If you are planning a business trip or considering a vacation in Korea, you may be interested in learning a few phrases that will help you to communicate easier. Korean is the official language of both North and South Korea and is spoken in parts of China as well.http://www.listofcountriesoftheworld.com/languages/Korean.html

While traveling in this part of the world, you may encounter people that do not speak your native language and will find it necessary to know how to communicate with them in their own language. Being able to understand others, especially in a part of the world that you are not familiar with, can be an essential factor in whether or not your trip is successful.

Sunny Park is featured in this video produced by Mahalo.com illustrating the proper way to speak Korean. In this particular segment she is explaining how to say both formal and informal phrases to ask where are you going in Korean.

The first step in learning to speak a foreign language is learning to pronounce words and phrases correctly. In Korean, the phrase "where are you going" is translated to o-dee-gayo or o-dee-gam-neega. The informal phrase, o-dee-gayo is used when speaking with friends, whereas o-dee-gam-neega is the formal phrase that is used when speaking with someone of authority or in a professional setting. Listen carefully to the speaker in the video and speak the words aloud until you become comfortable with the correct pronunciation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izkXtfK2rFs

Once you have learned to correctly say the word or phrase in Korean, it is important to use it in a dialog to be able to use it correctly. You will also need to learn similar phrases so that you can understand the conversation and be a part of it.

"Where are you going?"

O-dee-gayo?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izkXtfK2rFs

"I am going home."

Nan jib-e galgeoya.http://translate.google.com/#en|ko|later%0A%0A

"I am going to work."

Na-il-gam-nida.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeTllWsQgwc

Once you have learned a few phrases, you may be interested in learning more. You can do this in several ways. If you know people who speak Korean fluently, you can ask them to consider teaching you more of the language. You can also use language software to enhance you skills. If you are searching for more casual or conversational Korean phrases, you may want to use media that is in Korean such as music, radio and movies to learn more. This way you will not only be able to learn how to better pronounce words, but you will learn more casual phrases and ways of speaking. http://thelanguagelearningblog.com/25-tips-for-language-learning/