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There are two type of number system in Korean language, which is known as Sino Number and Native Number. 

Sino Numbers
0 - 공 (gong)
1 - 일 (il )
2 - 이 (i/yi) 
3 - 삼 (sam)
4 - 사 (sa)
5 - 오 (o)
6 - 육 (yuk)
7 - 칠 (chil)
8 - 팔 (pal)
9 - 구 (gu)
10 - 십 (sib)
20 - 이십 (i/yi sib)
30 - 삼십 (sam sib)

100 백 baek
1,000 천 cheon
10,000 만 man
100,000 십만 sibman
1,000,000 백만 baek-man
100,000,000 억 eok

When do you use Sino Numbers?
- Dates (이천십이 년 십 월 이십이 일 - 22/10/2012)
- Money (오천원, 5 thousand won)
- Time (minutes and seconds only, hour uses Native number) (열시 사십오분 - 10.45pm)
- For any number that is above 100. (Because Native number only reaches 99)
- Phone number (공일공 사오삼 -  010-453)
- Name of the months (일월 - January,  이월 - February..) 

Native Numbers 
0 - 영(yeong)
1 - 하나(hana)
2 - 둘  (dul)
3 -  셋 (set)
4 - 넷 (net)
5 - 다섯 (daseot)
6 - 여섯  (yeoseot)
7 - 일곱 (ilgob)
8 - 여덟 (yeodeolb)
9 - 아홉 (ahob)
10 - 열 (yeol)
20 - 스물 (seumul)
30 -  서른 (seoreun)
40 - 마흔 (ma heun)
50 - 쉰 (swin)
60 - 예순 (ye sun)
70 - 이른 (i/yi reun)
80 - 여든 (yeo deun)
90 - 아흔 (a heun)

When do you use Native Numbers?
 - Quantifiers  (한명 - one person , 셋 잔 - 3 cups)
- Time (hour) (열시 사십오분 - 10.45pm)
- Age (스무두 살  - 22 years old)
- Counting the months (한달 - one month, 두달 - two  months.. )

More useful websites to refer on Korean number system,
- http://www.korean.arts.ubc.ca/b_tb/tb_11/L11-2-2.htm
- http://www.korean.arts.ubc.ca/b_tb/tb_11/L11-2-1-1.htm

And finally, I think everyone who is learning Korean, should learn this song.


Lyrics & Translation here

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