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Korean uses the Hangul alphabet while German uses the Latin script. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.
Korean belongs to the Turkic family while German belongs to the Indo-European family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones between these two.
Both languages follow subject-object-verb (SOV) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position in the sentence, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Korean: Approximately 81 million speakers worldwide. German: Approximately 90-100 million native speakers worldwide, with 76 million in Germany, 8.9 million in Austria, 4.6 million in Switzerland.
Everyday phrases translated from Korean to German — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 안녕하세요 | Hallo |
| 좋은 아침 | Guten Morgen |
| 안녕하세요 | Guten Tag |
| 안녕하세요 | Guten Abend |
| 잘자요 | Gute Nacht |
| 안녕 | Auf Wiedersehen |
| 나중에 봐요 | Bis später |
| 내일 봐요 | Bis morgen |
| 환영합니다 | Willkommen |
| 잘 지내세요? | Wie geht es dir? |
| 난 괜찮아요, 고마워요 | Mir geht es gut, danke |
| 좋은 하루 보내세요 | Ich wünsche Ihnen einen schönen Tag |
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 제발 | Bitte |
| 감사합니다 | Vielen Dank |
| 정말 감사합니다 | Vielen Dank |
| 천만에요 | Gern geschehen |
| 예 | Ja |
| 아니요 | Nein |
| 실례합니다 | Entschuldigung |
| 미안해요 | Es tut mir leid |
| 문제없어 | Kein Problem |
| 물론이다 | Natürlich |
| 축하합니다 | Herzlichen Glückwunsch |
| 행운을 빕니다 | Viel Glück |
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 당신의 이름은 무엇입니까? | Wie heißt du? |
| 만나서 반가워요 | Schön, Sie kennenzulernen |
| 당신은 어디서 왔나요? | Woher kommst du? |
| 몇 살이에요? | Wie alt bist du? |
| 나는 학생이다 | Ich bin Student |
| 나는 휴일에 여기 있어요 | Ich bin hier im Urlaub |
| 나는 일 때문에 여기에 왔어요 | Ich bin wegen der Arbeit hier |
| 이 사람은 내 친구야 | Das ist mein Freund |
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 하나 | Eins |
| 2개 | Zwei |
| 세 | Drei |
| 4개 | Vier |
| 5개 | Fünf |
| 여섯 | Sechs |
| 세븐 | Sieben |
| 여덟 | Acht |
| 나인 | Neun |
| 10 | Zehn |
| 백 | Einhundert |
| 천 | Eintausend |
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 오늘 | Heute |
| 내일 | Morgen |
| 어제 | Gestern |
| 지금 | Jetzt |
| 나중에 | Später |
| 지금은 몇시입니까? | Wie spät ist es? |
| 아침에 | Am Morgen |
| 저녁에 | Abends |
| 월요일 | Montag |
| 금요일 | Freitag |
| 다음 주 | Nächste Woche |
| 1시간 | Eine Stunde |
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 화장실은 어디에 있나요? | Wo ist das Badezimmer? |
| 기차역은 어디에 있나요? | Wo ist der Bahnhof? |
| 공항은 어디에 있나요? | Wo ist der Flughafen? |
| 거기까지 어떻게 가나요? | Wie komme ich dorthin? |
| 좌회전 | Biegen Sie links ab |
| 우회전 | Biegen Sie rechts ab |
| 직진하세요 | Gehen Sie geradeaus |
| 근처에 있습니다 | Es ist in der Nähe |
| 그것은 멀다 | Es ist weit |
| 나는 길을 잃었다 | Ich bin verloren |
| 택시가 필요해요 | Ich brauche ein Taxi |
| 티켓은 어디서 살 수 있나요? | Wo kann ich ein Ticket kaufen? |
| 티켓은 얼마인가요? | Wie viel ist das Ticket? |
| 걷는 것이 안전한가요? | Ist das Gehen sicher? |
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 나는 배고프다 | Ich habe Hunger |
| 나는 목이 말라 | Ich habe Durst |
| 물 주세요 | Wasser, bitte |
| 2인용 테이블 주세요 | Ein Tisch für zwei, bitte |
| 메뉴 주세요 | Die Speisekarte, bitte |
| 당신은 무엇을 추천합니까? | Was empfehlen Sie? |
| 나는 이것을 원한다 | Das würde mir gefallen |
| 맛있다 | Es ist köstlich |
| 청구서를 주세요 | Die Rechnung, bitte |
| 나는 고기를 먹지 않는다 | Ich esse kein Fleisch |
| 음식 알레르기가 있어요 | Ich habe eine Nahrungsmittelallergie |
| 커피 | Kaffee |
| 차 | Tee |
| 빵 | Brot |
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 비용은 얼마인가요? | Wie viel kostet das? |
