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Numbers #4 - 0 to 999

Min Sung Kim
Apr 16, 2023
Vocabulary Beginner

15-min Lesson Goals

Did you know, now that you know how to count up to 10 and in 10s, you already have all the tools to count up to 999? In this Mallo Bit, you will learn how!

A Bit of a Lesson

Good news! The rules for counting denominations of 100 are the same as the rules for denominations of 10. And, it's even easier because they are the same in both Sino and Native Korean!

  • Number 1-9 + '백' (100)
  • "오" (5) + "백" (100) = "오백" (500)
  • "팔" (8) + "백" (100) = "팔백" (800)
To count the numbers in between denominations of 10, just follow this simple rule:
  • Denomination of 10 + Number 1-9, for example:
  • Sino-Korean: "삼십" (30) + "삼" (3) = "삼십삼" (33)
  • Native-Korean: "아흔" (90)" + "아홉" (9) = "아흔아홉" (99)

Putting these 2 rules together, we can now count up to 999!

  • Denomination of 100 + Denomination of 10 + Number 1-9
  • Sino-Korean: "오백" (500) + "육십" (60) + "이" (2) = 562
  • Native-Korean: "칠백" (700) + "일흔" (70) + "일곱" (7) = 777

 

Knowledge Check!

How do you write 602 in Sino-Korean?

오백 칠십 삼 육백 오 육백 이 오백 팔십 구

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