The Foreign Service Institute ranks Korean as one of the hardest languages to learn. While many European languages that share similarities with English take an estimated 24 to 30 weeks to reach ...

The Korean alphabet has 24 individual letters – two fewer letters than the English alphabet – and 16 letters made of combinations of individual letters.

To the editor: Language, by its very nature, is dynamic, reflecting changes in society. English is a perfect example. (“English words have invaded Korea. The government is fighting back,” Feb ...

In one up-and-coming neighborhood in Seoul, the prevalence of English letters on cafe and restaurant signboards adds to its exotic ambiance, complementing the diverse range of foreign cuisines ...

This results in 46 distinct letters, almost double the number used in the English alphabet. The phonology of Japanese is mercifully quite simple. If we were to use a syllabic writing system for ...

A few combinations of these three elements account for all the vowel permutations possible in Korean. As mentioned above, it is an alphabet that is arranged in sequential syllables; so the ...