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Travel and transport in detail

Flights, connections, delays and the words on departure boards.

These are the words of signs, tickets and announcements, and most of them are short Sino-Korean compounds: 출국 and 입국 (leaving and entering a country), 왕복 and 편도 (return and single), 이륙 and 착륙. Announcements on trains and planes use the formal -습니다 style and very polite requests such as -아/어 주시기 바랍니다.

The words

Verb (7)

환승하다to transfer, change (lines)Verb4

공항에 가려면 시청역에서 한 번 환승해야 해요.To get to the airport you have to change once at City Hall station.

운행하다to run, operate (a service)Verb4

이 버스는 밤 열두 시까지 운행해요.This bus runs until midnight.

지연되다to be delayedVerb4

안개 때문에 출발이 한 시간 지연되었습니다.Departure has been delayed by an hour because of fog.

경유하다to go via, stop over inVerb4

이 비행기는 방콕을 경유해서 런던으로 가요.This plane goes to London via Bangkok.

탑승하다to boardVerb4

승객 여러분께서는 지금 탑승해 주시기 바랍니다.Would all passengers please board now.

이륙하다to take offVerb4

비행기가 이륙할 때는 안전벨트를 매야 해요.You have to wear your seat belt when the plane takes off.

착륙하다to landVerb4

비행기가 무사히 착륙하자 승객들이 박수를 쳤어요.When the plane landed safely, the passengers clapped.

Said [창뉴카다].

Noun (32)

교통수단means of transportNoun4

서울에서는 지하철이 가장 편한 교통수단이에요.In Seoul the underground is the most convenient way to get around.

교통편transport connectionNoun4

그 마을은 교통편이 불편해서 차가 꼭 필요해요.Transport links to that village are poor, so you really need a car.

노선route, lineNoun4

이 버스 노선은 공항까지 가요.This bus route goes all the way to the airport.

환승역interchange stationNoun4

이 역은 세 노선이 만나는 환승역이라서 늘 붐벼요.This station is an interchange where three lines meet, so it is always crowded.

배차 간격interval between servicesNoun4

이 버스는 배차 간격이 길어서 한참 기다려야 해요.This bus runs so infrequently that you have to wait for ages.

급행express (train or bus)Noun4

급행은 작은 역에는 서지 않아요.The express does not stop at small stations.

완행slow train, stopping serviceNoun4

시간이 넉넉하니까 완행을 타고 천천히 가요.We have plenty of time, so let’s take the slow train.

휴게소service area (on a motorway)Noun4

고속도로 휴게소에서 잠깐 쉬었다 가요.Let’s stop for a short break at the motorway services.

승차권ticket (for a train or bus)Noun4

승차권은 역 안에 있는 기계에서 살 수 있어요.You can buy tickets from the machines inside the station.

The formal word on signs; in conversation, 표.

왕복return (trip)Noun4

왕복으로 사면 표가 조금 더 싸요.Tickets are a little cheaper if you buy a return.

편도single, one wayNoun4

돌아올 날짜를 몰라서 편도 표만 샀어요.I did not know when I would be coming back, so I bought just a single.

연착late arrival, delayNoun4

눈 때문에 기차가 삼십 분 연착됐어요.The train arrived thirty minutes late because of the snow.

결항cancellation (of a flight or sailing)Noun4

태풍 때문에 오늘 제주로 가는 비행기가 모두 결항이에요.Because of the typhoon, all flights to Jeju today are cancelled.

항공사airlineNoun4

항공사에 전화해서 비행기 날짜를 바꿨어요.I rang the airline and changed my flight date.

항공편flight (a scheduled service)Noun4

다음 항공편은 저녁 일곱 시에 출발해요.The next flight leaves at seven in the evening.

직항direct flightNoun4

직항이 없어서 중간에 한 번 갈아탔어요.There was no direct flight, so I changed planes once on the way.

출국departure (from a country)Noun4

출국 전에 여권 유효 기간을 꼭 확인하세요.Before you leave the country, be sure to check when your passport expires.

입국entry (into a country)Noun4

입국 심사를 받는 데 한 시간이나 걸렸어요.Getting through immigration took a whole hour.

세관customsNoun4

세관에서 가방을 열어 보라고 했어요.At customs they asked me to open my bag.

면세점duty-free shopNoun4

공항 면세점에서 부모님 선물을 샀어요.I bought presents for my parents at the airport duty-free shop.

수하물checked baggageNoun4

수하물을 찾는 곳이 어디예요?Where is baggage reclaim?

탑승권boarding passNoun4

탑승권과 여권을 함께 보여 주세요.Please show your boarding pass together with your passport.

탑승구boarding gateNoun4

탑승구가 바뀌었다는 안내 방송이 나왔어요.There was an announcement that the gate had changed.

기내on board (a plane), cabinNoun4

기내에서는 휴대폰을 비행기 모드로 바꿔 주세요.Please switch your phone to flight mode on board.

좌석seatNoun4

창가 쪽 좌석으로 주세요.A window seat, please.

통로aisle; passageNoun4

화장실에 자주 가서 통로 쪽 자리가 편해요.I go to the toilet a lot, so an aisle seat suits me.

기장captain (of a plane)Noun4

기장이 곧 착륙한다는 안내 방송을 했어요.The captain announced that we would be landing shortly.

시차time difference; jet lagNoun4

시차 때문에 며칠 동안 밤에 잠이 안 왔어요.Because of jet lag I could not sleep at night for several days.

여행자 보험travel insuranceNoun4

해외여행을 가기 전에 여행자 보험에 가입했어요.I took out travel insurance before going abroad.

수속procedures, check-inNoun4

공항에 일찍 가서 출국 수속을 여유 있게 마쳤어요.We got to the airport early and checked in without any rush.

항구port, harbourNoun4

이 항구에서 섬으로 가는 배가 하루에 세 번 있어요.Boats leave this harbour for the island three times a day.

목적지destinationNoun4

목적지까지 아직 두 시간이 남았어요.There are still two hours to go to our destination.

Adjective (1)

혼잡하다to be congested, crowdedAdjective4

출근 시간에는 지하철이 아주 혼잡해요.The underground is very crowded in the rush hour.

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