Korean Vietnamese Dictionary
Free offline Korean-Vietnamese dictionary. Look up translations instantly without internet. Perfect for Vietnamese learners of Korean and K-culture fans.
Key Features
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Android & iOS
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Comprehensive
Thousands of words and phrases covering everyday vocabulary and more.
Bidirectional
Search from Korean to Vietnamese or Vietnamese to Korean seamlessly.
About Korean Vietnamese Dictionary
This Korean-Vietnamese dictionary serves the large and growing community of Vietnamese people learning Korean. Driven by K-pop, K-drama, and economic opportunities, Korean is one of the most popular languages among young Vietnamese.
About Vietnamese
South Korea has a large Vietnamese community of over 200,000 people. The popularity of Korean culture in Vietnam has driven massive interest in learning Korean among young Vietnamese.
Who is this app for? Vietnamese K-culture fans, Vietnamese workers in South Korea, Korean learners.
Driven by investment and by family
South Korea is one of the largest foreign investors in Vietnam, and Korean manufacturing operations there employ very large numbers of Vietnamese workers. In the other direction, Vietnam is a significant source of workers and students in Korea, and marriage migration between the two countries has produced a substantial population of Korean-Vietnamese families.
Add the reach of Korean television and music, which is considerable in Vietnam, and this pairing has an unusually broad user base — from factory floors to language exams to people watching dramas without subtitles.
Shared Chinese vocabulary helps
As with Japanese, both Korean and Vietnamese absorbed a large stratum of Chinese vocabulary. Sino-Korean words and Sino-Vietnamese words frequently correspond, and the correspondence is regular enough to be learnable. A Vietnamese speaker often finds Korean academic and formal vocabulary less alien than expected for exactly this reason.
Hangul is also a genuine relief. It is an alphabet, learnable in an afternoon, with none of the character memorisation Japanese requires.
The real obstacles
Korean grammar is the work. It is verb-final, uses particles to mark grammatical role, and encodes politeness in verb endings across several speech levels — a system with no Vietnamese equivalent. Korean also has two entirely separate number systems used in different contexts.
Pronunciation runs the other way: Korean has no tones, which removes a difficulty for learners going into it, while Vietnamese tones remain a hurdle for Koreans coming the other direction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is this language pair in demand?
South Korea is among the largest foreign investors in Vietnam and Korean factories there employ many Vietnamese workers, while Vietnam is a significant source of workers and students in Korea. Marriage migration and the reach of Korean media add to it.
Do Korean and Vietnamese share vocabulary?
Yes, a substantial layer of it, because both borrowed extensively from Chinese. Sino-Korean and Sino-Vietnamese words correspond regularly enough that a Vietnamese speaker often finds Korean formal vocabulary easier than expected.
Is Hangul difficult for a Vietnamese speaker?
No — it is an alphabet and most learners read it slowly within a few hours. It is considerably easier than the character memorisation Japanese requires, which is one reason Korean is often the faster of the two to begin.
What is the hardest part of Korean?
The grammar: verb-final word order, particles marking grammatical role, speech levels encoded in verb endings, and two separate number systems used in different contexts. None of these has a Vietnamese counterpart.
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