Fixing a Ride-Share Pickup Mix-Up | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: Outside a station, two adults fix a ride-share pickup mix-up by correcting the entrance, messaging the driver, and waiting near the taxi stand..

EN → KO / Level: B1

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Dialogue

A

차량 호출 기사님이 픽업 장소를 찾지 못하고 있어.

chah-ryahng HOH-chool gee-sah-nee-mee PEE-keop JAHNG-soh-reul CHAT-jjee moh-tah-goh ISS-uh. My ride-share driver can't find the pickup point.
B

네 위치 핀이 역과 같은 쪽에 있는지 확인해 봐.

neh WEE-chee PEE-nee YUHKK-wah GAH-teun JJOH-keh IN-neun-jee HWAG-in-hae BWA. Check whether your location pin is on the same side of the station.
A

핀에는 후문이 표시되어 있는데, 나는 정문에 있어.

PEE-neh-neun HOO-moon-ee pyo-SHEE-dweh-uh IN-neun-deh, nah-neun JUHNG-moon-eh ISS-uh. The pin shows the back entrance, but I'm at the main entrance.
B

차량 호출이 취소되기 전에 지금 기사님에게 메시지를 보내.

chah-ryahng HOH-choo-ree chwee-soh-DWEH-gee juh-neh JEE-geum gee-sah-nee-meh-geh MEH-shee-jee-reul BOH-nae. Message the driver now before the ride gets cancelled.
A

택시 승강장 옆에 있다고 말할게.

TAEK-shi seung-gahng-jahng YUH-peh IT-ttah-goh MAL-hal-kkeh. I'll say I'm beside the taxi stand.
B

기사님이 너를 알아볼 수 있게 재킷 색깔도 알려 줘.

gee-sah-nee-mee nuh-reul ah-rah-BOL soo IT-kkeh JAE-kit SAEK-kkal-doh al-lyuh JWOH. Mention your jacket color too, so the driver can spot you.
A

차가 나를 찾기 전에 떠나면 어떻게 해야 해?

CHAH-gah nah-reul CHAT-kkee juh-neh TTEO-nah-myun uh-TTEOH-keh HAE-yah hae? What should I do if the car leaves before finding me?
B

앱으로 이 착오를 설명하고 다른 차량을 요청해.

AEP-uh-roh ee CHA-goh-reul seol-MYUNG-ha-go DAH-reun chah-ryahng-eul yo-CHUHNG-hae. Use the app to explain the mix-up and request another ride.
A

기사님이 답장하셨고 곧 돌아오실 거래.

gee-sah-nee-mee DAP-jjang-ha-SHYUT-koh got doh-rah-oh-shil GUH-rae. The driver replied and will turn around soon.
B

차가 도착할 때까지 택시 승강장 근처에 있어.

CHAH-gah doh-CHAHK-hal TTAE-kkah-jee TAEK-shi seung-gahng-jahng guh-chuh-eh ISS-uh. Stay near the taxi stand until the car arrives.

