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seu-mool-nae-byoung ) for 24 bottles.
    Sino-Korean numbers
    Sino-Korean numbers are used just as often as Korean numbers so you need to know both number systems to say that you can count. Table 2-4 lists the Sino-Korean numbers.
    Table 2-4
    Sino-Korean Numbers
    Number
    Korean Name (Pronunciation)
    0
    yeong (young)
    1
    il (ill)
    2
    I (ee)
    3
    sam (sam)
    (continued)
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    Table 2-4 (continued)
    Number
    Korean Name (Pronunciation)
    4
    sa (sa)
    5
    o (oo)
    6
    yuk (yook)
    7
    chil (chil)
    8
    pal (pal)
    9
    gu (goo)
    10
    sip (ship)
    100
    baek (baeg)
    1000
    cheon (chun)
    10,000
    man (man)
    100,000
    shimman (ship-man)
    1,000,000
    baengman (baeg-man)
    10,000,000
    cheonman (chun-man)
    100,000,000
    eok (uck)
    Although you read Sino-Korean a lot like you would numbers in English, there are two big differences. First, you don’t add “one” in front of numbers like one hundred, or one thousand, just say hundred, baek, or thousand, chun, The next thing is that you have to say explicitly ten, sip, after reading the number in the tenth place. Hence, you would say 17 in Sino-Korean numbers as sipchil ( ship-chil ) and 29 as isipgu ( ee-ship-goo ).
    Counters
    If you want to say the time, you need to use both the Sino-Korean and the Korean counting systems. The hour, si ( shi ), is told by using Korean counters.
    And minutes, bun ( boon ), are read using Sino-Korean numbers. In Korean 6:45 is read yeoseotsi sasibobun ( yuh-suht-shi sa-ship-o-boon ). The counters are added after the numbers themselves.
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    When numbers are used in sentences, you have to add counters immediately after them. Suppose you wanted to say, “I’m meeting two colleagues.” In Korean, you would say, “I colleagues two people meet,” jeoneun dongnyo dumyeongeul mannayo ( juh-neun dongnyo doo-myoung-eul man-na-yo; I’m meeting two colleagues). You have to place who or what you are counting, the number of the things you are counting and finally the counter.
    Now, what determines the number system you use? Well . . . the counter, be it plates of food, flocks of geese, and members of a team. Unfortunately Korean has no clear rules for defining which counter is tied with which number system.
    Table 2-5 lists some common Korean counters and Table 2-6 gives you some common Sino-Korean counters.
    Table 2-5
    Counters That Use Korean Numbers
    English
    Korean
    English
    Korean
    Things
    gae (gae)
    Bowls
    geureut (geureut)
    People (informal)
    saram (sa-ram)
    Animals
    mari (ma-ree)
    People (formal)
    myeong (myoung)
    Books
    gwun (gwon)
    People (honorific)
    bun (boon)
    Sheets
    jang (jang)
    Parts
    bubun (boo-boon)
    Months
    dal (dal)
    Bottles
    byeong (byoung)
    The hour
    si (shi)
    Cup
    jan (jan)
    Hours
    sigan (si-gan)
    Plates
    jeobsi (juhp-shi)
    Years old
    sal (sal)
    Table 2-6
    Counters That Use Sino-Korean Numbers
    English
    Korean (Pronunciation)
    Korean currency
    won (won)
    Dollars
    dalleo (dal-luh)
    Miles
    mail (ma-il)
    Kilometers
    killometeo (kil-lo-me-ter)
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    Table 2-6 (continued)
    English
    Korean (Pronunciation)
    Minutes
    bun (boon)
    Days
    Il (il)
    Months
    wol (wol)
    Years
    nyeon (nyeon)
    Kilograms
    killo (kee-ro)
    Pounds
    paundeu (pa-oon-deu)
    Floors
    cheung (cheung)
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    Fun & Games
    Fill in the blanks with equivalent English and Korean words:
    1. Which form of politeness should you use in everyday conversation?
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    2. Is respect a big thing in Korea?
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    3. How many different ways are there to count in Korean?
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    4.