Learn how to use the counter 장 (Jang)
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| Do you know the counter for leaves? Find out at the end of this video! |
| Hi everybody! I'm Alisha. |
| 안녕하세요. 노경진입니다. |
| Welcome to Korean Counters for Beginners, where you'll learn how to count all sorts of different objects in Korean! Seonsaengnim 선생님), what counter will we learn in this lesson? |
| 장 (jang) |
| First, let's take a look at what sorts of objects can be counted with this counter. |
| When counting inanimate thin or flat objects, you can use the counter... |
| 장 (jang) |
| In the past this counter was only used for counting paper. However, nowadays, people use this counter to count objects that look like paper, such as credit cards, CDs, and bills. |
| Okay, let's count from 1 to 10 with this counter. |
| 한 장 |
| 두 장 |
| 세 장 |
| 네 장 |
| 다섯 장 |
| 여섯 장 |
| 일곱 장 |
| 여덟 장 |
| 아홉 장 |
| 열 장 |
| Like most of the counters, the stress of the counter should be changed when you're reading the numbers 5 to 10, which have batchim. The stress should be on the first syllable. |
| daseot jjang(다섯 짱) not daseot jang(다섯 장) |
| yeoseot jjang(여섯 짱) not yeoseot jang(여섯 장) |
| ilgop jjang(일곱 짱) not ilgop jang (일곱 장) |
| yedeol jjang(여덜 짱) not yedeol jang (여덜 장) |
| ahop jjang(아홉 짱) not ahop jang (아홉 장) |
| yeol jjang(열 짱) not yeol jang (열 장) |
| Okay. Now let's take a look at some sample sentences using this counter. Listen carefully to what sorts of objects can be counted with this counter. |
| CD를 열 장 샀습니다. |
| I bought 10 CDs. |
| 봉투 안에는 편지가 다섯 장 들어있었습니다. |
| In the envelope there were 5 letters. |
| 제 지갑에는 신용카드가 세 장 있습니다. |
| I have 3 credit cards in my wallet. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. I'm going to ask you a question in English. Please answer the question in Korean. Are you ready? Make sure to use the right counter. |
| How many pieces of paper are there? |
| 종이가 일곱 장 있습니다. |
| How many credit cards do you have? |
| 신용카드가 네 장 있습니다. |
| Do you know the counter for leaves? The answer is... |
| 잎 |
| The word itself also means "leaves." You might not use this counter in daily life, but you it is used a lot in Korean poetry and novels. |
| 하늘에서 낙엽 한 잎이 떨어졌다. |
| One leaf fell down from the sky. |
| Okay, everyone. That's it for this lesson. We'll see you next time! |
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