✅ Beginner 24: Transportation in Korean – I Take the Bus, Let’s Ride the Subway!
📘 Beginner 24: Transportation in Korean – I Take the Bus, Let’s Ride the Subway!
Welcome to Day 24! 🚌🚇🚶 In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about transportation and travel in Korean. Whether you're taking the subway, riding a taxi, or walking to school, you'll find the expressions and vocabulary here very useful for navigating Korea!
You’ll learn how to say things like “I take the bus,” “Let’s ride the subway,” and ask questions like “How do I get there?”
📌 Common Transportation Vocabulary
| English | Korean | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| bus | 버스 | beo-seu |
| subway | 지하철 | ji-ha-cheol |
| taxi | 택시 | taek-si |
| train | 기차 | gi-cha |
| car | 자동차 | ja-dong-cha |
| bicycle | 자전거 | ja-jeon-geo |
| walk | 걷다 | geot-da |
📘 Verbs and Particles for Transportation
- 타다 – to ride (transportation)
- 내리다 – to get off
- 갈아타다 – to transfer
Sentence Patterns:
- 버스를 타요 – I ride the bus
- 지하철을 타요 – I take the subway
- 다음 역에서 내려요 – I get off at the next station
- 3호선으로 갈아타요 – Transfer to Line 3
📘 Asking for Directions
- 어떻게 가요? – How do I get there?
- 버스로 가요? – Do I take the bus?
- 지하철역이 어디예요? – Where is the subway station?
- 몇 번 버스예요? – What bus number is it?
💬 Real-Life Dialogue
👦 준호: 학교까지 어떻게 가요? (hak-gyo-kka-ji eo-tteo-ke ga-yo?) – How do you get to school?
👧 수지: 저는 버스를 타요. (jeo-neun beo-seu-reul ta-yo) – I take the bus.
👦 준호: 몇 번 버스예요? – What number bus?
👧 수지: 701번이요. – Bus number 701.
📘 Useful Expressions for Transportation
- 지하철역 – subway station
- 버스 정류장 – bus stop
- 첫차 – first train/bus
- 막차 – last train/bus
- 표 – ticket
- 요금 – fare
- 환승 – transfer
Example: 지하철 요금은 얼마예요? – How much is the subway fare?
📘 Giving Simple Directions
- 왼쪽으로 가세요 – Turn left
- 오른쪽으로 가세요 – Turn right
- 쭉 가세요 – Go straight
- 지하철역은 오른쪽에 있어요 – The station is on the right
🧪 Mini Quiz – Test Your Korean Transport
- How do you say “I take the subway”?
a) 지하철을 타요
b) 지하철을 가요
c) 지하철이 타요
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✅ a) 지하철을 타요
- Translate: “I get off at the next station.”
a) 다음 버스에서 내려요
b) 다음 역에서 내려요
c) 다음 정류장에서 타요
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✅ b) 다음 역에서 내려요
- What does “갈아타요” mean?
a) to pay
b) to transfer
c) to wait
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✅ b) to transfer
✅ Conclusion
🚆 Excellent! Now you can navigate transportation in Korean with confidence.
- ✔️ Use 타다, 내리다, 갈아타다 for bus/subway conversations
- ✔️ Learn station and stop vocabulary
- ✔️ Ask and answer travel-related questions!
📘 Coming Up Next
Tomorrow: Day 25: Shopping in Korean – How Much Is It? I Want This One!
Learn how to shop in Korean with useful expressions for asking prices and buying things!
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