Learn how to use the counter 층 (Cheung)
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| Do you know how to count the number of levels or ranks? 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? |
| 층 (cheung) |
| First, let's take a look at what kind of objects can be counted with the counter. |
| When counting the number of floors, you can use the counter... |
| 층 (cheung) |
| This word literally means "layers." You can use this counter when counting the number of floors in any type of building, for example houses or regular buildings. |
| Okay, let's count from 1 to 10 with this counter. When you're counting floors you should use Sino-Korean numbers, which are based on Chinese characters. |
| 일 층 |
| 이 층 |
| 삼 층 |
| 사 층 |
| 오 층 |
| 육 층 |
| 칠 층 |
| 팔 층 |
| 구 층 |
| 십 층 |
| Although you need to use the Sino-Korean numbers when talking about floors, Korean people use the pure Korean number when saying "one more floor" or "two more floors." |
| 한 층 더 not 일 층 더 |
| 두 층 더 not 이 층 더 |
| 세 층 더 not 삼 층 더 |
| 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. |
| 우리 집은 육 층에 있습니다. |
| My home is on the 6th floor. |
| 접수창구는 이 층에 있습니다. |
| The reception is on the 2nd floor. |
| 여기는 삼 층입니다. |
| This floor is the 3rd floor. |
| Now it's time for a Quiz. I'm going to ask you a question in English. Answer the question in Korean. Are you ready? Make sure you use the right counter. |
| Which floor has a cinema? |
| 영화관은 칠 층에 있습니다. |
| Which floor are you going to? |
| 구 층에 가고 있습니다. |
| Do you know how to count the number of levels? The answer is... |
| 단 |
| This means "steps" but people also count the level of difficulty or level of proficiency with this counter. |
| 저는 태권도 이 단입니다. |
| I'm level 2 in Taekwondo. |
| Okay, everyone. That's it for this lesson. We'll see you next time! |
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