What is "Korean Age" ??

Some of you might have been confused by the different age system in Korea. Like someone tells you she's 19 but then she says she's also 17. And you're like, but HOW?? So here's an explanation on how it works! Hope this clarifies your confusion :)
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[@user-es9ls1je27w]

Everyone, as of June 28 2023, Korean age will be same as rest of the world. Korean government has changed the law and I'm getting younger!

[@KoreanwithMissVicky]

Yes this is true! 🤗

[@alinaa1448]

So in other words, New Years Eve is just one big ass birthday party in Korea? 😂 Just joking, thanks for explaining!

[@grishma9037]

my birthday is NYE lol

[@kc8793]

It's same in China, we usually say our Chinese age instead of actual age, but we use actual age for any official document.

[@zadiee28]

Im 16 in korean age

[@BoiGamer07]

I'm 17 in Korean age

[@kpoptrashandfangirl]

Has chinese age the same system as korea? So if I'm 19 in korean age, Am I also 19 in chinese age? xdd

[@thecutieandpandafam1650]

I am 14 now

[@alanchen8272]

@@kpoptrashandfangirl It once exists called "虚岁“.But there are fewer and fewer people use it in China.

[@moarmykeopta7919]

is also that why koreans turn adult in 20 not in 18?

[@whynot1680]

THAT MAKES SENSE SHAGSUAAJ LMAO

[@kjfshke]

NO

[@tjpark741]

Yes it is. Normally korean students enter college at 20 korean age and that's the age when they can rush to the beer bar. 😄 So in most cases the fresh man of college will be legal adult at his birth day of the year.

[@bmzzn97]

Oooo

[@jasminelatif9249]

K age or real age?? 🤣🤣 so confusing

[@edilia]

Jajaj imagine: I was born on December 31st .. 1 year old. Then NEXT DAY: I turned 2 years old! Omg 😲

[@tjpark741]

For babies under 1 year old, no one counts ages. Instead we count months for babies. After 1 year later, now the baby has ages depending on what years he was born. So the day when the baby become one year old is very special day which we call "돍". There is a big party for the baby at "돍", not because it is his birthday, but because he makes through the one very special year.

[@user-de8fz3os1o]

@@tjpark741 not '돍', it's '돌'

[@tjpark741]

@@user-de8fz3os1o not 돍. It's 돐. Sorry 😄

[@simmieyyy]

Sis thanks for this information...Hobi's birthday coming soon 💜✨

[@KoreanwithMissVicky]

You're welcome! It's today 💜 #happyhobiday

[@hueningkai8484]

@@KoreanwithMissVicky wooooow so bts Kim taehyung was 2 years old when he was originally 2 days old wooooow haha

[@fatemakanok4027]

I'm also here because of BTS... Thinking about Jungkook's and taehyung's age 💜💜

[@user-oy8do7ou2f]

Korea has a faster age culture In other words, those born in February of the beginning of the year can be the same school coolers as those born last year.

[@shaikhsadiq565]

I like your teaching method , your teaching method is so simple and self explanatory , I am learning Korean because I like to learn language, I hope I could some scholarship in South Korea.

[@somegirlanna]

So I have a question: what happens on your birthday when your family brings out the birthday cake and sings? How many candles will be on your cake this year? 29, right?

[@javierap6974]

I don't think that you understood the video 😕

[@mikilutz72]

When you get out in your mother's womb, you are already 1 year old and when the year changes no matter what month you were born, they add another year at your age

[@musicheals266]

Your lessons really help a lot it makes learning Korean easy thanks a lot

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

Thank you so much for making this video! I was still a little confused how it works and you cleared it right up!

[@Diego-ke6bq]

Thank you, Vicky. I saw a video before and I was curious about the Korean age and you explained it great! I totally understood it

[@playtimewithrachelabigail]

I was born on the 22nd of December! A day before your birthday. BTW thank you for making these amazing videos. You make learning Korean so easy and intriguing. I really like Korean; the culture, the music, the shows and entertainment, and the language itself is so beautiful and sounds almost poetic in a way. It also looks really cool! I am having so much fun learning it. So again thank you for your hard work in making these lovely videos for us.🤗💖🙏💜💪

[@CrazyBunny123]

Back then in Korea, life spans and expectancies was shorter so in order to delude themselves, they added a year or two to feel they lived a fulfilling life. Even the greeting annyeonghaseyo literally means “do you feel welll?”

