About This Lesson
Use Buying a Train Ticket with a Transfer to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
이번 여행 표를 사는 데 도움이 필요해요.
ee-BUN yuh-HENG pyoh-rul SAH-nun deh doh-oo-MEE pee-RYOH-heh-yoh. I need help buying a ticket for this trip.
B
이 기계에서 살 수 있어요.
ee gee-GYEH-eh-suh sal SSOO ee-SSUH-yoh. You can buy it from this machine.
A
어떤 옵션을 먼저 선택해야 해요?
uh-TTUN OP-ssyun-ul MUN-juh suhn-TEK-heh-yah HEH-yoh. Which option should I choose first?
B
화면에서 목적지를 선택하세요.
hwah-MYUN-eh-suh mok-JUK-jjee-rul suhn-TEK-ha-seh-yoh. Choose your destination on the screen.
A
어디에서 갈아타는지 어떻게 확인해요?
uh-DEE-eh-suh gah-rah-TAH-nun-jee uh-TTUH-keh hwa-GEEN-heh-yoh. How do I check where to change?
B
결제하기 전에 경로 정보가 나와요.
KYUL-jeh-ha-gee juh-NEH kyung-NOH jung-BOH-gah nah-WAH-yoh. The route details appear before payment.
A
이제 환승 지점이 보여요.
ee-JEH hwan-SUNG jee-JUH-mee BOH-yuh-yoh. I can see the transfer point now.
B
여행이 끝날 때까지 표를 가지고 계세요.
yuh-HENG-ee KKUN-nal TTEH-kkah-jee pyoh-rul gah-JEE-goh gyeh-SEH-yoh. Keep the ticket with you until the trip is over.Word by Word
이번
이번 means “this” or “current” in 이번 여행, referring to the trip being discussed now. It commonly comes before a noun to identify the current occasion, such as a current trip or event. You would use it when talking about something happening in the present situation.
여행
여행 means “trip” or “journey” in 이번 여행. Here it identifies the travel occasion for which the ticket is needed. It is useful when discussing travel plans, destinations, or the end of a trip.
표
표 means “ticket” in 표를 사는 데 and refers to the train ticket being purchased. In this dialogue, it is the object of 사는, “buying.” You would use it when buying, showing, or keeping a ticket during travel.
를
를 marks 표 as the object of 사는 in 표를 사는 데. It shows what is being bought. A common reuse pattern is a noun followed by 를 before an action that is done to that noun.
사는
사는 means “buying” in 표를 사는 데, describing the act of buying the ticket. This form comes from 사다 and appears before 데 to refer to the activity or process of buying. You would use it when explaining that you need help with buying something.
데
데 in 표를 사는 데 refers to the act or process of doing something, so the phrase means “in buying the ticket.” It turns the preceding action into the situation for which help is needed. It is useful in expressions about needing help with an activity.
도움
도움 means “help” in 도움이 필요해요. It is what the speaker needs while trying to buy the ticket. You would use it when asking for assistance with a task or situation.
이
이 marks 도움 as the subject in 도움이 필요해요, the thing that is needed. It attaches to 도움 and helps form the statement “help is needed.” The exact pattern 도움이 필요해요 is useful when politely saying that you need help.
필요해요
필요해요 means “is needed” or, from the speaker’s perspective, “need” in 도움이 필요해요. Together with 도움이, it says that help is necessary for buying the ticket. You would use this polite form when stating that something is needed.
기계
기계 means “machine” in 이 기계에서, referring to the ticket machine. It identifies the device from which the ticket can be bought. You would use it when asking for or explaining how to use a machine.
에서
에서 marks 이 기계 as the place or source in 이 기계에서 살 수 있어요. Here it indicates that the ticket can be bought from or at the machine. It is useful after a place when describing an action carried out there or a source something comes from.
살
살 is the form used before 수 있어요 in 살 수 있어요 to express the possibility of buying. It comes from 사다 and combines with 수 있어요 to mean “can buy.” You would use this construction when saying that an item can be bought from a particular place.
