Left, right, straight
Your taxi driver is waiting and you just pointed confidently at three different directions in a row.
Pick a direction and commitThe words — Left, right, straight
Nujoom is giving directions. Nujoom has never once given correct directions.
Meaninggo straight
누줌: 쭉 가세요. 쭉 가세요. 쭉 가세요.
Nujoom: go straight. go straight. go straight.
Meaninggo to the left
힐랄: 사마, 왼쪽으로 가세요! 사마: ...
Hilal: Sama, go left! Sama: ...
Meaningit's close
지자: 커피가 가까워요? 누줌: 가까워요! 두 시간 가까워요.
Zeeza: is the coffee close? Nujoom: it's close! two hours close.
Meaningplease stop here
사마: 여기서 세워 주세요. 지자: 여기 산이에요, 사마.
Sama: please stop here. Zeeza: this is a mountain, Sama.
Meaninggo to the right
누줌: 왼쪽으로 가세요! 사마: 오른쪽으로 가세요! 지자: ...
Nujoom: go left! Sama: go right! Zeeza: ...
Meaningthe second street
첫 번째 길이 가까워요. 두 번째 길이 멀어요.
The first street is close. The second street is far.
Meaningit's far
지자: 가까워요? 누줌: 아니요, 멀어요. 아주 멀어요.
Zeeza: is it close? Nujoom: no, it's far. Very far.
The idea — Left, right, straight
쭉 가세요 means 'go straight' — one whole phrase, no need to break it apart.
Next time someone asks you how to get somewhere, you can actually send them left, right, or straight — and tell them how close it is.
Questions about Left, right, straight
How do you say 'go straight' in Korean?
'Go straight' is 쭉 가세요 (jjuk gaseyo) — used as one whole phrase.
How do you say 'go left' and 'go right' in Korean?
'Go left' is 왼쪽으로 가세요 (oenjjogeuro gaseyo) and 'go right' is 오른쪽으로 가세요 (oreunjjogeuro gaseyo).
How do you say 'it's close' and 'it's far' in Korean?
'It's close' is 가까워요 (gakkawoyo) and 'it's far' is 멀어요 (meoreoyo).
How do you ask a taxi driver to stop in Korean?
You can say 여기서 세워 주세요 (yeogiseo sewo juseyo), meaning 'please stop here.'
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