Korean vocabulary · 23 words
Korean directions and transport vocabulary
Getting around a Korean city means the 지하철 (subway) and the bus, and this list has the words for both: the vehicles, the particle that says how you travel, the verbs for getting on and off, and left, right and straight ahead for asking the way. A short travel group rounds it off.
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Good to know
- (으)로 marks the means: 버스로 가요 (I go by bus). 로 after a vowel or ㄹ (택시로, 지하철로), 으로 after other consonants.
- 타다 (get on, ride) takes 을/를: 버스를 타요. 내리다 (get off) takes 에서: 버스에서 내려요.
- Directions take 으로 too: 왼쪽으로 가세요 (go left), 오른쪽으로 가세요 (go right), 똑바로 가세요 (go straight).
- 까지 is as far as: 역까지 가요. 집에서 역까지 is from home to the station.
Vehicles
| Korean | Romanization | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 버스 | beoseu | bus | |
| 지하철 | jihacheol | subway | |
| 택시 | taeksi | taxi | |
| 기차 | gicha | train | |
| 비행기 | bihaenggi | airplane |
Getting on and off
| Korean | Romanization | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 타다 | tada | to ride / get on (dictionary form) | |
| 타요 | tayo | ride / get on (polite) | |
| 내리다 | naerida | to get off (dictionary form) | |
| 로 | ro | by / by means of (after vowel or ㄹ) | |
| 으로 | euro | by / by means of (after consonant) | |
| 까지 | kkaji | until / up to |
Which way
| Korean | Romanization | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 왼쪽 | oenjjok | left side | |
| 오른쪽 | oreunjjok | right side | |
| 똑바로 | ttokbaro | straight ahead | |
| 이쪽 | ijjok | this way / this side | |
| 그쪽 | geujjok | that way (near you) | |
| 저쪽 | jeojjok | that way (over there) | |
| 역 | yeok | (train) station |
Travel
| Korean | Romanization | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 여행 | yeohaeng | travel / trip | |
| 계획 | gyehoek | plan | |
| 출발 | chulbal | departure | |
| 도착 | dochak | arrival | |
| 외국 | oeguk | foreign country |
Test yourself
Five of the 23 words on this page, meaning to word. Pick an answer to check it; nothing is saved.
1.Which Korean word means "bus"?
2.Which Korean word means "airplane"?
3.Which Korean word means "by / by means of (after consonant)"?
4.Which Korean word means "straight ahead"?
5.Which Korean word means "travel / trip"?
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