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Korean vs Catalan


Catalan vs Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
6  
9

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
40  
21
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
23  
13

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Hola  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  
Bon dia  

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
Sisplau  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
Perdó!  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
Adéu  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Caló  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
9
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
Not Available  

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
català  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
coréen  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
12  
11
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
cat  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kore1280  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Not Available  

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Korean and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Korean vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Korean and Catalan language. History of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st century whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. 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 Korean and Catalan Language History.

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

Korean vs Catalan Difficulty

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

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