SOUTH KOREA

annyeonghaseyo!
(BABST, BAUTISTA D., BLEZA, CORTES, ESCLETO, MIGUEL,
MOLINA, NACINO, PERALTA V.)
 1.
KOREAN
LANGUAGE
 72,000,000
number of people who speak Korean in the whole world

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 HISTORY OF KOREAN OR HANGEUL
➢ Chinese writing (“Hanja”) greatly influenced the way how the
Koreans before write
➢ Koreans started writing in classical chinese but later revised in
three different systems
￫ Hyangchal: used Chinese characters to represent all the
sounds of Korean and was used mainly to write poetry.
￫ Idu: used a combination of Chinese characters together with
special symbols to indicate Korean verb endings and other
grammatical markers, and was used to in official and private
documents
￫ Gukyeol

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 HISTORY OF KOREAN OR HANGEUL

➢ 1444: Korean alphabet was invented

➢ 1446: Promulgated by the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty
➢ Originally called: Hunmin jeongeum, or "The correct sounds for
the instruction of the people"
➢ Other names:Eonmeun (vulgar script) and Gukmeun (national
writing)
➢ Modern name: Hangeul, was coined by a Korean linguist Ju
Si-gyeong
➢ 1945: the importance of Chinese characters in Korean writing has
diminished significantly

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 FACTS ABOUT KOREAN OR HANGEUL

➢ Direction of writing: before Korean was usually written from right

to left in vertical columns, but today the majority of texts are
written horizontally
➢ The shapes of the the vowels are based on three elements: man (a
vertical line), earth (a horizontal line) and heaven (a dot)
➢ Number of letters (24): 14 consonants and 10 vowels

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 FACTS ABOUT KOREAN OR HANGEUL
➢ Verbs always come last in Korean sentence
➢ There are 7 levels of respect built into the language
➢ There are two different counting systems
￫ One counting system uses native Korean vocabulary: used for saying your
age, counting objects, and expressing the hour when telling time
￫ The other system is of Chinese origin: used for expressing the minutes
when telling time, as well as several other measurements such as distance,
money, and dates.
➢ Korean is a language isolate: this means that it shows no significant link to any
other existing language on Earth

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ALPHABET
consonants

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ALPHABET
vowels

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 FORMAL AND INFORMAL WAY OF SPEAKING
➢ FORMAL
￫ When speaking to someone considered superior or higher in
status, importance, or someone older, special nouns or verb
endings, which is called the “honorific” must be used
￫ When using pronouns, general rule is to add honorific suffix
-nim to the word
Ex: Father (in general) - abeoji vs. Your friend’s father -
abeonim
Mother - eomeoni vs. - eomeonim
A male's older brother - hyeong vs. - hyeongnim

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 FORMAL AND INFORMAL WAY OF SPEAKING

➢ INFORMAL
￫ When talking to or about someone inferior or lower in status,
or younger, informal and verb form is used
￫ Ex: Hello (formal) - an-nyung-ha-se-yo vs. Hello (informal) -
an nyoung
Thank you (formal) - Kamsahamndia vs. - (informal)
Gomawo

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 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES WITH THE
FILIPINO LANGUAGE
KOREAN FILIPINO
Regulated by:

The National Institute of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino

Korean Language

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 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES WITH THE
FILIPINO LANGUAGE
KOREAN FILIPINO
Honorifics/ Formal Manner:

“Ssi” , “nim”, usida, se-yo.” “Po” at “opo”

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 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES WITH THE
FILIPINO LANGUAGE
KOREAN FILIPINO
Addressing people:

“Hyung” (boy-boy), “Unnie” “Kuya”, “Ate”, “Bunso”

(girl-girl), “Noona” (girl-boy),
“Oppa (boy-girl)

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 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES WITH THE
FILIPINO LANGUAGE

Asian countries are able to relate well with one

another which results to sharing similar traits and
culture with one another.

