Notes on Korean numbers

Zero: 공 vs 영

Most of the time, 공 is used.

영 is used for metrics, for example

• 영 degrees(도) Celcius
• 영 mm (밀리미터)

Pronunciation

• 16: 십육 (Pronounced as 심뉵)
• Keep this pronunciation for 26, 36, and so on…
• If I want to read 66 as six six, it is pronounced like: 융뉵
• If I want to read 66 as six six but not in the beginning, for example 2966, it is pronounced like: 이구륭뉵
• Phone numbers, the – is pronounced as 에
• Bus numbers: for example 17 is 십질 (17) 번 (#) 버스 (bus)

Fun fact about the bus numbers in Taiwan, for 2 digit numbers we read it like seventeen (17), but if it’s three digit it becomes two zero six (206) not two hundred and six.