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SCENE 16 / 80 · Seoul · Street near Anguk Station

Ask for street directions

Walk toward Insadong. If the map feels unclear, stop safely and ask about a nearby landmark.

Street directionsOriginal simplified travel sketch: street directions.
Understand a short set of walking directions.

Your map shows several narrow streets. Ask someone who has stopped, rather than calling after a person rushing past.

THE CONVERSATIONWORDS IN THIS LINE
Alex
실례합니다. 인사동은 어느 쪽이에요?
Sillyehamnida. Insadongeun eoneu jjogieyo?
Excuse me. Which way is Insadong?
Passerby
이 길로 쭉 가세요.
I gillo jjuk gaseyo.
Go straight along this street.
Alex
그다음에는요?
Geudaeumeneunyo?
And after that?
Passerby
큰길에서 왼쪽으로 가세요.
Keungireseo oenjjogeuro gaseyo.
Turn left at the main road.
Alex
지도에서 가리켜 주시겠어요?
Jidoeseo garikyeo jusigesseoyo?
Could you point it out on the map?
Passerby
네. 지금 여기에 계세요.
Ne. Jigeum yeogie gyeseyo.
Sure. You're here now.
왼쪽oenjjok

left

오른쪽oreunjjok

right

쭉jjuk

straight on

횡단보도hoengdanbodo

crosswalk

On the ground 실례합니다 is a useful way to approach a stranger. These directions are a practice example; your real route depends on your starting point. Cross at marked crossings.

Your turn Ask for a landmark, repeat the turn back and thank the person.