Giving clear taxi directions | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a taxi, a passenger gives directions to a clinic entrance and agrees where the driver should stop..

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Dialogue

A

병원 입구 근처에 저희를 내려 주시겠어요?

byung-WON IP-goo kuh-nchuh-eh juh-HEE-rul NAY-ryuh joo-shi-GESS-uh-yo? Could you drop us near the clinic entrance, please?
B

큰 교차로를 조금 지나서인가요?

kuhn gyoh-CHAH-roh-rul JOH-geum jee-NAH-suh-in-gah-yo? Is that just past the main intersection?
A

은행을 지나서 왼쪽으로 도세요.

uhn-HAENG-ul jee-NAH-suh wen-JJOK-uh-roh doh-SEH-yo. Turn left after the bank.
A

그다음 약국 쪽으로 길을 따라가세요.

kuh-DAH-um yak-GGOOK jjoh-GUH-roh GHEEL-ul TTAH-rah-gah-SEH-yo. Then follow the road toward the pharmacy.
B

돌고 나서 계속 직진할까요?

dohl-goh nah-SUH kyay-SOHK jick-JEEN-hal-KKAH-yo? Should I keep going straight after the turn?
A

약국이 오른쪽에 보일 때까지 계속 가세요.

yak-GOO-gee oh-REUN-jjoh-geh BOH-eel ttae-KKAH-jee kyay-SOHK gah-SEH-yo. Keep going until the pharmacy is on your right.
B

어디에서 세워 드릴까요?

uh-DEE-eh-suh SAY-woh duh-REEL-KKAH-yo? Where would you like me to stop?
A

현관문 근처 어디든 괜찮아요.

hyun-GWAN-moon kuh-nchuh uh-DEE-dun kwen-CHA-nah-yo. Anywhere near the front door is fine.
B

입구를 조금 지나서 차를 세울 수 있어요.

IP-goo-rul JOH-geum jee-NAH-suh CHAH-rul SAY-ool soo iss-uh-YO. I can pull over just beyond the entrance.

