[Grammar Reference] Numbering & Counting Unit

※ Native Korean Numbers & Counting Unit

In Korean, there is a variety of counting units to count objects.

'개' is used widely to count general inanimate items.
'병' for bottles
'잔' for cups or glasses
'명' for person.

When numbers and counting units are used together, numbers take different forms.

Without counting units,
they are '하나, 둘, 셋, 넷'

But with counting units,
they are '한, 두, 세, 네'.

Only '하나, 둘, 셋, 넷' is changed. from 다섯 to 열 isn't changed.

The same rule applies to higher numbers such as '열하나, 열둘, 열셋, 열넷'.



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[Grammar Reference] Native Korean Numbers

※ Native Korean Numbers

One of Korean numbering system.
This is used for counting people or things in Korean.

 1 - 하나
 2 - 둘
 3 - 셋
 4 - 넷
 5 - 다섯
 6 - 여섯
 7 - 일곱
 8 - 여덟
 9 - 아홉
10 - 열

[Grammar Reference] N주세요

※ N주세요

Adding 주세요 after N means requesting N for the speaker.

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김밥 주세요.       Give me 김밥, please
비빔밥 주세요.    Give me 비빔밥, please
볼펜 주세요.       Give me 볼펜, please
스마트폰 주세요.  Give me 스마트폰, please

[Grammar Reference] V-으세요/세요

※ V-으세요/세요

'V-으세요/세요' is used to make requests, suggestions, or commands politely.

                                                           보다 (to see) -> 보세요

[Grammar Reference] 네 or 아니요

※ 네 or 아니요

For questions using the [N-이에요/예요?], you answer using 네 or 아니요

네 = YES

아니요 = NO

Q : 인도 사람이에요?            Are you Indian?
A : 네, 인도 사람이에요.        Yes, I'm Indian.

Q : 한국 사람이에요?            Are you Korean?
A : 아니요, 인도 사람이에요.   No, I'm India.

[Grammar Reference] N은/는, N-이에요/예요

※ 은/는

'은/는' follows a noun, indicating that it is the topic under discussion.
The topic is often, but not necessarily, the same as the subject.

※ N-이에요/예요

'-이에요/예요' are sentence endings expressing identification and are attached to nouns.