Editing Korean language (section)

=== Western loanwords ===
{{See also|Konglish}}
The vast majority of [[loanword]]s other than Sino-Korean come from modern times, approximately 90% of which are from [[English language|English]].<ref name=Sohn /> Many words have also been borrowed from [[European languages|Western languages]] such as [[German language|German]] via [[Japanese language|Japanese]] (e.g. {{lang|ko|아르바이트}} (''[[wikt:アルバイト|areubaiteu]]'') 'part-time job', {{lang|ko|알레르기}} (''allereugi'') '[[allergy]]', {{lang|ko|기브스}} (''gibseu'' or ''gibuseu'') 'plaster cast used for broken bones'). Some Western words were borrowed indirectly via Japanese during the [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese occupation of Korea]], taking a Japanese sound pattern, for example "dozen"&nbsp;> {{lang|ja-Kana|ダース}} ''dāsu''&nbsp;> {{lang|ko|다스}} ''daseu''. However, most indirect Western borrowings are now written according to current "Hangulization" rules for the respective Western language, as if borrowed directly. In South Korean official use, a number of other Sino-Korean country names have been replaced with phonetically oriented "Hangeulizations" of the countries' endonyms or English names.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Choo |first1=Sungjae |title=The use of Hanja (Chinese characters) in Korean toponyms: Practices and issues |journal=Journal of the International Council of Onomastic Sciences |date=2016 |volume=51 |pages=13–24 |doi=10.34158/ONOMA.51/2016/2 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

Because of such a prevalence of English in modern South Korean culture and society, [[lexical borrowing]] is inevitable. English-derived Korean, or "Konglish" ({{lang|ko|콩글리시}}), is increasingly used. The vocabulary of the South Korean dialect of the Korean language is roughly 5% loanwords (excluding Sino-Korean vocabulary).{{sfnp|Sohn|2006|p=87}} However, due to North Korea's isolation, such influence is lacking in North Korean speech.