"sino-korean numbers" vs "native korean numbers "
when do I need to use each system ?

in some website it was said that the sino korean system is used to talk about minutes and seconds , does that mean if we talk about the hours we should use the native system ? could you please give me an example on how to tell the time

Question

"sino-korean numbers" vs "native korean numbers "
when do I need to use each system ?

in some website it was said that  the sino korean system is used to talk about minutes and seconds , does that mean if we talk about the hours we should use the  native system ? could you please give me an example on how to tell the time

Answer

Native Korean numbers are used for counting things you frequently encounter in daily life.
For time, yes, the hour uses native Korean while minute and second do not.

Here's a list of things that use native Korean numbers.
- Years of age
- Hours
- Counting (in general)
- Counting months (but only when used with the native Korean word for month/moon: 달)

Here's examples of how you say the time:

세시 오십분(3:50), 한시 오분(1:05), 네시 반(4:30), 오전 열시 오분전 (9:55 AM),  오후 네시(4:00 PM)

Answer

sino-korean numbers use for :
1- telling age in more formal way 
2- minutes 
 native korean numbers  use for :
1- telling age in everyday conversation 
2- hours

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