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Age & Numbers
Native Korean numbers from one to one hundred
Learn 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷, 다섯, 여섯, 일곱, 여덟, 아홉, 열.
하나 · 둘 · 셋 · 넷 · 다섯hana · dul · set · net · daseot
one · two · three · four · five
여섯 · 일곱 · 여덟 · 아홉 · 열yeoseot · ilgop · yeodeop · ahop · yeol
six · seven · eight · nine · ten
Combine a tens word with a ones word: twenty-one is 스물 + 하나.
스물하나seumulhana
twenty-one
서른둘seoreundul
thirty-two
Ask and answer how old someone is
Use 몇 살이에요? to ask age. Answer with a native Korean number plus 살이에요.
몇 살이에요?myeot salieyo?
How old are you?
저는 스물한 살이에요.jeoneun seumulhan salieyo.
I am twenty-one years old.
하나, 둘, 셋, 넷 shorten before 살: 한, 두, 세, 네.
한 살 · 두 살 · 세 살 · 네 살han sal · du sal · se sal · ne sal
one · two · three · four years old
서른두 살seoreundu sal
thirty-two years old
Korean age and international age
Korea officially adopted international age for legal and administrative purposes in 2023: a baby starts at zero and ages on their birthday.
만 나이man nai
international age
The traditional system counted a baby as one at birth and everyone became a year older on January 1. You may still hear it socially.
한국 나이hanguk nai
traditional Korean age