Korean · Real conversations
Train journeys: Korean conversation practice
Check a route, a platform, and a connection. 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 asking station staff about a journey.
Goal: Check a route, a platform, and a connection.
Read the conversation
Partner
여정의 첫 기차가 곧 출발해요.yeojeongui cheot gichaga got chulbalhaeyo.
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The first train for your journey leaves soon.
You
이 기차는 직행이에요?i gichaneun jikhaengieyo?
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Is this a direct train?
Partner
아니요, 환승역이 종점이에요.aniyo, hwanseungyeogi jongjeomieyo.
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No, it ends at the junction station.
You
기차를 갈아타야 해요?gichareul garataya haeyo?
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Do I need to change trains?
Partner
네, 거기서 갈아타세요. 첫 기차가 곧 출발해요.ne, geogiseo garataseyo. cheot gichaga got chulbalhaeyo.
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Yes, you change there. Your first train leaves soon.
You
어느 플랫폼에서 출발해요?eoneu peullaetpomeseo chulbalhaeyo?
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Which platform does it leave from?
Partner
3번 승강장이요. 필요하면 나중 기차도 있어요.sam beon seunggangjangiyo. piryohamyeon najung gichado isseoyo.
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Platform three. There's a later train if you need it.
You
이 표로 다음 열차를 탈 수 있어요?i pyoro daeum yeolchareul tal su isseoyo?
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Is the ticket valid for the next train?
Partner
네, 그 기차도 탈 수 있어요. 환승 시간이 짧아요.ne, geu gichado tal su isseoyo. hwanseung sigani jjalbayo.
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Yes, your ticket covers that service. You have a short connection.
You
연결 기차를 놓치면 어떻게 돼요?yeongyeol gichareul nochimyeon eotteoke dwaeyo?
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What happens if I miss the connection?
Try your part first
Partner says: The first train for your journey leaves soon. Your goal: Is this a direct train?
Reveal a sample reply
이 기차는 직행이에요?i gichaneun jikhaengieyo?
Is this a direct train?
Partner says: No, it ends at the junction station. Your goal: Do I need to change trains?
Reveal a sample reply
기차를 갈아타야 해요?gichareul garataya haeyo?
Do I need to change trains?
Partner says: Yes, you change there. Your first train leaves soon. Your goal: Which platform does it leave from?
Reveal a sample reply
어느 플랫폼에서 출발해요?eoneu peullaetpomeseo chulbalhaeyo?
Which platform does it leave from?
Partner says: Platform three. There's a later train if you need it. Your goal: Is the ticket valid for the next train?
Reveal a sample reply
이 표로 다음 열차를 탈 수 있어요?i pyoro daeum yeolchareul tal su isseoyo?
Is the ticket valid for the next train?
Partner says: Yes, your ticket covers that service. You have a short connection. Your goal: What happens if I miss the connection?
Reveal a sample reply
연결 기차를 놓치면 어떻게 돼요?yeongyeol gichareul nochimyeon eotteoke dwaeyo?
What happens if I miss the connection?
Make it your own
- Change the destination.
- Miss a connection.
- Ask about the return journey.
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.
