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 no

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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?

2013年5月31日 18:59

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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

2013年6月1日