[Lesson 1] Countries name in Korean
Europe - country name in Korean
To start, we have listed the different countries that belong to Europe below. The list includes each country’s names in Korean and how they are pronounced.
“Europe” in Korean
The word for “Europe” in Korean is 유럽 (yureop; read as yurop). Quite easy to remember as they sound the same, right?
Here are the European country names in Korean. Some of the words in Korean may sound like the country name, and others may not.
🔹Albania → 알바니아 (al-ba-ni-a)
🔹Andorra → 안도라 (an-do-ra)
🔹Armenia → 아르메니아 (a-reu-me-ni-a)
🔹Austria → 오스트리아 (o-seu-teu-ri-a)
🔹Azerbaijan → 아제르바이잔 (a-je-reu-ba-i-jan)
🔹Belarus → 벨라루스 (bel-la-ru-seu)
🔹Bosnia and Herzegovina → 보스니아 헤르체고비나 (bo-seu-ni-a he-reu-che-go-bi-na)
🔹Bulgaria → 불가리아 (bul-ga-ri-a)
🔹Croatia → 크로아티아 (keu-ro-a-ti-a)
🔹Cyprus → 키프로스 (ki-peu-ro-seu)
🔹Czech Republic → 체코 (che-ko)
🔹Denmark → 덴마크 (den-ma-keu)
🔹Estonia → 에스토니아 (e-seu-to-ni-a)
🔹Finland → 핀란드 (pin-lan-deu)
🔹France → 프랑스 (peu-rang-seu)*
🔹Georgia → 그루지아 (geu-ru-ji-a)
🔹Germany → 독일 (dog-il)**
🔹Greece → 그리스 (geu-ri-seu)
🔹Hungary → 헝가리 (heong-ga-ri; read as hong-ga-ri)
🔹Iceland → 아이슬란드 (a-i-seul-lan-deu)
🔹Ireland → 아일랜드 (a-il-laen-deu; read as a-il-len-deu)
🔹Italy → 이탈리아 (i-tal-li-a)
🔹 Kazakhstan → 카자흐스탄 (ka-ja-heu-seu-tan)
🔹Latvia → 라트비아 (ra-teu-bi-a)
🔹 Liechtenstein → 리히텐슈타인 (ri-hi-ten-syu-ta-in)
🔹Lithuania → 리투아니아 (ri-tu-a-ni-a)
🔹 Luxembourg → 룩셈부르크 (luk-sem-bu-reu-keu)
🔹Malta → 몰타 (mol-ta)
🔹Moldova → 몰도바 (mol-do-ba)
🔹Monaco → 모나코 (mo-na-ko)
🔹Montenegro → 몬테네그로 (mon-te-ne-geu-ro)
🔹Netherlands → 네덜란드 (ne-deol-lan-deu; read as ne-dol-lan-deu)
🔹North Macedonia → 마케도니아 공화국 (ma-ke-do-ni-a gong-hwa-guk)
🔹Norway → 노르웨이 (no-reu-we-i)
🔹Poland → 폴란드 (pol-lan-deu)
🔹Portugal → 포르투갈 (po-reu-tu-gal)
🔹Romania → 로마니아 (ro-ma-ni-a)
🔹Russia → 러시아 (reo-si-a; read as ro-si-a)
🔹San Marino → 산마리노 (san-ma-ri-no)
🔹Serbia → 세르비아 (se-reu-bi-a)
🔹Slovakia → 슬로바키아 (seul-lo-ba-ki-a)
🔹Slovenia → 슬로베니아 (seul-lo-be-ni-a)
🔹Spain → 스페인 (seu-pe-in)***
🔹Sweden → 스웨덴 (seu-we-den)
🔹Switzerland → 스위스 (seu-wi-seu)
🔹Turkey → 터키 (teo-ki; read as to-ki)
🔹Ukraine → 우크라이나 (u-keu-ra-i-na)****
🔹United Kingdom → 영국 (yeong-guk; read as yong-guk)
Notes:
* "Germany" in Korean
The country Germany is expressed as 독일 (dog-il) in Korean. Germans are called as 독일인 (dog-il-in) or 독일 사람 (dog-il sa-ram).
