Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
한국어
/hangugeo/Roman
English meaning: Korean Language
Korean Definition
(한국어)한국어는 남북한의 공식 언어로 전 세계 약 8,000만 명이 사용하는 언어이다.
English Definition
The official language of both South and North Korea, spoken by about 80 million people worldwide. Korean is a language isolate (or part of a small family), written in the Hangeul script. Interest in Korean has surged globally due to K-pop, K-dramas, and Korean cuisine.
Example
“한국어는 K팝의 영향으로 전 세계에서 배우는 사람이 늘고 있습니다.”
In English: “More people worldwide are learning Korean due to K-pop's influence.”
Synonyms
- 국어
- 조선어
Literary Heritage
“별 하나에 추억과 / 별 하나에 사랑과 / 별 하나에 쓸쓸함과”
/Byeol hanae chueokgwa / byeol hanae saranggwa / byeol hanae sseulsseulhamgwa/
“To one star, a memory; to one star, love; to one star, loneliness.”
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Language information
- Language
- 한국어
- Korean
- Script
- Hangul
- Family
- Koreanic
- Speakers
- 80M