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English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 33

I go to work by bus 나는 버스로 출근해요

교통과 이동에 대해 말하기. 어휘: bus, train, underground, car, bike, plane, taxi, station, ticket, catch, on foot. 핵심 문법: 교통수단을 말할 땐 "by" + 탈것을 관사 없이 써요 — "by bus", "by car", "by train", "by plane", "by bike". 유일한 예외는 걷기: "on foot", "by foot" 아님. take나 catch 동사에 "the"를 붙일 수도 있어요: "I take the bus", "I catch the train at eight". 즉 "by"엔 관사가 없고, "take/catch"엔 "the"가 필요해요. 한국어엔 관사가 없어서 한국어 학습자는 이를 빼요: "I take bus" ✗ → "I take the bus" ✓ (하지만 "by bus" ✓, 관사 없음). 발음 코너: "go to work"에서 이어지고 약하게 발음되는 "to".

take bus or take the bus? — take bus 아니면 take the bus?

  1. Emma Minsu, how do you get to the office? 민수 씨, 사무실에 어떻게 가요?
  2. Minsu I take bus every morning, and sometimes I catch train. 저는 매일 아침 버스를 타고, 가끔 기차를 잡아타요. (실수: take/catch 뒤엔 "the"가 필요해요 — "I take the bus", "I catch the train"; 하지만 수단 표현 "by bus"는 관사 없음)
  3. Emma With take and catch, add "the": "I take the bus", "I catch the train". take와 catch엔 "the"를 붙여요: "I take the bus", "I catch the train".
  4. Minsu I take the bus every morning, and sometimes I catch the train. 저는 매일 아침 버스를 타고, 가끔 기차를 잡아타요.
  5. Emma Perfect! But remember: "by bus" has no "the" — "I come by bus". 완벽해요! 하지만 기억하세요: "by bus"엔 "the"가 없어요 — "I come by bus".
  6. Minsu Got it — I come by bus, and I take the bus. Two ways to say it! 알겠어요 — "I come by bus", "I take the bus". 두 가지 표현이네요!

A trip to the coast — 해안으로의 여행

  1. Minsu Emma, how do we get to Brighton this weekend? 엠마, 이번 주말에 브라이턴에 어떻게 가요?
  2. Emma By train. It's fast, and the station is near my flat. 기차로요. 빠르고 역이 제 아파트에서 가까워요.
  3. Minsu Where do we buy the tickets? 표는 어디에서 사요?
  4. Emma At the station. We catch the nine o'clock train. 역에서요. 아홉 시 기차를 잡아타요.
  5. Minsu And in Brighton? Do we go to the beach on foot? 그럼 브라이턴에서는요? 해변에 걸어서 가요?
  6. Emma Yes, the beach is close, so we walk. It's a lovely day out! 네, 해변이 가까워서 걸어가요. 정말 즐거운 나들이예요!
汉字PinyinPOSMeaning
bus n. 버스
train n. 기차
underground n. 지하철 (영국)
car n. 자동차
bike n. 자전거
plane n. 비행기
taxi n. 택시
station n.
ticket n.
catch v. (차를) 잡아타다
on foot adv. 걸어서

by bus, on foot, take the bus by bus, on foot, take the bus

To say how you travel, English has a fixed phrase: "by" + the means, with NO article. "I go to work by bus." "We travel by train / by car / by plane / by bike." Do not add "a" or "the" here — say "by bus", never "by a bus". The one exception is walking: it is "on foot", not "by foot". You can also talk about the vehicle with the verbs take or catch — and these DO use "the": "I take the bus", "She catches the 8 o'clock train", "Let's get a taxi". So the tricky pair is: by bus (no article) but take the bus (with "the"). Korean has no articles, so learners often drop "the": "I take bus every day" ✗ → "I take the bus every day" ✓.

어떻게 이동하는지 말할 때 영어엔 고정 표현이 있어요: "by" + 수단, 관사 없이. "I go to work by bus." "We travel by train / by car / by plane / by bike." 여기에 "a"나 "the"를 붙이지 마세요 — "by bus"라 하지 "by a bus"라 안 해요. 유일한 예외는 걷기: "on foot"이지 "by foot" 아님. take나 catch 동사로 탈것을 말할 수도 있고, 이땐 "the"를 써요: "I take the bus", "She catches the 8 o'clock train", "Let's get a taxi". 그래서 헷갈리는 짝은: by bus(관사 없음)이지만 take the bus("the" 있음). 한국어엔 관사가 없어서 학습자는 흔히 "the"를 빼요: "I take bus every day" ✗ → "I take the bus every day" ✓.

  • I usually go to work by bus. 저는 보통 버스로 출근해요.
  • The school is near, so I go on foot. 학교가 가까워서 걸어가요.
  • I take the train and then I catch a bus. 기차를 타고 그다음에 버스를 잡아타요.
  • Do you go to the airport by taxi or by train? 공항에 택시로 가요, 기차로 가요?

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