文化是生活方式與思考方式，語言反映文化並且保留文化。學習一種外語就是在熟悉該文化的過程。不同的群體因為文化相異而說不同的語言，語言除了發音、句法不同之外，還有文化的不同。韓語的各項特徵都是韓國特殊文化的反映，過去數千年的政治制度衍生出複雜嚴謹的上下等級的話階，談話時必須對上尊敬、對自己謙虛，在上者有其相應的對下話階，延伸到家庭、社會、組織也是如此。隨時代尊重個人與生而平等時勢，韓語的話階逐漸簡化，可見話階也是文化的反映。過去的制度官名有若干被借用而變成一般代名詞。韓語群體的共通、普遍的生活方式、思考模式、社會規範、處事原則等文化內容融入語言中，故皆為學習韓語時必須一併瞭解的事項。本研究擬由制度、意識、習俗等方向探究韓語裡蘊含的文化要素。主要由一般文學作品、報紙專欄，以及、俗諺、慣用語等語料蒐羅歸納之。
The different groups speak different, because of the cultural differences. The differences between languages do not consist only in differences in pronunciation, vocabulary or grammar, but also in different cultures of speaking. Therefore to learn a foreign language is the progress of learning its culture. The special features of Korean culture have being expressed through its own language by Korean people. The term of respect, for example, is the result of feudalism which lasted for thousands years. Among the nobles and the commons, must obey the speech level which also adapt in a family, society, and company etc. This application intends to research the Culture elements inside the Korean Language from the systems, conscious, habits.
