TALKING TO KOREANS IN ENGLISH - Do they Speak English in Korea?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2018
- Koreans are wonderful people. So friendly and polite. Lets try TALKING TO KOREANS IN ENGLISH! Do they speak English in Korea? Lets find out.
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Their English is way better than your Korean... XD
Yea
'***mike drop****
Stop insulting me.
right 😂😂
But when he rented the car he presented his russian passport, I think he speaks at least one more language not bad?
You have to love how friendly they are, & how they all tried to communicate as best they could.
Yes exactly. And the host asks to them "We've noticed not a lot of Koreans speak English. And why is that?" .. smh
The best part that they are so humble and always help foreigners who came in Korea.
Thank you for this.
You sound kinda agressive lol
If it seems this way I didn't mean it. sorry
I think your way to talk and treat Korean people is kinda offensive and dominative. no offense. you know most Korean people cant listen and speak english fluently like natives. they actually have busted thier ass to communicate with fore
igners with languages, which are not their own one. so in my opinion, you'd better to approach them kindly.
Because he's filming at random people at work without asking for approval
@@kang7678 That's what I thought
@@Josh_GS__ that too. I didn't like it at all.
The student who was sorry about Koreans not being able to speak well in English SHOULDN’T BE SORRY!!! Like Korea is Korea and we have our own language. If any foreigners have problem with us not being able to speak good English should know the world doesn’t evolve around them and need to open their minds.
@Aldo Steel Yes, I can. Koreans learn English starting from elementary to college (not all do this though) as we know that English is an universal language. However, this fact should not change the belief that ALL Koreans should be able to speak English fluently.
Than how come places like Singapore speak English+ Chinese or Malay or other Asian languages.
This is actually pretty impressive given pretty much all the people in Korea are Koreans.
if you could say "hello" and "thank you" in Korean or "I am sorry, I can't speak Korean well, May I speak English to you?" like that, it would be nice to have a small talk and ordering the food. but on the other hand, it is a problem why many Korean people couldn't speak English even though they spend a lot of time and money to study English for almost 10 years over.
it's the same thing in the french system. Since elementary school we take english classes to graduation, but some are still bad. And since most of the high school students go (there are french schools kinda everywhere in the world) / stay in France for their studies, they don't have any interest to learn it.
Cuz lots of Korean people are not interested in studying English.
It is nothing do to with education system. It is the distance between languages. Korean and English(other germanic languages as well) are so far away each other.
Yo i'm a South Korean
I think i have answer your question
Because we learned English start like 7,8 ages (now im 26 these days can be more younger than that)
We didn't have a chance to talk to 외국인 internatinal people
Because almost internatinal people doesn't visted in Korea so far
and we just learning like only for test
i think that's why
And!
Nowdays lots of internatinal people vist in Korea and A lots of people Use meeff or tinder or something like that
Now we start ready to talk with internatinal people so don't rush
When you guys vist in South Korea you can sleep, eat, drink or every you need
So
Come to South Korea
We don't bite you
PS South Korea is highly safety Country in the World
영어 쓰기 힘들다 세종대왕 만세
i will learn to speak korean language then i go to your country in future hehehe
JAPAN is more safety!
Catch_Me_ If_You_Can both countrys are very safe korea is not more dangerous than japan
I don't think so tourist should be blamed. You can still practice it with friends or international social friends apps. I think one of the reason is Korea is less dependent on countries like US as they produce a lot of things like Samsung and other things, thus the need to understand English is not really exist there. They could get many information just in their language.
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I only have one critique... your question why do Koreans not speak English is ludicrous...ask Americans why do they not speak Korean.. see what I mean 🤷🏻♀️
I get what you mean, but the Korean language is not a generally-accepted world-wide used language. What if he isn't asking the question as an admonishment of the people (as you are assuming), but rather out of genuine curiosity? Maybe there would be a genuine answer, such as schools not teaching it, teaching only at young ages, or low english-speaking tourism?
I think most schools teach it, plus english is a more widely used language in the world so it would make sense to learn. Kind of like how American schools offer Spanish and French because they are such popular and useful languages to know. it would also be useful, especially if you run a business.
but the ebglish is the most spoken language
because english is an international language that's why
Catch_Me_ If_You_Can no it’s not
Koreans are very nice people! They love their language! 🇰🇷
I love their accents when they speak English! So cute!!! X3
I dont know why seeing them bow is so cute and kind. I love that, we need to BOW!
