What's the difference between 하국 사람 and 한국인?
I know both mean a person from korea but is there a difference and if there is, what is it?

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What's the difference between  하국 사람 and 한국인?
I know both mean a person from korea but is there a difference and if there is, what is it?

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1. First of all, correct expression i's not '하국사람', it's '한국사람' (한국 means Korea, and 사람 means person)
2. 한국 사람 = 한국인. It's almost same. Many Korean don't care whether you use 한국사람 or 한국인

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I believe 사람 is the native Korean word, while 인 has derived from Chinese.