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day 69which way?

unit 9 · travel & getting around

    which way?

    Ask for and give directions: straight on, left and right turns, signs and sketch maps, both sides, the pavement and the main road, and find your way to a palace.

    today’s words

    • 비키다 bikida · step aside, get out of the way
    • 안내판 annaepan · information board, sign
    • 앞뒤 apdwi · front and back; before and after
    • 약도 yakdo · sketch map, simple map
    • 양옆 yangnyeop · both sides (left and right)
    • 양쪽 yangjjok · both sides, both ways
    • 오른편 oreunpyeon · the right-hand side
    • 우측 ucheuk · the right (side), formal
    • 우회전 uhoejeon · right turn
    • 인도 indo · pavement, sidewalk
    • 좌측 jwacheuk · the left (side), formal
    • 좌회전 jwahoejeon · left turn
    • 직진 jikjin · going straight on
    • 큰길 keungil · main road
    • 표지판 pyojipan · (road) sign, signpost
    • 한쪽 hanjjok · one side
    • 향하다 hyanghada · head for, face (towards)
    • 경복궁 gyeongbokgung · Gyeongbokgung (palace in Seoul)
    • 고궁 gogung · old (royal) palace
    • 광경 gwanggyeong · sight, scene
    • 구경거리 gugyeonggeori · something worth seeing, a sight
    • 기념품 ginyeompum · souvenir

    sentences

    • 사거리에서 우회전하면 오른편에 은행이 있어요. · Turn right at the crossroads, and the bank is on your right.
    • 좌회전하지 말고 쭉 직진하세요. · Don't turn left; go straight on.
    • 오토바이가 인도로 다녀서 위험해요. · Motorbikes ride on the pavement, which is dangerous.
    • 사람이 많으니까 한쪽으로 비켜 주세요. · It's crowded, so please step to one side.
    • 버스가 경복궁을 향해 가고 있어요. · The bus is heading for Gyeongbokgung.