수
수 in 살 수 있어요 represents the possibility or ability to do the action. Together with 살 and 있어요, it forms “can buy,” rather than naming a separate object. This pattern is useful for saying that someone can perform an action.
있어요
있어요 completes 살 수 있어요 and makes it a polite expression of possibility, meaning “can buy.” Its meaning here comes from the whole construction 살 수 있어요. You would use this ending when politely explaining that an action is possible.
어떤
어떤 means “which” or “what kind of” in 어떤 옵션, asking the speaker to identify one option among the available choices. It comes directly before the noun it describes. You would use it when choosing an item, option, or type from several possibilities.
옵션
옵션 means “option” in 어떤 옵션을 먼저 선택해야 해요? It refers to one of the choices shown by the ticket machine. You would use it when discussing a selectable choice in a machine or menu.
먼저
먼저 means “first” in 먼저 선택해야 해요, showing that choosing should happen before the other steps. It commonly appears before the action that should happen first. You would use it when giving or asking about the order of actions.
선택해야
선택해야 means “must choose” in 선택해야 해요. It comes from 선택하다 and appears before 해요 to express that choosing is required. You would use it when asking which choice is required at a particular step.
해요
해요 completes 선택해야 해요 and makes the expression a polite statement or question of obligation, meaning “must choose” or “should choose.” The obligation comes from the whole expression 선택해야 해요, not from 해요 alone. You would use this polite construction when asking what action is required.
화면
화면 means “screen” in 화면에서, referring to the ticket machine’s display. It is the place where the destination is selected. You would use it when giving instructions about information or choices shown on a screen.
목적지
목적지 means “destination” in 목적지를 선택하세요, referring to the place the traveler wants to reach. It is the object being selected on the screen. You would use it when buying travel tickets or discussing where someone is going.
선택하세요
선택하세요 means “please choose” in 목적지를 선택하세요. It is a polite instruction telling someone to select the destination on the screen. You would use it when guiding someone through a menu or selection process.
어디
어디 means “where” in 어디에서 갈아타는지, asking about the location of the transfer. It forms part of the embedded question that the speaker wants to check. You would use it when asking for the place of an action or event.
갈아타는지
갈아타는지 refers to where the transfer happens in 어디에서 갈아타는지. It comes from 갈아타다 and places the transfer information inside an embedded question. You would use it when checking transfer details during a journey.
어떻게
어떻게 means “how” in 어떻게 확인해요?, asking about the method for checking the transfer location. It comes before the action being asked about. You would use it when asking how to operate a machine or complete a task.
확인해요
확인해요 means “check” or “confirm” in 어떻게 확인해요? Here the speaker asks how to check where to transfer. It comes from 확인하다 and is a polite question form. You would use it when verifying route, payment, or other travel information.
결제하기
결제하기 means “making payment” in 결제하기 전에, naming the payment step that has not happened yet. It comes from 결제하다 and appears before 전 to identify what happens before payment. You would use it when describing a step that occurs before paying.
전
전 in 결제하기 전에 means “before,” marking payment as the point that the route details precede. Together with 에, it forms 전에. You would use it after an action when describing something that happens before that action.
에
에 in 전에 completes the time expression 전에, meaning “before.” Here it follows 전 and helps mark the time relationship between payment and the route information appearing. You would use this form when placing an event before another action.
경로
경로 means “route” in 경로 정보, referring to the planned travel path shown by the machine. It combines with 정보 to describe route details. You would use it when checking how a journey proceeds, especially when a transfer is involved.
정보
정보 means “information” or “details” in 경로 정보. Here it refers to the route details displayed before payment. You would use it when talking about factual details shown or provided by a machine or service.
가
가 marks 정보 as the subject in 경로 정보가 나와요, the information that appears. It attaches to 정보 because the route information is what comes out on the screen. You would use this marker when identifying what appears or becomes available.
나와요
나와요 means “appear” or “come out” in 경로 정보가 나와요, describing the route information becoming visible on the machine. It comes from 나오다 and is used here in a polite form. You would use it when information, a result, or an item appears or is provided.
