# Korean dialects

A number of Korean dialects are spoken in Korea and by the Korean diaspora. The peninsula is very mountainous and each dialect's "territory" corresponds closely to the natural boundaries between different geographical regions of Korea. Most of the dialects are named for one of the traditional Eight Provinces of Korea. In the Korean language, only the Jeju dialect is considered sufficiently distinct to be regarded as a separate language.

## Dialect areas

Korea is a mountainous country, and this could be the main reason why Korean is divided into numerous small local dialects. There are few clear demarcations, so dialect classification is necessarily to some extent arbitrary and based on the traditional provinces. A common classification, originally introduced by Shinpei Ogura in 1944 and adjusted by later authors, identifies six dialect areas:

### Hamgyŏng (Northeastern)

    Spoken in the Hamgyong Province (Kwanbuk and Kwannam) region, the northeast corner of Pyongan Province, and the Ryanggang Province of North Korea as well as Jilin, Heilongjiang of Northeast China; Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan of former Soviet Union. Nine vowels: the eight of the standard language plus ö.

### Pyongan (Northwestern)

    Spoken in Pyongyang, Pyongan Province, Chagang Province, and neighboring Liaoning, of China. In North Korea, the standard language known as Munhwaŏ is designated as "Pyongyang Speech." However, the "Pyongan dialect" is still considered a dialect unless it is explicitly designated as part of Munhwaŏ.

### Central dialects

    The central dialect refers to a dialect generally used in the surrounding areas of Hwanghae Province, Gangwon Province (Kangwon Province), and Chungcheong Province, centering on Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Depending on scholars, it is divided into the Gyeonggi dialect (Central dialect) and Chungcheong dialect from the beginning, or subdivided into Gyeonggi dialect, Gangwon dialect, Hwanghae dialect, and Chungcheong dialect. The central dialect region is very large, so it is not easy to extract features common to all regions. Among its characteristics, it is more difficult to extract the unique characteristics of the central dialect. For example, which dialect has an intonation as a phonological list is very important in the dialect compartment. Most of the central dialects do not have intonations, but they have intonations in Yeongdong, Gangwon Province, as well as Pyeongchang, Jeongseon, and Yeongwol, the surrounding Yeongseo regions. In the case of vocabulary, the difference is so severe that we do not know how many pieces the central dialect will be divided into. Therefore, the characteristics of the central dialect, which correspond to all regions of the central dialect region, are extremely rare, and if there is such a feature, it is easy to be found in other dialects rather than just the central dialect. Therefore, it may be close to the fact that it is the central dialect that combines the remaining dialects except for other dialects where distinct characteristics are observed, rather than having a specific phenomenon observed only in the central dialect. Since the central dialect consists of sub-dialects that are more heterogeneous than other dialects, it is more likely to be divided into several sub-dialects than any other dialect. Usually, it seems that it can be divided into five sub-dialects.
   * Gyeonggi dialect, also called the "Seoul dialect": spoken in the Gyeonggi Province, Seoul and Incheon cities, as well as in Kaesong, Kaepung and Changpung (North Korea). The basis of the standard language for South Korea. Although it is often called Gyeonggi dialect by combining Gyeonggi dialect and Seoul dialect, Seoul has been the capital of Joseon for more than 500 years, so the Seoul dialect is often classified separately because the royal language is permeated. And, it is sometimes called the Gyeonggi dialect by combining the Gyeonggi dialect and the Yeongseo dialect.
   * Chungcheong dialect: spoken in the Chungcheong Province (Hoseo) region of South Korea, including the metropolitan city of Daejeon. The dialect of Chungcheong Province is a dialect with the most elements of the Jeolla dialect among the Central dialects, and can also be divided into the other. Some parts of South Chungcheong Province, including Daejeon and Sejong, are classified as southern dialects such as the Jeolla and Gyeongsang dialects.
   * Yeongseo dialect: spoken in Yeongseo, Gangwon Province (South Korea) and neighboring Kangwon Province (North Korea) to the west of the Taebaek Mountains. Yeongseo is quite distinct from the Yeongdong dialect to the east of the mountains. Unlike the Yeongdong dialect, the Yeongseo dialect has not been studied much because it is almost similar to the Gyeonggi dialect, and scholars often see it as just a part of Gyeonggi dialect.
   * Yeongdong dialect: spoken in Yeongdong, Gangwon Province (South Korea) and neighboring Kangwon Province (North Korea) to the east of the Taebaek Mountains. Yeongdong is quite distinct from the Central Korean dialects to the west of the mountains. There are many elements of the Gyeongsang dialect, and sometimes the Hamgyŏng dialect is mixed, and it has many characteristics that are not present in the rest of the Central dialect.
   * Hwanghae dialect: spoken in Hwanghae Province of North Korea. The Hwanghae dialect is a dialect with the most elements of the Pyongan dialect among the Central dialects, and can also be divided into the other. Hwanghae dialect was commonly included among the Central dialects, but some researchers argue that it does not fit there comfortably. Because the division between South Korea and North Korea has prolonged, the Hwanghae dialect has been strongly influenced by the Pyongan dialect, and now more and more people see it as a sub-dialect of the Pyongan dialect, not the Central dialect.
    In any case, the central dialect can be said to be a dialect that can vary in various areas of the dialect depending on the criteria for the dialect compartment. For example, Hwanghae, Gyeonggi, Gangwon and Chungcheong are usually grouped together as the Central dialect region. But, many view that only Hwanghae, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon dialects are included in the central dialect, while Chungcheong dialect is considered as separate dialect.

