Korean is a major language spoken by millions in South and North Korea. It boasts a unique script, known as Hangul in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, and has a rich history of literature and culture.
Korean
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Classification
Koreanic > Korean
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Speakers
80 million
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Script
Korean (Hangul)
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Official language
South Korea, North Korea
Korean
Korean is a language isolate, meaning that there is no genealogical relationship with other languages.
In the 1440s the Korean Hanja writing system, which was based on the Chinese script, was replaced with a phonetic alphabet called “Hangul” by King Sejong the Great. Korean also used to be written from top-to-bottom and right-to-left but these days it is written left-to-right in rows.
Korean includes many “counting words” where you would use a different word depending on what you are counting. For people, you would add “bun”, “geuru” for trees, “tol” for uncooked rice and “tong” for watermelons, for example.
At Geo Language Services, we ensure that Korean translations are not only linguistically precise but culturally relevant, making your content resonate with Korean-speaking audiences across the globe.
Services offered for this language
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Interesting fact
The name of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, simply means "the Capital" in Korean.
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