Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Total No. Of Countries
55
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
-
Hello
Hallo
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Mange tak
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
God nat
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
God aften
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
God morgen
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
Undskyld!
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
Farvel
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Origin
c. 1100 AD
Before 1st century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Language Position
1812
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual