How many books are there?
There are two numbering system in Korean: Korean numbers and Sino-numbers. Korean numbers are used mostly for counting, while Sino-Korean numbers are used with words that originated from the Chinese language. when counting(things+개, people+명, bottles+병, books+ 권 pieces of paper+장, animals+마리, flowers+송이). 개, 명, 병, 권 we are called them counters. Note that when used with counters, the following Korean numbers change the forms: 하나-> 한 개, 둘-> 두 개, 셋->세 개, 넷-> 네 개.
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