Korean vocabulary: numbers and quantities
Numbers in Korean, along with quantities and measurements: counting, paying, giving a size or a weight.
Here are 100 Korean words on “Numbers and quantities”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 40 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 전체 | all |
| 대략 | approximately |
| 면적 | area |
| 많아야 | at most |
| 평균 | average |
| 토막 | bit |
| 커플 | coupleTwo people who form a couple |
| 거리 | distance |
| 두 배 | double |
| 여덟 | eight |
| 비어 있음 | empty |
| 충분히 | enough |
| 적은 수 | few |
| 첫 번째 | first |
| 다섯 | five |
| 넷 | four |
| 가득함 | full |
| 높이 | height |
| 마지막 | last |
| 측정 | measurement |
| 아홉 | nine |
| 하나도 없다 | none |
| 번호 | numberIdentifier |
| 비율 | rate |
| 나머지 | remainder |
| 연속 | series |
| 열일곱 | seventeen |
| 여럿 | several |
| 몫 | share |
| 부족 | shortage |
| 여섯 | six |
| 합계 | sum |
| 열 | ten |
| 삼분의 일 | thirdFraction |
| 세 번째 | thirdRank, ordinal |
| 도달하다 | to reach |
| 과다 | too many |
| 스물하나 | twenty one |
| 둘 | two |
| 단위 | unit |
Level 2: medium 35 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 열 개가량 | about ten |
| 한 묶음 | batch |
| 도 | degree |
| 깊이 | depth |
| 숫자 | digit |
| 열두 개 | dozen |
| 짝수 | evenNumber divisible by two |
| 열다섯 | fifteen |
| 쉰 | fifty |
| 오백 | five hundred |
| 마흔 | forty |
| 백 | hundred |
| 인치 | inch |
| 길이 | length |
| 미터 | metre |
| 백만 | million |
| 열아홉 | nineteen |
| 아흔 | ninety |
| 한 쌍 | pairSet of two identical items |
| 조각 | piece |
| 더미 | pile |
| 비중 | proportion |
| 사분의 일 | quarterFraction |
| 등수 | rank |
| 축척 | scale |
| 여섯 번째 | sixth |
| 예순 | sixty |
| 열셋 | thirteen |
| 서른 | thirty |
| 천 | thousand |
| 사분의 삼 | three quarters |
| 어림잡다 | to estimate |
| 재다 | to measure |
| 이백 | two hundred |
| 부피 | volume |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 암페어 | ampere |
| 바이트 | byte |
| 센티미터 | centimetre |
| 소수 | decimal |
| 소수점 | decimal point |
| 섭씨도 | degree Celsius |
| 화씨 | Fahrenheit |
| 분수 | fraction |
| 기가바이트 | gigabyte |
| 헥타르 | hectare |
| 백 번째 | hundredth |
| 킬로미터 | kilometre |
| 리터 | litre |
| 메가바이트 | megabyte |
| 밀리리터 | millilitre |
| 홀수 | odd |
| 비례 | ratio |
| 제곱미터 | square metre |
| 더하다 | to add up |
| 두 배로 늘리다 | to double |
| 곱하다 | to multiply |
| 빼다 | to subtract |
| 세 배로 늘리다 | to triple |
| 무게를 재다 | to weigh |
| 와트 | watt |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Korean words on “Numbers and quantities”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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