Numbers

Cardinal number:

There are 2 different ways you can say numbers in Korean. Korean cardinal numbers convey the "how many" and are also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.

NumbersKorean Numbers
numbers숫자
one하나
two
three
four
five다섯
six여섯
seven일곱
eight여덟
nine아홉
ten
eleven열하나
twelve열둘
thirteen열넷
fourteen열넷
fifteen열다섯
sixteen열여섯
seventeen열일곱
eighteen열여덟
nineteen열아홉
twenty스물
hundred
one thousand
million백만

Ordinal number:

Korean Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position.

NumbersKorean Numbers
Ordinal Numbers서수
first첫 번째
second두 번째
third세 번째
fourth네 번째
fifth다섯 번째
sixth여섯 번째
seventh일곱 번째
eighth여덟 번째
ninth아홉 번째
tenth열 번째
eleventh열한 번째
twelfth열두 번째
thirteenth열세 번째
fourteenth열네 번째
fifteenth열다섯 번째
sixteenth열여선 번째
seventeenth열일곱 번째
eighteenth열여덟 번째
nineteenth열아홉 번째
twentieth스무 번째
once한 번
twice두 번