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Danish vs Korean


Korean vs Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
5   
10

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   
North Korea, South Korea   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Swedish   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Old Norse Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
21   
18

How Many Consonants
20   
10
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Hangul   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Hallo   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
Mange tak   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
God nat   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
God aften   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

Good Morning
God morgen   
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   

Please
Please   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
Undskyld!   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
Farvel   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Sweden   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
80,000.00   
99+
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Jutlandic   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
Denmark   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm   
China, North Korea   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.50 million   
99+
77.00 million   
22

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
5.50 million   
99+
77.00 million   
12

Native Name
dansk   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
danois   
coréen   

German Name
Dänisch   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes   
Koreans   

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk   
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   

Language Position
Not Available   
12   
11

Signed Forms
Signed Danish   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
da   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
dan   
kor   

ISO 639 3
dan   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
dani1284   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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Danish and Korean Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Korean language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Korean language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD whereas history of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Danish and Korean Language History.

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Danish 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 Danish and Korean greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Korean language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Korean word for "Thank You" is 감사합니다 (gamsahabnida). Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Korean Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Danish vs Korean Difficulty

The Danish vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish 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 Danish and Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.

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