Korean Pronunciation Numbers266

Korean numbers are pronounced very differently from English numbers. In Korean, the numbers from 1 to 10 are pronounced as follows:
1 - il (일)
2 - i (이)
3 - sam (삼)
4 - sa (사)
5 - o (오)
6 - yuk (육)
7 - chil (칠)
8 - pal (팔)
9 - ku (구)
10 - ship (십)

When counting objects, the Korean number is followed by the classifier that corresponds to the type of object being counted. For example, to count people, you would use the classifier 명 (myeong), so the number 5 people would be pronounced as "o myeong" (오 명). For more information on Korean classifiers, please see our article on Korean Grammar.

The numbers 11 to 19 are pronounced by combining the numbers 1 to 9 with the word "ship" (십). For example, 11 is pronounced as "il ship" (일 십), 12 is pronounced as "i ship i" (이 십 이), and so on.

The numbers 20 to 99 are pronounced by combining the tens digit with the units digit. For example, 20 is pronounced as "i sip" (이 십), 34 is pronounced as "sam sip sa" (삼 십 사), and so on.

The numbers 100 to 999 are pronounced by combining the hundreds digit with the tens and units digits. For example, 100 is pronounced as "baek" (백), 234 is pronounced as "i baek sam sip sa" (이 백 삼 십 사), and so on.

The numbers 1,000 to 9,999 are pronounced by combining the thousands digit with the hundreds, tens, and units digits. For example, 1,000 is pronounced as "cheon" (천), 2,345 is pronounced as "i cheon i baek sam sip o" (이 천 이 백 삼 십 오), and so on.

The numbers 10,000 to 999,999 are pronounced by combining the tens of thousands digit with the thousands, hundreds, tens, and units digits. For example, 10,000 is pronounced as "man" (만), 234,567 is pronounced as "i man i cheon i baek sam sip sa chil" (이 만 이 천 이 백 삼 십 사 칠), and so on.

The numbers 1,000,000 to 999,999,999 are pronounced by combining the millions digit with the tens of thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, and units digits. For example, 1,000,000 is pronounced as "baek man" (백 만), 234,567,890 is pronounced as "i baek man i cheon i baek sam sip sa man o ggu" (이 백 만 이 천 이 백 삼 십 사 만 오 구), and so on.

The numbers 1,000,000,000 to 999,999,999,999 are pronounced by combining the billions digit with the millions, tens of thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, and units digits. For example, 1,000,000,000 is pronounced as "cheon man" (천 만), 234,567,890,123 is pronounced as "i cheon man i baek man i cheon i baek sam sip sa man o ggu sam" (이 천 만 이 백 만 이 천 이 백 삼 십 사 만 오 구 삼), and so on.

2024-12-13

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