Word Order: Korean uses a subject-object-verb (SOV) structure

• • Instead of ‘I eat bread, Korean would say ‘I bread eat.’

Writing: Korean is written using Hangul, a unique alphabet that represents sounds in syllable blocks. This alphabet has 24 basic letters and 27 complex letters, formed by combinations of basic letters.

• • Cool fact: Hangul was personally developed by King Sejong the Great, who was frustrated at the previous script, which was adapted from Chinese characters.

Language of Respect: Korean has a complex system of honorifics, which affects verb forms and word choice based on social hierarchy. How you speak depends on to whom you are speaking and their social position.

Sounds: Unlike English, Korean does not have distinct sounds for "l" and "r," often causing challenges for Korean speakers when pronouncing these sounds in English.