### Gyeongsang (Southeastern)

    Spoken in Gyeongsang Province (Yeongnam) of South Korea, including the cities of Busan, Daegu and Ulsan. This dialect is easily distinguished from the Seoul dialect because its pitch is more varied. Six vowels, i, e, a, eo, o, u.

### Jeolla (Southwestern)

    Spoken in the Jeolla Province (Honam) region of South Korea, including the city of Gwangju. Ten vowels: i, e, ae, a, ü, ö, u, o, eu, eo.

### Jeju

    Spoken on Jeju Island off the southwest coast of South Korea and is sometimes considered a separate Koreanic language. The nine vowels of Middle Korean, including arae-a (ɔ). May have additional consonants as well.
Several linguists have suggested that a further dialect area should be split from the Northeastern dialects:

### Ryukchin (Yukchin)

    Spoken in the historical Yukchin region which is located in the northern part of North Hamgyong Province, far removed from P'yŏng'an, but has more in common with P'yŏng'an dialects than with the surrounding Hamgyŏng dialects. Since it has been isolated from the major changes of Korean language, it has preserved distinct features of Middle Korean. While lexically it shows little difference from the Hamgyong(Northeastern) dialect, it displays certain distinctions in its phonological system and sentence-final endings. Due to these features, it is sometimes classified as a sub-dialect of the Northeastern dialect region, and at other times established as an independent dialect region.
A recent statistical analysis of these dialects suggests that the hierarchical structure within these dialects are highly uncertain, meaning that there is no quantitative evidence to support a family-tree-like relationship among them.
Some researchers classify the Korean dialects in Western and Eastern dialects. Compared with Middle Korean, the Western dialects have preserved long vowels, while the Eastern dialects have preserved tones or pitch accent. The Jeju language and some dialects in North Korean make no distinction between vowel length or tone. But the Southeastern dialect and the Northeastern dialect may not be closely related to each other genealogically.

