Simple life in Korea

05/10/2025

27/08/2025

🟡 1. Sino-Korean Numbers (based on Chinese characters)

These are used for dates, money, addresses, phone numbers, minutes, measurements, large numbers.

0 - 영 / 공 yeong / gong
1 - 일 il
2 - 이 i
3 - 삼 sam
4 - 사 sa
5 - 오 o
6 - 육 yuk
7 - 칠 chil
8 - 팔 pal
9 - 구 gu
10 - 십 sip
11 - 십일 sip-il
20 - 이십 i-sip
100 - 백 baek
1,000 - 천 cheon
10,000 - 만 man

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🟢 2. Native Korean Numbers

These are used for counting items, age (informally), hours (time), and people.

1 🔸️ 하나 (한 before counters) hana (han)
2 🔸 ️둘 (두) dul (du)
3 🔸️ 셋 (세) set (se)
4 🔸️넷 (네) net (ne)
5 🔸️다섯 daseot
6 🔸️ 여섯 yeoseot
7 🔸️ 일곱 ilgop
8 🔸️ 여덟 yeodeol
9 🔸️ 아홉 ahop
10 🔸️ 열 yeol
11 🔸️ 열하나 yeol-hana
20 🔸 ️ 스물 (스무) seumul (seumu)
30 🔸 ️ 서른 seoreun
40 🔸 ️마흔 maheun
50 🔸 ️ 쉰 swin
60 🔸 ️예순 yesun
70 🔸 ️ 일흔 ilheun
80 🔸 ️ 여든 yeodeun
90 🔸 ️ 아흔 aheun
100 🔸 ️백 (switches to Sino-Korean) baek

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✅ Usage Examples:

Age: "스물다섯 살" (25 years old, native Korean)

Time (hour): "세 시" (3 o’clock, native Korean)

Time (minutes): "십오 분" (15 minutes, Sino-Korean)

Phone number: Always Sino-Korean

26/08/2025

📝 Top 20 Useful Korean Adverbs

1. 자주 (jaju) – often / frequently

2. 항상 (hangsang) – always

3. 가끔 (gakkeum) – sometimes

4. 절대 (jeoldae) – never / absolutely not

5. 아마 (ama) – maybe / probably

6. 정말 (jeongmal) – really / truly

7. 매우 (maeu) – very

8. 너무 (neomu) – too / very

9. 빨리 (ppalli) – quickly / fast

10. 천천히 (cheoncheonhi) – slowly

11. 많이 (mani) – a lot / much

12. 조금 (jogeum) – a little / slightly

13. 벌써 (beolsseo) – already

14. 아직 (ajik) – still / not yet

15. 곧 (got) – soon

16. 다시 (dasi) – again

17. 같이 (gachi) – together

18. 혼자 (honja) – alone

19. 정확히 (jeonghwakhi) – exactly / precisely

20. 갑자기 (gapjagi) – suddenly

25/08/2025

Korean intensifiers:

Differences between ⤵️

엄청, 아주, 매우, 너무, 정말, and 진짜

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24/08/2025

Korean Grammar

(으)면 → if / when

(으)면 되다 → all you need to do is…

(으)면서 → while doing…

(으)면 안 되다 → must not / should not

(으)세요 → please do (polite request)



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23/08/2025

📝 Top 20 Useful Korean Adverbs

• 자주 (jaju) – often / frequently
• 항상 (hangsang) – always
• 가끔 (gakkeum) – sometimes
• 절대 (jeoldae) – never / absolutely not
• 아마 (ama) – maybe / probably
• 정말 (jeongmal) – really / truly
• 매우 (maeu) – very
• 너무 (neomu) – too / very
• 빨리 (ppalli) – quickly / fast
• 천천히 (cheoncheonhi) – slowly
• 많이 (mani) – a lot / much
• 조금 (jogeum) – a little / slightly
• 벌써 (beolsseo) – already
• 아직 (ajik) – still / not yet
• 곧 (got) – soon
• 다시 (dasi) – again
• 같이 (gachi) – together
• 혼자 (honja) – alone
• 정확히 (jeonghwakhi) – exactly / precisely
• 갑자기 (gapjagi) – suddenly

📚 Detailed Explanations + Examples

1. 자주 (jaju) – often
• 저는 자주 영화를 봐요.
→ I often watch movies.

2. 항상 (hangsang) – always
• 그는 항상 웃어요.
→ He always smiles.

3. 가끔 (gakkeum) – sometimes
• 저는 가끔 혼자 산책해요.
→ I sometimes take a walk alone.

4. 절대 (jeoldae) – never
• 저는 고기를 절대 안 먹어요.
→ I never eat meat.

5. 빨리 (ppalli) – quickly
• 숙제를 빨리 끝내세요.
→ Finish your homework quickly.

6. 아직 (ajik) – still / not yet
• 저는 밥을 아직 안 먹었어요.
→ I haven’t eaten yet.

7. 갑자기 (gapjagi) – suddenly
• 비가 갑자기 내렸어요.
→ It suddenly started raining.

Useful Korean Adverb with meaning and usage:

자주 (jaju) – often / frequently
• Very common in daily conversations.
• Shows how frequently something happens.

Examples:
• 저는 자주 커피를 마셔요.
→ I often drink coffee.
• 우리는 자주 만나지 않아요.
→ We don’t meet often.

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23/08/2025

Comparison of 그런데, 근데, 하지만....

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20/08/2025

Uses of 하고, 도, 외/과, 그리고 in Korean Grammar

19/08/2025

Uses of Korean Particles
은/는, 이/가, 에, 에서, 을/를

16/08/2025

💰 Basic Money Terms

돈 (don) — money

현금 (hyeongeum) — cash

동전 (dongjeon) — coin

지폐 (jipye) — paper bill / banknote

카드 (kadeu) — card (credit/debit)

체크카드 (chekeu kadeu) — debit card

신용카드 (sinyong kadeu) — credit card

통장 (tongjang) — bankbook

계좌 (gyejwa) — bank account

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💵 Currency & Units

원 (won) — Korean currency (₩)

백 원 (baek won) — 100 won

천 원 (cheon won) — 1,000 won

만 원 (man won) — 10,000 won

십만 원 (sipman won) — 100,000 won

백만 원 (baekman won) — 1,000,000 won

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💹 Money Actions

계산하다 (gyesanhada) — to pay / calculate

지불하다 (jibulhada) — to pay (formal)

환전하다 (hwanjeonhada) — to exchange money

인출하다 (inchulhada) — to withdraw money

입금하다 (ipgeumhada) — to deposit money

송금하다 (songgeumhada) — to send/remit money

절약하다 (jeoryakhada) — to save money (by spending less)

저축하다 (jeochukhada) — to save money (in the bank)

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💲 Price & Payment

가격 (gagyeok) — price

값 (gap) — cost, price

얼마예요? (Eolmayeyo?) — How much is it?

할인 (harin) — discount

세일 (seil) — sale

거스름돈 (geoseureumdon) — change (money you get back)

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15/08/2025

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