[@alexpeh1595]

I did not know about this. Thank you for the good explanation. :)

[@mannheinrich6344]

Hello Vicky, FYI: the "Korean age", which came from China originally, is still being used in China today.( at least by Han Chinese) When we told someone the age, We usually tell them the 虚岁(here you may understand as Korean Age) and 周岁( It could be here English Age) at the same time, in oder to avoid misunderstanding. Nowadays it's popular in China to say the birthyear instead of age. (For example, "I'm 94", that means I was born in 1994, and I'm a 90er. 90后) Anyway thank you for your this video and other videos you made for Hangul. I'm very much appreciate.

[@KoreanwithMissVicky]

Thanks for sharing! Very useful 👍 I thought Chinese people don't use that age anymore, but it's good to know they still do!

[@deacudaniel1635]

I thought China doesn't use that until now because in my 8 years of learning Chinese and having contact with Chinese people, no one told me about that so I thought only Korea does that.

[@presidentkimnamjoon7266]

Omg I'm watching this vdo on DEC 23 I'm sure it might be DEC 24 in Korea already ...but still happy birthdayyyy...I discovered ur channel and started learning the hangul..thank u so much for it 😊😊😊

[@MUNEEBHAIDER7438]

You are doing amazing 🤩 thank you

[@varshabhardwaj6275]

I have watched so many Korean learning videos but You really taught me hangeul alphabets ... Really love to see more videos on making sentences

[@ashishy]

Let's look at it that way so you get older quickly be also get to live longer than the rest of us atleast in numbers lol

[@pinaytvamerica]

Wow thank you for sharing

[@PrincesaLunez]

the part where everyone becomes one year older on jan first is what confused me before lol. I was like “How does that work” but I see the reason behind it now. I still wonder the origin story of why new years counts for everyone. Like, Who first said “Were all gonna be older when the new years hits”

[@fanyang2492]

AFAIK, lots of Chinese people are still using this system nowadays especially in some informal situations. It's called 虚岁 "xu sui" in China.

[@alanchen8272]

It is once a custom. But now young people mostly don't follow this tradition.

[@Cookie_Comment]

Wow! That was very intresting! 😄😄😄

[@koreantoday63]

How to calculate Korean age: Korean age = current year - your birth year + 1 Use only the apparent "year" Example: if your birth year is 2002, your Korean age is 2021 - 2002 + 1 = 20 yro

[@howiecd3861]

this concept isn't only remaining in korea, it is cultural used throughout east and southeast asia.

[@KpopUnniesUwU]

International: if you born in December, you are maknae Korean: well, you are already two

[@yessismiles]

So do people in Korea celebrate their birthday the day they were born and every first day of a year or just one?

[@Nina-wd8ei]

i'm actually 16 but my korean age 18? is it? woo i feel old HAHAHAHA

[@touatitbelkais6072]

omg my korean age is 25 years old and my actual age is 23 years old . wow this is fascinating *_*

[@user-oy8do7ou2f]

However, court age is different from cultural age because it is calculated from the date of birth. When asked about your age in Korea, you can just cultural

[@harisadhandebnath8155]

Thanks sis

[@tuana9193]

Hii! I have a question, my Turkish name is Tuana, but when I'm in Korea, do I have to change my name in an other name? Like.. do I have a Korean name?

[@berna9494]

Hi!! We have the same birthday!!! 😆😆

[@patricjohnmanlapaz4887]

I see, I think that's why they have something like "same age friend" because literally you are the same age no matter what your birthmonth is

[@sonia4661]

In Greek culture, when you have your birthday, they say you closed that birthday age and now you are one year older, so if a person is having their 21st birthday, they would say that he/she has closed 21 years and is now 22.

[@ScottMartinD]

"when I was born I was zero years old, because I had not lived a full year yet." Actually you were alive the whole time you were inside your mom, so maybe they are counting the time you spent in the womb as an approximate year?

[@hanakolyrics8097]

Yes that’s how their system works

[@ScottMartinD]

@@hanakolyrics8097 Thanks.

[@ii-iw2ib]

Not the whole time actually only like 6/7 months which still isnt a year

[@beatrice7873]

"BIRTHDAY" means the day you were born, not the day you got life. I can understand from your point of view it actually makes sense to add you womb age. Cause saying you're one year old technically means your body has lived for a year on earth. And since you were on earth in your mom's womb, then that's still right 🙃

[@jmsomps]

Very well done. I love your presentation. So excellent.

