A few counter words: beol () -- items of clothing bun () -- people (polite) cheok () -- boats and ships chae () -- houses

dae () -- vehicles (cars, airplanes) and machinery (incl. computers) dan () -- bunches of Welsh onions, green onions dong () -- buildings gae () -- 'things' in general, can be used if you're not sure which specific counting word to use. geuru () -- trees gwa () -- lessons gwon () -- books jang () -- paper jaru () -- things with long handles (writing instruments, shovels, swords, and rifles), and by extension, knives and pistols kyeolle () -- gloves and socks mari () -- animals myeong () -- people (informal) pil () -- uncut fabric pogi () -- Chinese cabbages pun () -- pennies sal () -- years (with Native Korean cardinals) se () -- years (with Sino-Korean cardinals) song-i () -- picked flowers, bunches of grapes, bunches of bananas tol () -- grains of rice (not cooked), stones tong () -- letters, telegrams, telephone calls, and e-mail tong () -- watermelons

Some nouns can also function as counter words:

byeong () -- bottles cheung () -- floors (of a building), layers geureut () -- bowls gok () -- songs jan () -- cups and glasses madi () -- phrases, joints, and musical measures saram () -- people (informal) tong () -- containers, buckets

Some words are used for counting in multiples:

jeop () -- one hundred dried persimmons jul () -- ten eggs ko () -- twenty dried pollacks pan () -- thirty eggs son () -- two fish (typically mackerels or yellow croakers) taseu () -- dozens of pencils

tot () -- one hundred sheets of lavers