When to use basement in Korean

When to use it

Basement (지하) means the part of a building that is below the ground. You use it when talking about rooms, parking areas, or floors under a house or building. In Korean, you will often hear it in simple phrases like "in the basement" or "basement level 1."

Example sentences

1. 우리 집 지하에 창고가 있어요.

   There is a storage room in our house basement.

2. 학교 식당은 지하 1층에 있어요.

   The school cafeteria is on basement level 1.

3. 비가 와서 우리는 지하 주차장으로 갔어요.

   It was raining, so we went to the underground parking lot.

4. 엄마가 지하에서 오래된 상자를 찾았어요.

   Mom found an old box in the basement.

5. 이 건물 지하에 작은 카페가 있어요.

   There is a small cafe in the basement of this building.

6. 엘리베이터를 타고 지하로 내려가세요.

   Take the elevator and go down to the basement.