일기 십일 - 2016년 02월 12일
I learned some counters today. And I don't understand one of them.
'달러 dollar (=불)' How to use '달러'? and What is '불'?
Can someone tell me?
By the way, when I write 이천십육 년, do I need to change '육' to '유'?
Thanks.
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고마워요. Peter.
It's all clear now.
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You already said what 불 is. It means American dollars (USD). "불" also has secondary meanings of "fire" or "light", but obviously these aren't related to money.
Using 달러 as a counter is easy. It's almost identical to English. 20 달러 (이십 달러) = 20 dollars. 불 is equivalent to 달러 in the sense that both can be used as counters. 20 달러 = 20 불 = 20 dollars. You should use Sino-Korean numbers (일, 이, 삼, 사..) with both counters!
You do NOT change the 육 in 육년 to 유. However, the word is pronounced "융년" in actual conversation. I bet that's the reason why you asked that question. Remember that pronunciation. It's important.
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