Countries
European Union, Ireland
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Ireland
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Not Available
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Dia dhuit
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
le do thoil
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
Tá brón orm
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Jeju
Where They Speak
Connacht
South Korea
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Munster
South Korea
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
Ulster
China, North Korea
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
irlandais moyen
coréen
German Name
Mittelirisch
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Irish people
Koreans
Origin
c. 750
Before 1st century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Not Available
Branch
Goidelic
Not Available
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
iris1253
kore1280
Linguasphere
50-AAA
45-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
Irish 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 Irish and Korean greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Korean language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Korean word for "Thank You" is 감사합니다 (gamsahabnida). Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Korean Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Irish vs Korean Difficulty
The Irish vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.