Word by Word

차량 차량 means a vehicle, and here it refers to the ride being called. In 차량 호출, it identifies the vehicle service involved in the pickup. Use it when discussing a vehicle in a service or transportation context.
호출 호출 means calling or requesting a service, and here it is the request for a ride. In 차량 호출, it describes requesting a vehicle through the service. Use 차량 호출 when referring to a ride request.
기사님이 기사님이 means the driver as the subject of the sentence. 기사님 is a respectful way to refer to the driver, and 이 marks that person as the one doing the action. Use it when describing what the driver is doing.
픽업 픽업 means pickup here, referring to the place where the passenger and vehicle meet. In 픽업 장소를 찾지 못하고 있어, it describes the pickup location. Use it when discussing a ride-share or other arranged pickup.
장소를 장소를 means the place as the object being searched for. 장소 means place, and 를 marks it as the object in 장소를 찾지 못하고 있어. Use 장소를 with an action that identifies, checks, or searches for a place.
찾지 찾지 means find in the negative expression 장소를 찾지 못하고 있어. It is the dialogue form of 찾다 combined with 못하다, so the meaning is not being able to find the pickup place. Use an object before 찾지 못하다 when saying that something cannot be found.
못하고 못하고 contributes the meaning of being unable to do something in 찾지 못하고 있어. It connects the inability to 있어, showing that the driver remains unable to find the place. Use 못하고 있어 when an inability is continuing.
있어 있어 shows that the situation is continuing in 찾지 못하고 있어. It is the dialogue form of 있다 and here helps describe the driver as remaining in that state, rather than simply saying the driver cannot find the place once. Use it after a connected action when the situation is still ongoing.
네 네 means your in 네 위치 핀이 역과 같은 쪽에 있는지 확인해 봐. It is an informal possessive form placed before the noun 위치. Use 네 plus a noun when speaking casually to someone about something belonging to them.
위치 위치 means location, and here it is part of 위치 핀, a pin showing a location. It identifies the location represented in the app. Use 위치 when discussing where a person, place, or marker is.
핀이 핀이 means the pin as the subject of the sentence. 핀 refers to the location marker, and 이 marks it as the thing that is on the same side as the station. Use this form when describing what the location pin indicates.
역과 역과 means with or in comparison with the station in 역과 같은 쪽. 역 means station, and 과 connects it to the comparison expressed by 같은 쪽. Use 역과 같은 쪽 when identifying the same side as the station.
같은 같은 means same and modifies 쪽 in 역과 같은 쪽에 있는지. It is the dialogue form of 같다 used before a noun. Use 같은 before a noun when identifying something as the same as another reference point.
쪽에 쪽에 means on the side or in the direction, with 에 marking the location. In 역과 같은 쪽에 있는지, it identifies the side where the location pin is. Use 쪽에 when describing which side or direction something is on.
있는지 있는지 means whether it is or is located there in 역과 같은 쪽에 있는지 확인해 봐. It is the dialogue form of 있다 used to make an embedded question for 확인해. Use 있는지 확인해 when checking whether something is in a particular place or state.
확인해 확인해 means check or confirm in 확인해 봐. It is the dialogue form of 확인하다 and gives the action being suggested to the listener. Use 확인해 with a question clause such as 있는지 when asking someone to verify something.
봐 봐 adds the meaning of trying or checking something out in 확인해 봐. It is the dialogue form of 보다 used as part of this suggestion, not a separate request to look at something. Use an action followed by 봐 when suggesting that someone try it.
핀에는 핀에는 means on the pin or as for what the pin shows. 는 adds a topic or contrast to the location marked by 핀, as in 핀에는 후문이 표시되어 있는데. Use this form when contrasting what a display shows with the speaker’s actual location.
후문이 후문이 means the back entrance as the subject of what the pin shows. 후문 means back entrance, and 이 marks it as the displayed entrance in 후문이 표시되어 있는데. Use it when identifying a back entrance.
표시되어 표시되어 means being displayed or marked in 표시되어 있는데. It is the dialogue form of 표시되다 and connects the displayed information to the contrast that follows. Use it when describing what appears on a map, screen, or sign.
있는데 있는데 means is or is located, while connecting the first statement to a contrast in 표시되어 있는데, 나는 정문에 있어. It is the dialogue form of 있다 with a connective ending. Use it when giving background before explaining a different or contrasting situation.
나는 나는 means as for me in 나는 정문에 있어. 는 marks 나 as the topic, contrasting the speaker’s location with the entrance shown by the pin. Use 나는 when setting yourself up as the topic in a comparison or explanation.
정문에 정문에 means at the main entrance. 정문 identifies the main entrance, and 에 marks the location in 나는 정문에 있어. Use a place followed by 에 when saying where someone or something is.
호출이 호출이 means the ride request as the subject of being cancelled. 호출 refers to the vehicle request here, and 이 marks it as the thing that may be cancelled in 호출이 취소되기 전에. Use it when discussing the status of a ride request.
취소되기 취소되기 means being cancelled in 호출이 취소되기 전에. It is the dialogue form of 취소되다 changed into a form that can be followed by 전에. Use it before 전에 when describing something that must happen before a cancellation.
전에 전에 means before in 취소되기 전에. It follows the action that must not happen yet and sets the time limit for 보내. Use an action followed by 전에 when saying that something should happen before that action.
지금 지금 means now and emphasizes that the message should be sent immediately. In 지금 기사님에게 메시지를 보내, it makes the timing urgent. Use 지금 when an action needs to happen at the present time.
기사님에게 기사님에게 means to the driver, the recipient of the message. 기사님 is the respectful word for driver, and 에게 marks the person receiving the message in 기사님에게 메시지를 보내. Use a person followed by 에게 when indicating who receives communication.
메시지를 메시지를 means a message as the object being sent. 메시지 means message, and 를 marks it as the object in 기사님에게 메시지를 보내. Use 메시지를 with 보내 when telling someone to send a message.
보내 보내 means send in 메시지를 보내. It is the dialogue form of 보내다 and functions as a casual instruction to send the message. Use 메시지를 보내 when asking someone to send a message.
택시 택시 means taxi, and here it identifies the type of stand being used as a meeting point. In 택시 승강장, it specifies a taxi stand. Use it before a transportation-related noun when identifying a taxi location or service.