There are two words used for "German language" which are 독일어 (dog-il-eo; read dog-ir-eo) or 독일의 국어 (dog-il-eui guk-eo; read as dog-il-we guk-o).
* "France" in Korean
프랑스 (peu-rang-seu) is the word used to talk about the country France. The word France is used for people and the language used in France.
*** "Spanish" in Korean
The word for Spain in Korea is 스페인 (seu-pe-in)
**** "Ukraine" in Korean
The word for Ukraine in Korean is 우크라이나 (u-keu-ra-i-na)
Asia - country name in Korea
Next is the list of countries in Asia in Korean, the largest continent in the world.
"Asia" in Korea
The word for Asia in Korean is still 아시아 (a-si-a).
Here is a list of the Asian country names in Korea.
🔹Afghanistan → 아프가니스탄 (a-peu-ga-ni-seu-tan)
🔹Bahrain → 바레인 (ba-re-in)
🔹Bangladesh → 방글라데시 (bang-geul-la-de-si)
🔹Bhutan → 부탄 (bu-tan)
🔹Brunei → 브루나이 (beu-ru-na-i)
🔹Cambodia → 캄보디아 (kam-bo-di-a)
🔹China → 중국 (jung-guk)
🔹India → 인도 (in-do)*
🔹Indonesia → 인도네시아 (in-do-ne-si-a)
🔹Iran → 이란 (i-ran)
🔹Iraq → 이라크 (i-ra-keu)
🔹Israel → 이스라엘 (i-seu-ra-el)
🔹Jordan → 요르단 (yo-reu-dan)
🔹Japan → 일본 (il-bon)
🔹Kuwait → 쿠웨이트 (ku-we-i-teu)
🔹 Kyrgyzstan → 키르기스스탄 (ki-reu-gi-seu-seu-tan)
🔹Laos → 라오스 (ra-o-seu)
🔹Lebanon → 레바논 (re-ba-non)
🔹Malaysia → 말레시아 (mal-le-si-a)
🔹Maldives → 몰디브 (mol-di-beu)
🔹Mongolia → 몽골 (mong-gol)
🔹Myanmar → 미얀마 (mi-yan-ma)
🔹Nepal → 메팔 (ne-pal)
🔹North Korea → 북한 (buk-han; read as buk-an)**
🔹Oman → 오만 (o-man)
🔹Pakistan → 파키스탄 (pa-ki-seu-tan)
🔹Palestine → 팔레스타인 (pal-le-seu-ta-in)
🔹Philippines → 필리핀 (pil-li-pin)
🔹Qatar → 카타르 (ka-ta-reu)
🔹Saudi Arabia → 사우디아라비아 (sa-u-di-a-ra-bi-a)
🔹Singapore → 싱가포르 (sing-ga-po-reu)
🔹South Korea → 대한민국 (dae-han-min-guk; read as dhe-han-min-guk)
🔹Sri Lanka → 스리랑카 (seu-ri-rang-ka)
🔹Syria → 시리아 (si-ri-a)
🔹Taiwan → 대만 (tthae-man)***
🔹Tajikistan - 타지키스탄 (ta-ji-ki-seu-tan)
🔹Thailand → 태국 (tthae-guk)
🔹Turkmenistan → 투르크메니스탄 (tu-reu-keu-me-ni-seu-tan)
🔹United Arab Emirates → 아랍에미라트 (a-rab-e-mi-ra-teu)
🔹Uzbekistan → 우즈베키스탄 (u-jeu-be-ki-seu-tan)
🔹Vietnam → 베트남 (be-teu-nam)
🔹Yemen → 예멘 (ye-men)
* India in Korean
The word of India in Korean is 인도 (in-do). Indian people are called 인도 사람 (in-do sa-ram) in Korean.
However, the word 인도 (in-do) has several meanings in Korean. as a Sino-Korean