Korean vs Welsh
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Wales
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Wales
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Argentina, United Kingdom
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Welsh Language Commissioner
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.
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
English Language
Derived From
Not Available
British Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Not Available
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Helô
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Diolch
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Sut ydych chi?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Nos da
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Noswaith dda
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
P'nawn da
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Bore da
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
os gwelwch yn dda
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Dw i'n dy garu di
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Esgusodwch fi
Dialect 1
Jeju
Patagonian Welsh
Where They Speak
South Korea
Argentina
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Y Wyndodeg
Where They Speak
South Korea
Gwynedd
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Y Bowyseg
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Powys
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Cymraeg
French Name
coréen
gallois
German Name
Koreanisch
Kymrisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Welsh people
Origin
Before 1st century
9th Century
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Celtic
Branch
Not Available
Brythonic
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Welsh
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kore1280
wels1247
Linguasphere
45-AAA
50-ABA
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
Korean and Welsh Language History
Comparison of Korean vs Welsh language history gives us differences between origin of Korean and Welsh language. History of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st century whereas history of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century. 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 Welsh Language History.
Korean and Welsh 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 Welsh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Korean and Welsh language. Korean word for "Hello" is 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.) or Welsh word for "Thank You" is Diolch. Find more of such common Korean Greetings and Welsh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Korean vs Welsh Difficulty
The Korean vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean Alphabets and Welsh 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 Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.