## Standard language

Korean is a pluricentric language:
* In South Korea, Standard Korean (Pyojun-eo) is defined by the National Institute of the Korean Language as "the modern speech of Seoul widely used by the well-cultivated". It is very similar to Incheon, most of Gyeonggi and the western part of Gangwon (Yeongseo region).
* In North Korea, the adopting proclamation stated that the language spoken in the capital of Pyongyang should serve as the basis for the North Korean standard language (Munhwaŏ, 'cultured language'). However, in Guidelines on the Juche-Oriented Development of the Korean Language, Kim Il Sung clarified that “Pyongyang speech is neither a purely local vernacular nor a variant of the Pyongan dialect.”. Thus, official North Korean discourse distinguishes it from being merely a local or mixed dialect. In practice, it remains "firmly rooted" in the Gyeonggi dialect, which had been the national standard for centuries, but incorporates some northern dialect words.
Despite North–South differences in the Korean language, the two standards are still broadly intelligible. One notable feature within the divergence is the North's lack of anglicisms and other foreign borrowings due to isolationism and self-reliance—pure/invented Korean words are used in replacement.
Usage of regional dialects have been decreasing in both North and South due to social factors. In North Korea, the central government is urging its citizens to use the northern standard language to prevent the use of foul language by the people: Kim Jong Un said in a speech "if your language in life is cultural and polite, you can achieve harmony and comradely unity among people." In South Korea, due to relocation in the population to Seoul to find jobs and the usage of standard language in education and media, the prevalence of regional dialects has decreased. The standard is also commonly used among younger Koreans nationwide and in online contexts. It is the form most widely taught internationally, and has received a further boost from the increasing popularity of K-pop.

## Outside of the Korean peninsula

Koryo-mar, based on Hamgyong and Ryukchin dialects, is spoken by the Koryo-saram, ethnic Koreans in the post-Soviet states of Central Asia. It consists of a Korean base vocabulary, but takes many loanwords and calques from Russian language.
Sakhalin Korean Language (사할린 한국어), usually identified as a descendant of the southern dialect, is spoken by the Sakhalin Korean.

## Examples of regional dialects
### Hamgyŏng

Rasŏn, most of Hamgyŏng region, northeast P'yŏngan, Ryanggang Province (North Korea), Jilin (China).
* Koreans who have heard the Hamgyŏng dialect describe it as similar in tone to the Gyeongsang and southern Yeongdong dialects.
* It is also the most spoken dialect by North Korean defectors in South Korea, as about 80% of them are from Hamgyŏng Province.
* Koryo-mar, the moribund variety of Korean spoken mainly by elderly Koryo-saram in Central Asia and Russia, is descended from the Northern Hamgyong Dialect, as well as the Yukchin Dialect.

#### Honorific

| Munhwaŏ | Hamgyŏng | Ryukjin |
| 하십시오 (hasibsio) | 합소(세) (Habso(se)) | 합쇼 (Habsyo) |
| 해요 (haeyo) | 하오 (Hao) | 하오 (Hao) |

#### Ordinary way of speaking (near Hamhung, Hyesan)

* The vowel 'ㅔ(e)' is changed to 'ㅓ(eo)'.
** example: "Your daughter has come."
| Munhwaŏ | Hamgyŏng |
| 당신네dangsinne딸이ttal-i찾아chaj-a왔소.wattso.당신네 딸이 찾아 왔소.dangsinne ttal-i chaj-a wattso. | 당신너dangsinneo딸이가ttal-iga찾아chaj-a왔슴메.wattseumme.당신너 딸이가 찾아 왔슴메.dangsinneo ttal-iga chaj-a wattseumme. |
* When calling a superior person, always put the ending '요(yo)' after the noun.
** example: "Grandpa, come quickly."
| Munhwaŏ | Hamgyŏng |
| 할아버지,hal-abeoji,빨리ppalli오세요.oseyo.할아버지, 빨리 오세요.hal-abeoji, ppalli oseyo. | 클아바네요,keul-abaneyo,빨리ppalli오옵소.oobso.클아바네요, 빨리 오옵소.keul-abaneyo, ppalli oobso. |
* The ending '-니까(-nikka)' is changed to '-길래(-gilrae)'.
** example: "Come early because you have to cultivate the field."
| Munhwaŏ | Hamgyŏng |
| 밭을bat-eul매야maeya하니까hanikka일찍iljjig오너라.oneola.밭을 매야 하니까 일찍 오너라.bat-eul maeya hanikka iljjig oneola. | 밭으bat-eu매야maeya하길래hagilrae일찍iljjig오나라.onala.밭으 매야 하길래 일찍 오나라.bat-eu maeya hagilrae iljjig onala. |

### P'yŏngan

P'yŏngan region, P'yŏngyang, Chagang, northern North Hamgyŏng (North Korea), Liaoning (China)
* It is also the North Korean dialect best known to South Koreans. However, North Korean defectors also claim that South Koreans have less accurate knowledge of the dialect due to the long division.

#### Honorific

| Munhwaŏ | Pyongan |
| 하십시오hasibsio하십시오hasibsio | 하시hasi하시hasi |
| 해요haeyo해요haeyo | 해요haeyo해요haeyo |

#### Ordinary way of speaking

* The vowel 'ㅕ(yeo)' is changed to'ㅔ(e)'.
** example: armpit
| Munhwaŏ | Pyongan |
| 겨드랑이gyeodeulang-i겨드랑이gyeodeulang-i | 게드랑이gedeulang-i게드랑이gedeulang-i |
* If a Sino-Korean word is preceded by a 'ㄹ(r)' pronunciation, it is pronounced as 'ㄴ(n)'. At the same time, if 'ㄹ(r)' is followed by a diphthong containing the [j] sound, the [j] sound is dropped and pronounced as a short vowel.
* In the front part of the pure vocabulary of Middle Korean, [nj] changed to [j] in the Seoul dialect, which changed to [n] in this dialect.
** example: 1) Summer 2) Seven 3) Trend
| Munhwaŏ | Pyongan |
| 여름yeoleum여름yeoleum | 너름neoleum너름neoleum |
| 일곱ilgob일곱ilgob | 닐굽nilgub닐굽nilgub |
| 류행ryuhaeng류행ryuhaeng | 누행nuhaeng누행nuhaeng |
* When representing the past, there is a dropout phenomenon of 'ㅆ(ss/tt)'.
** example: "I brought this."
| Munhwaŏ | Pyongan |
| 이거igeo내가naega가져왔어gajyeowass-eo.이거 내가 가져왔어igeo naega gajyeowass-eo. | 이거igeo내가naega개와서gaewaseo이거 내가 개와서igeo naega gaewaseo |

### Hwanghae

Hwanghae region (North Korea). Also in the Islands of Yeonpyeongdo, Baengnyeongdo and Daecheongdo in Ongjin County of Incheon.
* Some North Korean scholars, such as Kim Byung-je, do not recognize this distinction and consider the West-North and Gyeonggi dialects to be spoken in the region.
* It is known that dialects are spoken that share characteristics of neighboring regional dialects. It is mainly known to have characteristics of both Gyeonggi and Pyeongan dialects.

#### Honorific

| Munhwaŏ | Hwanghae |
| 하십시오hasibsio하십시오hasibsio | 하서haseo하서haseo |
| 해요haeyo해요haeyo | 해요haeyo해요haeyo |
| 습니까seubnikka습니까seubnikka | 시꺄shikkya시꺄shikkya |

#### Ordinary way of speaking

* Many of the vowels are pronounced as 'ㅣ(i)'.
** example: habit
| Munhwaŏ | Hwanghae |
| 습관seubgwan습관seubgwan | 십관sibgwan십관sibgwan |
* '네(ne)' is used as a questionable form.
** example: "Did you eat?"
| Munhwaŏ | Hwanghae |
| 밥bab먹었니?meog-eossni?밥 먹었니?bab meog-eossni? | 밥bab먹었네?meog-eossne?밥 먹었네?bab meog-eossne? |
* '-누만(-numan)' is often used as an exclamation sentence.
** example: "It got a lot colder"
| Munhwaŏ | Hwanghae |
| 많이manh-i추워졌구나chuwojyeottguna많이 추워졌구나manh-i chuwojyeottguna | 많이manh-i추어졌누만chueojyeottnuman많이 추어졌누만manh-i chueojyeottnuman |
Areas in Northwest Hwanghae, such as Ongjin County in Hwanghae Province, pronounced 'ㅈ' (j'), originally pronounced the letter more closely to tz. However, this has largely disappeared. The rest is almost similar to the Gyeonggi and Pyongan dialect.