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 2.
KOREAN
ENGLISH
 KOREAN ENGLISH

BACKGROUND:
➢ Can be divided into 3 periods:
￫ 1950 – 1970: English was taught for military purposes
￫ 1970 – 1990: Intended for business like international trading
￫ 1990 – Present: Ability to communicate with foreigners and
associated with globalization
➢ Older generations are against the spreading of English
➢ The use of excessive English is looked down on

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 KOREAN ENGLISH

ACCENT:
➢ Each syllable in the Korean language is distinctly produced, with
equal stress
➢ Pitch and RANGES
➢ Consonant deletion is common if they are not a native speaker
➢ Although it is English, the words are structured as a Korean word
and written in Hangeul (ex. computer is written as 컴퓨터 and will
be romanized as ‘keomp-yut-eo)

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 KOREAN ENGLISH

PRONUNCIATION
➢ R and L: ➢ B and V
￫ Koreans treat the ￫ They pronounce ‘V’ as
pronunciation of the ‘bwi’
alphabet ‘R’ and ‘L’ the ➢ ‘F’ is used as ‘P’
same
￫ ‘R’ sounds like ‘arl’
￫ ‘L’ sounds like ‘el’

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 KOREAN ENGLISH

HOW ENGLISH INFLUENCED THE KOREAN LANGUAGE

➢ They incorporate English words or phrases in K-Pop. This is
a way for them to catch the attention of foreign listeners and
a way for them to remember their song,
➢ They use English as an expression, making some of these
words have a new meaning in Korea. (ex. “Fighting!” means
to encourage someone)
➢ TV advertisements are mostly composed in the English
language

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 KOREAN ENGLISH

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF KOREAN ENGLISH TO

FILIPINO ENGLISH
➢ They have a term called “Konglish”
￫ The combination of the Korean accent on English words
➢ In the Philippines, it is known as “Taglish”
➢ There are some pronunciations that we use that are the same
in Korea

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 KOREAN ENGLISH

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF KOREAN ENGLISH TO

FILIPINO ENGLISH

➢ “Taglish” is not based on our accent as we pronounce English words

➢ Rather it is how we incorporate English words as we speak in
Filipino.
➢ Another term for “Taglish” is “conyo”

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 3.
WAY OF
LIVING
fashion and daily
dress code

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foods and residence

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 means of
transportation

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Korean courtesy

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 4.
S. KOREA’S
UNIQUENESS
 KOREA’S UNIQUENESS

➢ In Korea, babies are considered one year old at birth.

➢ South Korea is famous for its practice of “crime re-creation.” Citizens suspected of
crimes such as rape or murder are led by the police in handcuffs to the scene of
the crime and ordered to publically reenact the crime. To make the reenactment
even more humiliating, the media is also invited to take pictures and publish
details about the crime.

➢ South Korea passed a law in 1999 that requires all online shopping and banking to
be done using Internet Explorer. It is still in place.

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 KOREA’S UNIQUENESS

➢ Koreans, both North and South, speak and write the Hangeul or Hangul language.
It consists of 14 consonants and 10 vowels, and the alphabet can be combined into
various syllables. It is considered one of the standard scientific writing systems.

➢ South Korea’s national dish is kimchi, which is a combination of vegetables and

spices that have been fermented underground for months.

➢ South Korea, which offers some of the world's best skincare products, has also
been reported to have the highest per capita rate of cosmetic surgery in the world,
with one in three women in the country aged between 19 and 29 reported to have
gone under the knife, according to a 2015 survey by Gallup Korea.

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 KOREA’S UNIQUENESS

➢ Communication can be complicated in South Korea due to an inherent dislike of

saying ‘no’ as it is considered poor etiquette.

➢ Discussions can be prolonged due to the avoidance of declining or refusing If

disquiet is verbally or visibly displayed it is a sure sign that something is
inappropriate.

➢ Good posture and positive body language is most beneficial in meetings; patience
and politeness must be maintained throughout.

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 KOREA’S UNIQUENESS

➢ Do not use excessive or overt body language.

➢ Use two hands, or support your right arm with your left, when passing on business
cards, gifts, or when receiving an item Respect, trust and satisfaction are displayed
through a deeper bow.

➢ South Koreans are obsessed with feces, and everything from turd-shaped cookies,
phone charms, and an entire museum devoted to poop can be found in the
country. Toilets across the country also feature pleasant flushing sounds,
background music, and colored water.

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KAMSAHAMNIDA!

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