[@angelasanchez-us3wv]

wait so for example i was born on December 2, 2019, Im already one year old as soon as I was born, then when january one hits i become 2 years old? but my actual age would be zero?. Is this correct?

[@november132]

Why did my Korean friend tell me that the age goes up on your birthday and the lunar new year? lol

[@pike_pushup]

Actually, there are 3 ways to say your age in korea. 1st one is the thing, you just watched in this video, that is called 세는나이(a.k.a. 한국나이 korean age). And the 2nd one is 연[年]나이(This means yearly age). This also get 1 age older after the 1st day of the new year(in solar calendar). but 1 age less than 세는나이. because this system you are 0 age when your birth. Finally the 3rd one is 만[滿]나이(The international age), which is what you guys know. Lets say you had been born in March 1st, 1993. And today is January 3rd, 2021. Then you are 29 in 세는나이(korean age), and 28 in 연나이(yearly age, which is commonly used in korean govern docs.), and 27 in international age. If today is March 3rd, 2021. Then you are 29 in 세는나이, and 28 in 연나이, and 28 in international age.

[@thecutieandpandafam1650]

I was born in Korea and people say why are u 2 year older than me and I was like go watch korean age video lol

[@annekristinetamayo5764]

Hi Vicky! My birthday is also December 23 ☺️🤗

[@nevaehmuse8877]

I was confused to bc this Korean boy said he was born in 2004 and he’s in 9th while I’m born in 2006 and in the 10th

[@dvmjeong7186]

Your channel is really cool

[@kychoi2653]

Korean Age is not counting how many birthdays you have experienced but saying which Nth year you are living now after your birth. So if your birthday is Dec. 31, the day is the first year of your life, and the new year Jan. 1 is the second year of your life so you are 2 years old in Korean age counting. This age counting system is originated from the counting method of which Nth year of King's ruling today is after his Coronation. Korean Age has no relation to your birthday but to the first day of any year Jan. 1. In Ancient dynasties like Chosen(Joseon) or Goreo, Silla, our ancestors did not use the year counting systems like B.C. or A.D. So the historian wrote historical events and the year that the event occurred as the formation "On May, 1 in the Nth year of King ~~~'s ruling ....." So this kind of year counting is usually used and this is the same method of Korean aging counting system.

[@angelliasmr8241]

In mizoram we used to use anywhere that age system but not anymore

[@Malo-TheFlyingFrenchman]

So, does Korean do a event for their birthday, or they make it at the 1st of January?

[@pike_pushup]

Actually, They do events both of them and more(Because of the difference between solar and lunar calendar). When 신정(a.k.a. 새해 or 새해 첫날, Which means 1st day of the year in solar calendar. The January 1st.) and 구정(a.k.a. 설날 Which is 1st day of the year in lunar calendar), korean celebrates the new year. *구정 a.k.a 설날 is the same day which chinese people celabrates the new year which known as 春節(춘절 in hangul, Chūnjié in mandarin). because Asian culture commonly use the lunar calendar. and that day is the 1st day of lunar year. And for birthday, Many young koreans celebrates their yearly birthday(solar calendar a.k.a. Gregorius calendar), And Older koreans or few young koreans celebrates their lunar birthday(birthday on lunar calendar).

[@princessari6886]

Woah, so everyone gets a year older on New Years. This reminds me of the novel The Giver

[@pinaytvamerica]

Hi new friend here from California USA stay connected

[@Kpopnoona90]

A man who owns a small gym that I work out at is Korean and he has a nephew that recently came to visit from South Korea and he’s gonna be visiting for a couple of months to learn English. Anyway, I was told that he’s 20 and now I find out he’s 18. I was confused until I heard he’s 18 but Korean age is 20. Lol

[@PolinaLee94]

Because being older is very important to some people. My grandgrandgrama lost all her documents and when it was time to renew them, she added 2 years to her age to be older and to be allowed to get a job at the factory.

[@ii_kasey_ii4197]

So when I’m 17 I’m going to korea again but wouldn’t that make me 19 in Korean age so would I be able drink there because legal age is 19?

[@pike_pushup]

Nope. you can't. In Korea, people whose age is equal or greater than 20(in korean age, which is commonly used by koreans) or 19(in 연나이[korean official age which is slightly similar to international age.]) can drink those. So sadly, you are not allowed to drink liquor.