### Gyeonggi

Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi region (South Korea), as well as Kaeseong, Gaepoong and Changpung in North Korea.
* Seoul dialect, which was the basis of Pyojuneo, is a subdialect of Gyeonggi dialect.
* About 70% of all Seoul dialect vocabulary has been adopted as Pyojuneo, and only about 10% out of 30% of Seoul dialect vocabulary that has not been adopted in Pyojuneo have been used so far.
* Gyeonggi dialect is the least existential dialect in South Korea, and most people do not know that Gyeonggi dialect itself exists. So, Gyeonggi-do residents say they only use standard language, and many people know the language spoken by Gyeonggi-do residents as standard language in other regions.
* Recently, young people have come to realize that there is a dialect in Seoul as they are exposed to the Seoul dialect through media such as YouTube.
* Among the Gyeonggi dialects, the best known dialect along with Seoul dialect is Suwon dialect. The dialects of Suwon and its surrounding areas are quite different from those of northern Gyeonggi Province and surrounding areas of Seoul.
* In some areas of the southern part of Gyeonggi Province, which is close to Chungcheong Province, such as Pyeongtaek and Anseong, it is also included in the Chungcheong dialect area. Local residents living in these areas also admit that they speak Chungcheong dialect.
* Traditionally, coastal areas of Gyeonggi, particularly Incheon, Ganghwa, Ongjin and Gimpo have been recorded to have some influence from the dialects of Hwanghae and Chungcheong, due to historic intermixing with the two regions, as well as geographical proximity. This old influence, however, has largely died out among most middle aged and younger locals from the region.
* Originally, northern Gyeonggi Province, including Seoul, received influence from Northern dialects (Areas of Kaeseong along the Ryesong River, or Ganghwa Island, received an especially high amount of influence from the Hwanghae dialect), while southern Gyeonggi Province was influenced from Chungcheong dialect. However, as a result of the prolonged division and the large number of migrants from Chungcheong Province and Jeolla Province to Seoul, the current way of speaking in Gyeonggi has been greatly influenced by Chungcheong and Jeolla.

#### Honorific

| Pyojuneo | Gyeonggi |
| 하십시오hasibsio하십시오hasibsio | - |
| 하오hao하오hao | 하우/허우hau/heou하우/허우hau/heou |
| 해요haeyo해요haeyo | 해요haeyo해요haeyo |

#### Ordinary way of speaking

* The vowel 'ㅏ(a)' is changed to 'ㅓ(eo)', and 'ㅓ(eo)' is changed to 'ㅡ(eu)'.
** example: 1) "It hurts." 2) "It's dirty"
| Pyojuneo | Gyeonggi |
| 아파apa아파apa | 아퍼apeo아퍼apeo |
| 더러워deoleowo더러워deoleowo | 드러워deuleowo드러워deuleowo |
* The vowel 'ㅏ(a)' and 'ㅓ(eo)' are sometimes changed to 'ㅐ(ae)'.
** example: 1) Sesame oil 2) "You look like a fool."
| Pyojuneo | Gyeonggi |
| 참기름chamgileum참기름chamgileum | 챔기름chaemgileum챔기름chaemgileum |
| 너neo바보babo같아gat-a너 바보 같아neo babo gat-a | 너neo바보babo같애gat-ae너 바보 같애neo babo gat-ae |
* The vowel 'ㅗ(o)' is mainly changed to 'ㅜ(u)'.
** example: 1) "What are you doing?" 2) uncle
| Pyojuneo | Gyeonggi |
| 뭐하고mwohago있어?iss-eo?뭐하고 있어?mwohago iss-eo? | 뭐허구mwoheogu있어?iss-eo?뭐허구 있어?mwoheogu iss-eo? |
| 삼촌samchon삼촌samchon | 삼춘samchun삼춘samchun |
* Dialects of Suwon and its surrounding areas.
** The ending '~거야(geoya)' ends briefly with '~거(geo)'
*** example: "Where will you go?"
| Pyojuneo | Suwon |
| 어디eodi갈gal거야?geoya?어디 갈 거야?eodi gal geoya? | 어디eodi갈gal거?geo?어디 갈 거?eodi gal geo? |