이제
이제 means “now” in 이제 환승 지점이 보여요, marking the point at which the transfer location has become visible. It signals a change from not seeing the information to seeing it. You would use it when reporting what is available at the present moment.
환승
환승 means “transfer” in 환승 지점, referring to changing from one train or route to another. It specifies the travel event connected with the location shown on the screen. You would use it when discussing journeys that require changing trains or routes.
지점
지점 means “point” or “location” in 환승 지점, identifying the particular place where the transfer occurs. It combines with 환승 to mean “transfer point.” You would use it when identifying a specific location along a route.
보여요
보여요 means “is visible” or “can be seen” in 환승 지점이 보여요. It describes the transfer point becoming visible to the speaker on the machine’s display. You would use it when pointing out that something can now be seen.
끝날
끝날 means “will be over” or “will finish” in 여행이 끝날 때까지, referring to the point when the trip finishes. It comes from 끝나다 and appears before 때 to describe the time of an event. You would use it when setting a time boundary connected to the end of an activity.
때
때 means “time” or “moment” in 끝날 때까지, identifying the time when the trip ends. Together with 까지, it creates the boundary “until the trip is over.” You would use it after an action or event when referring to the time at which it happens.
까지
까지 means “until” in 끝날 때까지, marking the end point up to which the ticket should be kept. It follows the time expression 끝날 때. You would use it to specify how long an action or state should continue.
가지고
가지고 contributes the idea of holding or keeping the ticket in 표를 가지고 계세요. Together with 계세요, it forms a polite instruction to keep the ticket with you. You would use this construction when telling someone to retain or carry an item during a trip.
계세요
계세요 completes 표를 가지고 계세요 and makes it a polite instruction to keep or have the ticket with you. Its meaning here comes from the whole expression 가지고 계세요, not from 계세요 alone. You would use this polite instruction when reminding a traveler to retain an important item.
Grammar Points
V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다
기계에서 표를 살 수 있어요.
gee-GYEH-eh-suh pyoh-rul sal SSOO ee-SSUH-yoh.You can buy a ticket at the machine.
This pattern expresses ability or possibility. After a verb stem, use 을 수 있어요 after a consonant and ㄹ 수 있어요 after a vowel.
V-는지
목적지까지 갈아타는지 확인해요.
mok-JUK-jjee-KKAH-jee gah-rah-TAH-nun-jee hwa-GEEN-heh-yoh.I check whether I need to transfer to reach the destination.
는지 turns a verb into an indirect yes/no question, similar to “whether” or “if” in English.
Korean Vocabulary
기계
noun
gee-GYEH
machine
이 기계에서 살 수 있어요.
도움
noun
DOH-oom
help
도움이 필요해요.
먼저
adv
MUN-juh
first
어떤 옵션을 먼저 선택해야 해요?
사다
verb
SAH-dah
to buy
사는
이번 여행 표를 사는 데 도움이 필요해요.
살 수 있다
phrase
sal SSOO EET-ttah
can buy
살 수 있어요
이 기계에서 살 수 있어요.
선택하다
verb
suhn-TEK-ha-dah
to choose
선택하세요
화면에서 목적지를 선택하세요.
여행
noun
yuh-HENG
trip
이번 여행 표를 사는 데 도움이 필요해요.
옵션
noun
OP-ssyun
option
어떤 옵션을 먼저 선택해야 해요?
이번
det
ee-BUN
this
이번 여행 표를 사는 데 도움이 필요해요.
표
noun
pyoh
ticket
이번 여행 표를 사는 데 도움이 필요해요.
필요하다
adj
pee-RYOH-hah-dah
to need
필요해요
도움이 필요해요.
화면
noun
hwah-MYUN
screen
화면에서 목적지를 선택하세요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
You can buy it from this machine.
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이 기계에서 살 수 있어요.Which option should I choose first?
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어떤 옵션을 먼저 선택해야 해요?Choose your destination on the screen.
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화면에서 목적지를 선택하세요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to need
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필요해요to choose
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선택하세요this
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이번help