Bus, taxi, metro
Nujoom asked Hilal how he gets to school and the boy just said 'the vehicle' like that narrows it down. Bus, taxi, metro — pick your fighter before Hilal disappears again.
Name the rideThe words — Bus, taxi, metro
Nujoom has a running crisis about how everyone gets around. Five words. One increasingly personal transit meltdown.
Meaningbus
버스가 힐랄 앞에서 안 멈춰요.
The bus doesn't stop in front of Hilal.
Meaningtaxi
힐랄이 택시를 세 번 불러요.
Hilal calls a taxi three times.
Meaningmetro
누줌은 지하철에서 힐랄을 찾아요.
Nujoom looks for Hilal in the metro.
Meaninggo by bus
사마는 버스로 가요. 힐랄은 아직 밖에 있어요.
Sama goes by bus. Hilal is still outside.
Meaninggo on foot
결국 힐랄은 걸어서 가요.
In the end, Hilal goes on foot.
The scene — Bus, taxi, metro
Nujoom is standing at a bus stop, taxi stand, and metro entrance that are all somehow three meters apart, and has to pick one in the next ten seconds.
- 버스, 택시, 지하철... 뭘 타요?Bus, taxi, metro... which one do I take?
- 저는 걸어서 가요.I'm walking there.
- 걸어서요? 너무 멀어요!On foot? It's way too far!
- 저는 지하철로 가요. 지하철이 빨라요.I'll go by metro. The metro is fast.
- 다 달라요! 버스, 택시, 지하철, 걸어서!Everyone's different! Bus, taxi, metro, on foot!
The idea — Bus, taxi, metro
(으)로 attaches to a way of getting somewhere to mean 'by': 버스로 가요 (beoseuro gayo) is 'go by bus' — 걸어서 가요 (georeoseo gayo, 'go on foot') is the one exception that doesn't take 로.
Next time someone asks how you're getting there, you can answer in Korean without translating it in your head first.
Questions about Bus, taxi, metro
How do you say 'bus' in Korean?
Bus is 버스 (beoseu) in Korean.
How do you say 'taxi' and 'metro' in Korean?
Taxi is 택시 (taeksi) and metro is 지하철 (jihacheol).
How do you say 'go by bus' in Korean?
Go by bus is 버스로 가요 (beoseuro gayo), using (으)로 to mean 'by'.
How do you say 'go on foot' in Korean, and is it an exception?
Go on foot is 걸어서 가요 (georeoseo gayo), and it's the one exception that doesn't take the (으)로 particle.
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