One of the most polite languages in the world by irisworld

View this thread on steempeak.com
· @irisworld · (edited)
$0.46
One of the most polite languages in the world
*[Last time](https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@irisworld/korean-language-courses-in-korea) I told you about Korean courses, so maybe it is time to talk about Korean language itself?*


Korean language… Korean language was not so popular before…before Korean wave became a world-wide trend. 

*What do you know about Korean language?*

Many people think that Korean language is like a Chinese language, and there is no alphabet, only chinese hieroglyphs. 
![mr32sg.png](https://img.esteem.app/mr32sg.png)


Today, I will share with you a few facts about Korean language. Maybe some of these facts are familiar to you, maybe not.

**First of all**, **Korean language or Hangeul (한글) was invented in XV century by 4th King of Joseon Dynasty King Sejong Great**. Before it, Korean people used Chinese hieroglyphs. Sejong King tried to make the language easy to study or use by any social level. Because, during the Joseong Dynasty poor people couldn't even read, so they couldn't learn about any announcements or news which were published on the board. So, Sejong King invented Korean alphabet. Each letter was derived from people mouth. 

**Second**, there are **6 levels in Korean language exam**. 1st and 2nd levels are basic levels, 3rd and 4th levels are intermediate, and the last 2 are advanced level. Actually, it is not easy to get 5 or 6 level, even for Korean people.
![zul8m6.png](https://img.esteem.app/zul8m6.png)


**Third**, if you travel to different regions in South Korea, you will feel like **people have different accents**, because in different regions Koreans use different dialects. And the most strong one is on Jeju Island. People from Seoul can't understand Jeju people. 

**Forth**, **Korean language is one of the most polite languages**. In Korean language many different types of polite form. It could be showed in the word or sentence ending. Also, according to the level of politeness, maybe used different words. For example, 'thank you' can be expressed with word 'ko-ma-wo-yo' (**고마워요**). It is a basic polite form. 'Ko-ma-pye-ssyem-ni-da' (**고맙습니다**) is a second level of politeness. But with elder people or people of higher position Koreans use another word 'kam-sa-hye-yo' (**감사해요**) or 'kam-sa-ham-ni-da' (**감사합니다**).

**Fifth**, there are **2 types of numbers: Korean and Chinese numbers**. And Koreans use both of them. But it doesn't mean that you can use any type of numbers. There are rules, when and which type of numbers to use, whether Chinese one or Korean one.

Many of you maybe want to ask, is it difficult to learn Korean. Well, from my personal experience, I would say, that **Korean language is not easy as any other foreign language**. But Korean language is very unique and interesting. It has something from Chinese language and Japanese (due to historical past). Yes, Korean language is very difficult when you see about 10 Korean words and then try to find their meaning in Russian or English dictionary, and see the same meaning. So, in that case it is important to understand in which situation, which word to use. 

Today, many people started to study Korean because they fell in love with K-Pop stars. Especially, a big influence had BTS, which became Number 1 in Korea.

*Would you like to study Korean?*


---

_[@irisworld](https://steemit.com/@irisworld)_

---

_If you have any questions about Korea don't hesitate to contact me here or via instagram [![](https://cdn3.iconfinder.com/data/icons/social-network-30/512/social-03-32.png)](https://instagram.com/irinka.pak)_

_More articles about my travel adventures you can find here [![](https://cdn3.iconfinder.com/data/icons/social-media-chamfered-corner/154/wordpress-32.png)](http://inspiredirisblog.wordpress.com/) [![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbx6ieRHJoNBPreA6EetyUK51baXDgMZhUy9bXRmtSQJ5/image.png)](https://medium.com/my-life-story-in-south-korea/) [![](https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/logotypes/32/blogger-32.png)](https://theirisko.blogspot.com/)  [![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWcNFa1rZxyroYFuzgLrsfh2jDG68JamfQrUYT9TDENxy/image.png)](https://zen.yandex.ru/irisko)_

***

<center>[![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSKpNxgF7fr92ueAGZc36HixnrRqt6i4AZYJ4GRALbYwT/image.png)](https://steemengine.net/join?r=5766)</center>




