Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
North Korea, South Korea
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Hangul
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
안녕 (annyeong)
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Jeju
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
South Korea
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Gyeongsang
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
South Korea
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Hamgyŏng
  
Where They Speak
India
  
China, North Korea
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
77.00 million
  
22
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
77.00 million
  
12
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
Not Available
  
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
한국어 (조선말)
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
French Name
bengali
  
coréen
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Koreanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Koreans
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
Before 1st century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Koreanic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Korean Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
ko
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
kor
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
kor
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
Kor
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
kore1280
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
45-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative
  
Bengali and Korean Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bengali and Korean greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Korean language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Korean word for "Thank You" is 감사합니다 (gamsahabnida). Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Korean Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Korean Difficulty
The Bengali vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Korean Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bengali and Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.