I've heard that while the two dialects are largely still the same a significant number of differences between the two have started to develop. I heard that while South Korea tends to borrow extensively from English and other languages, North Korea is not as accepting. Are there any native Korean speakers who can give me some examples of differences between the two?
2007-03-24 11:52:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i hear south korea is more modern.
2007-03-24 12:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by havingfun 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm not a native speaker (or a speaker at all), but I do know one difference in the written language anyway. In South Korea, they still occasionally continue to use Chinese characters, along with Hangul, their native script. However, in North Korea, they exclusively use Hangul.
2007-03-24 13:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by desiroka 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
North Koreans are not allowed to see news or newspapers from the outside world . How can you borrow from something you have never seen. They live in a very strict dictatorship and are only told what the govt. wants them to hear. A lot of Americans should think of this when they start bashing our govt. and way of life. If they would take the time to see how some of these other people live they would see just how spoiled we are in this country.
2007-03-24 12:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by jim h 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