ep]

Well if you're telling time you'll need both.

[@hermione5330]

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[@can2tv-zi6bf]

잉? 웬 한글이 나옴?