Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
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 in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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!
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
South Korea
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Valencian
Where They Speak
South Korea
Spain
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Origin
Before 1st century
c. 1028
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
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
Not Available
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kore1280
stan1289
Linguasphere
45-AAA
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
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.