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Tane (태인)
한국어 vs. 한국말
I know the direct translation of both words ... but Koreans seem to use them similarly, at least in conversation.
Can I use 한국어 and 한국말 interchangeably? Or only in certain context? Or not at all?
May 31, 2013 6:59 PM
Answers · 5
한국어, 한국말 is same meaning, but the slight difference is that:
어, which can be written in the Chinese character 語, means “language”, and 말, which is a native Korean word, also means “language”. So basically 한국어 and 한국말 are the same meaning, but 한국어 is a little more formal word while 한국말 is a more colloquial word.
예:
1.저는 한국어를 공부합니다
2. When a Korean nativer speaker hear a foreigner speaking Korean and a Koren person says:
와, 한국말을 잘하시네요 (correct)
와, 한국어를 잘하시네요 (not natural)
Hope it can do help
June 1, 2013
한국어 와 한국말의 차이는 없어요. ^^ 다만, 한국인들은 다른 언어와 비교 할때 "한국어"라는 말을 많이 써요. ^^
June 4, 2013
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Tane (태인)
Language Skills
English, Korean, Swedish
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