1. numbers
il 1 |
ee 2 |
sahm 3 |
sah 4 |
oh 5 |
yook 6 |
ch’il 7 |
pahl 8 |
koo 9 |
ship 10 |
ee-ship 20 |
sahm-ship 30 |
sah-ship 40 |
oh-ship 50 |
yook-ship 60 |
ch’il-ship 70 |
pahl-ship 80 |
koo-ship 90 |
paek 100 |
ee-paek 200 |
sahm-paek 300 |
sah-paek 400 |
oh-paek 500 |
yook-paek 600 |
ch’il-paek 700 |
pahl-paek 800 |
koo-paek 900 |
ch’on 1,000 |
ee-ch’on 2,000 |
sahm-ch’on 3,000 |
sah-ch’on 4,000 |
oh-ch’on 5,000 |
yook-ch’on 6,000 |
ch’il-ch’on 7,000 |
pahl-ch’on 8,000 |
koo-ch’on 9,000 |
mahn 10,000 |
ee-mahn 20,000 |
sahm-mahn 30,000 |
sah-mahn 40,000 |
oh-mahn 50,000 |
yook-mahn 60,000 |
ch’il-mahn 70,000 |
pahl-mahn 80,000 |
koo-mahn 90,000 |
“100,000” is [ship-mahn].
As you can see, units change every four digits in Korea (and in many other Asian counturies), and adding a comma every three digits (‘1,000’) is very western custom.
“14” is [ship-sah]. — 14 = 10+4.
Similarly, 143 is [paek-sah-ship-sahm].
2. money in different forms
tohn |
money |
won |
the Korean monetary unit |
k’ah-d |
credit card |
yo-haeng-jah soo-p’yoh |
traveler’s check |
dahl-luh |
dollar |
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