### Gangwon

Yeongseo (Gangwon (South Korea)/Kangwŏn (North Korea) west of the Taebaek Mountains), Yeongdong (Gangwon (South Korea)/Kangwŏn (North Korea), east of the Taebaek Mountains)
* Gangwon Province is divided between Yeongseo and Yeongdong due to the Taebaek Mountains, so even if it is the same Gangwon Province, there is a significant difference in dialect between the two regions.
* In the case of the Yeongseo dialect, the accent is slightly different from the dialect of Gyeonggi Province, but most of the vocabulary is similar to the dialect of Gyeonggi Province.
* Unlike the Yeongseo dialect, Yeongdong dialect has a tone, such as Hamgyeong dialect and Gyeongsang dialect.
* Gangwon dialect is the least spoken dialect of all dialects in South Korea except Jeju.

#### Honorific

| Pyojuneo | Yeongseo | Yeongdong |
| 하십시오hasibsio하십시오hasibsio | -Lack of data- | - |
| 하오hao하오hao | 하오,hao,하우hau하오, 하우hao, hau | 하오hao하오hao |
| 해요haeyo해요haeyo | 해오haeyo해오haeyo | 해요haeyo해요haeyo |

#### Ordinary way of speaking

* There are pronunciations, such as 'ㆉ(yoi)' and 'ㆌ(yui)', that you cannot hear in most regions of Korea.
* The vowel 'ㅠ(yu)' is changed to 'ㅟ(wi)' or 'ㆌ(yui)'.
** example: Vacation
| Pyojuneo | Gangwon |
| 휴가hyuga휴가hyuga | 휘가hwiga휘가hwiga |
* Use '나(na)' a lot in questionable form.
** example: "What are you doing lately?"
| Pyojuneo | Gangwon(Yeongdong) |
| 요즘yojeum뭐해?mwohae?요즘 뭐해?yojeum mwohae? | 요즘yojeum뭐하나?mwohana?요즘 뭐하나?yojeum mwohana? |

### Chungcheong

Daejeon, Sejong, Chungcheong region (South Korea)
* Chungcheong dialect is considered to be the softest dialect to hear among all dialects of Korean.
* Chungcheong dialect is one of the most recognized dialects in South Korea, along with Jeolla dialect and Gyeongsang dialect.
* Chungcheong dialect was the most commonly used dialect by aristocrats(Yangban) during the Joseon dynasty, along with dialects in northern Gyeongsang Province.
* In the case of Chungcheong dialect, it is a dialect belonging to the central dialect along with Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Hwanghae dialects, but some scholars view it as a separate dialect separated from the central dialect. In addition, some scholars classify southern Chungcheong dialect regions such as Daejeon, Sejong, and Gongju as the southern dialect such as Jeolla and Gyeongsang dialects.

#### Honorific

| Pyojuneo | Chungcheong |
| 하십시오hasibsio하십시오hasibsio | 하시오hasio(충남 서해안 일부 지역)(Some areas on the west coast of South Chungcheong Province)하시오hasio |
| 하오hao하오hao | 하게hage하게hage |
| 해요haeyo해요haeyo | 해유haeyu(기본)(General)해유 (기본)haeyu (General) |

