No. 1
classifier system
Vs.
direct counting system
ch'aek han-gwǒn
one book
ch'aek tu-gwǒn
two books
No. 2
Native Korean for smaller quantities
Vs.
Sino-Korean for larger quantities
ch'aek a-hop-kkwǒn (O)
9 books
9 books
ch'aek i-baek-kkwǒn (O)
200 books
200 books
hak-ssaeng ne-myǒng (O)
4 Students
4 Students
hak-ssaeng o-ch'ǒn-myǒng (O)
5,000 students
5,000 students
Use only Sino-Korean numerals with the monetary classifier for any currency.
i-sip-ppul
sa-sip-ttal-lǒ
sam-man-wǒn
o-man-ch'il-ch'ǒn-wǒn
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