Directions & Movement
Learn core direction words used for navigation and describing location. You’ll also practice a few essential phrases for asking where something is and giving simple directions.
Basic directions
| Korean | Meaning | Note | |
|---|
| 왼쪽 | left | Location side | |
| 오른쪽 | right | Location side | |
| 앞 | front | In front of | |
| 뒤 | back | Behind | |
| 위 | up / above | Above | |
| 아래 | down / below | Below | |
Useful place-position words
| Korean | Meaning | Example idea | |
|---|
| 옆 | next to | 옆에 있어요 (It’s next to...) | |
| 근처 | nearby | 근처예요 (It’s nearby) | |
| 건너편 | across from | 건너편에 있어요 | |
| 안 | inside | 안에 있어요 | |
| 밖 | outside | 밖에 있어요 | |
Movement and direction words
| Korean | Meaning | Note | |
|---|
| 가다 | to go | movement verb | |
| 오다 | to come | movement verb | |
| 들어가다 | to go in | enter | |
| 나가다 | to go out | exit | |
| 돌다 | to turn | often used with 왼쪽/오른쪽 | |
| 쭉 | straight (for a while) | 쭉 가세요 | |
💡쭉 means “straight / keep going” (usually for more than just a few steps).
Particles you’ll see a lot
| Particle | Use | Example | |
|---|
| 에 | to / at | 학교에 가요 (go to school), 집에 있어요 (at home) | |
| 에서 | from / at (place of action) | 집에서 가요 (go from home), 여기에서 만나요 (meet here) | |
| 으로/로 | toward / by / into | 왼쪽으로 가세요 (go to the left) | |
Asking where something is
| Korean | Meaning | Example answer | |
|---|
| 어디예요? | Where is it? | 저기예요. (It’s over there.) | |
| 어디에 있어요? | Where is it located? | 오른쪽에 있어요. (It’s on the right.) | |
| …어디예요? | Where is …? | 화장실 어디예요? (Where is the restroom?) | |
Giving simple directions
🧭A simple direction formula: (place)에서 + 쭉 + (left/right)으로 + 가세요.
| Korean | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|
| 쭉 가세요. | Go straight. | Most common starter | |
| 왼쪽으로 가세요. | Go to the left. | Use -으로/로 | |
| 오른쪽으로 도세요. | Turn right. | 도세요 = polite ‘turn’ | |
| 건너편에 있어요. | It’s across from (it). | Location description | |
Quick practice
Read the prompts and respond using direction words + 에/으로/로.
| Prompt | Answer (example) | Focus | |
|---|
| Where is the restroom? | 화장실 어디예요? | 어디예요 | |
| It’s on the left. | 왼쪽에 있어요. | location + 에 | |
| Go straight. | 쭉 가세요. | 쭉 | |
| Turn right. | 오른쪽으로 도세요. | 으로/로 | |
| It’s across from the café. | 카페 건너편에 있어요. | 건너편 | |
🎯Chapter goal: understand and use core direction words to ask for and give simple directions.