[//]:# (!steemitworldmap 35.883662 lat 127.757810 long  d3scr)
👍  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and 14 others
👎  
properties (23)
post_id82,748,276
authoririsworld
permlinkone-of-the-most-polite-languages-in-the-world
categorysteemeducation
json_metadata{"links":["https:\/\/steemit.com\/travelfeed\/@irisworld\/korean-language-courses-in-korea","https:\/\/steemit.com\/@irisworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/irinka.pak","http:\/\/inspiredirisblog.wordpress.com\/","https:\/\/medium.com\/my-life-story-in-south-korea\/","https:\/\/theirisko.blogspot.com\/","https:\/\/zen.yandex.ru\/irisko","https:\/\/steemengine.net\/join?r=5766"],"image":["https:\/\/img.esteem.app\/mr32sg.png","https:\/\/img.esteem.app\/zul8m6.png","https:\/\/cdn3.iconfinder.com\/data\/icons\/social-network-30\/512\/social-03-32.png","https:\/\/cdn3.iconfinder.com\/data\/icons\/social-media-chamfered-corner\/154\/wordpress-32.png","https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmbx6ieRHJoNBPreA6EetyUK51baXDgMZhUy9bXRmtSQJ5\/image.png","https:\/\/cdn1.iconfinder.com\/data\/icons\/logotypes\/32\/blogger-32.png","https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmWcNFa1rZxyroYFuzgLrsfh2jDG68JamfQrUYT9TDENxy\/image.png","https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmSKpNxgF7fr92ueAGZc36HixnrRqt6i4AZYJ4GRALbYwT\/image.png"],"tags":["steemeducation","ocd","swmchallenge","study","creativecoin","palnet","korea","steemleo","neoxian","marlians"],"app":"palnet\/0.1","format":"markdown","community":"esteem.app"}
created2019-12-22 07:35:27
last_update2019-12-22 07:36:42
depth0
children2
net_rshares2,313,718,195,898
last_payout2019-12-29 07:35:27
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.232 SBD
curator_payout_value0.232 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length4,333
author_reputation27,401,717,068,091
root_title"One of the most polite languages in the world"
beneficiaries
0.
accountesteemapp
weight300
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (79)
@irisworld ·
@djimirji up!
properties (22)
post_id82,748,309
authoririsworld
permlinkre-irisworld-20191222t163725649z
categorysteemeducation
json_metadata{"tags":["steemeducation","ocd","swmchallenge","study","creativecoin","palnet","korea","steemleo","neoxian","marlians"],"app":"esteem\/2.2.2-surfer","format":"markdown+html","community":"esteem.app"}
created2019-12-22 07:37:27
last_update2019-12-22 07:37:27
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2019-12-29 07:37:27
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length13
author_reputation27,401,717,068,091
root_title"One of the most polite languages in the world"
beneficiaries
0.
accountesteemapp
weight300
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@steemitworldmap ·
**Congratulations, Your Post Has Been Added To The <a href='http://steemitworldmap.com'>Steemit Worldmap</a>!**<br/><sub>Author link: http://steemitworldmap.com?author=irisworld<br>Post link: http://steemitworldmap.com?post=one-of-the-most-polite-languages-in-the-world</sub><br/><br/>Want to have your post on the map too?<br/>

- Go to [Steemitworldmap](http://www.steemitworldmap.com)
- Click the code slider at the bottom 
- Click on the map where your post should be (zoom in if needed)
- Copy and paste the generated code in your post
- Congrats, your post is now on the map!
properties (22)
post_id82,748,376
authorsteemitworldmap
permlinkre-irisworld-one-of-the-most-polite-languages-in-the-world-1577000538823t6349895d-214b-472b-8ca5-e3c6d086816duid
categorysteemeducation
json_metadata{"tags":["steemitworldmap","accepted","auto-comment"],"links":["http:\/\/steemitworldmap.com","http:\/\/steemitworldmap.com?author=irisworld","http:\/\/steemitworldmap.com?post=one-of-the-most-polite-languages-in-the-world","http:\/\/www.steemitworldmap.com"],"app":"null\/null","format":"markdown"}
created2019-12-22 07:42:21
last_update2019-12-22 07:42:21
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2019-12-29 07:42:21
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length581
author_reputation374,397,838,982,381
root_title"One of the most polite languages in the world"
beneficiaries
0.
accountsteemj
weight250
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000