Learning Korean numbers 1–50 helps you move from basic counting into more practical beginner Korean. This page continues to focus on the Sino-Korean system because it matches written numerals and many common real-world uses.
This page keeps the same guided lesson style as the rest of the Teach Numbers series. You will start with a full chart, then review the key number families, pronunciation patterns, and short examples that make the numbers easier to use in context.
If you are searching for Korean Numbers 1-50 pronunciation or the common misspelling pronunciation, this page is built for that too. The charts include Number, Hangul, Hanja, and Pronunciation, and the lesson text repeats Romanization together with Hangul and Hanja in parentheses, such as sip (십 / 十).
- Korean Numbers 1-50 chart review helps you recognize the forms quickly.
- Pronunciation support helps you hear and repeat the numbers more confidently.
- Hangul + Hanja pairing helps connect the modern Korean form with the traditional character form.
- Translate and audio / audible practice reinforce the patterns through repetition.
Korean Numbers 1–50 Chart
Start with the chart below to see the full set of korean numbers 1-50. On Teach Numbers, this chart supports clickable listening practice, so it is a good place to work on recognition, translate review, and pronunciation.
Use the chart first for quick recognition, then come back to it for audio or audible repetition after you have read the lesson sections below.
Key Korean Numbers from 1 to 50
This reference table highlights the forms and turning points that matter most on a korean numbers 1-50 page. It gives you a cleaner way to review the structure without losing sight of the larger chart.
| Number | Hangul | Hanja | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 일 | 一 | il (일 / 一) |
| 10 | 십 | 十 | sip (십 / 十) |
| 11 | 십일 | 十一 | sibil (십일 / 十一) |
| 16 | 십육 | 十六 | simnyuk (십육 / 十六) |
| 17 | 십칠 | 十七 | sipchil (십칠 / 十七) |
| 20 | 이십 | 二十 | isip (이십 / 二十) |
| 21 | 이십일 | 二十一 | isip-il (이십일 / 二十一) |
| 22 | 이십이 | 二十二 | isip-i (이십이 / 二十二) |
| 23 | 이십삼 | 二十三 | isip-sam (이십삼 / 二十三) |
| 30 | 삼십 | 三十 | samsip (삼십 / 三十) |
| 31 | 삼십일 | 三十一 | samsip-il (삼십일 / 三十一) |
| 40 | 사십 | 四十 | sasip (사십 / 四十) |
| 48 | 사십팔 | 四十八 | sasippal (사십팔 / 四十八) |
| 50 | 오십 | 五十 | osip (오십 / 五十) |
Understanding Korean Numbers 1–50
The most important shift on a Korean Numbers 1–50 page happens after 20. Korean begins to build many compound numbers with a very regular pattern: tens followed by the unit, as in isip-il (이십일 / 二十一) or sasippal (사십팔 / 四十八).
That regular structure is one of the reasons Sino-Korean numbers become easier after the first memorized set. Once you understand the twenties, thirties, forties, and fifties clearly, the system feels much more predictable.
Key forms and patterns to notice:
- From 21 onward, many numbers use [ten] + [unit].
- 20, 30, 40, and 50 are isip (이십 / 二十), samsip (삼십 / 三十), sasip (사십 / 四十), and osip (오십 / 五十).
- The Sino-Korean system remains highly regular through this range.
- Hangul is the everyday writing system, while Hanja shows the historical character structure behind the number.
That pattern awareness is what makes a page like Korean Numbers 1-50 more useful than a simple list. Once you stop treating each number as isolated, the larger system becomes much easier to remember.
Korean Numbers Pronunciation Tips
If your main goal is Korean Numbers 1-50 pronunciation, focus first on the forms that learners most often hesitate over. Repeat them slowly, then return to the chart and say them again at a more natural speed.
- Practice isip (이십 / 二十), samsip (삼십 / 三十), sasip (사십 / 四十), and osip (오십 / 五十) together.
- Repeat full compounds like isip-i (이십이 / 二十二), samsip-il (삼십일 / 三十一), and sasippal (사십팔 / 四十八).
- Use the chart audio to compare the twenties, thirties, and forties.
- Give extra attention to final consonant linking in longer forms.
Examples of Korean Numbers 1–50 in Sentences
Reading the numbers in short everyday sentences helps move them out of isolation and into real use. These examples keep the vocabulary simple so you can focus on the number words themselves.
- Beoseu isip-il beon-eul gidarigo isseoyo. — I am waiting for bus 21.
- Geu geonmureun samsibo cheung-ieyo. — That building has thirty-five floors.
- Geunyeoneun sasippal sal-ieyo. — She is forty-eight years old.
- Gyeonsaneun osip won-ieyo. — The bill is fifty won.
- Uri-neun isip-sam ga-ui jilmun-i isseoyo. — We have twenty-three questions.
Practicing number words in real sentences makes pronunciation, recognition, and recall much stronger than memorizing a list by itself.
Try the Korean Number Translate Tool
Use the translate tool to type a numeral and see the Korean number word. This is one of the fastest ways to connect Korean Numbers 1-50 with written forms, chart review, and pronunciation practice.
Korean Number Translate
Type a number to see it written as a Korean number word.
How to Practice Korean Numbers 1–50
Here are a few simple ways to review the lesson efficiently.
- count from 1 to 50 in Korean out loud
- say the tens first, then build compound forms from them
- practice the twenties and thirties as one review group
- cover the Korean forms and translate the numerals from memory
- use the chart audio to repeat 21–50 several times
With regular review, these numbers become much easier to recognize in conversation, class exercises, beginner reading, and listening practice.
Why Korean Numbers 1–50 Matter
The range from 1 to 50 is where Korean number patterns start to become truly useful. It gives you enough coverage for beginner classroom use, basic prices, time expressions, and many of the quantities that appear first in real conversation.
Once you feel comfortable with this page, the next step is to expand into the next chart range and then apply the numbers in dates, time, prices, and quizzes. That sitewide learning flow is what helps the pages feel connected instead of isolated.
Continue Learning Korean Numbers
You can continue learning Korean numbers with these pages.
You can also keep building practical number skills with these related lessons:
Use the chart pages, translate tools, and follow-up lessons together to turn Korean numbers into long-term knowledge.
Further reference: National Institute of Korean Language.
