Introduction:

Are you thinking about learning the Korean Language? Yes, you should learn it. You may think that the Korean language is extremely hard to learn as it has an incredibly unique system of writing but the Korean alphabets, unlike its neighboring countries language I.e., Japanese, and Chinese, the alphabets of Korean language is quite easy. Yes, there are many tricky parts of every language as do Korean too. 

Many people learn a language due to many reasons which are relevant to them. They might want to learn due to similarities in culture, passion for learning new things, academic, or better career prospects. By saying this if you do not know every detail of aspects of the language it might be difficult after choosing the language. So, to help you for your better decision, here are some of the reasons for you to learn Korean:

• One of the most used languages in the world. 

Korean is one of the widely used languages in the world, both in the homeland (south and north Korea) and in foreign countries. It is estimated that more than 75 million people (about twice the population of California) speak Korean. So, this language will make it useful while doing business or travel. 

• Easy Alphabet 

The Korean alphabet is much easier to remember as it has only 24 letters, 10 vowels, and 14 consonants. It is developed to be an easier language barrier for the people to communicate with the king in the 15th century by King Sejong the Great. He makes the alphabets to fit the language easily and the script to be similar to the shape made by the mouth while speaking the sound. For example, pronounced “ni-eun,” resembles the English letter N, and looks exactly the way your tongue would look forming the sound. The language is considered one of the most logical languages in the world due to its phonetically ease to spell. The simplicity of the alphabet is just one of the reasons why you should learn Korean.  

• Easy to speak 

As the Korean alphabet is made with the shape and sound produced by the language, it is very easy to pronounce it. It is not a tonal language so it is easier for you to learn it. It was a tonal language till the 17th century and there are still some dialects that use tonal but in official dialects tone is not there. So, you will pronounce Korean as it is written. Easy, isn’t it? 

• Higher career prospect 

At the end of the day what you think about is the future, right?  Yes, compared to the other languages of Europe and East Asia Korean language is less popular. There are only a few people that are serious about learning the Korean language. There is no career prospect or not known to the people. But in the past few years due to the Korean wave ”hallyu” nowadays people in every corner of the world are having a keen interest in the Korean culture, language, and new opportunities. Famous companies are recruiting translators and interpreters to narrow down the language barrier between them and the country that they want to trade with. Or you can try your hand at teaching language to students.   

Not only the above-mentioned points you can apply for a scholarship and go to Korea for higher studies. Korea is a leading country in manufacturing ships, automotive industries, batteries, IT, Robotics, etc. The Korean Government scholarship program offers opportunities for an undergraduate to research scholars to go to Korea for further studies. You can try this if you want to go and study in Korea.  

Enough inspiration has been laid down, what you need to do is a plan and go-ahead for the opportunity!