Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
South Korea
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
South Korea
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
coréen
tamoul
German Name
Koreanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
Before 1st century
300 BC
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
kore1280
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
45-AAA
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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Korean and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Korean and Tamil language. Korean word for "Hello" is 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Korean Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Korean vs Tamil Difficulty
The Korean vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.
