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Filipino vs Korean


Korean vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Philippines  
North Korea, South Korea  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
28  
10
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
21  
18

How Many Consonants
23  
13
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Hangul  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Salamat  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  

Please
Mangyaring  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Paalam  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Waray  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
filipino  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
coréen  

German Name
Pilipino  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Koreans  

History

Origin
16th Century  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
34  
32
12  
11

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
kor  

ISO 639 3
fil  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
fil  
kor  

Glottocode
fili1244  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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Filipino and Korean Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Korean language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Korean language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Filipino and Korean Language History.

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Filipino and Korean Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and Korean greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Korean language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Korean word for "Thank You" is 감사합니다 (gamsahabnida). Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Korean Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Korean Difficulty

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