Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Total No. Of Countries
45
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46
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National Language
Sweden
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Finland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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 Danish Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Hello
hej
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
tacka dig
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
hur mår du
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
godnatt
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
god kväll
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
god morgon
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
vänligen
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
ledsen
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
hej då
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
jag älskar dig
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Origin
13th Century
Before 1st century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
Germanic
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Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Language Position
8912
1
120
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Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual