MAIN LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- Hangul (한글) or Korean is the most spoken language in South Korea
- many different dialects depending on city/region
- English is also widely taught amoung schools
ALPHABET - HANGUL
-14 consonants, 10 vowels
-read from left to right
-top to bottom
-symbols are put together to form one word
-one word contains one vowel and one consonant
PHRASES
안녕하세요 - an nyeong ha se yo - hello/good morning (formal)
감사합니다 - kam sa hab ni da - thank you (formal)
배고파 - bae go pa - i’m hungry (informal)
사랑해 - sa rang hae - i love you
-14 consonants, 10 vowels
-read from left to right
-top to bottom
-symbols are put together to form one word
-one word contains one vowel and one consonant
PHRASES
안녕하세요 - an nyeong ha se yo - hello/good morning (formal)
감사합니다 - kam sa hab ni da - thank you (formal)
배고파 - bae go pa - i’m hungry (informal)
사랑해 - sa rang hae - i love you
CRITICAL THINKING
The Korean language was created by Sejong the Great, fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty back in 1443. He explained that the language was much different from Chinese despite borrowing Chinese characters. Sino-Korean or Hanja-eo are the names given to the Korean vocabulary consisting of words that originated from China. Before creating Hangul, Hanja was used among the people and was much too difficult to understand. Men at the time were the only ones that could read and write frequently as most of the country was illiterate. Therefore Hangul was created, a less complex system then Hanja. It was designed to where even commoners were able to understand. Hangul has now become the language spoken in South Korea and the literacy rate is almost 100% as most of the country can read and write Hangul.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Hangul." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 01 Apr. 2014. Web. 05 Jan. 2014.
"Hanja." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 01 Jan. 2014. Web. 05 Jan. 2014.
The Korean language was created by Sejong the Great, fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty back in 1443. He explained that the language was much different from Chinese despite borrowing Chinese characters. Sino-Korean or Hanja-eo are the names given to the Korean vocabulary consisting of words that originated from China. Before creating Hangul, Hanja was used among the people and was much too difficult to understand. Men at the time were the only ones that could read and write frequently as most of the country was illiterate. Therefore Hangul was created, a less complex system then Hanja. It was designed to where even commoners were able to understand. Hangul has now become the language spoken in South Korea and the literacy rate is almost 100% as most of the country can read and write Hangul.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Hangul." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 01 Apr. 2014. Web. 05 Jan. 2014.
"Hanja." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 01 Jan. 2014. Web. 05 Jan. 2014.