Travel Essentials

These phrases cover the moments that come up constantly while traveling: asking where something is, getting help when you are lost, and handling basic logistics like taxis and flights. Keep them short and direct. In most Korean-speaking places, a clear question said slowly gets you further than a long, hesitant sentence. If you are not understood the first time, do not switch to English immediately. Repeat the phrase once more, a little slower, before falling back on gestures or a translation app. That extra attempt is usually all it takes, and it signals that you are actually trying to communicate in Korean, which most people respond well to. Once a phrase feels natural to read, say it out loud a few times before you actually need it. Reading a phrase silently and producing it under pressure are different skills, and the gap between them is exactly what a few minutes of AI conversation practice closes.

• 실례합니다

  sillyehamnida

  Excuse me

• 화장실이 어디예요?

  hwajangsiri eodiyeyo?

  Where is the restroom?

• 이거 얼마예요?

  igeo eolmayeyo?

  How much is this?

• 도와주세요

  dowajuseyo

  Please help me

• 영어 할 줄 아세요?

  yeongeo hal jul aseyo?

  Do you speak English?

• 지하철역이 어디예요?

  jihacheoryeogi eodiyeyo?

  Where is the subway station?

• 공항까지 얼마나 걸려요?

  gonghangkkaji eolmana geollyeoyo?

  How long does it take to the airport?

• 택시를 불러 주세요

  taeksireul bulleo juseyo

  Please call a taxi

• 이 주소로 가 주세요

  i jusoro ga juseyo

  Please go to this address

• 방 있어요?

  bang isseoyo?

  Do you have a room available?

• 체크인 하고 싶어요

  chekeuin hago sipeoyo

  I would like to check in

• 와이파이 비밀번호가 뭐예요?

  waipai bimilbeonhoga mwoyeyo?

  What is the Wi-Fi password?

• 길을 잃었어요

  gireul ireosseoyo

  I am lost

• 경찰을 불러 주세요

  gyeongchareul bulleo juseyo

  Please call the police

• 병원이 어디예요?

  byeongwoni eodiyeyo?

  Where is the hospital?

• 조금만 깎아 주세요

  jogeumman kkakka juseyo

  Please give me a small discount

• 이걸로 주세요

  igeollo juseyo

  I will take this one

• 왼쪽으로 가세요

  oenjjogeuro gaseyo

  Go to the left

• 표 한 장 주세요

  pyo han jang juseyo

  One ticket, please

• 천천히 말해 주세요

  cheoncheonhi malhae juseyo

  Please speak slowly