Referring to the school kids
They’re so friendly and scarily happy wow. I want to go to South Korea now. 🇬🇧
When I visit Tokyo, most people can speak English. I'm impressed. But I think students in Seoul can speak much better.
Yeah 'cause in Seoul there are more foreigners than in Busan
you should have try to learn some korean
Agree. poor Koreans
American accent is accepted worldwide..you can film almost anywhere you want with American accent
@@user-bm4hx2go5j미국인도 아닌 것 같은데 왜 이러실까
박수!!!!!!
I just got impressed how humble these people are always willing to help
most of my friends can understand english they might not very fluent in speaking but they can understand . and i’m pretty sure people will try to help you out even though they’re shy. well we tend to feel shy when foreigners approach us because we don’t want to embarrassed with english. but there will not much difficulty traveling seoul since most of signs and information has english. it’s very foreign friendly (?) city i think
Nice video...but did you realize you asked a Korean in Korea, why many Koreans don't speak English?.........Uh, have you thought that maybe it's because they're in Korea?1? That's almost like me going to USA and asking why Americans don't speak Korean...
good question I'll help answer it, because English is the international language of any country you have to use it if you want to talk to foreigners
This is a year old, but Koreans have to go through very rigorous English testing and learning, yet not many can speak it well.
Lmao? Bruh! Lemme ask you this! Have you realized that ENGLISH is an INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE and Korean linggo is not!!!!? 🤣🤣
Lol i am not american who speaks English well and i learned from private schools and in the school
I'm Indian and speak fluent English. If I face any foreigner in future then I will speak only English
I love how they try to understand
using google translate!
I have always wanted to visit Korea. My father served there during the war in 1951.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video until he said "We've noticed not a lot of Koreans speak English. And why is that?" It is logical and obvious. You're in my country and your asking Korean people who grew up speaking our official language - Korean. And plus, I think their English is good from what I've seen from this video. One visits Korea, one will be respected much more even with his or her rudimentary Korean. (See how those kids were astonished and literally bowed to you at 0:43)
I love all korean in this video.they are so kind to foreigners . And I decided to go to Busan .im really looking forward
My experience in Seoul was that everyone I encountered (at least in stores/restaurants) spoke some English. Were they fluent, no but could they understand me, yes.
Much different than some Asian countries like Vietnam for instance where not even the taxi drivers understood my directions so I had to pull up a map on my phone.
Me Korean, and down below is my opinion:
Koreans speak English when needed, like when they are talking to non-koreans.
It's fine to talk in English, but it's still better to speak slowly and clearly, using easy-to-understand words.
but i don't know why people thinkthat asian are too bad at speaking english
maybe just because they don't use it in restaurants or they talk very slowly?
@@babychimmy9064 as an Asian we are bad in speaking English most Asian people usually don't speak English that well but since I'm raised in Singapore i can definitely speak English.
I talked to many Koreans while I was studying in New Zealand. Now I want to visit the country Korea. They are friendly. 😊
North Korea is a good country
@@slxshii6769 kinda true... don't know if this rafael thingy guy is trippin'
It depends on the place where you visit. In a big city most people can speak English(at least they would understand what you're saying).
Korean people are so amazing and humble they always help to someone when they consult them
Enjoyed watching this video.. I don't know what're all these people commenting about speaking Korean in Korea and not English.. CoolVision is merely "testing the waters" to see how many people actually speak the language there.
That's good to hear most of them speak english too
this is a nice vid. not a lot of this in yt. you show this pov style on the ground with people. this is great. the best thing to learn any language as a monolingual is to expose yourself to movies media books and read k12 grammar. you dont need to go to school to learn korean or many international languages at all. self study is enough rest is just feedback from the real world learning real stuff compared to the boring school stuff although buying loads of academic books is always a blessing and also a necessity. watching english movies helped me a lot although watching american movies made it hard to understand british and irish accents and their own idiomatic and colloquial language. thanks for the video. this is just me reflecting here hehe
This aint new york dude, treat them with some respect! Weird how folk expect them to be proficient in English as Americans dont speak jack shit..😂
How admirable of you *clap*
If i go to another country I certainly wouldnt expect them to speak english, at best I can practice a few words or use a translator, many apps on the phone can help you with that.
you’re very forward lmfao i feel like you should probably approach people with the intention that they might NOT speak your langauge. Assuming people speak english might be a little rude and ethnocentric.
The people there are so kind and humble.