[@TereziaSkvarkova]

So when korean celebrate their b-day they celebrate they were born but on new year they are year older? And also if you are born on January 1st so on the another year you are 2 years or 3 years?

[@touatitbelkais6072]

and so that's why korean look young . in reality they are really young hahahah

[@shininsnowflakes6278]

wanna ask... i heard that korean student usually graduate highschool when they are 20 y.o.. so they basically about 19y.o but in my country.. we usually graduate at the age of mostly 17... are people in korean starting school 'late' (8yo something) or what?

[@user-dt7vl6yl5e]

we koreans start school at 6 and study for 12 years, so mostly students in korea are 18 (20 in korean age) when they graduate highschool!

[@saisaisaizai]

I was also born on December 23rd! シ

[@umeharoonabdullah]

Amazing.....🤭😇

[@Stephie2007]

Well this made me feel older. (Is 31...But 33 to a Korean subscriber)

[@vaanyamaheshwari5460]

Lemme guess...your bias is J Hooooooooopee !!? 😂😂 Thanks for the explaination tho.. Borahae 💜

[@ariel2jieun]

I'm actually 29 but 31 in Korea. So it just feels like I'm 31. Feels so damn old!!!

[@yerisboots4039]

hmm wait i was born oct 10 so would i add 1 or 2 years to my age? im dumb lol

[@Sumin-z4v]

Everyone: watching video Meanwhile me: omg that sketch book is so cute dont waste its pages *🤣🤣

[@simrenbhatia]

wait im turning 18 on december 30th, so does that mean ill turn 20 in korean age?

[@queenriko6181]

@miss vicky Could you possibly help me with mine? I was born in 1999 of December but it confuses me to be honest…

[@KoreanwithMissVicky]

If you were born in 1999, you are 24 y/o in Korean age! :)

[@ayeeramarisilvano9618]

Thank you!

[@anonji8102]

how about if you are born int january?

[@rhyzjnb2575]

We have same birthday but different birth year😉💜

[@starplayzreadbio373]

OH SO IT'S LIKE THAT! When you are born, you are 1 yo, but when it's 1st January, you are 2 yo, then next January you are 3 to. But then do they celebrate their birthdays on their actually birthday or 1st January?

[@KoreanwithMissVicky]

That's correct :) And for us birthday isn't a day where you age +1, unless you were born in January 1st. We all age together in Jan 1st, and birthdays are just for celebrating the day we were born.

[@starplayzreadbio373]

@@KoreanwithMissVicky OOOOOOHHHHHHHHH Wow then I'm 14 😂

[@chinbold]

This is the same in Mongolia, but we rarely use it.

[@nalie.]

Wait I’m still confuse- so in korean age I am 13?😂 So say your like 20 and it’s February the 1st you turn 21? But what happens when your actual birthday comes around do you turn 22 or do you stay 21? So my birthday just past and I was born in May 18 so I would be 13. I’m heck of confuse

[@pike_pushup]

Your korean age(세는나이[Sae-Neun-Na-ee] or 한국나이[Han-guk-Na-ee]) get older only after the 1st day of the year, not your birthday. And Also your 만나이[Man-Na-ee] which literally means international age is getting older after your yealy birthday.

[@grishma9037]

We do this in Nepal im 13 here but 15 there.

[@yuseldamendoza]

I’m 13 and my birthday is in December 21st so What’s my Korean age ?

[@Gabz-lz4im]

thanks a lot for explaining, but now i'm confused as to whether you guys celebrate your actual birthday? seeing as you aren't technically "ageing" during those days according to the whole korean age system.

[@jungwoosmom6969]

Yeah i'm wondering it too because kpop stars don't celebreta their birthday in january 1th

[@KoreanwithMissVicky]

Yes, so for us birthday isn't a day where you age +1, unless you were born in January 1st. We all age together in Jan 1st, and birthdays are just for celebrating the day we were born :)

[@assscanersobviously]

Then if a korean high school student turns 19-20 ys old as of korean age will they become an official adult? While still being in school?

[@pike_pushup]

If you are 20 year old in korean age(Which is 19 year old in korean official age-연나이[Yeon-Na-ee]). then you are adult. but even thou, if you have not graduated from the high school yet. then you are not allowed to buy alcohol and tobacco. Because of the law. The korean law prohibited students(except college and university students) and childs from buying and using alcohol and tobacco. And the korean official age - 연나이 - is one year less than korean age. so, its actually different from international age. So If your international age is 18 before your birthday or 19 after your birthday, then your korean official age became 19, and your korean age is 20. So you are classified as adult.

