When to use seat in Korean

Korean: 자리[ ja-ri ]

seat
seat

When to use it

자리 means a seat or a place where someone can sit. In transport, you can use it for a seat on a bus, train, or subway. You can also use it when asking if a seat is empty or telling someone to sit down.

Example sentences

  1. 버스에 자리가 없어요.

    There are no seats on the bus.

  2. 여기 자리 있어요?

    Is there a seat here?

  3. 할머니께 자리를 드렸어요.

    I gave my seat to an elderly woman.

  4. 지하철에서 자리에 앉았어요.

    I sat down in a seat on the subway.

  5. 창가 자리에 앉고 싶어요.

    I want to sit in a window seat.

  6. 우리 자리로 가요.

    Let's go to our seats.