승강장 승강장 means a designated stand or platform, and here it is the taxi stand. In 택시 승강장 옆에, it names the place beside which the speaker is waiting. Use it when referring to a designated boarding or waiting area.
옆에 옆에 means beside or next to, with 에 marking the location. In 택시 승강장 옆에 있다고, it places the speaker next to the taxi stand. Use a place followed by 옆에 when describing something located beside it.
있다고 있다고 means that someone is located somewhere in 택시 승강장 옆에 있다고 말할게. It is the dialogue form of 있다 followed by 고, marking the content of what will be said. Use a location plus 있다고 말하다 when reporting that someone is in a particular place.
말할게 말할게 means I will say or tell, expressing the speaker’s intention in 택시 승강장 옆에 있다고 말할게. It is the dialogue form of 말하다 with a casual ending used for a personal commitment. Use it when volunteering to tell someone specific information.
너를 너를 means you as the object of 알아볼 in 너를 알아볼 수 있게. 너 is an informal form of you, and 를 marks the person who will be recognized. Use it with an action that identifies or notices the other person.
알아볼 알아볼 means spot or recognize in 너를 알아볼 수 있게. It is the dialogue form of 알아보다 used before 수, describing the action the driver needs to be able to do. Use 너를 알아보다 when referring to recognizing or spotting someone.
수 수 expresses ability or possibility in 알아볼 수 있게. Together with 알아볼 and 있게, it helps mean so that the driver can spot you. Use an action followed by 수 있다 when describing whether someone can do it.
있게 있게 completes the purpose expression 알아볼 수 있게, meaning so that the driver can spot you. It is the dialogue form of 있다 in a form that connects the ability expression to 알려 줘. Use an ability expression followed by 있게 when giving information for the purpose of making an action possible.
재킷 재킷 means jacket, the item whose color should be given to the driver. In 재킷 색깔도 알려 줘, it identifies the clothing that helps the driver recognize the passenger. Use it when describing someone’s clothing.
색깔도 색깔도 means the color too in 재킷 색깔도 알려 줘. 색깔 means color, and 도 adds the meaning of also or too. Use it when adding one more piece of identifying information.
알려 알려 means let someone know or tell in 알려 줘. It is the dialogue form of 알리다 and names the information-giving action requested from the listener. Use it with information such as a location or color when asking someone to communicate it.
줘 줘 adds the sense of doing something as a favor in 알려 줘. It is the dialogue form of 주다 used after another action, making the request sound like please let the driver know. Use an action followed by 줘 when asking someone casually to do it for you.
차가 차가 means the car as the subject of the conditional clause. 차 refers to the ride-share car here, and 가 marks it as the thing that may leave in 차가 나를 찾기 전에. Use it when describing what the car does.
나를 나를 means me as the object of 찾기 in 나를 찾기 전에. 나 means me, and 를 marks the person the car or driver is trying to find. Use it when you are the person affected by the action.
찾기 찾기 means finding in 나를 찾기 전에. It is the dialogue form of 찾다 changed into a form that can be followed by 전에. Use it before 전에 when saying that one action happens before someone is found.
어떻게 어떻게 means how in 어떻게 해야 해. It asks about the method or next action to take if the car leaves. Use it when asking how to respond to a situation.
해야 해야 contributes the meaning of needing or being expected to do something in 어떻게 해야 해. It is the dialogue form of 하다 used in the expression 해야 해, which asks what action is required. Use 어떻게 해야 해 when asking what you should do.
해 해 completes 해야 해 and contributes the action do. It is the dialogue form of 하다; together with 해야, it expresses that an action is necessary. Use 해야 해 when asking or saying that someone needs to do something.
앱으로 앱으로 means through or using the app. 앱 names the application, and 으로 marks it as the means used to explain the mix-up and request another ride. Use a tool followed by 으로 when saying what you use to perform an action.
이 이 means this and directly modifies 착오 in 이 착오를 설명하고. It points to the particular mix-up that has just happened. Use 이 before a noun when referring to something specific and nearby in the conversation.
착오를 착오를 means the mix-up as the object being explained. 착오 means an error or mix-up, and 를 marks it as the object in 이 착오를 설명하고. Use it when explaining a mistake or confusion that caused the current problem.
설명하고 설명하고 means explain and, linking the explanation of the mix-up with the next action. It is the dialogue form of 설명하다 followed by 고. Use it when listing explaining something together with another action.
다른 다른 means another or different and modifies 차량 in 다른 차량을 요청해. It indicates that the requested vehicle will not be the original one. Use 다른 before a noun when choosing a different option.
차량을 차량을 means the vehicle or ride as the object being requested. 차량 refers to the ride here, and 를 marks it as the object in 다른 차량을 요청해. Use it when requesting a vehicle through a transportation service.
요청해 요청해 means request in 다른 차량을 요청해. It is the dialogue form of 요청하다 and functions as a casual instruction. Use it after the thing being requested, such as 다른 차량을.
답장하셨고 답장하셨고 means replied respectfully and in 기사님이 답장하셨고 곧 돌아오실 거래. It is the dialogue form of 답장하다 with respectful marking and 고, which links the reply to the next statement. Use it when reporting that a respected person has replied and then describing another related event.
곧 곧 means soon and indicates that the driver’s return will happen shortly. In 곧 돌아오실 거래, it modifies the expected return. Use it when describing an event that is expected in the near future.
돌아오실 돌아오실 means return or come back respectfully in 곧 돌아오실 거래. It is the dialogue form of 돌아오다 with respectful marking, used before the reported ending 거래. Use it when referring respectfully to someone returning to the current place.
거래 거래 reports the information as something someone says or as an apparent expectation in 돌아오실 거래. Here it presents the driver’s return as what the driver communicated, rather than as the speaker’s direct promise. Use it after an expected action when passing on reported information.
도착할 도착할 means arrive in 차가 도착할 때까지. It is the dialogue form of 도착하다 used before 때까지 to identify the time of arrival. Use it before 때까지 when saying that something should continue until an arrival.
때까지 때까지 means until the time when in 차가 도착할 때까지. It sets the endpoint for staying near the taxi stand. Use an action followed by 때까지 when telling someone how long to remain in a situation.

