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How easy is Korean for English speakers?

Going from English to Korean (ν•œκ΅­μ–΄) has a composite linguistic distance of 87% (curated lexical data). Below is the dimension-by-dimension breakdown.

87% distance FSI Cat IV (Hardest) β€” ~2,200 hours
Lexical similarity
10%

Shared vocabulary, cognates, and loanwords.

Grammatical distance
39%

Morphology, syntax, word order, cases.

Phonological similarity
0%

Shared sounds and phoneme inventory.

Writing-system match
0%

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Genealogical kinship
0%

Indo-European ↔ Koreanic

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Sample sentences side-by-side

How everyday sentences look in both languages:

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ English
The computer program and internet are used in every modern office.
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Korean
컴퓨터 ν”„λ‘œκ·Έλž¨κ³Ό 인터넷은 λͺ¨λ“  ν˜„λŒ€ μ‚¬λ¬΄μ‹€μ—μ„œ μ‚¬μš©λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ English
Coffee, pizza, and chocolate are popular foods around the world.
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Korean
컀피, ν”Όμž, μ΄ˆμ½œλ¦Ώμ€ μ „ μ„Έκ³„μ μœΌλ‘œ 인기 μžˆλŠ” μŒμ‹μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

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