Korean Count Word

In English, one might say, "two sheets of paper" rather than "two papers". In Korean, the term ''jang'' (장) is used to count sheets, or paper-like material in general. So "ten bus tickets" would be ''beoseu pyo yeol jang'' (버스 표 열 장), literally, "bus ticket ten 'sheets'".

There are two systems of Numerals In Korean : native Korean and Sino-Korean. Native Korean numerals are used with counter words. ''yeol gwa'' (열 과) would mean 'ten lessons' while ''sip gwa'' (십 과) would mean 'lesson ten.'

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A few counter words:

gae (개) -- 'things' in general, can be used if you're not sure which specific counting word to use.

bun (분) -- people (polite),

myeong (명) -- people (informal)

mari (마리) -- animals

jang (장) -- paper

gwa (과) -- lessons

dae (대) -- vehicles (cars, airplanes) and machinery

gwon (권) -- books

geuru (그루) -- trees

jaru (자루) -- things with long handles (writing instruments, shovels, swords, and rifles), and by extension, knives and pistols

kyeolle (켤레) -- gloves and socks

cheok (척) -- boats and ships

chae (채) -- houses

tong (통) -- letters, telegrams, telephone calls, and e-mail

dan (단) -- bunches of Welsh onions

pogi (포기) -- Chinese Cabbage s

song-i (송이) -- picked flowers, bunches of grapes

Some nouns can also function as counter words:

saram (사람) -- people (informal)

cheung (층) -- floors (of a building), layers

jan (잔) -- cups and glasses

byeong (병) -- bottles

Some words are used for counting in multiples:

taseu (타스) -- dozens of pencils

pan (판) -- thirty eggs

jul (줄) -- ten eggs

Son (손) -- two Mackerel s

Ko (코) -- twenty octopuses

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