Learn Korean Native Korean Numbers 3 β Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which number system is used to count hours of the day in Korean?
- Sino-Korean
- Native Korean (Correct answer)
- Both are interchangeable
- Neither β Arabic numerals are used
Correct answer: Native Korean
Hours of the day (ν μ, λ μ, etc.) are expressed using native Korean numbers.
Question 2: What is the native Korean word for 'eight'?
- μΌκ³±
- μ¬μ―
- μ¬λ (Correct answer)
- μν
Correct answer: μ¬λ
μ¬λ (yeodeol) is the native Korean word for eight.
Question 3: If a store sign says 'μμ μ΄ μ΄μ,' what age requirement is stated?
- 50 years or older
- 60 years or older (Correct answer)
- 70 years or older
- 80 years or older
Correct answer: 60 years or older
μμ (yesun) means 60 in native Korean, so the sign means 60 years old or older.
Question 4: How do you say 'two' in native Korean when used before a counter word like κ°?
- λ
- μ΄
- λ (Correct answer)
- μ΄λ
Correct answer: λ
λ is the contracted form of λ used before counters, so 'two items' is λ κ°.
Question 5: Which native Korean number comes after μμ (60)?
- μ°
- μΌν (Correct answer)
- μ¬λ
- μν
Correct answer: μΌν
μΌν (ilheun) means 70 in native Korean and follows μμ (60).
Question 6: A clock shows 'μΈ μ λ°'. What time does this represent?
- 2:30
- 3:00
- 3:30 (Correct answer)
- 4:30
Correct answer: 3:30
μΈ μ means 3 o'clock and λ° means half past, so μΈ μ λ° = 3:30.
Question 7: What is the native Korean word for 'one' when used independently (not before a counter)?
- ν
- νλ (Correct answer)
- μΌ
- 첫
Correct answer: νλ
νλ (hana) is the standalone native Korean word for one, while ν is used before counters.
Learn Korean Native Korean Numbers 3
Which number system is used to count hours of the day in Korean?