Korean Lessons ᚛ Level 2 - Korean for Beginners #1 (Lessons 31 to 60) ᚛ Lesson 44 - Location in space in Korean
Location in space in Korean
Vocabulary for location in space
In order to be able to specify our position or the position of objects in relation to other people or objects, we need to know a bit of vocabulary.
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the front |
앞 |
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the back |
뒤 |
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the top |
위 |
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the bottom |
아래 |
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the side |
옆 |
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the side (of someone) |
곁 |
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the opposite side |
맞은편 |
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the other side of the street |
건너편 |
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the left |
왼쪽 |
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the right |
오른쪽 |
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the center |
가운데 |
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the middle of |
한가운데 |
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the inside |
안 |
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the outside |
밖 |
위 층이 너무 시끄러워요.
→ The floor above is too noisy.
민지는 동민이의 옆 집에 살아요.
→ Minji lives next to Dongmin. (lit: Minji lives next to the house of Dongmin.)
저는 항상 가방을 오른쪽 어깨에 메요.
→ I always carry my bag on my right shoulder.
저는 왼손잡이예요.
→ I am left-handed.
To be located in space
Adding the place particle 에 to each of these words will permit us to indicate the location of an object or person. In this way, the following words are obtained:
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in front (of) |
앞에 |
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behind |
뒤에 |
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on, above |
위에 |
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under, below |
아래에 |
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next to |
옆에 |
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next to (someone) |
곁에 |
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across from |
맞은편에 |
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on the other side of the street |
건너편에 |
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to the left (of) |
왼쪽에 |
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to the right (of) |
오른쪽에 |
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in the center (of) |
가운데에 |
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in the middle (of) |
한가운데에 |
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inside (of) |
안에 |
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outside (of) |
밖에 |
Note: unlike in English, these words are placed after the noun they relate to.
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in front of the restaurant |
식당 앞에 |
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on the table |
테이블 위에 |
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under the chair |
의자 아래에 |
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next to the office |
책상 옆에 |
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across from the library |
도서관 맞은편에 |
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to the left of the restrooms |
화장실 왼쪽에 |
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Traveling to South Korea can be an unforgettable experience. But when you don’t speak Korean, everything gets more complicated: ordering in a restaurant or café becomes stressful, you can’t understand signs or directions, asking for help in case of trouble is nearly impossible, and most importantly, you miss out on the very essence of a successful trip to Korea: connecting with the locals.
Since English - Korean machine translators can’t always be trusted (the two languages work in completely different ways), it’s essential to prepare yourself in advance to fully enjoy your trip to South Korea!
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