LEARN + KOREAN / 23 of 125 TOPIK I
This Way -로 가요
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The taxi is expensive, so you take the bus: 버스로 가요. Attach -(으)로 to a mode of transport to say “by.” The same particle can show a direction or means, so the surrounding verb helps set the reading.
Which Way
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
oreunjjok | right |
oenjjok | left |
ttokbaro | straight |
dwiro | back |
wiro | up |
jihaharo | down, to the basement |
gakkapda | to be close |
meolda | to be far |
sejonghakdange eotteoke gayo?
How do you go to Sejong Institute?
ijjogeuro ttokbaro gaseyo.
Go straight this way.
By Bus, By Subway, By Plane
beoseureul tago gayo.
I go by bus.
eunhaengkkaji jihacheollo gayo.
I go to the bank by subway.
baekhwajeomkkaji taeksiro gayo.
I go to the department store by taxi.
seoureseo jejudokkaji bihaenggireul tago gayo.
I take a plane from Seoul to Jeju.
Hint · 힌트
몇 시예요? taught 부터〜까지 for a time range. Places use a different pair: 에서〜까지. 서울에서 제주도까지 (“from Seoul to Jeju”) never takes 부터, even though English “from” covers both jobs. Swapping them is a very common beginner slip.
busaneseo gyeongjukkaji eolmana geollyeoyo?
How long does it take from Busan to Gyeongju?
Hint · 힌트
걸리다 (to take time) is the verb every travel-time question runs on. It never takes 을/를: 시간이 얼마나 걸려요? not 시간을 얼마나 걸려요?. Think of it as the time itself being the one doing the “taking,” not something you’re acting on.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
gicharyeok | train station |
jihacheol | subway |
beoseu | bus |
taeksi | taxi |
bihaenggi | airplane |
georeoseo | on foot, by walking |
garatada | to transfer (vehicles) |
makcha | the last train or bus |
sinhodeung | traffic light |
jeongche | traffic congestion |
jireumgil | shortcut |
gyotong | traffic, transportation |
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