I'm studying Korean to move there one day. I'm living in uk right now. Maybe I can move over as a chef, I'm going to be working at a Korean restaurant once I learn the language so I can get experience in both the food and speaking. Cant wait to go go Korea
Best of luck mate.
Haha, question no.4 is complicated even for me LOL 👍 I'd love to visit S Korea, it seems very cool and people seem very friendly.
excellent reporting hang in there this site will grow thanks
These people are so lovely
한국오면 한국말 해야지 ㅋㅋ
@serpent205 I think It's better to travel in other country like Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Sweden, India, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Hungary, Switzerland where people are good Enough in English despite the face English isn't their Native Language ;)
Thi guy is rude..
I would'nt say He is!
they're really cool and friendly
Actually. I love these people and this country.
러시아에있는 한국인과 이야기하기 it means 'talk with Korean in Russia' 'поговорить с корейцем в России' but it is not Russia where the place in the video.
Koreans are the sweetest!
I love the first title "speaking to school kids"
IMO as a Korean temporarily living in Tokyo, The biggest reason why most of Korean can't speak English fluently is that Korean belongs to totally different language family, Ural Altai while English, French,German and Spanish etc. belong to Indo-European language family. If some languages belong to the same language families, it mean it is easy for them to learn the language and achieve the ability. For example, Koreans learn Japanese very easily and vice versa bcuz they belong to same language family while Germans learn English quite easily and vice versa. So Koreans who can speak Japanese fluently are not that big deals here and vice versa. Are Germans who speak English fluently big deals there??? I don't think so. Hope you understand why there are not many Koreans who can speak English fluently even though Koreans students are well known for one of the best in the world and learn English quite for a long time.
Nakamura brian well what about the countries like India,Middle East , Pakistan etc? Do they belong to the English speaking communities? No .But still they gotta learn and speak English.But for example if an Indian is weak or not good at English,people make fun of them and say that "OH HE /SHE is an Indian .They dk English lol. But since it's South korea,if they ain't speaking English why are people supporting them like "THEY ARE SOUTH KOREANS ,they don't have to learn English " like wow .I guess it's mainly cuz the kpop and BTS are from South Korea :)
@@shazinshafi6329 Thanks for your interest. It seems that you don't understand what I tried to say. I'm not talking about the English speaking communities but language families like Ural Altai and Indo-European. I learned in linguistics class in college that India, Pakistan and most of countries in Middle East belong to Indo-European language family, which mean people living there learn English ( also Indo-European language family) much easier than Koreans and Japanese. Korean and Japanese belongs to totally different language family, Ural Altai, which means Korean and Japanese have much more difficulty in learning and speaking English than Indian and Pakistan people. This is the points what i tried to say. Hope you understand what i mean. take care !
Nakamura brian well I didn't mean to sound rude, sorry if I hurt u but how do u speak English so fluently ?
@@shazinshafi6329 You don't have to say sorry. I knew you didn't mean to be rude. You just couldn't get what my point was. I don't speak english fluently even though i lived in United States for 3 years.
When it comes to english, you are very lucky if you were born in Indo- european language family countries like India and Pakistan, etc.
Nakamura brian nah mate you speak very fluently, I could see it by your typing lol .Btw I ain't no lucky cuz we get judged. Ppl in indo euporean countries get judged cuz of our looks or the way we talk . So I basically was just upset cuz nobody understands us n not everyone are kind enough like u haha thanks for understanding:) 😊❤️
They sound so sweet
the problem arises from people who seem shy,so if one guy want to nurture its English he doesent have anyone to talk with.Second of all south Korean are keen about there pop culture and their movies,other than that they would dub foreign movies so much of chance to endure some English than inculcate is lost.And I m Indian I do speak some with rigit voice and rowdy(rough) accent but we won't shy our chances.
Hey I think this is a nice video. I think the 4 guys (1 that you interviewed in the train station I think, the one that asked you if it was your first day in Busan, the one where the guy said something about the tour guides speaking English and all are different, and that was probably going to give you the coffee) all spoke nice English I think. But I think this video was okay and kind of nice video. I think you had many fast forward spots in this video. But I think this video is alright for foreigners that understand English from any other country aside from Korea that will be traveling to Korea as their final destination for a long trip and are also looking to see if many people understand a lot of English very well so at least if they run into somebody there that understands and speak English in Korea, they will know whether or not if they do understand English. However I recommend for foreigners that are traveling to Korea, I suggest that they learn to understand and speak the Korean language so that they know what to do if they get lost, know where to find good restaurants to eat at for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, know where to find the nearest grocery or drug store, and etc.
korea r so sweet i want to go there
Checking Out is my favorite part.
