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Today, North Korea is well-known for its seeming hatred of foreigners, and the one-party dictatorship that currently rules the country. Yet, the languages of North Korea, are more plentiful than I ever would've thought! Whilst not as varied as most other countries (owing to the fact that there has been almost no immigration to the Hermit Kingdom in several centuries), there are more languages spoken in North Korea than you'd imagine... Indeed, the languages of North Korea are particularly strange, with the North Korean government being strange with foreign languages, even though learning a foreign language is a part of their basic school curriculum. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of North Korea Lying on the Korean Peninsu...

As with most other languages, Korean has its own slang. In order to sound like a native, you'll need to know some of the most common Korean slang words. These are the best! Korean is among the oldest and most sophisticated languages in the world. However, this does not prevent it from having a combination of traditional and modern slang, which packs a powerful punch! This probably goes without saying, but this slang will be South Korea-oriented. This is mostly because you probably won't want to visit the North and its slang is relatively unknown outside of North Korea! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. 멘붕 (men-bung) - Bummer Have you ever heard a piece of news that just really bums you out? Well so have most Koreans. In English, we h...

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