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Workbook: Unit 13 - Native Korean Numbers

Practice counting objects and people using Native Korean numbers!

Exercise 1: Vocabulary Recall

Write the Native Korean number for 1 through 5 in its NORMAL form (without a counter).

1 -> ________ 2 -> ________ 3 -> ________ 4 -> ________ 5 -> ________

Exercise 2: The Shape-Shifters

How do the numbers 1-4 change when they are placed in front of a counter word like ๊ฐœ or ๋ช…?

1 (ํ•˜๋‚˜) -> ________ 2 (๋‘˜) -> ________ 3 (์…‹) -> ________ 4 (๋„ท) -> ________

Exercise 3: Counting Objects

Translate the following phrases into Korean using the structure: [Noun + Number + Counter].

Vocabulary & Counters: * ์‚ฌ๊ณผ (sa-gwa) = apple * ํ•™์ƒ (hak-saeng) = student * ์ฑ… (chaek) = book * ๊ฐœ (gae) = counter for things * ๋ช… (myeong) = counter for people

  1. Two apples
  2. Three students
  3. One book
  4. Five apples (Hint: 5 does not change its shape!)

Answer Key

(Try not to look until you are finished!)

Click to reveal answers **Exercise 1:** 1. ํ•˜๋‚˜ 2. ๋‘˜ 3. ์…‹ 4. ๋„ท 5. ๋‹ค์„ฏ **Exercise 2:** 1. ํ•œ 2. ๋‘ 3. ์„ธ 4. ๋„ค **Exercise 3:** 1. ์‚ฌ๊ณผ ๋‘ ๊ฐœ (sa-gwa du gae) 2. ํ•™์ƒ ์„ธ ๋ช… (hak-saeng se myeong) 3. ์ฑ… ํ•œ ๊ฐœ (chaek han gae) - *Note: There is a specific counter for books (๊ถŒ), but ๊ฐœ is perfectly understood by everyone for general things!* 4. ์‚ฌ๊ณผ ๋‹ค์„ฏ ๊ฐœ (sa-gwa da-seot gae)