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| Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 왼쪽 | oenjjok | Left | |
| 오른쪽 | oreunjjok | Right | |
| 직진 | jikjin | Straight ahead | |
| 유턴 | yuteon | U-turn | |
| 북쪽 | bukjjok | North | |
| 남쪽 | namjjok | South | |
| 동쪽 | dongjjok | East | |
| 서쪽 | seojjok | West | |
| 앞 | ap | Front / ahead | |
| 뒤 | dwi | Behind / back | |
| 옆 | yeop | Beside / next to | |
| 위 | wi | Above / on top | |
| 아래 | arae | Below / under | |
| 사이 | sai | Between | |
| 근처 | geuncheo | Nearby / close to | |
| 멀어요 | meoreoyo | It's far away | |
| 가까워요 | gakkawoyo | It's close / near | |
| 교차로 | gyocharo | Intersection / crossroads | |
| 신호등 | sinhodeung | Traffic light | |
| 횡단보도 | hoengdan bodo | Pedestrian crossing | |
| 골목 | golmok | Alley / side street | |
| 모퉁이 | motungi | Corner (of a street) | |
| 건너편 | geonneopyeon | opposite side | 건너편에 있어요. It is on the opposite side. |
| 사거리 | saggeori | four-way intersection | 사거리에서 좌회전해요. Turn left at the intersection. |
| 삼거리 | samgeori | three-way intersection | 삼거리에서 오른쪽으로 가요. Go right at the three-way junction. |
| 육교 | yukgyo | footbridge | 육교를 건너요. Cross the footbridge. |
| 지하도 | jihado | underpass | 지하도로 건너요. Cross through the underpass. |
| 대로 | daero | main road/boulevard | 대로변에 있어요. It is on the main road. |
| 고속도로 | gosokdoro | motorway/highway | 고속도로를 탔어요. I got on the motorway. |
| 국도 | gukdo | national road | 국도로 갔어요. I went by national road. |
| 막차 | makcha | last train/bus | 막차를 놓쳤어요. I missed the last train. |
| 첫차 | cheotcha | first train/bus | 첫차를 탔어요. I took the first train. |
| 급행 | geuphaeng | express (train/bus) | 급행 열차를 탔어요. I took the express train. |
| 완행 | wanhaeng | slow/local train | 완행이라 느려요. It is slow because it is a local train. |
| 노선 | noseon | route/line | 어느 노선이에요? Which route/line is it? |
| 정류장 | jeongnyujang | bus stop | 정류장에서 기다렸어요. I waited at the bus stop. |
| 승강장 | seunggangjangang | platform | 승강장에서 기다려요. Wait on the platform. |
| 쭉 | jjuk | Straight / all the way | |
| 어떻게 가요? | eotteoke gayo | How do I get there? | |
| 얼마나 걸려요? | eolmana geollyeoyo | How long does it take? | |
| 방향 | banghyang | Direction | |
| 걸어서 | georeoseo | On foot / by walking |
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