Korean Interpreters

The frequency of multilingual meetings and events continues to increase as businesses and organizations add employees, customers, and partners around the world. Meetings and events are more engaging and inclusive when everyone speaks the same language, but that is not always possible. Human interpreters and translators are an option, but the high cost and logistical complexity limits their use to big budget events and organizations.

Wordly solves the multilingual collaboration problem with a proven, high quality, highly scalable AI-powered interpretation platform which provides simultaneous interpretation into Korean and dozens of other languages. Speakers and attendees each select their preferred language at the start of the session - selecting from live translated captions or audio - and using their mobile phone, tablet, or computer. Offering translation services is a great way to increase engagement, productivity, and inclusivity.

Korean Language History

What is the History of the Korean language?
The Korean language, part of the Koreanic language family, traces its roots back to Proto-Koreanic, the shared ancestor of all Koreanic languages. It evolved over millennia, shaped by historical, cultural, and political influences in the regions of modern-day Korea and beyond.

• Old Korean (1st century BCE–10th century CE): The earliest form of Korean, Old Korean, began to emerge during the Three Kingdoms Period. It was influenced by contact with neighboring Chinese and Altaic languages. The adoption of Chinese characters marked the first written records of Korean. Early linguistic features included distinct regional dialects linked to the kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.
• Middle Korean (10th–16th century): Middle Korean developed during the Goryeo and early Joseon dynasties. This period saw significant linguistic and cultural developments. The creation of Hangul, the Korean alphabet, by King Sejong the Great in 1443 was a watershed moment in the language's history. Hangul democratized literacy, allowing everyone to learn and write Korean.
• Late Middle Korean (16th–19th century): During the late Joseon dynasty, Korean underwent further phonological and grammatical changes. The widespread use of Hangul in popular literature, alongside continued use of Hanja in scholarly texts, created a bilingual written tradition. The language began to solidify into a more standardized form, influenced by political stability and increased literacy among the general population.
• Modern Korean (20th century–Present): The 20th century brought profound changes to Korean. Japanese colonization imposed Japanese language and script on Korea, but resistance efforts kept Korean alive as a marker of national identity. Today, Korean is spoken by over 80 million people worldwide, with Hangul celebrated as one of the world's most scientifically designed writing systems. Korean continues to evolve, embracing technological innovation and globalization while maintaining its cultural heritage.

Korean Interpretation Example

The Korean interpretation example was created using Wordly. The image on the left shows the words spoken by the presenter in English. The image on the right shows the interpreted Korean captions which appear in real time. The attendee can either read interpreted Korean subtitles, or listen to Korean interpreted audio. Wordly uses AI to provide an easy and affordable alternative to Korean interpreters. In addition to English to Korean interpreters, Wordly can provide live interpretation services for over 3,000 different language pairs - all for one low price.

Providing Korean interpreters - both from Korean and into Korean - is a high priority for businesses, non-profit organizations, industry associations, local communities, schools, religious organizations, and more. Korean is the national language of South Korea, and approximately 81 million people speak Korean natively. Wordly provides Korean interpretation into audio, captions, and subtitles for dozens of other languages.

In addition to English interpretation, Wordly also provides the following Korean interpretation options:
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Why Wordly is Better Than Human Korean Interpreters

Wordly provides simultaneous interpretation powered by AI for over 3 million users at 1,500+ companies for in-person, virtual, and hybrid meetings and events. The Wordly platform provides real-time, on-demand simultaneous Korean interpretation without the use of human translators - making it faster, easier, and more affordable to collaborate across multiple languages at once.

Wordly also offers interpretation into dozens of additional languages. See the complete list of language translators.

Wordly Interpretation Features

Wordly provides a best in class interpretation solution featuring many advanced capabilities. 

One key feature is Wordly is Highly Scalable. Wordly can handle thousands of simultaneous users per session. Pricing is based on the number of people who actually use the translation option. Since you get all Wordly languages for one affordable price, you don’t need to worry about which languages the event attendees will want to use prior to the event.

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Wordly Interpretation Customer Quotes

Wordly has thousands of happy customers around the world.

“Accurate translation, as we could prove connecting with colleagues that are able to speak more than one language and check the translation. The translation made possible a greater participation within our field of work, making the information accessible.”

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