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Hangeul was invented in 1443, during the reign of King Sejong. It is composed of 10 vowels and 14 consonants. Hangeul has 11 compound vowels, 5 glottal sounds. The chart below represents the 24 Hangeul letters and their romanized equivalents. 'The Hunminjeongeum,' a historical document which provides instructions to educate people using Hangeul, is registered with UNESCO. UNESCO awards a 'King Sejong Literacy Prize', every year in memory of the inventor of Hangeul.
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Korean |
Korean Pronunciation |
| How are you? |
안녕하세요? |
Aan-nyeong-haseyo? |
| Thank you. |
감사합니다. |
Gamsa-haam-nida. |
| Yes. |
예. |
Ye. |
| No. |
아니요. |
Aniyo. |
| I am sorry. |
미안합니다. |
Meean-hamnida. |
| I enjoyed the meal. |
잘 먹었습니다. |
Jal mugut-sum-nida. |
| Please give me some more of this. |
이것 더 주세요. |
Yigut du juseyo. |
| The check, please. |
계산서 주세요. |
Gye-saanseo juseyo. |
| Do you take credit cards? |
카드로 계산할 수 있습니까? |
Card-ro gyesaan halsu it-seub-nee ka? |
| How much is it? |
얼마입니까? |
Ulma-eem-neeka? |
| It is ________ won. |
_________ 원 입니다. |
_________ won eem-needa. |
| 5,000 |
오천 |
O-cheon |
| 10,000 |
만 |
Maan |
| 15,000 |
만오천 |
Maan-o-cheon |
| 20,000 |
이만 |
Yi-maan |
| 30,000 |
삼만 |
Saam-maan |
| Where is the rest room ? |
화장실 어디입니까? |
Hwa-jangsil udee-eem-nee ka?? |
| Goodbye. |
안녕히 계세요. |
Aan-nyeonghee gyeseyo |
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Climate |
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Korea's climate is regarded as a continental climate from a temperate standpoint and a monsoon climate from a precipitation standpoint. The climate of Korea is characterized by four distinct seasons. Spring and autumn are rather short, summer is hot and humid, and winter is cold and dry with abundant snowfall. Temperatures differ widely from region to region within Korea, with the average being between 6 °C (43°F) and 16 °C (61°F). The average temperature in April (in the middle of spring), ranges from 7.3°C to 17.6°C.
During the WHC2013, it will be spring. It is usually warm and nice weather, and various flowers and trees cover the mountains and fields.
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