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한: Vocabulary #161

2026-03-19
2026-05-31

Example Sentences#

  1. 옛날에 한 노인이 있었습니다.1
    Once upon a time, there was an old man.
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
  2. 한 사람은 저녁 식사에 너무 오랜 시간을 보내고, 다른 사람은 감기에 걸려 계속 코를 풀기 때문입니다.2
    One because he spends too much time at dinner, and another because he has a cold and keeps on blowing his nose.
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
  3. 그곳에서 한 농부가 맹인에게 포도 한 송이를 건네주었다.3
    There, a farmer handed a bunch of grapes to the blind man.
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
  4. 한 번도 본 적 없는 하늘색4
    A sky color I’ve never seen before
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun to indicate ‘one’.
  5. 그러나 그의 마음에는 한 질문이 남았습니다.5
    However, one question remained in his mind.
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
  6. 두 명의 스님, 한 명은 나이 든 스님이고 다른 한 명은 젊은 스님이 함께 여행하고 있었다.6
    Two monks, one old and one young, were traveling together.
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
  7. 한 돌을 다듬는 사람이 그의 큰 몸을 천천히 깎고 있었습니다.7
    A stone carver was slowly carving his large body.
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
  8. 호랑이는 한 집 앞에 도착했습니다.8
    The tiger arrived in front of a house.
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
  9. 더 멀리 가볼래, 한 번 더4
    I want to go farther, one more time
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun to indicate ‘one’.
  10. 그는 말없이 따라갔고, 한 시간 동안 아무 말도 하지 않았다.6
    He followed silently, and did not say a word for an hour.
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
  11. 한 걸음 걸어갈 때마다 새로워4
    Every step forward feels new
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun to indicate ‘one’.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from Bad Luck Good Luck Story. ↩

  2. Sentence from Father Zossima Counsel Story. ↩

  3. Sentence from Lazaro And The Blind Man. ↩

  4. Sentence from Like A Paper Boat Song. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. Sentence from The Butterfly Dream Story. ↩

  6. Sentence from The Girl At The River Story. ↩ ↩2

  7. Sentence from The Stonecutter Journey Story. ↩

  8. Sentence from The Tiger And The Dried Persimmon. ↩

한: Vocabulary #161
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Author
Korean Story Lab
Published at
2026-03-19
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