When I turn 18 I am moving to Korea can't wait
OMG SAME! I've been saving up
same north korea
Cool videoooo does he have more videos like that?
To be honest with you, I’m pretty sure there is a lot more people in seoul can speak english cuz busan is kind of country side for us(of course busan people would say no, don’t blame me I used to live in Ulsan for half of my life. I know much about there). Most of high level universities are located in seoul. So most of students there are more educated. Oh and old generation cannot speak english mostly.
Can you also make videos for south america also??? It would be amazing i have practically watched all your videos but nothing from the south america,,,,.... like chile or argentina. thnxxxxxxx
Songdo International City in Incheon, Korea is also a wonderful city. Please come and see. There are a lot of drone shooting and healing videos.
Wow
You need to up your charades game. So the Google Translator worked for you. That's good to know.
Cool, looks like most people speak English in Seoul, I don't have to learn Korean to go to Seoul, as a random tourist. I hopefully is a case in other South Korea city Busan, and Incheon
wth this dude just expecting them to speak korean.... could’ve asked them before something like sry i dont speak korean. I hate that feeling i get from watching this video that koreans feel sorry for not speaking english. 최소한예의는갖춰야지^^ㅎㅎㅎ
yeah that 's right why american always make people feel confused to not speaking english , each contry has it's own language 🙃
ㅇㄱㄹㅇ 개싸가지 없다니까
All I want to do is learn to speak Korean, I don't want them to speak to me in English, well maybe I'm a bit weird....
It isn't weird. It's as it should be
I think in this video he is just trying to see if he can get away with just english in korea.
But i agree we should not expect them to speak english at all as it is considered rude.
They Don't have to speak English because it is Korea tho 🙄😩 it's like asking Americans why they don't speak French smh
well Europe is the exception probably
But English is now a world language!!!
cuz english is THE common language used on earth, whether u like it or not :(e
I'm Korean, but I think we should be able to communicate in English, because it's a universal language. however, I think Koreans in this video are good enough at English. He could rent a car, buy a cup of coffee, and even had an interview in English lol.
You should respect another country when you traveling to , learn to speak local language just like I go oversea I have to spoken in English.
As an American I feel like this is so rude to not even attempt another country's language and assume they speak English.
It’s a social experiment, but he is being kind of rude
The outcome would probably be that they would speak English back to him anyway
@@dannymain542 This is true,
@@jackisafanofthings I guess I would have a hard time playing that role but props to him for it.
와 개념 갑 굿 짝짝짝짝
I wish you have been filming this video with confirmation of posting on TH-cam.
I'm so happy now if I go to Korea I can speak English right I know Korean but not that much 😉
The average level of proficiency in English is relatively low in highly developed east asian countries like South Korea or Japan. I think that it has a lot to do with linguistic distance. There are empirical studies with diplomats from the USA who learn foreign languages in an intense structured setting, and they learn languages like German in one-quarter of the time than they learn Korean or Japanese. I'm from Germany and most people here speak English relatively well and it's extremely easy for us to learn it, but even highly educated people often make a lot of basic mistakes.
I guess the reactions could be different if you would talk a little slower.
Great love korea
One day i will travel to Korea
but please, don't expect people there should speak English
North Korea is a good country
@@slxshii6769 ahhaha
Saying hello to people is nice 0:44
I must say koreans are really sweet 😍😍😍
I laughed a little at first scene, but good accent:D
7:39 that lady is gorgeous. 😊
She was very nice. If I'm ever in Busan again I'll buy some coffee from her
I love your english
I am from Asia too. And i can speak english. And i didn't go to academy or tuision. I only study the language, make my homework, speak english to my friend when english time, sing some song, watch movie/drama english n that all it's simple to learn english. N also don't forget to download google translate it's the most important thing
I think you have to know this rule. If you talk about yourself "I" must always be a capital letter.
They are lucky it's a rich country otherwise like I work in Dubai and Indians who can't speak English find it very difficult to live here
Now from my experience a lot of South Koreans choose to learn Mandarin as a secondary language because I mean it makes a lot of sense really. Chine is right besides them and nearly 20ish yrs ago South Korea didn‘t have a lot of tourists nor a great economy therefore there was no need for them to learn the „international“ language english.
