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
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Hangul
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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)
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
South Korea
Dialect 2
Hajong
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
South Korea
Where They Speak
India
China, North Korea
Second Language Speakers
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
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 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
kore1280
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
45-AAA
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.
