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In English, one must 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 most counter words. ''yeol gwa'' (열 과) would mean 'ten lessons' while ''sip gwa'' (십 과) would mean 'lesson ten.' Sino-Korean numerals are used with many time counters.


EXAMPLES

A few counter words:
  • beol (벌) -- items of clothing

  • bun (분) -- people (polite)

  • cheok (척) -- boats and ships

  • chae (채) -- houses

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

  • dan (단) -- bunches of Welsh Onion s, green onions

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

  • geuru (그루) -- trees

  • gwa (과) -- lessons

  • gwon (권) -- books

  • jang (장) -- paper

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

  • kyeolle (켤레) -- gloves and socks

  • mari (마리) -- animals

  • myeong (명) -- people (informal)

  • pil (필) -- uncut fabric

  • pogi (포기) -- Chinese Cabbage s

  • pun (푼) -- pennies

  • song-i (송이) -- picked flowers

  • song-i (송이) -- bunches of grapes, bunches of bananas

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

  • tong (통) -- watermelons


Some nouns can also function as counter words:
  • byeong (병) -- bottles

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

  • gok (곡) -- songs

  • jan (잔) -- cups and glasses

  • madi (마디) -- phrases, joints, and Musical Measures

  • saram (사람) -- people (informal)

  • tong (통) -- containers, buckets


Some words are used for counting in multiples:
  • jeop (접) -- one hundred dried persimmons

  • jul (줄) -- ten eggs

  • ko (코) -- twenty octopuses

  • pan (판) -- thirty eggs

  • son (손) -- two fish (typically Mackerel s or yellow croakers)

  • taseu (타스) -- dozens of pencils

  • tot (톳) -- one hundred sheets of lavers



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