Word by Word

병원 병원 means “hospital” here, the destination whose entrance the passenger identifies. Use it as the name of a place when giving directions or describing where someone is going.
입구 입구 means “entrance,” specifically the clinic entrance in this dialogue. It is useful for identifying a precise stopping point, as in the exact phrase 병원 입구 근처에.
근처에 근처에 means “near” or “in the vicinity of” a place. The 에 marks the location, and the phrase 병원 입구 근처에 tells the driver where to drop the passengers.
저희를 저희를 means “us,” referring respectfully to the speaker’s group as the people being dropped off. 를 marks the group as the object of the action in 내려 주시겠어요.
내려 내려 means letting passengers get out or dropping them off in 내려 주시겠어요. The form 내려 supplies the action, while the whole expression politely asks the driver to do this as a favor.
주시겠어요 주시겠어요 makes the request polite and asks whether the listener would do the action as a favor. In 내려 주시겠어요, the whole expression means “Could you drop us off, please?” A reusable polite request pattern is an action followed by 주시겠어요.
큰 큰 describes the intersection as large or main in 큰 교차로를. It is the form used before a noun, so a reliable reuse pattern is an adjective placed directly before the noun it describes.
교차로를 교차로를 means “the intersection” as the landmark being passed. 를 marks it as the object of 지나서 in the question 큰 교차로를 조금 지나서인가요.
조금 조금 means “a little” or “slightly” here and makes the distance past the intersection small. It is useful when giving a direction that is only a short distance beyond a landmark.
지나서인가요 지나서인가요 asks whether the destination is after passing a landmark. In this dialogue, 큰 교차로를 조금 지나서인가요 checks the driver’s understanding of the location; a reusable pattern is a landmark followed by 지나서인가요.
은행을 은행을 means “the bank” as a landmark to pass. 를 marks the bank in 은행을 지나서, a useful pattern for giving directions past a named place.
지나서 지나서 means “after passing” or “past” the bank in 은행을 지나서. It connects passing the landmark with the next instruction, such as turning left.
왼쪽으로 왼쪽으로 means “to the left” or “toward the left” in the instruction 왼쪽으로 도세요. 으로 shows the direction of movement, so it can be used with a turning or movement instruction.
도세요 도세요 is a polite instruction to turn. Here it tells the driver to turn after passing the bank, and it is useful in direct but courteous navigation instructions.
그다음 그다음 means “then” or “next” and moves the directions to the following step. In 그다음 약국 쪽으로, it introduces the next destination or direction after the turn.
약국 약국 means “pharmacy” and serves as a landmark in the route. It is used here in both 약국 쪽으로 and 약국이 오른쪽에 보일 때까지 to identify the direction and the point to watch for.
쪽으로 쪽으로 means “toward the direction of” the pharmacy in 약국 쪽으로. A common reuse pattern is a place or destination followed by 쪽으로 when directing someone toward it.
길을 길을 means “the road” or “the route” as what the driver should follow. 를 marks it in 길을 따라가세요, which means to go along or follow the road.
따라가세요 따라가세요 politely tells the listener to follow or go along something. In 길을 따라가세요, the road is the route being followed; a reusable pattern is a route followed by 따라가세요.
돌고 돌고 means “turn and” or “after turning” in 돌고 나서. It links the turning action to the next action, and a common sequence pattern is an action followed by 고 나서.
나서 나서 contributes the meaning “after doing so” in 돌고 나서. Together, 돌고 나서 means “after turning,” so the next direction applies only once the turn is complete.
계속 계속 means “continuously” or “keep on” in 계속 직진할까요. It tells the driver that the current movement should continue rather than stop or change direction.
직진할까요 직진할까요 asks, “Shall I go straight?” and checks whether continuing straight is the correct action. It is useful when a driver wants confirmation about the next movement during directions.
약국이 약국이 means “the pharmacy” as the thing that will come into view. 이 marks the pharmacy as the subject in 약국이 오른쪽에 보일 때까지.
오른쪽에 오른쪽에 means “on the right” and identifies the pharmacy’s position relative to the road. 에 marks that location, as in 약국이 오른쪽에 보일 때까지.
보일 보일 means that the pharmacy will be visible or come into view in 약국이 오른쪽에 보일 때까지. It describes the event that marks when the driver should stop continuing.
때까지 때까지 means “until the time when” an event happens. In 보일 때까지, it sets the endpoint of the instruction: keep going until the pharmacy is visible on the right.
가세요 가세요 politely tells the driver to go or continue going. In 약국이 오른쪽에 보일 때까지 계속 가세요, it completes the instruction to keep moving until the stated landmark appears.
어디에서 어디에서 asks “where” or “at what place” an action should happen. Here it asks where the driver should stop the vehicle, and 에서 marks the place of that action.
세워 세워 means stopping the vehicle or having it stop so the passengers can get out in 세워 드릴까요. The whole expression politely asks where the driver should stop for them.
드릴까요 드릴까요 asks, “Shall I do it for you?” in a polite offer. In 세워 드릴까요, it presents stopping the car as a service for the passenger; a reusable polite offer pattern is an action followed by 드릴까요.
현관문 현관문 means “front door” and identifies the desired area for stopping. In 현관문 근처 어디든, it combines with 근처 to describe any place near the front door.
근처 근처 means “the nearby area” or “vicinity.” In 현관문 근처 어디든, it names the area around the front door, while 어디든 allows any spot in that area.
어디든 어디든 means “anywhere” or “any place.” In 현관문 근처 어디든, it says that any location near the front door is acceptable.
괜찮아요 괜찮아요 means “it is fine” or “it is okay” here and accepts the driver’s choice of a nearby stopping place. A common reuse pattern is a proposed place or option followed by 괜찮아요.
입구를 입구를 means “the entrance” as the landmark the car will pass. 를 marks it in 입구를 조금 지나서, which gives the stopping point as slightly beyond the entrance.
차를 차를 means “the car” or “the vehicle” as the object being stopped. 를 marks the vehicle in 차를 세울 수 있어요.
세울 세울 means “to stop” or “to park” the vehicle in 차를 세울 수 있어요. It supplies the action before 수, and the whole expression says that stopping the car there is possible.
수 수 expresses possibility or ability in 세울 수 있어요. Together with the following form, it means that the driver can stop the car; a reusable pattern is an action followed by 수 있어요.
있어요 있어요 means “can” or “is possible” in the construction 세울 수 있어요, rather than simply meaning that something exists. It completes the possibility expression and is useful for saying that an action can be done.

Grammar Points

V-아/어 주시겠어요?

내려 주시겠어요?

NAY-ryuh joo-shi-GESS-uh-yo?

Could you drop us off?

A polite way to ask someone to do something for you or your group.

V-(으)ㄹ까요?

직진할까요?

jick-JEEN-hal-KKAH-yo?

Shall I go straight?

Used to politely suggest an action or ask whether the speaker should do it.

Korean Vocabulary

교차로 noun
gyoh-CHAH-roh intersection
근처 noun
kuh-nchuh nearby area; vicinity
내려 주시겠어요 phrase
NAY-ryuh joo-shi-GESS-uh-yo Could you drop us off?
도세요 verb
doh-SEH-yo turn
병원 noun
byung-WON hospital; clinic
왼쪽 noun
wen-JJOK left side; left
은행 noun
uhn-HAENG bank
입구 noun
IP-goo entrance
저희 pron
juh-HEE we; us (humble)
조금 adv
JOH-geum a little; slightly
지나서 phrase
jee-NAH-suh after passing; past
큰 adj
kuhn big; large

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Could you drop us near the clinic entrance, please?

Show Answer병원 입구 근처에 저희를 내려 주시겠어요?

Is that just past the main intersection?

Show Answer큰 교차로를 조금 지나서인가요?

Turn left after the bank.

Show Answer은행을 지나서 왼쪽으로 도세요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

a little; slightly

Show Answer조금

hospital; clinic

Show Answer병원

intersection

Show Answer교차로

after passing; past

Show Answer지나서