Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
European Union, Ireland
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
United Kingdom
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Dia dhuit
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
le do thoil
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Tá brón orm
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Jeju
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
South Korea
Connacht
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
South Korea
Munster
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Ulster
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
coréen
irlandais moyen
German Name
Koreanisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[hangukmal]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Irish people
Origin
Before 1st century
c. 750
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kore1280
iris1253
Linguasphere
45-AAA
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
All Korean and Irish Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Korean and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Irish Speaking population
Korean and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Korean and Irish on Korean vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Irish Language Codes
Korean and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.