Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Tamil
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Hangul
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Where They Speak
South Korea
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Chenchu
Where They Speak
South Korea
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
coréen
télougou
German Name
Koreanisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Koreans
Telugu people
Origin
Before 1st century
c. 575
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Telugu
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kore1280
telu1262
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
Korean and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Korean and Telugu language. Korean word for "Hello" is 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Korean Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Korean vs Telugu Difficulty
The Korean vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.