Grammar Points

V-지 못하다

픽업 장소를 찾지 못하고

PEE-keop JAHNG-soh-reul CHAT-jjee moh-tah-goh

without being able to find the pickup point

지 못하다 expresses inability. 찾지 못하고 combines this form with -고 to connect to the next action.

V-(으)면

기사님이 떠나면

gee-sah-nee-mee TTEO-nah-myun

if the driver leaves

면 marks a condition meaning “if” or “when.” Attach -으면 after a consonant and -면 after a vowel.

Korean Vocabulary

같은 쪽 phrase
GAH-teun JJOHK same side
기사님 noun
gee-sah-nim driver
메시지를 보내다 phrase
MEH-shee-jee-reul BOH-nae-dah to send a message 메시지를 보내
위치 핀 phrase
WEE-chee PEEN location pin
정문 noun
JUHNG-moon main entrance
차량 호출 phrase
chah-ryahng HOH-chool ride-share service
찾다 verb
CHAT-ttah to find 찾지 못하고
취소되다 verb
chwee-soh-DWEH-dah to be cancelled 취소되기
표시되다 verb
pyo-SHEE-dweh-dah to be displayed 표시되어
픽업 장소 phrase
PEE-keop JAHNG-soh pickup point
확인하다 verb
HWAG-in-ha-dah to check 확인해 봐
후문 noun
HOO-moon back entrance

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I'll say I'm beside the taxi stand.

Show Answer택시 승강장 옆에 있다고 말할게.

The driver replied and will turn around soon.

Show Answer기사님이 답장하셨고 곧 돌아오실 거래.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to be displayed

Show Answer표시되어

to be cancelled

Show Answer취소되기

main entrance

Show Answer정문

driver

Show Answer기사님