Countries
India, Pakistan
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
India, Pakistan
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
- 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
Hindi Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Hangul
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Where They Speak
Pakistan
South Korea
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
South Korea
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
China, North Korea
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
pendjabi
coréen
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Koreans
Origin
1000 AD
Before 1st century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
kore1280
Linguasphere
No data available
45-AAA
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Korean greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Korean language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Korean word for "Thank You" is 감사합니다 (gamsahabnida). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Korean Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Korean Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.