The Official language in South Korea is Korean. English is also taught in schools. Korean language is also spoken in parts of China, Australia, Brazil and Japan. The Korean vocabulary comprises of native korean and sino-korean words and also lend words from other languages including from English. The history of the languages dates back into three diffrent eras that is the Old, Middle and Modern Korean eras in which the language has developed and evolved. There language is divided into three common dialects;
- Seoul dialect; lightly stress on words
- Standard South Korean; very flat intonation
- Gyeongsang; very pronounced modulation
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Let's take the time to learn the Korean Vocabulary!
Hello (formal) annyeong hasimnikka
Hello (informal) annyeong haseyo
Goodbye (to person leaving) annyeong-hi gaseyo
Goodbye (to person staying) annyeong-hi gyeseyo
Yes, No ye/ne , aniyo
Please juseyo
Thank you gamsa hamnida
That's fine/You're welcome gwaenchan seumnida
Excuse me sillye hamnida
Sorry mian hamnida
How are you? annyeong haseyo?
I'm fine,thanks. ne. jo-ayo
My name is... je ireumeun...imnida
1 hana Monday woryoil January irwal August parwol
2 dul Tuesday hwayoil February iwol September guwol
3 set Wednesday suyoil March samwol October siwol
4 net Thursday mogyoil April sawol November sibirwol
5 daseot Friday geumyoil May owol December sibiwol
6 yeoseot Saturday toyoil June yu-gwol
7 ilgop Sunday iryoil July chirwol
8 yeodeol
9 ahop
10 yeol
Reference: Robinson, M., Bartlett, R., & Whyte, R. (2007). Korea (7th ed.). Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd.
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