I'm pretty sure number of people learning Mandarin decreased significantly over the past decade to the point where places that exclusively teach Mandarin is practically empty.
@@Wabu_227 nah man it increase alot
There's over 3m Korean in china right now.
@@cocaineminor4420 I mean Koreans in Korea not in China...
Korean-Chinese people have lived in China since way before concept of North & South Korea even existed, so no shite they're learning/learned Chinese lmao.
@@cocaineminor4420 Also there's 1.8 million Koreans in China (commonly refered to as Joseonjok in Korean) as of 2019, nowhere near 3 million
at 2:24 he is using Papago not Google translate.
Hi video so beautiful 🌹
한국사람들 진짜 천사같아요ㅠㅠ
That’s not true
5:54 It was outright rude to ask this sweet guy like that! It is painfully obvious why. Because it is not adopted as an official language or taught compulsorily in elementary schools. Learning English is a choice there, quite unlike in countries like India or South Africa. Koreans may not know good English but they do have loads of humility and grace when talking to strangers.
thank you! and i agree with you comment! and still his (korean guy) english is so much better than foreigner's korean ;)
Good video
For traveler information, Asian cultures shows this manner and respect that does not necessarily mean they really mean it. It's more like setting the boundaries. Don't be a fool
They are not illiterate even if they dont know certain language, they can understand the body language and understand what the other person trying to say
Koreans learn English in school just as Americans learn Spanish but they don't get to practice in conversation.
If you were to start speaking Spanish to non-hispanic american people, they'd struggle too.
fyi, Koreans use a lot of English words in everyday language, so if you, a tourist, really want to communicate and the other person doesn't understand, use only short words. ex: 1apple, how much? Return car 1day early, money back?
The answer is simply no but you do find them occasionally where forefingers hang out.
These people are so lovely.@2:34
Your English is good
Basically, the Korean government and the nation have placed tremendous emphasis on learning English, as it being the international language, over the past several decades. However, the focus has been on comprehension and almost none on speaking or writing - (just a tad on listening).
Korean students, starting from 3rd elementary are taught English in schools and quite a few others even earlier in private institutions (hagwons). On average, Korean students spend enormous hours studying English but only excel in vocabulary and comprehension. This is one of the sad, sad tales of the Korean Educational System where the ultimate purpose of learning English in schools is to get high marks on exams rather than “communicating” as is the purpose of any language.
Bruce are you a Korean
Maybe since Korean cinemas, tv channels, or streaming services subtitled foreign medias like movies or shows, no wonder they speak english better than their neighbors in the east since they've dubbing culture
It's sad for you, not for Koreans.
Did he really say 고마워 at the end ?💀
그런 것 같은데요..ㅜㅜ '고마워'는 반말이에요 맞죠.?
most if not all young people in Korea speak English and also Japanese. I have only found older people in the country side that did not speak English.
Maybe since Korean cinemas, tv channels, or streaming services subtitled foreign medias like movies or shows, no wonder they speak english better than their neighbors in the ease since they've dubbing culture
I love south koreans THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND OUR GOVERNMENT LOVE AND WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT AND BACK SOUTH KOREA IN ANYWAY.
I like k dramas while seeing there interview I wondered how they dono English but then I tot may be ther, there is no need of English unlike some countries
Your video is funny!
The female cafe staff wearing black look like an actress.
His accent... 고마뭐? Please try speak Korean so that peaople can actually understand?
haha he said it like North Koreans. " 고마와 " with horrible accent.
Also to older person serving his food/drink he should've said 고맙습니다
@@alexfriedman2047 In South Korea, it's "고마워'', ''고맙습니다''
@@user-tn8nu5kc9q No shit... That was my point dumbo. He said it like North Koreans "고마와" not 고마워(요) and like I said he shouldve said 고맙습니다 because of the age and honorifics. Also I been learning Korean for a few years man. I think I know a little bit more about Korean than you guy. 뭐야. 왤케 메시지 보냈어? 솔직히 좀 무례했다. 거의 3년 동안 한국어를 공부했고 내 실력이 꽤 좋다.
@@alexfriedman2047 You were talking about North Korean,
It seems about the same level as Japan 😅
Very prideful people.
7:21 „do you get many touris here"
Shouldn't be tourists?
Some of words are unclear so it's no surprise that they don't understand this
Cool video. can you come in my country ( Uzbekistan) for making video like this or about my country
Я могу приехать ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Also I want to watch about China