Hello! Please tell me when 코리아 is used, and when 한국?
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코리아 = The word "Korea" written/spelled/read in Korean. 한국 = (Han Guk) formal word translation of "Korea" in Korean. 아메리카 = The word "America" written/spelled/read in Korean. 미국 = (Mi-Guk) formal word translation of "America" in Korean. '한국' is the official and formal term for Korea. '코리아' is an informal, and sometimes stylized of referring to the country for Koreans.
코리아 is just how korean pronounce 'Korea' in korean way. and since it's the name of the country, korean people understand it means '한국' but when you write or talk about Korea, we use '한국'. for example "한국으로 여행을 갈거예요", "저는 한국사람이에요."