Korean · Real conversations
Local transport: Korean conversation practice
Find the right route and the right stop. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A passenger checking directions with a local person.
Goal: Find the right route and the right stop.
Read the conversation
Partner
이 길은 박물관 쪽으로 가요.i gireun bangmulgwan jjogeuro gayo.
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This street leads toward the museum.
You
제가 제대로 가고 있나요?jega jedaero gago innayo?
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Am I going the right way?
Partner
네. 이 버스를 타셔도 돼요.ne. i beoseureul tasyeodo dwaeyo.
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Yes. You can take this bus instead.
You
몇 정거장 남았어요?myeot jeonggeojang namasseoyo?
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How many stops are left?
Partner
세 정거장이요. 사람이 없으면 그냥 지나가기도 해요.se jeonggeojangiyo. sarami eopseumyeon geunyang jinagagido haeyo.
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Three stops. The bus sometimes skips an empty stop.
You
내릴 때 알려 주실 수 있어요?naeril ttae allyeo jusil su isseoyo?
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Could you tell me when to get off?
Partner
물론이죠. 여기서 걸어가셔도 돼요.mullonijyo. yeogiseo georeogasyeodo dwaeyo.
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Of course. You could also walk from here.
You
걸어서 갈 수 있어요?georeoseo gal su isseoyo?
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Is it within walking distance?
Partner
이십 분 정도 걸려요. 박물관 근처에 역이 있어요.isip bun jeongdo geollyeoyo. bangmulgwan geuncheoe yeogi isseoyo.
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It's about twenty minutes. There's a station near the museum.
You
이 버스는 역에 서요?i beoseuneun yeoge seoyo?
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Does this bus stop at the station?
Try your part first
Partner says: This street leads toward the museum. Your goal: Am I going the right way?
Reveal a sample reply
제가 제대로 가고 있나요?jega jedaero gago innayo?
Am I going the right way?
Partner says: Yes. You can take this bus instead. Your goal: How many stops are left?
Reveal a sample reply
몇 정거장 남았어요?myeot jeonggeojang namasseoyo?
How many stops are left?
Partner says: Three stops. The bus sometimes skips an empty stop. Your goal: Could you tell me when to get off?
Reveal a sample reply
내릴 때 알려 주실 수 있어요?naeril ttae allyeo jusil su isseoyo?
Could you tell me when to get off?
Partner says: Of course. You could also walk from here. Your goal: Is it within walking distance?
Reveal a sample reply
걸어서 갈 수 있어요?georeoseo gal su isseoyo?
Is it within walking distance?
Partner says: It's about twenty minutes. There's a station near the museum. Your goal: Does this bus stop at the station?
Reveal a sample reply
이 버스는 역에 서요?i beoseuneun yeoge seoyo?
Does this bus stop at the station?
Make it your own
- Travel on foot instead.
- Change the destination.
- Ask someone to point out the stop.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
