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Korean · TOPIK Band 1 · Chapter 25

길과 방향Roads and Directions

Gil-gwa banghyang

Asking and giving directions. Words: 왼쪽, 오른쪽, 똑바로, 길, 사거리, 모퉁이, 건너다, 돌다, 근처, 지하철역. Key grammar: to give a direction, use "direction + (으)로 + 가세요" — 왼쪽으로 가세요, 오른쪽으로 가세요. "(으)로" means "toward / in the direction of". Add "으로" after a final consonant, "로" after no consonant or ㄹ. English speakers often use "에" for a direction — "왼쪽에 가세요" ✗ → "왼쪽으로 가세요" ✓ ("에" is a destination point, "(으)로" is the direction you head). Pronunciation corner: the ㅚ in "왼쪽" and the tense ㅉ·ㄸ.

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왼쪽에? 왼쪽으로?

  1. Jieun마ma이i클keul씨ssi,지ji하ha철cheoll역yeog이i어eo디di에e있iss어eo요yo?Michael, where is the subway station?
  2. Michael음eum…왼oen쪽jjog에e가ga세se요yo.Um... go to the left. (slip: for a direction use (으)로 → 왼쪽으로 가세요, not 왼쪽에)
  3. Jieun방bang향hyang은eun"(으eu)로ro"를reul써sseo요yo:왼oen쪽jjog으eu로ro가ga세se요yo.A direction takes "(으)로": 왼쪽으로 가세요.
  4. Michael아a,왼oen쪽jjog으eu로ro가ga세se요yo.그geu리ri고go똑ttok바ba로ro가ga세se요yo.Ah, go to the left. And go straight ahead.

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은행이 어디예요?— Where Is the Bank?

  1. Michael저jeo기gi요yo,은eun행haeng이i어eo디di에e있iss어eo요yo?Excuse me, where is the bank?
  2. Jieun똑ttok바ba로ro가ga세se요yo.그geu리ri고go사sa거geo리ri에e서seo오o른reun쪽jjog으eu로ro가ga세se요yo.Go straight. And turn right at the crossroads.
  3. Michael은eun행haeng이i근geun처cheo에e있iss어eo요yo?Is the bank nearby?
  4. Jieun네ne,은eun행haeng은eun지ji하ha철cheoll역yeok옆yeop에e있iss어eo요yo.근geun처cheo예ye요yo.Yes, the bank is next to the subway station. It is nearby.

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왼oen쪽jjok

nounleft side

오o른reun쪽jjok

nounright side

똑ttok바ba로ro

adverbstraight ahead

길gil

nounroad, street, way

사sa거geo리ri

nouncrossroads, intersection

모mo퉁tung이i

nouncorner

건geon너neo다da

verbto cross (→ 건너요)

돌dol다da

verbto turn (→ 돌아요)

근geun처cheo

nounnearby, vicinity

지ji하ha철cheoll역yeok

nounsubway station

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Direction "(으)로": 왼쪽으로 가세요

Explanation

To express a direction, use "(으)로", meaning "toward / in the direction of". The rule depends on the final consonant: with a final consonant use "으로" (왼쪽으로, 오른쪽으로, 지하철역으로); with no consonant or a final ㄹ use "로" (학교로, 서울로). Common phrases when giving directions: "똑바로 가세요" (go straight), "왼쪽으로 가세요" (go/turn left), "사거리에서 오른쪽으로 도세요" (turn right at the crossroads), "길을 건너세요" (cross the street). "가세요" is the polite request form of "가다". English speakers often use "에" for a direction — "왼쪽에 가세요" sounds odd. "에" is a destination point; "(으)로" is the direction you head → "왼쪽으로 가세요".

Examples

  • 똑바로 가세요.Go straight ahead.
  • 왼쪽으로 가세요.Go to the left.
  • 사거리에서 오른쪽으로 도세요.Turn right at the crossroads.
  • 지하철역은 근처에 있어요. 길을 건너세요.The subway station is nearby. Cross the street.

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한글: "왼쪽"의 ㅚ와 된소리 ㅉ·ㄸ— Hangul: the ㅚ in "왼쪽" and the tense ㅉ·ㄸ

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