Korean numbers for shopping
Count a few items. Recognize a simple price. Small numbers make everyday shopping easier.
Resume where you left offSix phrases you can use today
Korean uses two number systems. Native Korean numbers are common when counting things with a counter. Sino-Korean numbers are used for prices. This lesson practices one small part of each system, not every number.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Focus on the Korean audio as you learn.
한 개 주세요
han gae juseyo
One item, please.
개 is a general counter for things. 하나 changes to 한 before this counter.
두 개 주세요
du gae juseyo
Two items, please.
둘 changes to 두 before 개.
세 개 주세요
se gae juseyo
Three items, please.
셋 changes to 세 before 개.
천 원이에요
cheon wonieyo
It’s 1,000 won.
천 means one thousand. 원 is Korean won.
오천 원이에요
ocheon wonieyo
It’s 5,000 won.
오 means five in Sino-Korean numbers; 오천 is five thousand.
만 원이에요
man wonieyo
It’s 10,000 won.
만 means ten thousand. These are practice prices, not current product prices.
A real-life conversation
이거 한 개 주세요.
One of this, please.
네. 천 원이에요.
Sure. It’s 1,000 won.
카드로 할게요.
I’ll pay by card.
네, 감사합니다.
Okay, thank you.
Build a price in thousands
For prices, 일, 이, 삼, 사, 오 mean one through five. 천 is a thousand, so 이천 원 is 2,000 won, 삼천 원 is 3,000 won and 오천 원 is 5,000 won. Do not use 두천 for 2,000. If a price is hard to catch, look at the display or ask staff to show you.
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두 개 주세요
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