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Korean numbers: 58 words with readings, free to read.

Every numbers word on the TOPIK lists with its romanization and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Korean.

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Numbers
사
sa
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μ—¬λŸ
yeodeol
eight
μ—¬λ“ 
yeodeun
eighty
석
seok
three
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The number words of Korean from the TOPIK lists: the digits, the tens, hundred, thousand and ten thousand, with the reading and meaning of each. Numbers are the first words that pay for themselves, since prices, dates, times and phone numbers all run on them.

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Korean has two number systems and uses both daily. Sino-Korean numbers (일, 이, μ‚Ό …) count money, dates, minutes, phone numbers, floors and anything large. Native Korean numbers (ν•˜λ‚˜, λ‘˜, μ…‹ …) count things and people with a counter word, and give ages and the hour of the day. "Three o'clock" is μ„Έ μ‹œ (native) but "thirty minutes" is μ‚Όμ‹­ λΆ„ (Sino-Korean).

NumberSino-KoreanNative Korean
1일 ilν•˜λ‚˜ hana (ν•œ before a counter)
2이 iλ‘˜ dul (두 before a counter)
3μ‚Ό samμ…‹ set (μ„Έ before a counter)
4사 saλ„· net (λ„€ before a counter)
5였 oλ‹€μ„― daseot
6윑 yukμ—¬μ„― yeoseot
7칠 chil일곱 ilgop
8νŒ” palμ—¬λŸ yeodeol
9ꡬ gu아홉 ahop
10μ‹­ sipμ—΄ yeol
100λ°± baek
1,000천 cheon
10,000만 man

Sino-Korean numbers stack from the top down: 이십삼 is 23, μ‚Όλ°± is 300, and Korean groups by ten thousand, so 100,000 is μ‹­λ§Œ. Native numbers go up to 99 in everyday use (슀물 20, μ„œλ₯Έ 30, λ§ˆν” 40, μ‰° 50); above that speakers switch to Sino-Korean.

58 words
Korean Numbers: 58 words from the TOPIK lists, TOPIK I to TOPIK 5-6
HangulRomanizationMeaningLevelExample
ν•œhanone (native Korean number modifier)TOPIK I사과 ν•œ 개 μ£Όμ„Έμš”.Sagwa han gae juseyo.Please give me one apple.
두dutwo (native Korean numeral used before counters)TOPIK I사과 두 개λ₯Ό μƒ€μ–΄μš”.Sagwa du gaereul sasseoyo.I bought two apples.
ν•˜λ‚˜hanathe number oneTOPIK I사과가 ν•˜λ‚˜ μžˆμ–΄μš”.Sagwaga hana isseoyo.There is one apple.
μ„Έsethree (native Korean counter)TOPIK I사과 μ„Έ 개 μ£Όμ„Έμš”.Sagwa se gae juseyo.Please give me three apples.
λ‘˜dultwoTOPIK I사과가 λ‘˜ μžˆμ–΄μš”.Sagwaga dul isseoyo.I have two apples.
반banhalfTOPIK I사과 λ°˜μ„ λ¨Ήμ—ˆμ–΄μš”.Sagwa baneul meogeosseoyo.I ate half of an apple.
숫자sutjanumber or figureTOPIK I
λ°±baekone hundredTOPIK I
μ…‹setthreeTOPIK I
천cheonone thousandTOPIK I
만manten thousandTOPIK I
슀무seumutwentyTOPIK I
번호beonhonumber (as in a phone number or a numbered item)TOPIK I
λ„·netthe number fourTOPIK I
슀물seumultwentyTOPIK I
ꡬgunineTOPIK I
ꡬ십gusipninetyTOPIK I
λ‹€μ„―daseotfiveTOPIK I
λ§ˆν”maheunfortyTOPIK I
백만baekmanone millionTOPIK I
사sanumber fourTOPIK I
사십sasipnumber fortyTOPIK I
μ‚Όsamnumber threeTOPIK I
μ‚Όμ‹­samsipthirtyTOPIK I
μ„œλ₯ΈseoreunthirtyTOPIK I
μ‰°swinfiftyTOPIK I
μ‹­sipnumber tenTOPIK I
μ‹­λ§Œsipmanone hundred thousandTOPIK I
아홉ahopnumber nineTOPIK I
아흔aheunnumber ninetyTOPIK I
μ–΅eokone hundred millionTOPIK I
μ—¬λŸyeodeoleightTOPIK I
μ—¬λ“ yeodeuneightyTOPIK I
μ—¬μ„―yeoseotsixTOPIK I
μ—΄yeoltenTOPIK I
영yeongzeroTOPIK I
예순yesunsixtyTOPIK I
였ofiveTOPIK I
μ˜€μ‹­osipfiftyTOPIK I
윑yukthe number sixTOPIK I
μœ‘μ‹­yuksipthe number sixtyTOPIK I
이십isipthe number twentyTOPIK I
일곱ilgopsevenTOPIK I
일흔ilheunseventyTOPIK I
천만cheonmanten millionTOPIK I
μΉ chilseven (used for dates/months)TOPIK I
μΉ μ‹­chilsipnumber seventyTOPIK I
νŒ”μ‹­palsipeightyTOPIK I
절반jeolbanone halfTOPIK 3-4
μ„œλ„›seoneotthree or four (people or things)TOPIK 3-4
짝수jjaksueven numberTOPIK 3-4
ν•œλ‘˜handulone or twoTOPIK 3-4
ν™€μˆ˜holsuodd numberTOPIK 3-4
μ‘°jothe number trillionTOPIK 5-6
두어dueoabout twoTOPIK 5-6
석seokthreeTOPIK 5-6
λŒ€μ—¬μ„―daeyeoseotabout five or sixTOPIK 5-6
넉neokfour (native Korean number, used with counters)TOPIK 5-6

Word lists: the National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL) learner vocabulary and the 2015 TOPIK vocabulary list, as compiled in combined_korean_vocabulary_list. English senses adapted from Kengdic by Joe Speigle (MPL 2.0). Revised Romanization is generated; example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.

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03 · Questions

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How do I count in Korean?

Start with one to ten from the table, then the tens, hundred and thousand; larger numbers are built by combining them, and the note above the list explains the system. The 58 words here are the number words on the TOPIK vocabulary lists, each with its reading.

Which TOPIK levels are these words from?

48 from TOPIK I, 5 from TOPIK II Intermediate, 5 from TOPIK II Advanced. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, romanization and meaning, with their sentences in the app.

How do I learn numbers words on my iPhone Lock Screen?

Install Lock&Learn Korean, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Korean. Enable the level packs these words come from (Beginner 1, Beginner 2, Intermediate 1 and more). A word waits in hangul with its romanization; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence.

Is Lock&Learn Korean free?

Yes. The app is free on iOS: Beginner 1 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.

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