✅ Beginner 23: Location and Direction in Korean – Where Are You? Let’s Meet!
📘 Beginner 23: Location and Direction in Korean – Where Are You? Let’s Meet!
Welcome to Day 23! 📍🚶 In today’s lesson, we’re going to learn how to talk about locations, give directions, and meet up with friends in Korean.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to ask and answer “Where are you?” and say things like “I’m at home,” “Let’s meet in front of the station,” and “Turn left.”
📌 Location Vocabulary
| English | Korean | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| home | 집 | jip |
| school | 학교 | hak-gyo |
| station | 역 | yeok |
| restaurant | 식당 | sik-dang |
| café | 카페 | ka-pe |
| park | 공원 | gong-won |
| library | 도서관 | do-seo-gwan |
| convenience store | 편의점 | pyeon-ui-jeom |
📘 Asking “Where?” in Korean
- 어디예요? – Where is it?
- 어디에 있어요? – Where is (something/someone)?
- 지금 어디에 있어요? – Where are you now?
Examples:
- 지금 집에 있어요. – I’m at home now.
- 친구는 도서관에 있어요. – My friend is at the library.
💡 Use the particle ~에 to mark a location.
📘 Direction and Position Words
| English | Korean | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| in front of | 앞 | ap |
| behind | 뒤 | dwi |
| next to | 옆 | yeop |
| on top of | 위 | wi |
| under | 아래 | a-rae |
| between | 사이 | sa-i |
Example Sentences:
- 카페 앞에 있어요. – It’s in front of the café.
- 식당은 편의점 옆에 있어요. – The restaurant is next to the convenience store.
💬 Real-Life Dialogue
👧 수지: 지금 어디예요? (ji-geum eo-di-ye-yo?) – Where are you now?
👦 준호: 저는 지하철역 앞에 있어요. – I’m in front of the subway station.
👧 수지: 좋아요! 거기서 만나요. – Great! Let’s meet there.
📘 How to Say “Let’s Meet”
- 만나요 – Let’s meet
- 거기서 만나요 – Let’s meet there
- 몇 시에 만날까요? – What time shall we meet?
- 역 앞에서 만나요 – Let’s meet in front of the station
📘 Giving Simple Directions
- 왼쪽으로 가세요 – Turn left
- 오른쪽으로 가세요 – Turn right
- 쭉 가세요 – Go straight
- 건너편에 있어요 – It’s across the street
🧪 Mini Quiz – Where Are You?
- Translate: “I am at home.”
a) 집에서 있어요
b) 집이 있어요
c) 집에 있어요
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✅ c) 집에 있어요
- What does “카페 앞에 있어요” mean?
a) I’m in the café
b) I’m behind the café
c) I’m in front of the café
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✅ c) I’m in front of the café
- Translate: “Let’s meet at the park.”
a) 공원에서 만나요
b) 공원이 만나요
c) 공원은 만나요
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✅ a) 공원에서 만나요
✅ Conclusion
📍 Awesome! Now you can ask where someone is, talk about locations, and give simple directions in Korean!
- ✔️ Learn and practice the particles 에 and 에서
- ✔️ Use position words like 앞, 옆, 뒤
- ✔️ Combine with verbs like 있다, 만나다 for practical conversations
📘 Coming Up Next
Tomorrow: Day 24: Transportation in Korean – I Take the Bus, Let’s Ride the Subway!
We’ll learn how to talk about public transportation and travel routes!
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