GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -There are two Koreas, namely North Korea and South Korea, much in the news recently, of course! They share a common language, which is Korean. There are however a few differences between the North Korean and South Korean languages, both the spoken and written word.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are more than 2 million speakers in China, approximately 1 million in the United States, and about 500, 000 in Japan. Korean is the official language of both South Korea (Republic of Korea) and North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea).

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Korean language, the two Koreas use different terms to refer to the nominally unified nation: Joseon (, ) in North Korea and Hanguk (, ) in South Korea.

Detailed explanation-4: -South Korea has one official language: Korean, although Japanese, English and Mandarin are widely spoken and understood. Korean is a language isolate, meaning that it’s a language that is unlike any other, living or dead. Korean has its own grammar system, vocabulary and alphabet: Hangul script.