#### Ordinary way of speaking

* The vowel 'ㅑ(ya)' that comes to the ending is changed to 'ㅕ(yeo)'.
** example: 1) "What are you talking about?" 2) "What are you doing?"
| Pyojuneo | Chungcheong |
| 무슨museun소리야?soliya?무슨 소리야?museun soliya? | 뭔mwon소리여~?soliyeo~?뭔 소리여~?mwon soliyeo~? |
| 뭐하는mwohaneun거야?geoya?뭐하는 거야?mwohaneun geoya? | 뭐허는mwoheoneun거여~?geoyeo~?//뭐하는mwohaneun겨~?gyeo~?뭐허는 거여~? / 뭐하는 겨~?mwoheoneun geoyeo~? / mwohaneun gyeo~? |
* 'ㅔ(e)' is mainly changed to 'ㅣ(i)', and 'ㅐ(ae)' is mainly changed to 'ㅑ(ya)' or 'ㅕ(yeo)'.
** example: 1) "He/She/They said he/she/they put it outside." 2) "Would you like to eat this?" 3) "Okay."
| Pyojuneo | Chungcheong |
| 그거geugeo바깥에다가bakkat-edaga뒀대dwossdae그거 바깥에다가 뒀대geugeo bakkat-edaga dwossdae | 고거gogeo바깥이다가bakkat-idaga뒀댜~dwossdya~고거 바깥이다가 뒀댜~gogeo bakkat-idaga dwossdya~ |
| 이거igeo먹을래?meog-eullae?이거 먹을래?igeo meog-eullae? | 여거yeogeo먹을려?meog-eullyeo?//이거igeo먹을쳐?meog-eulchyeo?여거 먹을려? / 이거 먹을쳐?yeogeo meog-eullyeo? / igeo meog-eulchyeo? |
| 그래geulae그래geulae | 그려~geulyeo~//그랴~geulya~//기여~giyeo~//겨~gyeo~그려~ / 그랴~ / 기여~ / 겨~geulyeo~ / geulya~ / giyeo~ / gyeo~ |
* The ending '겠(gett)' is mainly pronounced as '겄(geott)', and the ending'까(kka)' is mainly pronounced as '께(kke)'.
** example: "I've put it all away, so it'll be okay."
| Pyojuneo | Chungcheong |
| 내가naega다da치워뒀으니까chiwodwoss-eunikka괜찮겠지gwaenchanhgettji내가 다 치워뒀으니까 괜찮겠지naega da chiwodwoss-eunikka gwaenchanhgettji | 내가naega다da치워뒀으니께chiwodwoss-eunikke갠찮겄지gaenchanhgeottji내가 다 치워뒀으니께 갠찮겄지naega da chiwodwoss-eunikke gaenchanhgeottji |
The rest is almost similar to the Gyeonggi dialect.

### Jeolla

Gwangju, Jeolla region (South Korea)
* Jeolla dialect is a dialect that feels rough along with Gyeongsang dialect. Especially it is well known for its swearing.
* Jeolla dialect speakers, along with Gyeongsang dialect speakers, have high self-esteem in their local dialects.
* Many Jeolla dialect speakers can be found not only in Jeolla Province but also in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, because Jeolla Province itself was alienated from development, so many Jeolla residents came to Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.
* Much of Northern Jeolla, especially in areas close to Southern Chungcheong like Jeonju, Gunsan and Wanju have traditionally had weaker accents compared to the south, and in some cases, might be more closer to the Chungcheong dialect in terms of vocabulary and intonation.

#### Honorific

| Pyojuneo | Jeolla |
| 하십시오hasibsio하십시오hasibsio | 허씨요heossiyo(기본)(General)허씨요 (기본)heossiyo (General) |
| 하오hao하오hao | 허소heoso허소heoso |
| 해요haeyo해요haeyo | 허라(우)heola(u)(서중부 지역)(West Central Region)허라(우)heola(u) |

#### Ordinary way of speaking

* The vowel 'ㅢ(ui)' is pronounced as 'ㅡ(eu)'.
** example: Doctor
| Pyojuneo | Jeolla |
| 의사uisa의사uisa | 으사eusa으사eusa |
* The ending '지(ji)' is pronounced as '제(je)'.
** example: "That's right."
| Pyojuneo | Jeolla |
| 그렇지geuleohji그렇지geuleohji | 그라제geulaje//글제geulje그라제 / 글제geulaje / geulje |
* Use a lot of '잉(ing)' at the end of words.
** example: "It's really pretty."
| Pyojuneo | Jeolla |
| 진짜jinjja예쁘다yeppeuda진짜 예쁘다jinjja yeppeuda | 참말로chammallo이쁘다잉~ippeudaing~//참말로chammallo귄있다잉~gwin-ittdaing~참말로 이쁘다잉~ / 참말로 귄있다잉~chammallo ippeudaing~ / chammallo gwin-ittdaing~ |
Famously, natives of Southern Jeolla pronounce certain combinations of vowels in Korean more softly, or omit the latter vowel entirely.
| Pyojuneo | Jeolla |
| 육학년yoog-kak-nyeon육학년yoog-kak-nyeon | 유각년yoog-ag-nyeon유각년yoog-ag-nyeon |
| 못해mot-tae못해mot-tae | 모대mo-dae모대mo-dae |
However, in the case of '모대(modae)', it is also observed in South Chungcheong Province and some areas of southern Gyeonggi Province close to South Chungcheong Province.
The rest is almost similar to the Chungcheong dialect.