[@Izabellaa1]

Wait do Korea have new year as the other countries

[@wakabadennis2993]

SO, how the heck do you folks celebrate your birthdays?

[@riyanzimik2997]

We too play this game but we have more than 5 steps.. I think it's 9 to 10 steps

[@fatimahnoor9620]

How do you ask someone for their international age in Korean???

[@vanessayeongwonchannel3559]

Oh ok

[@soumitrohore1260]

I'm born in 17th June 1992 what is my Korea age??

[@namitamajumder984]

I am 13(my real age is 11 it's my korean 🇰🇷🇰🇷age kh kh)

[@syarifahabdwahab1210]

What if i’m born at March 21st 2005? I’m 16?

[@Nunyabizn3ss]

Is New Years Day a massive birthday party in Korea and China?

[@erikawright1510]

So do yall celebrate your birthdays??

[@jahnavin5561]

So I am 16??? Jeez this day came so soon.

[@siddhivinayakcatresh5115]

i also born on 23 dec 2009

[@michelleruiz1420]

Do you celebrate your birthday?

[@_sagarrr]

"Officer she was 18 in Korean"

[@misakiluv]

So I'm Jan 2, 1996. What age would I be cause I'm so confused

[@aienne1701]

Question!!!!! If everyone adds a year on their age every New Year, so basically everyone’s birthday is January 1st? Then what’s the point of celebrating on your actual birthdate if you dont change age?? Sorry im confuse…..

[@drawkcab]

No, we don't actually think New year's day as a birthday. New year's day is the day which our age gets older, and it is just a culture I guess.

[@drawkcab]

The point why we're celebrating the birthdate is because we actually count international age too. We dont just forget about international ages- we use it in important papers or health insurance ect.

[@aienne1701]

So basically in a year you add 2 yrs in your age? One yr for january 1 and one yr on your actual birthday? I’m sorry if I have a lot of questions. I’m just interested in your culture ☺️

[@wokohedgehogs]

So how does it work with legal issues? For example how is your age shown on documents such as driving licenses or passports. Is it written as your true birthdate or of the year before when you were “conceived”. How about the age of consent or age to consume alcohol. Theoretically a girl could come to the Uk where the legal age for consent is 16, they could tell a partner whose 18 that they’re 16 and have sex. The partner could go to prison because the UK only recognises your true age from birth. It’s very complicated

[@deacudaniel1635]

I think I can explain why in the traditional East Asian age system you are already 1 year old when you're born.That's because in ancient China and Korea they didn't have the concept of 0 so they started counting everything from 1.The concept of 0 originates from Mesopotamia and was introduced to China and Korea pretty late in history (around 1000 years ago, I guess?) But still I can't understand why they add their age on the new year's day, not on their birthday like the rest of the world.

[@user-ph8tz9zi3o]

I’m lucky to be born super early in the year, so it’s not quite as confusing for me ^^

[@farisamriaznorsuandi3915]

Like me, i'm actually still 17 (official age), 18 (unofficial age) and 19 (korean age). This means i'm almost 20.

[@erikawright1510]

What is official and unofficial age? Is that your actual age and the age you'll hit that yr when your birthday comes around?

[@Izabellaa1]

Can someone help me? I'm born in 2009 so how old am I in Korean age? I don't get if I'm 11 or 13?? 😆

[@bojanafolic9776]

I don't normally understand that much English and now I'm normally 13 and Korean years old I'm 14 or 15?

[@srinivasulur3157]

Can you plzz tell me my Korean age I am born on may 2 2007?

[@wheelie642]

So, in theory, if I cook a hamburger it is immediately 1 years old and I have to immediately throw it away. I’d never survive.

[@summercat5504]

I'm part black and part korean I was born January 29 2008 is actual age is 12 but my korean age is 14

[@tjpark741]

I think it is basically language translation issue. I guess the term "age" means "time elapsed after a point". 20 years old means 20 years elapsed after the birth. In korean language, "20살" means more like "20 life years" because "살" means "life". It is similiar to grade 20 of a school named "life". So basically you are the same grade(not age) as someone if he was born in the same year whatever date he was born in.

[@PolinaLee94]

Intresting, thanks for your comment!