Korean word

하나

Pronunciation

Romanizationhana

Meaning

  • numeralone

Example

사과를 하나 주세요.sa gwa reul ha na chu se yo

Please give me one apple.

Illustration for 하나 (one)

More examples

선물은 하나만 골라 주세요.seon mu reun ha na man kol la chu se yo

Please pick just one gift.

Core concept

A single countable unit, with no others included.

Common phrases

  • 하나만ha na man

    just one

  • 하나씩ha na ssik

    one at a time

  • 하나밖에ha na ba kke

    only one

Similar words

한han: A counting form that comes before a noun to show there is one person or thing.
일il: A number word for one used in formal language and combined number terms.

Definition in Korean

수량 1을 나타내는 고유 수사로, 독립적으로 수를 말할 때는 '하나', 명사 수식에서는 '한'으로 결합하여 사용되는 기본적인 숫자어이다.su ryang 1 eul na ta nae neun ko yu su sa ro tong nip jjeo geu ro su reul mal hal ttae neun ha na myeong sa su si ge seo neun han eu ro kyeol ha pa yeo sa yong doe neun ki bon jeo gin sut jja eo i da

Word origin

하나 (hana, "one") is a native Korean numeral whose standalone form changes to a shorter form before a noun.

Usage tips

  • Korean has native and Sino-Korean number systems, so number words cannot always be matched to English one by one.

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