✅ Day 23: Location and Direction in Korean – Where Are You? Let’s Meet!

πŸ“˜ Day 23: Location and Direction in Korean – Where Are You? Let’s Meet!

Being able to describe locations and give directions is one of the most practical skills in any language — and Korean is no exception! Whether you're trying to meet a friend, find a bathroom, or ask for help in Seoul, this lesson will teach you how to say things like:

  • “Where is the bank?”
  • “I’m in front of the cafe.”
  • “Let’s meet next to the station.”

Let’s dive into Korean location expressions and simple direction words you’ll use every day.


πŸ“ Common Location Words in Korean

EnglishKoreanRomanization
hereμ—¬κΈ°yeo-gi
thereκ±°κΈ°geo-gi
over thereμ €κΈ°jeo-gi
insideμ•ˆμ—an-e
outside밖에bak-ke
in front ofμ•žμ—ap-e
behind뒀에dwi-e
next toμ˜†μ—yeop-e
nearκ·Όμ²˜μ—geun-cheo-e
across fromλ§žμ€νŽΈμ—maj-eun-pyeon-e


πŸ—Ί️ Simple Sentences with Locations

  • μ €λŠ” 카페 μ•ˆμ— μžˆμ–΄μš”. – jeo-neun ka-pe an-e i-sseo-yo → I’m inside the cafe.
  • ν™”μž₯싀은 μ €κΈ° μžˆμ–΄μš”. – hwa-jang-sil-eun jeo-gi i-sseo-yo → The bathroom is over there.
  • 은행은 학ꡐ μ˜†μ— μžˆμ–΄μš”. – eun-haeng-eun hak-gyo yeop-e i-sseo-yo → The bank is next to the school.
  • λ²„μŠ€ μ •λ₯˜μž₯은 건물 μ•žμ— μžˆμ–΄μš”. – beo-seu jeong-ryu-jang-eun geon-mul ap-e i-sseo-yo → The bus stop is in front of the building.


πŸ“ž Asking "Where Is..." in Korean

Use this question pattern:

[Noun] 어디에 μžˆμ–΄μš”? – [Noun] eo-di-e i-sseo-yo? → Where is [noun]?

  • μ§€ν•˜μ² μ—­ 어디에 μžˆμ–΄μš”? – ji-ha-cheol-yeok eo-di-e i-sseo-yo → Where is the subway station?
  • 친ꡬ 어디에 μžˆμ–΄μš”? – chin-gu eo-di-e i-sseo-yo → Where is your friend?
  • ν™”μž₯μ‹€ 어디에 μžˆμ–΄μš”? – hwa-jang-sil eo-di-e i-sseo-yo → Where’s the bathroom?


🧭 Direction Words in Korean

EnglishKoreanRomanization
leftμ™Όμͺ½oen-jjok
right였λ₯Έμͺ½o-reun-jjok
straight직진jik-jin
turnλŒμ•„κ°€λ‹€dol-a-ga-da
goκ°€λ‹€ga-da
stopλ©ˆμΆ”λ‹€meom-chu-da


🚢 Useful Phrases

  • μ™Όμͺ½μœΌλ‘œ κ°€μ„Έμš”. – oen-jjok-eu-ro ga-se-yo → Go to the left.
  • μ§μ§„ν•˜μ„Έμš”. – jik-jin-ha-se-yo → Go straight.
  • κ·Έ λ‹€μŒμ— 였λ₯Έμͺ½μœΌλ‘œ λ„μ„Έμš”. – geu da-eum-e o-reun-jjok-eu-ro do-se-yo → Then turn right.


πŸ—£️ Mini Dialogue – Meeting Up

A: 어디에 μžˆμ–΄μš”?
eo-di-e i-sseo-yo? – Where are you?

B: μ €λŠ” 카페 μ•žμ— μžˆμ–΄μš”.
jeo-neun ka-pe ap-e i-sseo-yo – I’m in front of the cafe.

A: μ•Œκ² μ–΄μš”. 곧 λ„μ°©ν• κ²Œμš”!
al-ge-sseo-yo. got do-chak-hal-ge-yo! – Got it. I’ll be there soon!


πŸ“ Quiz Time!

  1. What is “next to” in Korean?
    a) μ•žμ—
    b) μ˜†μ— ✅
    c) μ•ˆμ—
  2. Translate: “Go straight”
    a) 였λ₯Έμͺ½μœΌλ‘œ κ°€μ„Έμš”
    b) μ§μ§„ν•˜μ„Έμš” ✅
    c) μ™Όμͺ½μœΌλ‘œ λ„μ„Έμš”
  3. How do you say “Where is the bank?”
    a) 은행 어디에 μžˆμ–΄μš”? ✅
    b) ν™”μž₯μ‹€ 어디에 μžˆμ–΄μš”?
    c) 식당 어디에 μžˆμ–΄μš”?


✅ Conclusion

In today’s Day 23 lesson, you learned how to:

  • Use common Korean location vocabulary
  • Form polite sentences to describe places
  • Give and understand directions in Korean
  • Have a real-life style conversation

πŸ’¬ Try using these phrases with your Korean friends or during travel! The more you practice, the faster you’ll feel comfortable asking directions and meeting people in Korea.


πŸ“˜ Coming Up Next

In Day 24, we’ll learn how to talk about transportation in Korean — like saying “I’m taking the subway” or “Let’s get off at the next stop.” πŸšŒπŸš†

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