| 너무 비싸요 | Es ist zu teuer |
| 신용카드를 받나요? | Akzeptieren Sie Kreditkarten? |
| 나는 단지 찾고 있다 | Ich schaue nur |
| 내가 가져갈게 | Ich werde es nehmen |
| 열기 | Offen |
| 휴무 | Geschlossen |
| 입구 | Eingang |
| 종료 | Ausstieg |
| 시장은 어디에 있나요? | Wo ist der Markt? |
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 도움말 | Hilfe |
| 의사에게 전화하세요 | Rufen Sie einen Arzt |
| 경찰에 전화하세요 | Rufen Sie die Polizei |
| 도움이 필요해요 | Ich brauche Hilfe |
| 나는 아프다 | Ich bin krank |
| 병원은 어디에 있나요? | Wo ist das Krankenhaus? |
| 약국은 어디에 있나요? | Wo ist die Apotheke? |
| 여기가 아파요 | Es tut hier weh |
| 의사가 필요해요 | Ich brauche einen Arzt |
| 근처에 병원이 있나요? | Gibt es ein Krankenhaus in der Nähe? |
| Korean | German |
|---|---|
| 당신은 영어를 할 수 있나요? | Sprechen Sie Englisch? |
| 나는 이해하지 못한다 | Ich verstehe es nicht |
| 나는 이해한다 | Ich verstehe |
| 천천히 말씀해주세요 | Bitte sprechen Sie langsam |
| 반복해주세요 | Bitte wiederholen Sie das |
| 적어주세요 | Bitte schreiben Sie es auf |
| 이것은 무엇을 의미합니까? | Was bedeutet das? |
| 이것을 어떻게 말합니까? | Wie sagt man das? |
| 나는 배우고 있다 | Ich lerne |
| 나는 말을 조금 한다 | Ich spreche ein wenig |
| 저를 도와주실 수 있나요? | Können Sie mir helfen? |
| 모르겠어요 | Ich weiß es nicht |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Liechtenstein, and South Tyrol (Italy), with diaspora communities worldwide.
Uses Latin alphabet with 30 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Ä, Ö, Ü, ß
Features distinctive umlauted vowels (ä, ö, ü), consonant clusters, and the eszett (ß) representing double 's'.
Verb-second (V2) word order in main clauses, SOV in subordinate clauses. Complex case system with 4 cases (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive).
Contains loanwords from Latin, French, English, and other languages, with recent heavy borrowing from English.
Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the West Germanic branch, closely related to Dutch and English.
Uses Latin script with umlauts and eszett, historically also used Fraktur blackletter script.
Evolved from medieval Latin script, with Fraktur dominant until mid-20th century, replaced by standard Latin script.
Approximately 90-100 million native speakers worldwide, with 76 million in Germany, 8.9 million in Austria, 4.6 million in Switzerland.
Primarily spoken in South Korea and North Korea, with significant Korean-speaking communities in China, Japan, Russia, and the United States.
Uses Hangul, which consists of 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels. These elements can be combined into syllable blocks to form words.
Korean is known for its use of pitch accent to distinguish meanings of words and also features significant use of honorifics and levels of politeness.
Subject-object-verb (SOV) order predominates. Includes extensive use of honorifics and verb endings to indicate the social status and relationship to the listener.
Includes many loanwords from Chinese and, in the 20th century, a large number of words from English.
Often classified as a language isolate; however, some linguists consider it part of the Altaic language family, which also includes Mongolic, Turkic, and Tungusic branches.
Primarily uses Hangul, an alphabetic script developed in the 15th century. Historically, Hanja (Chinese characters) were used.
Hangul was created in the 15th century by King Sejong the Great to promote literacy among the common people, distinguishing it from the elite-dominated Chinese script.
Approximately 81 million speakers worldwide.
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