Korean Numbers Vocabulary

Here are Korean words for numbers to start with: 여덟 (yeodeol, eight), 다섯 (daseot, five), 넷 (net, four), 아홉 (ahop, nine). Below are 32 words (A1–B1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.

Close-up of calculator keys showing the numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9
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Numbers Basics

A1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
eight여덟yeodeolnumA1
five다섯daseotnumA1
four넷netnumA1
nine아홉ahopnumA1
one하나hananumA1
seven일곱ilgopnumA1
six여섯yeoseotnumA1
ten열yeolnumA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Numbers Intermediate

A1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
eighteen열여덟yeoryeodeolnumA1
eighty여든yeodeunnumA1
eleven열하나yeolhananumA1
fifteen십오sibonumA1
fifty쉰swinnumA1
forty마흔maheunnumA1
fourteen열넷yeolletnumA1
nineteen열아홉yeorahopnumA1

Numbers Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
first첫 번째cheot beonjjaenumA1
fourth네 번째ne beonjjaenumA1
second두 번째du beonjjaenumA1
tenth열 번째yeol beonjjaenumA1
million백만baengmannounA2
third세 번째se beonjjaenumA2
thousand천cheonnumA2
fifth다섯 번째daseot beonjjaenumB1

More from this pack waits in the app

Measurement & Units

A1–B1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
yard야드yadeunounA1
centimeter센티미터sentimiteonounA2
gram그램geuraemnounA2
kilogram킬로그램killogeuraemnounA2
kilometer킬로미터killomiteonounA2
liter리터riteonounA2
milliliter밀리리터milliriteonounA2
gallon갤런gaelleonnounB1

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A sample of the A1–B1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B1 words for numbers. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Korean words should I learn for numbers?

You could start with words like 여덟 (yeodeol, eight), 다섯 (daseot, five), 넷 (net, four), 아홉 (ahop, nine). This page lists 32 Korean words for numbers (A1–B1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Korean words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Korean words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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