Korean vocabulary · Topic 7 of 10

Travel & Getting Around in Korean

Korean travel phrases often need a place particle. 역에 가요 means I go to the station; 역에서 기다려요 means I wait at the station. Learn signs such as 입구 and 출구 together with polite questions ending in 어디예요.

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  1. 1Airportnoun공항gonghang
  2. 2Airplanenoun비행기bihaenggi
  3. 3Trainnoun기차gicha
  4. 4Busnoun버스beoseu
  5. 5Carnoun차 / 자동차cha / jadongcha
  6. 6Taxinoun택시taeksi
  7. 7Ticketnoun표pyo
  8. 8Passportnoun여권yeogwon
  9. 9Hotelnoun호텔hotel
  10. 10Where is…?phrase… 어디예요?… eodiyeyo?
  11. 11Leftadverb왼쪽oenjjok
  12. 12Right (direction)adverb오른쪽oreunjjok
  13. 13Straight aheadadverb똑바로ttokbaro
  14. 14Mapnoun지도jido
  15. 15Streetnoun거리geori
  16. 16Stationnoun역yeok
  17. 17Luggagenoun짐jim
  18. 18Suitcasenoun여행 가방yeohaeng gabang
  19. 19Room (hotel)noun방bang
  20. 20Reservationnoun예약yeyak
  21. 21Moneynoun돈don
  22. 22Cashnoun현금hyeongeum
  23. 23Credit cardnoun신용 카드sinyong kadeu
  24. 24Banknoun은행eunhaeng
  25. 25ATMnoun현금 인출기hyeongeum inchulgi
  26. 26Citynoun도시dosi
  27. 27Countrynoun나라nara
  28. 28Beachnoun해변haebyeon
  29. 29Museumnoun박물관bangmulgwan
  30. 30Churchnoun교회gyohoe
  31. 31Parknoun공원gongwon
  32. 32City center (downtown)noun시내sinae
  33. 33Bridgenoun다리dari
  34. 34Boatnoun배bae
  35. 35Bicyclenoun자전거jajeongeo
  36. 36Subway (metro)noun지하철jihacheol
  37. 37Bus stopnoun버스 정류장beoseu jeongnyujang
  38. 38Entrancenoun입구ipgu
  39. 39Exitnoun출구chulgu
  40. 40Nearadverb가깝다gakkapda
  41. 41Faradverb멀다meolda
  42. 42Northnoun북쪽bukjjok
  43. 43Southnoun남쪽namjjok
  44. 44Eastnoun동쪽dongjjok
  45. 45Westnoun서쪽seojjok
  46. 46Cornernoun모퉁이motungi
  47. 47Traffic lightnoun신호등sinhodeung
  48. 48Addressnoun주소juso
  49. 49Touristnoun관광객gwangwanggaek
  50. 50Tripnoun여행yeohaeng
  51. 51Vacation (holiday)noun휴가hyuga
  52. 52Flightnoun항공편hanggongpyeon
  53. 53Bordernoun국경gukgyeong
  54. 54Visanoun비자bija
  55. 55Tour guidenoun가이드gaideu
  56. 56Souvenirnoun기념품ginyeompum
  57. 57Police stationnoun경찰서gyeongchalseo
  58. 58Gas stationnoun주유소juyuso
  59. 59Parkingnoun주차jucha
  60. 60Roadnoun길gil
  61. 61Neighborhoodnoun동네dongne
  62. 62Embassynoun대사관daesagwan
  63. 63Hostelnoun호스텔hoseutel
  64. 64Postcardnoun엽서yeopseo
  65. 65Seatnoun좌석jwaseok
  66. 66Delaynoun지연jiyeon
  67. 67Castlenoun성seong
  68. 68Highwaynoun고속도로gosokdoro
  69. 69Templenoun사원sawon
  70. 70Town squarenoun광장gwangjang
  71. 71I'm lostphrase길을 잃었어요gireul ireosseoyo
  72. 72How much does it cost?phrase얼마예요?eolmayeyo?
  73. 73Where is the bathroom?phrase화장실이 어디예요?hwajangsiri eodiyeyo?
  74. 74Can you help me?phrase도와주실 수 있어요?dowajusil su isseoyo?
  75. 75I have a reservationphrase예약했어요yeyakhaesseoyo
  76. 76A ticket to…, pleasephrase… 가는 표 한 장 주세요… ganeun pyo han jang juseyo
  77. 77How do I get to…?phrase… 어떻게 가요?… eotteoke gayo?
  78. 78Is it far?phrase멀어요?meoreoyo?
  79. 79Turn leftphrase왼쪽으로 가세요oenjjogeuro gaseyo
  80. 80Turn rightphrase오른쪽으로 가세요oreunjjogeuro gaseyo
  81. 81What time does it leave?phrase몇 시에 출발해요?myeot sie chulbalhaeyo?
  82. 82Can I pay by card?phrase카드로 계산할 수 있어요?kadeuro gyesanhal su isseoyo?
  83. 83Do you have a room?phrase빈방 있어요?binbang isseoyo?
  84. 84Can you take a photo of us?phrase사진 좀 찍어 주세요sajin jom jjigeo juseyo
  85. 85Take me to…, pleasephrase…로 가 주세요…ro ga juseyo
  86. 86Stop here, pleasephrase여기 세워 주세요yeogi sewo juseyo
  87. 87I need a taxiphrase택시가 필요해요taeksiga piryohaeyo
  88. 88Is there Wi-Fi?phrase와이파이 있어요?waipai isseoyo?
  89. 89I'm a touristphrase저는 관광객이에요jeoneun gwangwanggaegieyo
  90. 90I'm here on vacationphrase휴가로 왔어요hyugaro wasseoyo
  91. 91How long does it take?phrase얼마나 걸려요?eolmana geollyeoyo?
  92. 92Which bus goes to…?phrase… 가는 버스가 뭐예요?… ganeun beoseuga mwoyeyo?
  93. 93Is this seat taken?phrase이 자리 비었어요?i jari bieosseoyo?
  94. 94I lost my passportphrase여권을 잃어버렸어요yeogwoneul ireobeoryeosseoyo
  95. 95Can you show me on the map?phrase지도에서 보여 주세요jidoeseo boyeo juseyo
  96. 96Keep the changephrase거스름돈은 괜찮아요geoseureumdoneun gwaenchanayo
  97. 97What time does it open?phrase몇 시에 열어요?myeot sie yeoreoyo?
  98. 98Where's the nearest…?phrase가장 가까운 … 어디예요?gajang gakkaun … eodiyeyo?
  99. 99One-way ticketnoun편도 표pyeondo pyo
  100. 100Round-trip ticketnoun왕복 표wangbok pyo

Practice these words in a conversation

Find the train station

Use these Korean words to imagine the scene. Read the phrases aloud, then try making a short exchange with a study partner.

  • Where is…?… 어디예요?… eodiyeyo?
  • Station역yeok
  • How do I get to…?… 어떻게 가요?… eotteoke gayo?
  • Left왼쪽oenjjok
  • Is it far?멀어요?meoreoyo?

FAQ

Travel & Getting Around in Korean: common questions

How do I ask where the station is?

역이 어디예요? means where is the station? 지하철역 specifies a subway station when that is what you need.

What are left and right in Korean?

왼쪽 means left and 오른쪽 means right. 왼쪽으로 가세요 is a polite direction to go left.

What is the difference between 편도 and 왕복?

편도 is one-way and 왕복 is round-trip. Pair either word with 표 when asking about tickets.

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