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Asking for Subway Transfers & Direction
You are at a busy subway station checking if the train goes to Hongik University Station.
실례지만, 이 열차 홍대입구역 가나요?
[Sil-lye-ji-man, i yeol-cha Hong-dae-ip-gu-yeok ga-na-yo?]
Excuse me, does this train go to Hongik University Station?
아니요, 이건 반대 방향이에요. 건너편 승강장으로 가셔야 해요.
[A-ni-yo, i-geon ban-dae bang-hyang-i-e-yo. Geon-neo-pyeon seung-gang-jang-eu-ro ga-syeo-ya hae-yo.]
No, this is the opposite direction. You need to go to the platform across.
아, 그렇군요! 혹시 몇 호선으로 갈아타야 하나요?
[A, geu-reot-gun-yo! Hok-si myeot ho-seon-eu-ro gar-a-ta-ya ha-na-yo?]
Ah, I see! By any chance, which line should I transfer to?
초록색 2호선을 타시면 환승 없이 바로 갈 수 있어요!
[Cho-rok-saek i-ho-seon-eul ta-si-myeon hwan-seung eop-si ba-ro gal su i-sseo-yo!]
If you take the green Line 2, you can go directly without any transfers!
1. ~(eu)syeo-ya hae-yo (Must / Obligation)
Polite honorific way to tell someone they need to do something.
2. ~(eu)myeon (Conditional "If")
Conditional clause marker: "If you take Line 2..."
Seoul metro lines are color-coded (Line 2 is Green, Line 3 is Orange, Line 4 is Cyan). Joyful traditional Korean fusion music plays right before approaching transfer stations!
Dialogue Comprehension Check
Q. Which subway line takes you directly to Hongdae without transfer?