According to the history of Korean language, it is hard to say which language family Korean language belongs to, because its origins are obscure. There are many theories about the origin and affiliation of the Korean language. Korean language is commonly speak in North Korea and South Korea. These two, Southern and Northern, have different theories about the origins and affiliation of the Korean language. Some people believe that it belongs to the Altai language family, while others believe that it belongs to the Japanese language family. However, the mainstream view is that it belongs to an isolated language family, because its grammar is not like any other language. What makes it so hard to classify what language family does Korean language belong to is its long history of being contacting with and influencing by Chinese and Japanese.
Before the 15th century, the Korean language was written only in Chinese characters. Since Korean and Chinese are completely different languages, it is not easy to record Korean with Chinese characters, and only the Korean noble class can learn Chinese characters, and the common people are illiterate. The Korean king Sejong king (세종대왕) think Korean on north Korea following the development of the nation, and even will be of great influence to their offspring, so he decided to have to create a simple and easy for our national phonetic writing. And in 1443 created the Korean alphabet used by December, known as the "after training the people." (훈민정음), meaning "to teach people in the correct pinyin".
In the process of learning Korean, I found many similarities between Korean and Chinese as well as Korean culture and Chinese culture. Many words in Korean sound similar or even identical to Chinese. The Korean flag's idea of tai chi and the eight diagrams comes from the Chinese book of changes. The principles of harmony, symmetry, balance, circulation and stability represent the Chinese nation's profound reflection on the universe and life. The Korean peninsula has long been influenced by Chinese culture, and the south Korean flag reflects this influence. Overall, the south Korean flag is round on the outside, firm on the outside but soft on the inside, Yin and Yang are in harmony, reflecting the inclusive spirit and simple dialectic thought of ancient Chinese culture. Korean cuisine is also partly influenced by China. Korean cuisine is greatly influenced by China in terms of ingredients, ingredients and tableware. The art of architecture created by the Korean people has always had the same aesthetic concepts, themes, techniques and forms as the art of neighboring China and Japan.
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