il 1  | 
    ee 2  | 
    sahm 3  | 
    sah 4  | 
    oh 5  | 
    yook 6  | 
    ch'il 7  | 
    pahl 8  | 
    koo 9  | 
  
ship 10  | 
    ee-ship 20  | 
    sahm-ship 30  | 
    sah-ship 40  | 
    oh-ship 50  | 
    yook-ship 60  | 
    ch'il-ship 70  | 
    pahl-ship 80  | 
    koo-ship 90  | 
  
paek 100  | 
    ee-paek 200  | 
    sahm-paek 300  | 
    sah-paek 400  | 
    oh-paek 500  | 
    yook-paek 600  | 
    ch'il-paek 700  | 
    pahl-paek 800  | 
    koo-paek 900  | 
  
ch'on 1,000  | 
    ee-ch'on 2,000  | 
    sahm-ch'on 3,000  | 
    sah-ch'on 4,000  | 
    oh-ch'on 5,000  | 
    yook-ch'on 6,000  | 
    ch'il-ch'on 7,000  | 
    pahl-ch'on 8,000  | 
    koo-ch'on 9,000  | 
  
mahn 10,000  | 
    ee-mahn 20,000  | 
    sahm-mahn 30,000  | 
    sah-mahn 40,000  | 
    oh-mahn 50,000  | 
    yook-mahn 60,000  | 
    ch'il-mahn 70,000  | 
    pahl-mahn 80,000  | 
    koo-mahn 90,000  | 
  
As you can see, units change every four digits in Korea (and in many other Asian counturies), and adding a comma every three digits ('1,000') is very western custom.
"14" is
Similarly, 143 is
2. money in different forms
tohn  | 
    money | 
won  | 
    the Korean monetary unit | 
k'ah-d  | 
    credit card | 
yo-haeng-jah soo-p'yoh  | 
    traveler's check | 
dahl-luh  | 
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