tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530113014583152612024-03-13T12:32:36.204+09:00What is your Korean age?In Korea, the age system is a little different from the rest of the world. It is fairly easy to understand, but in case you need some introduction to the Korean age system, you've come to the right place!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04019333835099272316noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853011301458315261.post-7550276809324054862011-03-05T01:16:00.002+09:002011-03-05T01:29:14.310+09:00Korean age for 2011<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YsQRsTlbGfw/TXETOoGZWmI/AAAAAAABaYE/90RlGUXhWEk/s1600/koreanage.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YsQRsTlbGfw/TXETOoGZWmI/AAAAAAABaYE/90RlGUXhWEk/s320/koreanage.png" width="320" /></a></div> <br />
To save some time on your part in calculating and couting, I've typed out all the Korean ages for you below, so you can easily find your Korean age.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is for the year 2011. So regardless of when your birthday is, (it doesn't matter in Korean age - <a href="http://koreanage.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-is-korean-age.html"><b>read the explanation [here]</b></a> about how Korean age works if you still find this confusing) this is your Korean age this year.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In 2011, in Korean age, you are...</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2011) = 1 year old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2010) = 2 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2009) = 3 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2008) = 4 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2007) = 5 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2006) = 6 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2005) = 7 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2004) = 8 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2003) = 9 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2002) = 10 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2001) = 11 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 2000) = 12 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1999) = 13 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1998) = 14 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1997) = 15 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1996) = 16 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1995) = 17 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1994) = 18 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1993) = 19 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1992) = 20 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1991) = 21 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1990) = 22 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1989) = 23 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1988) = 24 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1987) = 25 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1986) = 26 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1985) = 27 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1984) = 28 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1983) = 29 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1982) = 30 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1981) = 31 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1980) = 32 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1979) = 33 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1978) = 34 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1977) = 35 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1976) = 36 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1975) = 37 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1974) = 38 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1973) = 39 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1972) = 40 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1971) = 41 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1970) = 42 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1969) = 43 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1968) = 44 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1967) = 45 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1966) = 46 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1965) = 47 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1964) = 48 years old</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1963) = 49 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(if you were born in 1962) = 50 years old </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thanks for visiting!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04019333835099272316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853011301458315261.post-44951283073923100042011-03-05T01:08:00.000+09:002011-03-05T01:08:19.864+09:00What is Korean age?<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In Korea, your age is counted in a slightly different way from how you count your age in most parts of the world. </div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><i>Basic rule:</i></b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's NOT "how old" you are. It's HOW MANY YEARS you have seen in your life.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i><b>More explanation:</b></i></u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On the day that you are born, you are experiencing the 1st year of your life, therefore in Korea, you are 1 (year of age). </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So, everybody is 1 year of age on the day that they are born. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Even if you are born on the last day of the year, it's your 1st year, so you are 1 year of age. And the next day, the year will change (right?), and you will be 2 years of age.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><i>Examples:</i></b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1. If you were born this year, you are experiencing your 1st year in life, so you are 1. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2. If you were born last year, you are experiencing your 2nd year in life, so you are 2.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i><b>What about birthdays?</b></i></u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Birthdays of individuals are celebrated the same way as in many other countries, but "birthdays" and "how old you are" in Korean age are NOT related.In Korea, birthdays are birthdays, and age is age. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><i>Do Korean people know their international age too?</i></b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes, they do. They call this age system "만 나이" [man na-i]. 만 here means "full" and this 만 나이 is used in some official documents and when someone's age is introduced on TV. Everybody knows how old they are both in Korean age and in their 만 나이 (international age). </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">More Korean age-related questions to be answered in the future...</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thanks for visiting!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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