### Gyeongsang

Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Gyeongsang region (South Korea)
* The Gyeongsang dialect is one of the best-known South Korean dialects, known not only by Koreans but also by foreigners interested in Korean culture.
* The Gyeongsang dialect is frequently characterized as the most "rough" and "macho" dialect of all South Korean dialects.
* The Gyeongsang dialect is one of the most common dialects employed in K-dramas.
* The Gyeongsang dialect exhibits internal diversity, with variations in pronunciation and vocabulary that are easily recognized by native speakers of the region.

#### Honorific

| Pyojuneo | Gyeongsang |
| 하십시오hasibsio하십시오hasibsio | 하이소haiso하이소haiso |
| 하오hao하오hao | 하소haso하소haso |
| 해요haeyo해요haeyo | 해예haeye//해요haeyo해예 / 해요haeye / haeyo |

#### Ordinary way of speaking

* When forming questions, speakers primarily employ '노 (no)' and '나 (na)'. The choice between them reveals the nature of the inquiry. '나 (na)' functions as a marker for polar questions, demanding a straightforward 'yes' or 'no' response. In contrast, '노 (no)' is attached to questions requiring a more comprehensive explanation.
** example: 1) "Have you eaten?" 2) "What did you eat?"
| Pyojuneo | Gyeongsang |
| 너neo밥bab먹었어?meog-eott-eo?너 밥 먹었어?neo bab meog-eott-eo? | 니ni밥bab뭇나?mutna?니 밥 뭇나?ni bab mutna? |
| 뭐mwo먹었어?meog-eoss-eo?뭐 먹었어?mwo meog-eoss-eo? | 뭐mwo뭇노?mutno?뭐 뭇노?mwo mutno? |
* When talking, the sentence often ends with '~다 아이가(~da aiga)'.
** example: "You said so."
| Pyojuneo | Gyeongsang |
| 네가nega그렇게geuleohge말했잖아.malhaettjanh-a.네가 그렇게 말했잖아.nega geuleohge malhaettjanh-a. | 니가niga그레geule말했다malhaettda아이가.aiga.니가 그레 말했다 아이가.niga geule malhaettda aiga. |
* '~하다(~hada)' is pronounced as '~카다(~kada)'.
** example: "Why are you doing that?"
| Pyojuneo | Gyeongsang |
| 왜wae그렇게geuleohge하는haneun거야?geoya?왜 그렇게 하는 거야?wae geuleohge haneun geoya? | 와wa그geu카는데?kaneunde?와 그 카는데?wa geu kaneunde? |
The rest is almost similar to the Jeolla dialect.

### Jeju

Jeju Island/Province (South Korea); sometimes classified as a separate language in the Koreanic language family
example: Hangul
* Pyojuneo: 한글 (Hangul)
* Jeju: ᄒᆞᆫ글 (Hongul)

#### Honorific

| Pyojuneo | Jeju |
| 하십시오hasibsio하십시오hasibsio | ᄒᆞᆸ서hobseoᄒᆞᆸ서hobseo |
| 하오hao하오hao | ᄒᆞᆸ소hobsoᄒᆞᆸ소hobso |
| 해요haeyo해요haeyo | ᄒᆞ여마씀hobyeomasseum//양yang//예yeᄒᆞ여마씀 / 양 / 예hobyeomasseum / yang / ye |