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Galician vs Korean


Korean vs Galician


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Galicia  
North Korea, South Korea  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
21  
18

How Many Consonants
19  
9
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Hangul  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Grazas  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
Boas noites  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

Good Morning
Bos días  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  

Please
Por favor  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Adeus  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
Ámote  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million  
99+
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
Galego  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
galicien  
coréen  

German Name
Galicisch  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Koreans  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

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

Language Position
46  
99+
12  
11

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
kor  

ISO 639 3
glg  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
glg  
kor  

Glottocode
gali1258  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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Galician and Korean Language History

Comparison of Galician vs Korean language history gives us differences between origin of Galician and Korean language. History of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175 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 Galician and Korean Language History.

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Galician 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 Galician and Korean greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Korean language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Korean word for "Thank You" is 감사합니다 (gamsahabnida). Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Korean Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Galician vs Korean Difficulty

The Galician vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician Alphabets and Korean Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Galician and Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is 28 weeks while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.

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