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Korean vs Korean


Korean vs Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
5   
10

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
North Korea, South Korea   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

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.
  
  • 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
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
21   
18

How Many Consonants
19   
9
19   
9

Scripts
Hangul   
Hangul   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

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

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

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

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
South Korea   

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

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
China, North Korea   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
77.00 million   
22

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
77.00 million   
12

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
coréen   
coréen   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Koreans   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

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

Language Position
12   
11
12   
11

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
kor   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Agglutinative   

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Korean and Korean Language History

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

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