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Directions 길 찾기

Keywords
Directions, Taxi, Bus
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Travel
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TL;DR
  • 어디예요?\color{purple}{\text{어디예요?}} [eo-di-ye-yo] means “Where is it?”
  • 왼쪽\color{purple}{\text{왼쪽}} [oen-jjok] is left, 오른쪽\color{purple}{\text{오른쪽}} [o-reun-jjok] is right.
  • 직진하세요\color{purple}{\text{직진하세요}} [jik-jin-ha-se-yo] means “Go straight.”
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🎧 Iru Helper Note — Use
Korean Helper Widgets
Korean Helper Widgets
to drill direction words until left and right stop fighting.

🌈 The Big Picture

Directions Korean is built from place + where + movement words. You can ask simply and then listen for left, right, straight, and nearby.

🧳 Essential Phrase Kit

  • 어디\color{purple}{\text{어디}} [eo-di] — where
  • 여기\color{purple}{\text{여기}} [yeo-gi] — here
  • 저기\color{purple}{\text{저기}} [jeo-gi] — over there
  • 왼쪽\color{purple}{\text{왼쪽}} [oen-jjok] — left
  • 오른쪽\color{purple}{\text{오른쪽}} [o-reun-jjok] — right
  • 직진\color{purple}{\text{직진}} [jik-jin] — straight ahead
  • 근처\color{purple}{\text{근처}} [geun-cheo] — nearby
  • 지도\color{purple}{\text{지도}} [ji-do] — map

🛠️ Use It Fast

  • 화장실 어디예요?\color{purple}{\text{화장실 어디예요?}} [hwa-jang-sil eo-di-ye-yo] — Where is the restroom?
  • 지하철역 어디예요?\color{purple}{\text{지하철역 어디예요?}} [ji-ha-cheol-lyeok eo-di-ye-yo] — Where is the subway station?
  • 여기 근처예요?\color{purple}{\text{여기 근처예요?}} [yeo-gi geun-cheo-ye-yo] — Is it near here?
  • 지도에 표시해 주세요.\color{purple}{\text{지도에 표시해 주세요.}} [ji-do-e pyo-si-hae ju-se-yo] — Please mark it on the map.

🧭 Travel Tip

If spoken directions are too fast, hand over your phone map and ask them to point.

⚠️ Pitfalls to Dodge

  • ❌ Memorizing full paragraphs → ✅ catch 왼쪽\color{purple}{\text{왼쪽}} [oen-jjok], 오른쪽\color{purple}{\text{오른쪽}} [o-reun-jjok], and 직진\color{purple}{\text{직진}} [jik-jin].
  • ❌ Pretending you understood → ✅ ask 다시 말씀해 주세요.\color{purple}{\text{다시 말씀해 주세요.}} [da-si mal-sseum-hae ju-se-yo].
You can now ask where things are and survive the answer. 🧭