Transportation
Types of transport and other useful things to learn
Korea has one of those most inexpensive and efficient public transportation systems in the world. The public transportation system in Seoul includes 19 subway lines, four types of public buses, two types of taxis, and an airport limousine bus service. This may seem like a lot, but by familiarizing yourself with them you can travel anywhere in the country quickly and affordably.
Vocabulary
Grammar Points
Video explaining the grammar points
Period of time + 이/가 걸려요. It takes…..
The particle “이/가” almost always marks the subject of a sentence. The particle “가” is applied to nouns without batchim (final consonant), while the particle “이” is applied to nouns with one or more batchims.
E.g. 한 시간이 걸려요. It takes 1 hour.
E.g. 하루가 걸려요. It takes one day.
A 에서 B 까지 From A to B
E.g. 집에서 학교까지 자전거를 타고 가요. I take a bus from home to school.
Transportation + 로 (by transportation)
Please take note that the expression of “on foot” is 걸어서.
E.g. I go to school by bus. 버스로 학교에 가요
E.g. I go to a school by walk. 걸어서 학교에 가요.
Adjective/Verb + 아요,어요,여요 present tense conjugation
The informal polity style is the honorific form used most in daily life. Compared to the formal polite style, this style is softer and less formal and is therefore used mainly among family members, friends, and other close acquaintances. The declarative and interrogative form of the informal polite style are the same. The declarative form is therefore made by ending the sentence in a falling tone while the interrogative form is made by ending the sentence in a rising tone.
“아요” is used when the word stems end in ㅗ, orㅏ.
E.g. 앉다 -> 앉 + 아요 -> 앉아요. I sit.
E.g. 가다 -> 가 + (아)요 -> 가요. I go. In this case, one ㅏ is deleted as they are duplicate.
E.g. 오다 -> 오 + 아요 -> 와요. I come (In this case, ㅗ and ㅏ are combined).
“어요‘ is used when the word stems end in a vowel other than ㅗ, or ㅏ.
E.g. 먹다 -> 먹 + 어요 -> 먹어요.
E.g. 보내다 -> 보내 + (어)요 -> 보내요. I spend/stay. In this case, 어 is deleted with the vowel ㅐ, ㅓ, or ㅕ.
E.g. 배우다 -> 배우 + 어요 -> 배워요. I learn. In this case, ㅜ and ㅓ are combined.
E.g. 마시다 -> 마시 + 어요 -> 마셔요. I drink. In this case, 이 and 어 are combined to the form 여.
“여요” is used in when the predicates end in 하다, it’s changed to 해요(Originally, 여요 was added to 하 to form 하여요, but 하여요 is now shortened to 해요) .
E.g. 공부하다 -> 공부하 + 여요 -> 공부해요. I study.
*** The be verb 이다 changes to 이에요/예요, with 예요 used when the preceding word ends in a vowel, and 이에요 used when the word ends in a consonant.
E.g. 저는 선생님이에요. I’m a teacher.
E.g. 저는 의사예요. I’m a doctor.
Let’s listen!
Listen to the dialogue below.
여자: 우체국이 어디에 있어요? 걸어서 갈 수 있어요?
Woman: Where is the post office? Can we walk there?
남자: 우체국은 멀어서 갈 수 없어요. 그러니깐 걸어서 갈 수 없어요.
Man: We can’t go because it’s far. Hence, we can’t walk there.
여자: 그래요? 우체국까지 얼마나 걸려요?
Woman: Really? How long does it take to the post office?
남자: 차로 20분쯤 걸려요.
Man: It takes 20 minutes by car.
Let’s practise!
- Complete the following sentences by using the expression “It takes…” & “by transportation” grammar point.
(1) 집(home)에서 도서관(library)까지 걸어서 10분쯤 ___________________________
(2) 집에서 도서관까지 자전거(bicycle)로 5분쯤 __________________________________
(3) 서울(Seoul)에서 부산(Busan)까지 비행기(airplane)로 _______________________
(4) 서울에서 부산까지 기차(train)로 ____________________________________________
(5) 서울에서 부산까지 버스(bus)로 _____________________________________________
Answers:
The 1st and 2nd sentences end with 걸려요, but from 3rd to 5th sentences, you need to put the period of time first and followed by 걸려요.
2. You should complete the sentences like the example in the box using A에서 B까지.
<<Example>> 집에서 세종학당까지 자전거를 타고 가요.
I ride a bicycle from home to Sejong school.
(1) company/subway/house ____________________________________
(2) Korea/airplane/America ____________________________________
Answers:
No 1. 회사에서 집까지 지하철을 타고 가요. No 2. 한국에서 미국까지 비행기를 타고 가요. From what we’ve learned from the grammar points, you are able to answer by using the transportation particle “로” as well. They can be “회사에서 집까지 지하철로 가요 and 한국에서 미국까지 비행기로 가요”
