Directions: Corner, Crosswalk, Exit, Entrance

🌈 The Big Picture

🎨 The Core Directions Family

• 모퉁이를 돌아가세요. (Turn at the corner.)

• 저 모퉁이에 카페가 있어요. (There's a cafe at that corner.)

• 횡단보도를 건너세요. (Cross at the crosswalk.)

• 횡단보도에서 기다려요. (I wait at the crosswalk.)

• 출구가 어디예요? (Where's the exit?)

• 3번 출구로 나가세요. (Go out through exit 3.)

• 입구는 이쪽이에요. (The entrance is this way.)

• 입구에서 만나요. (Let's meet at the entrance.)

• 신호등에서 멈추세요. (Stop at the traffic light.)

• 신호등이 빨간불이에요. (The traffic light is red.)

🛠️ How They Work in a Sentence

1. 모퉁이를 돌면 횡단보도가 있어요.
(If you turn the corner, there's a crosswalk.)
— 모퉁이를 돌다 (turn) leads to finding 횡단보도.

2. 신호등이 초록불일 때 횡단보도를 건너세요.
(Cross the crosswalk when the traffic light is green.)
— 신호등's color (초록불) determines the timing for 횡단보도를 건너다.

3. 입구는 왼쪽에 있고 출구는 오른쪽에 있어요.
(The entrance is on the left and the exit is on the right.)
— 입구/출구 as a contrasting pair with 왼쪽/오른쪽 (left/right).

🧩 General Formation Rule

• 모퉁이/횡단보도/출구/입구/신호등 — all standard nouns, no special conjugation

• ~을/를 돌다 — to turn (a corner)

• ~을/를 건너다 — to cross (a crosswalk, street, bridge)

• 입구 ↔ 출구 — opposite pair (입 = enter, 출 = exit); Number + 번 출구

• 신호등 = 신호 (signal) + 등 (light); 빨간불/초록불 = red/green light

📚 Cross-check note

🪞 Synonym Alert

• 모퉁이 vs 코너 — 모퉁이 is the standard native term; 코너 is a loanword used more casually (e.g. a "corner" in a store).

• 횡단보도 vs 길 — 횡단보도 = crosswalk specifically; 길 = a general word for "road/way."

• 출구 vs 비상구 — 출구 = regular exit; 비상구 = emergency exit specifically.

• 입구 vs 문 — 입구 = entrance (to an area/building); 문 = a door (the physical object).

• 신호등 vs 표지판 — 신호등 = traffic light (with lights); 표지판 = a sign/signboard (static).

⚠️ Pitfalls to Dodge

• ❌ Confusing 입구/출구 → ✅ 입구 = entrance (in); 출구 = exit (out) — remember 입 (enter) vs 출 (exit).

• ❌ Saying 모퉁이에 가다 for "turn the corner" → ✅ 모퉁이를 돌다.

• ❌ Saying 횡단보도를 가다 → ✅ 횡단보도를 건너다 ("cross the crosswalk").

• ❌ Ignoring the 신호등 color → ✅ 빨간불 = stop, 초록불 = go.

• ❌ Forgetting 번 with exit numbers → ✅ 3번 출구, not just 3출구.

Exercise 1 — Word Recall: Korean → English 📐➡️🇬🇧

Exercise 2 — Word Recall: English → Korean 🇬🇧➡️🚦

Exercise 3 — Pattern Practice: Particles & Verbs 🚸

Exercise 4 — Pattern Practice: Building Sentences 🧭

Exercise 5 — Mixed Mastery: Translate & Apply 🧩